Although equal right for all may seem accomplished, specific group in the United States still feel restriction still present for them. The LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) community feels the restrictions they have against them, while some of the straight community feels they are all treated as equals and that LGBTQ people should not have laws that are directly in their favor. The Institute for Policy Studies is acknowledging the struggles LGBTQ people face in the United States like their right to the basic rights all citizens should possess. The Heritage Foundation claims SOGI (sexual orientation and gender identity) laws threaten other citizen's freedoms like free speech and religious liberty.
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Private sectors should accommodate those of the LGBTQ community to the best of their ability. Businesses owners should not be allowed to turn down a resume just because of the sexual orientation of the applicant, but instead turn them down because of qualification issues. Discriminating against a LGBTQ citizen is comparable to discriminating against a citizen of a different race; it is unacceptable in the United States. The SOGI laws are not perfect but they are a start to what the country needs to achieve in order for everyone to truly be equal. SOGI laws would prohibit schools, charities, and businesses form using their person views to deny people based off of their sexual orientation, which in turn restrict the first amendment rights. The first amendment rights is specific cases should be restricted to allow every citizen the basic human rights they are guaranteed. The Heritage Foundation makes a better argument by supplying more data in its article as well as more information than The Institute for Policy Studies, which supplied some information on the topic of rights for all sexual orientations. Each think tank had political bias toward their side of the political spectrum. The Institute for Policy Studies is liberal and had the average liberal viewpoints while The Heritage Foundation is conservative and had the average viewpoints conservatives would have. How SOGI laws would help the LGBTQ community was not discussed in the article for The Heritage Foundation, and The Institute for Policy Studies didn't consider the rights taken away from citizens that would have to not be discriminatory toward any member of the LGBTQ
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Equal Rights for All
Gay marriage has always been a subject of great controversy. Andrew Sullivan addresses this issue in his persuasive essay entitled "Let Gays Marry." Sullivan's essay appeared in Newsweek in June of 1996. Through his problem/solution structure of this essay, Sullivan uses rhetorical appeals to try and persuade the audience to accept gay marriage as a natural part of life.
Sullivan, an editor of The New Republic, also wrote Virtually Normal: An Argument about Homosexuality (26). Andrew Sullivan, who is openly gay himself, is a devout Catholic who has spent his life researching subjects involving the gay community. His articles are simply ways for him to show his feelings to the general...show more content...
Sullivan then shows that modifying of the definition of marriage has only brought positive changes for the people of America so far (26). Changing the definition to include same–sex marriages would simply be another positive change that is necessary for the growth of our country. With each problem that is brought up, Sullivan comes up with a convincing way to resolve the issue.
Sullivan uses ethos as a strategy to appeal to his audience. Sullivan begins his essay by appealing to the audiences' good sense by saying that everyone, including gays should have equal rights under the constitution. Sullivan states that, "[Gays and lesbians] are citizens, entitled, like everyone else, to equal protection–no special rights, but simple equality" (26). The author also appeals to the more religious members of the audience by using persuasion through ideas of high moral character. Sullivan explains that gay marriages would not interfere with the rights or beliefs of any religion (26). He makes his ideas clear that our country already has a problem with separating church and state and that gay marriage would not add to this issue of our country (26). Sullivan also states that supporting same sex marriages would promote monogamy and fidelity which our country strives to improve upon (26).
Another appeal used by Sullivan in his essay is pathos. Sullivan appeals to the emotions of the audience by showing that gays have the