Script+and+Reflection

 Script  By Austin Whitehead I chose this topic because I believe strongly in equal rights for everyone. Regardless of who you are, where you come from, and why you are here, as Americans, we all deserve to be treated the same. Thesis: As African-Americans before them, LGBT-members are treated unfairly for having a different lifestyle than most; it is immoral and dishonest to the American constitution for legislators to discriminate against them. Members of LGBT deserve the same civil rights as everyone else. Title Card: It’s About Time Title Card: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk Title Card: The Correct Course of Action Title Card: The End
 * This whole charade of keeping one minority down needs to end. Anti-Gay rights activists claim that gays will destroy the sanctity of marriage, that marriage is a unity between a man and a woman. However, those are conservative ideologies that prevent a progression of our society. If we rid ourselves of these mental shackles that restrict potential knowledge then our society could be much more like one grand, unified state rather than a collection of tribal packs.
 * We seem to believe that ignoring the problem will heed positive results, and yet, more and more turn to activism in order to achieve the same basic rights that straight men and women have. They are not asking for much: they are not asking for a right to spread their beliefs to children, they are not asking for an opportunity to paint the streets in sequins and rainbows, they are not asking for new Jaguars and gym memberships. They are only asking for the country they know and love to support them. They are only asking for a chance to live to their fullest. They are only asking to be happy. Is that too much to ask?
 * Harvey Milk was the first openly gay man to hold a political position in 1977 inSan Francisco.
 * He was assassinated the following year by Dan White, an associate of Milk, who in turn, was sentenced to five years for manslaughter. He served less than two before being released. Dan White later committed suicide.
 * Harvey Milk is looked at now as a “martyr for gay rights.” He is now viewed as the beginning of the movement for equal rights, a battle that is still fought today.
 * His story is both tragic and uplifting.
 * The reason I bring Harvey Milk up is to show how real the whole situation is. Some may think the Gay Rights movement is only among a select group of people and has only been going on for a few years now. However, this is not the case. Gay Americans have been struggling for equality and fair treatment since the 60s and 70s. Harvey Milk gave people hope; he let people know that it’s okay to be gay.
 * Member of LGBT ask to have the right to be bound to their lovers forever. They would also like a right to adopt children in every state.
 * Legislators should immediately cease staying retained their conservative mindsets. They should see the full impact of what their choices will do. It will get children out of the foster-care system. It will make a huge chunk of people very, very happy. It will reinforce our countries fundamental values.
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; background-color: transparent; color: #000000; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; vertical-align: baseline;">Please, let us stop putting down the little man. Gay people, although you may not agree with their lifestyles, are still people and you must treat them as such. Therefore, grant Gay Americans equal, civil rights. Thank you.