Marriage Rights

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Marriage Rights

• Should same-sex marriage be illegal?

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The Right to Marriage and Family

• Men and women of full age, without any
  limitation due to race, nationality or religion,
  have the right to marry and to found a family.
  They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage,
  during marriage and at its dissolution.
• Marriage shall be entered into only with the
  free and full consent of the intending spouses.
• -Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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Who does this Effect?

• This human right issue effects those who wish to
  be married to the same sex, but can not because
  of marriage laws.
• This is an issue because it is denying the right
  of freedom of conscience and religion from our
  Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. (Section
  2a)

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How this issue has evolved

• In 1970 two men named Richard Baker and James
  McConnell applied to get married in Minnesota but
  were repeatedly denied their right to get
  married.
• Since then the first state to legally allow
  same-sex marriage in the United States was
  Massachusetts. This was in 2004.
• It took about 34 years for one state in the US to
  legalize same sex marriage.

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Organizations

• GLAAD - Gay Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
• Founded in 1975 in the United States by Vito
  Russo
• Their Motto
• To promote understanding, increase acceptance,
  and advance equality.
• GLAAD promotes positive portrayals of LGBT
  people in media by encouraging journalists,
  writers and other creators to use its preferred
  terminology, and to portray the LGBT community in
  what it sees as an unbiased and inclusive way.

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GLAAD in the Media

• The GLAAD Media Awards were established in 1989
  to "recognize and honor media for their fair,
  accurate and inclusive representations of the
  lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community
  and the issues that affect their lives.

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NoH8 Campaign

• The NOH8 Campaign is a photographic silent
  protest in direct response to the passage of
  Proposition 8. (Proposition 8 was passed in
  California, amending the state Constitution to
  ban same-sex marriage in November 2008)
• Photos feature people with duct tape over their
  mouths, symbolizing their voices being silenced
  by Prop 8 and similar legislation around the
  world, with "NOH8" painted on one cheek in
  protest.
• Many Celebrities have supported this campaign

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Emma Roberts
Josh Hutcherson
Gene Simmons
Miley Cyrus
Kim Kardashian
Lindsay Lohan
Avan Jogia
Larry King
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Video-Imagine A World Where Being "Gay" The Norm
Being "Straight" Would Be The Minority! Short
Film

• https//www.youtube.com/watch?vCnOJgDW0gPI

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Gay Marriage Rights in United States Now
http//www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/05/gay-ma
rriage-states-legal-map
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What can we do?

• On a personal level
• We can stand out against bullying so people feel
  safe about who they are.
• On a local level
• We can be aware and have groups and organizations
  that support gay rights.
• On a global level
• Vote and support for those who support marriage
  equality.

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Personal Reflection

• My opinion on this human right issue
• I think that denying someone their right to get
  married because of their personality or what they
  believe is ethically and morally wrong.
• To tell someone they cant have something because
  of their sexual orientation is a human rights
  issue, which can relate to racial issues and
  gender inequality.

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Bibliography
Website Title Wikipedia Article Title
GLAAD Publisher Wikimedia Foundation Electronical
ly Published June 12, 2014 Date Accessed
December 07, 2014

• Website Title History and Timeline of the
  Freedom to Marry in the United States
• Article Title History and Timeline of the
  Freedom to Marry in the United States
• Date Accessed December 07, 2014
• Website Title Mother Jones
• Article Title Everything you need to know about
  gay marriage laws
• Accessed December 04, 2014
• Website Title Right to Family Marriage, Equal
  Rights as to Marriage
• Article Title Right to Family Marriage, Equal
  Rights as to Marriage
• Date Accessed December 07, 2014
• Website Title About
• Article Title 10 Ways You Can Join the Fight for
  Gay Rights
• Date Accessed December 07, 2014
• Website Title NOH8 Campaign
• Article Title NOH8 Campaign
• Date Accessed December 04, 2014