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sebasgm

Same-Sex Marriages Begin in the South - ABC News - 0 views

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      sebasgm on 10 Oct 14
       
      This is beginning to change the civil rights for gay couples and starting to lead to more equality in the south. This is significant considering how the south is so conservative. 
  • The U.S. Supreme Court's decision Monday to turn away appeals from a handful of states including Virginia means marriage bans are unconstitutional throughout the 4th U.S. Circuit.
  • West Virginia and North and South Carolina
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  • conservatives seem determined to fight to the bitter end.
    • sebasgm
      sebasgm on 10 Oct 14
       
      It is still possible that other Supreme Court cases will find different results, leading to less equality for gays.
  • "We'll accept same-sex marriage just like we accepted desegregation and the end of slavery," Ferris added. "These other barriers that have burdened us for too long are coming down and the people in the South are open to change."
  • These court rulings can't help but "change the culture of the South," said the Rev.
  • "left Virginians without a definitive answer."
  • Attorney Byron Babione of the Alliance Defending Freedom, which represented two Virginia clerks in their appeal, noted that it's still possible that another federal case will reach the Supreme Court and produce a different result.
  • sebasgm on 10 Oct 14
     
    Same-Sex marriages begin in the south as the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to turn away appeals from states means marriage bans are unconstitutional.
  • Joanne Kim on 11 Oct 14
     
    I agree that banning same sex marriage is unconstitutional and I think this would be a start to more and more states allowing same sex marriage
  • paigedeleeuw on 11 Oct 14
     
    I've noticed that there are a lot of people who chose to discuss the topic of same-sex marriage. It's understandable for it to be unconstitutional for marriage to be banned whether it is between a man and a women, or of those who are of the same sex. Recently many states have abolished their laws against same-sex marriages. States such as Idaho and Nevada have just legalized gay marriage.
paigedeleeuw

Supreme Court won't hear Louisiana gay marriage case - 0 views

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  • The Supreme Court denied a plea from gay and lesbian couples in Louisiana on Monday that it consider striking down the state's ban against same-sex marriage.
  • a district court ruling upholding the ban there first must be challenged in a federal appeals court,
  • Supreme Court experts believe the justices will agree to hear a case during its current term.
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  • .S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit upholding four states' marriage bans created a split among the nation's appellate courts that only the high court can resolve.
  • 70% of Americans live in states where same-sex marriage is allowed.
  • he state argued that the high court should choose its case because of "the traditional definition of marriage that is reflected consistently across Louisiana's family laws," as well as "to consider a wider range of marriage laws, defended by a wider array of legal arguments."
lcrogers

In Kim Davis case, whose liberties are truly under attack? | TheHill - 0 views

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shared by lcrogers on 19 Oct 15 - No Cached
  • lcrogers on 19 Oct 15
     
    While I see each side, the side of Ms Davis, who was expressing her religion, and the side of the lgbtq+ individuals who were denied a government document that should have been their right to have, there is really no argument. Kim Davis is a government official, and the fact that she does not believe in the constitutionality of gay marriage should have never prohibited her from doing her job. She refused a public service, it is as simple as that.
bennordpaskin

No workplace discrimination laws for gays | WyomingNews.com - 0 views

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  • bennordpaskin on 17 Oct 14
     
    This article emphasizes how there is a misrepresentation in anti-discriminatory laws benefiting people of differing sexualities. It makes it very obvious that even though the Supreme court won't hear any cases on the disallowance oh HBTQ peoples right to marry, there is a need for legislation defining HBTQ rights.
lcrogers

Salt Lake City May Name Street for Gay Civil Rights Leader - ABC News - 0 views

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shared by lcrogers on 20 Oct 15 - No Cached
  • lcrogers on 20 Oct 15
     
    This is great, especially in a very religious state like Utah!
paigedeleeuw

Current Issues - 1 views

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  • paigedeleeuw on 11 Oct 14
     
    Education Emerges as Prominent Civil Rights Issue. Gay rights, health care, gender equality such as strong support for equal pay are also identified as top civil rights issues. According to a recent survey, education has been decided as a prominent civil rights issue in today's society.
  • natedurrett on 11 Oct 14
     
    This survey is all very well, but how can we just vote on what "right" we need most when most of these named rely heavily on each other? One can not just pick a random cause and fight for just that. Each topic stated should be of the same amount of high importance.
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