You can see this issue repeated in other eras of US history. Black slaves were emancipated in 1863, but Jim Crow laws were still in place until about forty years ago. Women in the US were given voting rights in 1922, but Chinese women couldn't vote until 1943, Mexican women couldn't vote until 1967, and black women in the south could even be jailed for voting up until the 1960's. It may take another few decades for LGBT people to be protected under law nationwide, but at least we're making progress.
Monday, November 2, 2015
'Patchwork Of Protection' In Rural Areas For LGBT Community Has Limits- Tori Gilchrist, 1st period
In Lamarie, Wyoming, a law was passed prohibiting the discrimination against LGBT+ people. Paul Weaver, a city council member, says that this action was necessary because Wyoming state had recently put down a law that would have done the same statewide. This course of action is called Patchwork Protection, pioneered by the Human rights campaign. Their next targets are Jacksonville, Charlotte, and Houston. These small scale victories are important, but unfortunately, most states in the US still permit discrimination against gay and trans people (so, in many states, a man could legally marry another man, but then get fired from his job for being gay).
You can see this issue repeated in other eras of US history. Black slaves were emancipated in 1863, but Jim Crow laws were still in place until about forty years ago. Women in the US were given voting rights in 1922, but Chinese women couldn't vote until 1943, Mexican women couldn't vote until 1967, and black women in the south could even be jailed for voting up until the 1960's. It may take another few decades for LGBT people to be protected under law nationwide, but at least we're making progress.
You can see this issue repeated in other eras of US history. Black slaves were emancipated in 1863, but Jim Crow laws were still in place until about forty years ago. Women in the US were given voting rights in 1922, but Chinese women couldn't vote until 1943, Mexican women couldn't vote until 1967, and black women in the south could even be jailed for voting up until the 1960's. It may take another few decades for LGBT people to be protected under law nationwide, but at least we're making progress.
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