There has been an overwhelming amount of controversy in this country regarding the
rights of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. The GLBT community has been
under fire for wanting the same things that everyone enjoys - freedom from job
discrimination, freedom to marry, freedom to start a family - the freedom to be
themselves whenever they want. As a member of the Green party, this isn't exactly brain
surgery. This is what our country is all about, freedom and tolerance. So why are so
many people in a fuss about who marries whom, or if a same-sex couple wants to adopt a
child? The freedoms from discrimination should not be denied to anyone regardless of
sexual orientation.
When Massachusetts approved gay marriage in their state legislature in 2004, it
sparked a huge chain reaction that pitted conservatives against the GLBT community, and
almost led to a constitutional ban known as the Federal Marriage Amendment. It failed,
fortunately, but conservatives......
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