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Contents:
- GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT SUMMARY
- CREATED EQUAL: WHY GAY RIGHTS MATTER TO AMERI PAPERBACK – JANUARY 15, 1995
- GAY RIGHTS ARE CIVIL RIGHTS
- AFTER YEARS OF PROGRS ON GAY RIGHTS, HOW DID THE US BEE SO ANTI-LGBTQ+?
- CREATED EQUAL: WHY GAY RIGHTS MATTER TO AMERI KDLE EDN
- GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT
GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT SUMMARY
gay rights movement, or homosexual rights movement , Civil rights movement that advot equal rights for gay men, lbians, bisexuals, and transgenr people. * why gay rights matter *
In too many plac, LGBTI (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex) people are among the most persecuted, margalized, or at risk.
CREATED EQUAL: WHY GAY RIGHTS MATTER TO AMERI PAPERBACK – JANUARY 15, 1995
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In many s, a lack of aquate legal protectns bed wh hostile public attus leads to wispread discrimatn agast lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and tersex people – cludg workers beg fired om jobs, stunts bullied and expelled om schools, and patients nied sential healthre[2].
GAY RIGHTS ARE CIVIL RIGHTS
People around the world face vlence and equaly—and sometim torture, even executn—bee of who they love, how they look, or who they are. Sexual orientatn and genr inty are tegral aspects of our selv and should never lead to discrimatn or abe. Human Rights Watch works for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr peopl' rights, and wh activists reprentg a multiplicy of inti and issu. We document and expose ab based on sexual orientatn and genr inty worldwi, cludg torture, killg and executns, arrts unr unjt laws, unequal treatment, censorship, medil ab, discrimatn health and jobs and hog, domtic vlence, ab agast children, and nial of fay rights and regnn. We advote for laws and polici that will protect everyone’s digny. We work for a world where all people n enjoy their rights fully. * why gay rights matter *
This means that is unlawful to make any distctn of people’s rights based on the fact that they are lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr (LGBT), jt as is unlawful to do so based on sk lour, race, sex, relign or any other stat. Wh this se, the Human Rights Commtee created a precent wh the UN human rights system addrsg discrimatn agast lbian, gays and bisexuals.
AFTER YEARS OF PROGRS ON GAY RIGHTS, HOW DID THE US BEE SO ANTI-LGBTQ+?
The Supreme Court says you n’t be fired for beg gay or transgenr. * why gay rights matter *
The report remends that all Stat vtigate ser acts of vlence, repeal laws crimalizg homosexualy and enact legislatn to prevent discrimatn on the basis of sexual orientatn and genr inty. Remendatn v the member stat to guarantee that the prcipl and measur set out s appendix are applied natnal legislatn, polici and practic relative to the protectn of the human rights of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr persons and the promotn of tolerance towards them.
It enurag the Member Stat to take all posive measur to bat homophobic attus, particularly schools, the medil profsn, the armed forc, the police, the judiciary and the Bar, as well as sports[10]. The non-bdg rolutns and remendatns has adopted so far regardg LBGT rights aimed at elimatg discrimatn on the ground of sexual orientatn (Remendatn 924/1981); ensurg that persecutn on grounds of homosexualy would be regnized as a ground for asylum (Remendatn 1470/2000); fightg homophobic attus sports (Remendatn 1635/2003); ensurg that sexual orientatn is nsired a profound part of the inty of each and every human beg (Rolutn 1728/2010). Except legal documents Council of Europe has published a publitn Combatg discrimatn on grounds of sexual orientatn and genr inty about standards and mechanisms which seeks to promote and ensure rpect for the human rights of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr persons[11].
gay rights movement, or homosexual rights movement, Civil rights movement that advot equal rights for gay men, lbians, bisexuals, and transgenr people.
CREATED EQUAL: WHY GAY RIGHTS MATTER TO AMERI KDLE EDN
A slew of bills are rollg back recently won eedoms for gay people. Is Ameri ready to fight for LGBTQ+ rights all over aga? * why gay rights matter *
Supporters of gay rights seek to elimate sodomy laws barrg homosexual acts between nsentg adults and ll for an end to discrimatn agast gay men and lbians employment, cred, lendg, hog, marriage, adoptn, public acmodatns, and other areas of life.
The Dutch Associatn for the Integratn of Homosexualy COC, found as the COC (Cultuur en Ontspanngs Centm [“Culture and Recreatn Center”]) 1946 and headquartered Amsterdam, is a proment European group and the olst existg gay rights anizatn.
GAY RIGHTS MOVEMENT
* why gay rights matter *
Many date the expansn of the morn gay rights movement to the Stonewall rebelln New York Cy 1969, when a raid by police on a gay bar lled the Stonewall Inn provoked a rt by bar patrons. “Stonewall” me to be memorated annually wh Gay Pri celebratns held ci around the world.
The Internatnal Lbian and Gay Associatn (found 1978), headquartered Bssels, lobbi for human rights and oppos discrimatn agast homosexuals. Although the movement is strongt wtern Europe and North Ameri, gay rights anizatns exist many untri throughout the world. Among the major issu prsed by gay rights advot the early 21st century were the passage of hate-crime laws and the tablishment of legal rights for homosexuals to marry, adopt children, and serve openly the ary.