Human Rights Revisited ( Again ) - 2063 Words

Nicholas Wassner Edward Trefts Writing 2010 8 October 2014 Human Rights Revisited (Again) The gay community has been thriving over the last several years especially within the law, state after state bans fell and proposals passed. The movement is finally being recognized and basic rights are being promised to them in several courts around the country. In states like Idaho one could be fired or be denied housing for being gay, and that being the sole reason. When the bill, to add sexual orientation to the human rights act, was simply eligible to be put up to a vote the people who proposed it were overjoyed. They know the road is long and still work towards it, the smallest accomplishments feel like strides. Why is this attitude still†¦show more content†¦After years and years of activists and gay community leaders trying to find a solution to the lack of benefits many realize it is only going to change with our society as a whole. Neither side can use fiscal reasons to call themselves a winner, the not hiring gay employees because of the distractions they bring is very backwards, and front line protests only lead to violence and more hostility. Like human rights movements in the past, the gay rights movement, specifically rights in the workplace, can only change with society. Even today groups like the KKK exist and function in Idaho and other states, but there is no denying that over time our country has learned that someone’s skin color does not define their standing in society. Someday, hopefully in the near future, a majority of our free country will realize that somebody’s work ethic has nothing to do with who they choose to go to bed with at the end of their work day. Unfortunately the media in Idaho has not given much information regarding the gay community and its association with the state in any way. This includes polls, unbiased news articles, etc. There is not much of a way, at least today, to observe just how many gay individuals are being discriminated against in Idaho. The next best thing is a study done in South Carolina by the Williams Institute based at the University of California Los Angeles. In several states there are