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See above. Now that I am back at a computer I can go further into this. Marriage carries benefits on basically all levels of government. This includes tax benefits and rights as a couple, ie who has control over property, funerals, etc if the most unthinkable is to happen to one of them. (those are just examples). As such, every American citizen, regardless to who they love should have the inalienable right to these benefits. And hence it is a right that should be shared b ALL.

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It doesn't mention the words christian or Jesus, but it is still your protected right to believe in them........ At falls here under the 14th amendment as far as all citizens having equal rights.

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Longer sentences for basically. Kind of a double whammy because it isn't just assault, it is assault and a hate crime. It is also easier to get probation or for an abuser to get of altogeter without having that hate crime charge on top of it.

It has to do with the severity of punishment. It is possible for the punishment not to match the crime so to speak, so for something to actually be considered a hate crime and get the punsihment for that, it has fall under one of the federally protected classes. the fact is, this really wouldn't effect anyone that is not anti-lgbt or lgbt. It needs to be one of the federally protected classes.

I can't remember the exact numbers, but it is 20 or so states that have no protections and North carolina went as far as making it illegal for local municipalities to be provide to provide protections.

Actually support for marriage equality was over 60%. it doesn't matter anyway because we are not a country controlled by any religion, and the majority does not get to decide who gets civil rights, including marriage, the constitution does. It states all men are created equal, not All men are created equal, except those who aren't in the majority.....

"May" support does not cut it. As Americans citizens it should be he WILL protect LGBT rights, he WILL protect our equal rights, he WILL stand up for our rights to work, get married, and not be harassed, beaten, or murdered. MAY does not cut it in any way, shape, or form. And that isn't even scratching the surface......

No, some companies simply follow things to the rule the law requires. There are states where it is still ok per the law to hire/fire/discriminate based on sexual orientation. the only federally protected states are age, sex, race, religion, disability. Also, the president has tried for years to get sexual orientation added as a protected class, but of course the GOP controlled congress refuses to allow it to pass.

I have come to the conclusion that some people convince themselves that this doesn't exist simply so they can sleep well at night. He also went to an anti-lgbt rally in Fla. just days after the Pulse shootings....

It is not something that is as common as it once was and that is for sure, but it still does happen. I am thankful i work for a progressive company now that does take this stuff seriously, but previous jobs I have had i have faced discrimination based on sexual orientation. If it could become a protected class like race, gender, religion, disability, there would be no questions and no room for it to happen ever.

Sigh, had a Trump supporter say to me this morning that the LGBT community just wants to be special snowflakes and have special rights. Nope, we want EQUAL rights. The right NOT to live in fear, to not fear losing a job or not getting a job because of who we love and to to have justice when one of us are beaten or killed and to have it be what it actually is, a hate crime.

Dude, again, trump has done far more than say mean things and he is a PROVEN liar so ou just said your own candidate is everything you are against......

I think he starred as the harasser, running around the stock room trying to grab people by their genitals.....

Oh that too! Think I stayed awake this year because finally, after 7 years here, they got some new videos haha.

Is it wrong if you find the annual harassment and Ethics training videos at work completely hilarious?

I know people who were basically saved by the affordable healthcare act and finall being able to get insurance. The issue is that insurance companies and drug companies are not held responsible for anything so they skyrocket the prices which sucks. Congrats on running for office Drew!

You do realize we have more than 1 branch of government and no 1 branch has full control over anything........ And I am done.

Actually the mess was caused by the GOP congress and their obstructionism which is an issue that is now simply exasperated.

You realize that trump and Clinton are 2 sides of the same coin with only heads on both sides, right? You realize the Trumps and Clintons are actually close friends and that Trump has actually funded Hillary's past campaigns, right?

This Keep discovering new little features the bug has lol. Apparently if you do not turn the driving lights on hey act as turn laps lighting the driving light in that direction brighter the further the wheel is turned. Yeah, i know silly, but this is one of the most feature laden cars I have had. Now, if it just had the HUD from my old GTP.......

Bill did. Hillary has not broken any laws. And trump is actually a bigger liar than Hillary. Looking at just the debates fact checking sites put Clinton at 60% Truthfulness, Trump? 7% truthfulness. And you do realize the trump and Clinton families are huge friends, right? I honestl believe there are going to be a LOT of disgruntled Trump voters when he leans more towards the Liberal side than the conservative side. he said what he needed to to get elected. I also don't see someone known for buying cheap foreign goods and using cheap foreign labor for his own self profit to do anything to damage that. I am more than willing to give him a chance, however it goes it should be extremely popcorn worthy.

What? You are ignoring half the things I said. THe racist things he has done and the multiple lawsuits for cheating other people. He is not a saint, he has done MANY horrible things in his life, but like the average Trump humper you refuse to even acknowledge them.