The Public Agenda Issue Guide is a portal for information on a number of social issues. For each said issue, there is a "guide" or a fact sheet, that gives the reader an overview of facts on a given topic.
The issue guide for Gay Rights states in the Overview "For much of American history, indeed, for much of world history, homosexuality has been a taboo subject. Often, it has been considered a crime in and of itself. Yet today, millions of gay and lesbian Americans are not only open about their sexuality, they are campaigning for new laws which they say would grant them the same rights accorded to heterosexuals, including the right to marry. Same-sex marriage, now legal in five states and the District of Columbia, as well as seven nations around the world, places gay and lesbian relationships on a legal par with traditional families for the first time in Western history."
The guide gives information on employment discrimination, public views, chief concerns, bills and legislation, and what to consider.
Check out the Gay Rights issue guide on the Public Agenda website at http://www.publicagenda.org/citizen/issueguides/gay-rights
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