Mr. Obama Moves Against Bias
February 23, 2011. A letter was sent from the attorney general to Congress saying, “The President and I have concluded that classifications based on sexual orientation warrant heightened scrutiny and that, as applied to same-sex couples legally married under state law, Section 3 of DOMA is unconstitutional.” The editorial staff of the New York Times posted their own article the same day regarding the ruling, displaying their disdain towards the "blatant discrimination" shown against gay and lesbian relationships by the Defense of Marriage Act. They made statements such as "Congress's shabby violation of constitutional rights" and "prejudice suffered by gay men and lesbians". With statements like those, it is thought that they are either for homosexual relations or for love in all shapes and forms in general regardless of what it normally looks like. The audience would definitely be people that are also for further equality for all. My stance on this, outside of the ruling itself, is that I am also for equality in its entirety. However, part of me is a little weary of such advancements only because of the beliefs instilled within me by the Christian-based society I continue to grow within. Still, reading the comments to the article on such advancements for homosexuals and equality overall is heart-warming and has me "constantly evolving" as Obama put it.
February 23, 2011. A letter was sent from the attorney general to Congress saying, “The President and I have concluded that classifications based on sexual orientation warrant heightened scrutiny and that, as applied to same-sex couples legally married under state law, Section 3 of DOMA is unconstitutional.” The editorial staff of the New York Times posted their own article the same day regarding the ruling, displaying their disdain towards the "blatant discrimination" shown against gay and lesbian relationships by the Defense of Marriage Act. They made statements such as "Congress's shabby violation of constitutional rights" and "prejudice suffered by gay men and lesbians". With statements like those, it is thought that they are either for homosexual relations or for love in all shapes and forms in general regardless of what it normally looks like. The audience would definitely be people that are also for further equality for all. My stance on this, outside of the ruling itself, is that I am also for equality in its entirety. However, part of me is a little weary of such advancements only because of the beliefs instilled within me by the Christian-based society I continue to grow within. Still, reading the comments to the article on such advancements for homosexuals and equality overall is heart-warming and has me "constantly evolving" as Obama put it.
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