No Longer A Question Of Morality: Gay Rights In The United States
In 1999, the Mount Diablo Council of the Boy Scouts of America rejected the application of Timothy Curran, who was applying for the position of Assistant Scoutmaster, on the basis that he was of homosexual orientation; Curran sued, but in the end, the courts rejected Curran's claim and sided with the Council ("Curran v. MountÂ…", 1999). The decision ended up sparking much anger and confusion within the gay and lesbian community, and rightly so. Would the decision have differed had the discrimination been based on a religious issue instead of an orientation-based one? Had Curran been Jewish rather than gay, would the same verdict have been reached? The answer is arguably no; the US Civil Rights Act prevents employers from discrimination based on "race, color, religion, sex, or national origin" ("Civil RightsÂ…", 1964). The question, then, is whether or not lesbians and gay men can be classified into one of those categories. With further research, the answer is obvious; homosexuals......
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