Human Rights at Home and Abroad: Past, Present, and Future
Human Rights at Home and Abroad: Past, Present, and Future
Human Rights at Home and Abroad: Past, Present, and Future
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the U.S. have become very controversial. These conflicting opinions have caused many deb<strong>at</strong>es<br />
concerning gay rights <strong>and</strong> have most likely halted true equaliz<strong>at</strong>ion of homosexuals to heterosexuals. The<br />
members of these groups want to go back to the time when homosexuals were not given the rights they<br />
are given today. In comparison, the United Kingdom does not go without any form of h<strong>at</strong>red towards<br />
homosexuals.<br />
According to Brown <strong>and</strong> Kershaw, ―One of the many problems th<strong>at</strong> lesbians <strong>and</strong> gay men faced<br />
was violence <strong>and</strong> harassment‖ (2008, p.125). This is a result of people still wanting to deny human rights<br />
to homosexuals. It is not something th<strong>at</strong> should be taken lightly. ―Nor is it unknown for young lesbians<br />
<strong>and</strong> gay men to leave home because of their parents‘ abusive or hostile <strong>at</strong>titudes towards them‖ (Brown &<br />
Kershaw, 2008, p.125). Children should not have to worry about their parents be<strong>at</strong>ing them because of<br />
their sexual orient<strong>at</strong>ion. Parents should love their children no m<strong>at</strong>ter wh<strong>at</strong>. No child wants to live in fear<br />
th<strong>at</strong> their parents are going to abuse them because they like the same sex. It is nice to see th<strong>at</strong> the<br />
Domestic Violence, Crimes, <strong>and</strong> Victims Act helps to keep this from happening (Brown & Kershaw,<br />
2008, P.125). However, even though is act is set in place to protect these victims it does not mean th<strong>at</strong> the<br />
violence <strong>and</strong> harassment has stopped. No one knows wh<strong>at</strong> happens behind doors, but this act hopefully<br />
controls the violence better. This has caused the government to set laws into place to help protect gay men<br />
<strong>and</strong> lesbians from the horrendous acts of violence th<strong>at</strong> they are likely to experience.<br />
It is not a mystery th<strong>at</strong> the issue of gay rights has sparked a huge controversy in the United St<strong>at</strong>es<br />
<strong>and</strong> the United Kingdom. This controversy has made it difficult to equalize homosexuals in both<br />
countries, but the United St<strong>at</strong>es has made this issue more controversial. The United Kingdom has more<br />
acts <strong>and</strong> regul<strong>at</strong>ions set in place to help equalize homosexuals while the United St<strong>at</strong>es has some<br />
regul<strong>at</strong>ions set in place, but more deb<strong>at</strong>e on this topic exists here. Some of the acts to equalize<br />
homosexuals allow for gays <strong>and</strong> lesbians the right to adopt <strong>and</strong> foster children <strong>and</strong> the ability for them to<br />
work <strong>and</strong> serve in the armed forces without discrimin<strong>at</strong>ion based on sexual orient<strong>at</strong>ion. However, h<strong>at</strong>red<br />
still exists causing extreme controversy. H<strong>at</strong>e groups, violence <strong>and</strong> harassment exist making it difficult to<br />
come to an agreement on gay rights. Also, discrimin<strong>at</strong>ions, such as the denial of marriage to same-sex<br />
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