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| Different | 59% | 480 votes | Total: 808 votes | |
| Parallel | 41% | 328 votes |
Different
Created on: May 17, 2010
Gay issues of civil rights both parallel and differ vastly, if not completely, from racial civil
by Indigo Blu
Created on: March 26, 2009
Gay rights issues are COMPLETELY different from civil rights "Jim Crow" issues. Every time I hear this
by Jerry Curtis
Created on: May 12, 2008 Last Updated: May 15, 2008
Gay "rights" issues are radically different from race-related civil rights in the US. Every American
Created on: March 22, 2010 Last Updated: January 27, 2012
The two issues are completely different in many ways. For example, one did not hear of cases in the
by Bobby Brown
Created on: May 15, 2008 Last Updated: March 23, 2010
The Declaration of Independence states in part: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men
by Judy Joyce
Created on: September 14, 2008
GAY RIGHTS ISSUES ARE DIFFERENT FROM RACE-RELATED CIVIL RIGHTS IS THE UNITED STATES.
Race-related Civil
Created on: May 14, 2008 Last Updated: November 17, 2008
It could be said that gay rights do parallel race-related civil rights, but only barely and on the surface.
by Buddy Netter
Created on: February 13, 2009
Gay Civil Rights Compared to African American's
Other than the fact that gays have faced discrimination,
by G E Barr
Created on: September 24, 2008
STRAIGHT ANSWERS
There is, and always has been a certain perplexity and unsurety in emotions when dealing
Created on: February 03, 2009
Our country has undergone a social revolution. We haven't fought a civil war with blood but an ideological
Created on: October 28, 2008 Last Updated: November 04, 2008
When black people stood up for equality, they never forced anyone to accept that blacks were more special
Created on: August 12, 2008
Though there are many similarities in the types of prejudice and injustice people face because of race
Created on: April 20, 2008 Last Updated: August 19, 2008
Let me first state that the inherent rights of either group are no different. That is, the rights that
Created on: November 19, 2008
Under United States law homosexuals and lesbians are entitled to act on their sexual orientation without
Created on: November 19, 2008
ANY human rights issue has two, common traits; their martyrs and their cause. During the Civil Rights
Created on: May 21, 2008
Many people feel that gay rights are exactly parallel to the race-related civil-rights. True, that homosexuals
Created on: May 04, 2008
How can we equate gay rights to civil rights? They are not the same, or even close especially when we
by David Gwinn
Created on: May 11, 2008
When first faced with this question, one initially would search for the parallels. When finished with
by Janlee Mead
Created on: September 02, 2007
Are gay rights issues parallel or different from race-related civil rights in the US?
This is a very
Created on: October 12, 2007
Gay rights issues and race-related civil rights have often been compared in our society today. In some
Parallel
Created on: February 23, 2011
As a passionate advocate for both gay and race-related civil rights, it is believed that the two issues
by Maria K.
Created on: March 05, 2009
To those who stated that gay rights issues are different from race-related civil rights issues, I would
Created on: July 12, 2009 Last Updated: July 15, 2009
Gay rights issues are parallel to race related civil rights in the U.S. because both groups suffer
by Ammie Hague
Created on: November 13, 2008
Once, the color of skin was a reason for discrimination (including not having the right to marry). Historically,
by J.A. O'Neal
Created on: June 27, 2009
I do not know how anyone can argue that Gay rights issues are not parallel to race-related civil rights.
by Nezumi Bauer
Created on: February 22, 2009
The fight for civil rights is in fact similar. From what I have gathered from experience and research
Created on: June 12, 2009 Last Updated: July 09, 2009
Back in 2001, a friend and co-worker of mine who was gay told me something that, for some reason, greatly
by Jill Wimmer
Created on: May 04, 2008
By definition, one cannot argue that the racial and gay opposition with society is parallel. Parallel
Created on: March 11, 2009
When drawing a parallel you must think about similarities. I'm drawing my parallel concerning race-related
by Duane Kuehn
Created on: June 25, 2008
It seems rather odd to me, that so many black persons deny the parallel of black civil rights and gay
by Alexis Poole
Created on: June 12, 2008
I don't understand why people are so gung-ho about keeping basic human rights away from gays and lesbians.
Created on: September 24, 2008
I suppose it's easier for people who don't understand, or try, to say that the discrimination against
by everending
Created on: December 18, 2008
The Gay Rights movement does parallel the Civil Rights movement in the sense that both were and are
by Mercy
Created on: September 07, 2007
When it comes to questions like this one, it is one's immediate inclination to say that one group has
Created on: October 21, 2007
There are strong similarities between gay rights and the civil rights issues in the past that focused
by Pileated
Created on: May 04, 2008
There are clear parallels between the gay rights and race related civil rights issues in the United
by Rita Waller
Created on: March 03, 2008
A profound and significant difference exists between race and sexual orientation: an individual's race
Created on: October 17, 2007
This is a very bad debate and actually benefits the racists and the homophobes, yes some gay rights
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