83.1/100 LGBT Rights
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the United States may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT citizens. Six states (Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire) have legalized same-sex marriage.

Sexual acts between persons of the same sex have been legal nationwide in the US since 2003, pursuant to the US Supreme Court ruling in Lawrence v. Texas. Openly lesbian and gay members of the US military are subject to the US's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy, but U.S. President Barack Obama indicated during the 2008 presidential campaign his desire to end this policy, though his administration asked the Supreme Court to not hear a case challenging the policy as unconstitutional.



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doctord (100) 04:20 PM Sep 23rd 2009

@carl your comment is so full of stupidity that I feel like I'm wasting my time writing this. But for starters, you should realize that there's no way you can assume the opinion of millions of people, it's simply not possible.

TriX 04:13 PM Sep 23rd 2009

"Accept me for who I am!" I don't believe this is right, and the majority of America doesn't either. Accepting homosexuality is not progress, its wrong.

 

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