Paladino's speech came at a time when New York governor, David Paterson, was passing DASA, Dignity for All Students Act. DASA includes protections for gender identity and expression. ... The act will foster the development of rules to prevent and respond to discriminatory harassment and hate violence. ...
When offering reasons to justify the minorities act they bring up the accounts of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob Moses, David and Solomon in Biblical times. ... The majority feel that laws that define marriage will violate equal protection laws. ...
These four states prohibit same-sex couples to act upon oral and anal-sex between the two. ... No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws (U.S Constitution). ...
In 1999, the Supreme Court of Canada ordered the Alberta government to grant homosexuals special protection under the province's human rights law (Smith, Max, B.C. ... In March of 1999 the right to private adoption of same-sex partners was extended and in the same year the Supreme Court dismissed the heterosexual definition of spouse under Ontario's Family Law Act (Smith, Max, B.C. ...
Judicial review is the power of the court to rend a legislative act null and void on grounds on unconstitutionality (Ranney, 2001)and was granted in the case Marbury v. ... It is alleged that the statute violates the Fourteenth Amendment and its Equal Protection Clause. ...
SAME SEX MARRIAGES For many years a battle has been undergoing over whether equal rights and protection against discrimination should be extended to homosexuals which was recently expanded into the area of marriage. ... There is no need to explain why such an act should not be allowed under the Constitution of the United States. ...
Some people think if gay marriages are legalized, then this act of "immoral" behavior will start a chain reaction that will eventually destroy the idea of a sacred marriage. ... Also, the Constitution states that the government may not "deny any person the equal protection of the laws" ("Independent Gay Forum," 2004). ...
This millennial generation has many different values and opinions than previous generations, including that on same-sex marriage. The right for marriage equality is a fight that has been brought to the public because of this generation's growing voice. They stand together to be heard; same-sex marri...
Sometimes, six or seven redcoats would demand food, shelter, and protection from one family. ... This led to the Civil Rights Act, but it was not passed until protest and boycotts were such big problems that something had to be done. ...
