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8 Things Gay People Can't Do

After Gay Pride in Los Angeles this last weekend, and the recent news that the ban on gay men giving blood may have a hard time being overturned ( http://ow.ly/1YpkE ), and ENDA being in question again, we thought it would be a good time to give the world a reminder of things that gay people still can't do (but should be able to); from donating blood to even living in certain communities. Hopefully this list is an eye-opener for people (of any sexual orientation) who aren't paying attention.
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    No (Legal) Equal Employment
    No (Legal) Equal Employment 8 Things Gay People Can't Do Anything
    (Click the image to the left to enlarge)

    BAD NEWS:
    According to a Federal law, lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders (LGBTs) are not protected against workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in the private sector. The proposed bill of Employment Non-Discrimination Act or ENDA, would put an end to this and provide everyone in the country with equal employment rights, regardless of sexual orientation.

    This law has been pushed in every single session in Congress since 1994. After 16 long years of fighting, it has been repeatedly denied due to certain hate-groups and evangelical/catholic groups that think making employment equal will lead to a slew of gay marriage in their neighborhood, leading (inevitably) to certain apocalypse.

    http://gayrights.change.org/blog/view/us_catholic_bishops_embrace_workplace_discrimination

    HOW LGBTs ARE AFFECTED:
    ENDA would be a start, but it does not apply to small businesses, religious organizations and the military (more on this later), and does not require that domestic partner benefits be provided to the same-sex partners of employees.

    GOOD NEWS:
    However, there’s still hope in the following states which currently prohibit sexual orientation discrimination in BOTH public and private sectors, but federally it will be an uphill struggle.

    They are: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin.

    The LGBT fight for justice is seeing a dim light at the end of the of the tunnel, as more than half of the U.S. currently battles to see LGBTs as human beings who also have rights.

    LGBTs continue to put extra effort into bringing this issue to justice. They’ve found that if LGBTs currently reside in states that do not protect them from workplace discrimination, they can still be protected by city and county ordinances, but the biggest step forward would still be ENDA.

    Just follow this link and you will be able to find out what kind of protection your city, county, and/or state provides against sexual orientation discrimination.
    http://employment.findlaw.com/employment/employment-employee-discrimination-harassment/employment-employee-gay-lesbian-discrimination.html

    Here's another great list entitled 5 Reasons ENDA Must Pass
    http://gayrights.change.org/blog/view/five_reasons_why_enda_must_pass
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    Can't Donate Blood
    Can't Donate Blood 8 Things Gay People Can't Do Anything
    In response to the AIDS crisis during the 1980’s, the FDA banned any man who has had sex with another man since 1977 from donating blood. The ability for a gay man to give blood was taken away in 1985.

    The idea behind this ban was based on men who are sexually active with other men are more likely to have/contract HIV, discounting the fact that heterosexuals who practice unsafe sex may also have a higher chance of having/contracting HIV.

    There is no scientific evidence that supports the ban, which has us wondering why it’s taking so long to lift this ban. This issue could easily be solved if the ban was lifted and replaced with a new ban that reads:

    ‘People who have unsafe sex, are not allowed to give blood.’

    Here's an article written by Medical News Today titled "Gay Blood Donation Ban Is Scientifically Unsound"

    http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/190005.php

    There is also a shortage in blood supply, so it's just about time for America to decide when the general well-being of the American public becomes more important than prejudice.
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    Still CAN’T ADOPT in some states
    Still CAN’T ADOPT in some states 8 Things Gay People Can't Do Anything
    Shows where lesbians and gays (single or couple) are allowed to adopt:
    http://gaylife.about.com/od/gayparentingadoption/a/gaycoupleadopt.htm

    Click the image to the left for a map of rights generally provided to same-sex couples.

    The debate concerning gays and lesbians adopting children is a complicated one (for those ignorant enough to see anything even remotely wrong with it).

    Those who are against gays and lesbians adopting say that there is an alleged greater prevalence of depression, drug use, promiscuity and suicide among homosexuals might affect children or that the absence of male and female role models could cause maladjustment.

    Here's a study that says that children of Lesbian couples are generally more well-adjusted than kids growing up in a "traditional" parental household.

    http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/06/07/lesbian.children.adjustment/index.html

    So, suggesting that homosexuals shouldn’t be allowed to adopt because they might grow up dysfunctional is a poor and ignorant excuse. As for the cause of maladjustment, where exactly does bad judgment exist in homosexuality? Apparently, parents who are loving, caring, and trust worthy are not "safe" enough to be considered good parents.
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    Educational Discrimination Based On Sexual Orientation
    Educational Discrimination Based On Sexual Orientation 8 Things Gay People Can't Do Anything
    Some Catholic churches will not admit children into their school if their parents are gay. According to the Catholic teaching homosexuality is considered a sin.
    http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/03/08/catholic-preschool-boots-child-because-parents-are-lesbians/

    Father Bill Breslin of Sacred Heart of Jesus argues that Homosexuality is against their religious beliefs, 'Why would good parents want their children to learn something they don't believe in? It doesn't make sense. There are so many schools in Boulder that see the meaning of sexuality in an entirely different way than the Catholic Church does. Why not send their child there?'

    Here’s another one from The Archdiocese of Denver: "No person shall be admitted as a student in any Catholic school unless that person and his/her parent(s) subscribe to the school's philosophy and agree to abide by the educational policies and regulations of the school and Archdiocese."

    Parents living in open discord with Catholic teaching in areas of faith and morals unfortunately choose by their actions to disqualify their children from enrollment. To allow children in these circumstances to continue in our school would be a cause of confusion for the student in that what they are being taught in school conflicts with what they experience in the home.

    Unfortunately there’s little that lesbian and gay parents can do since, as a private religious institution, Catholic Churches have the right to decide who they want or don’t want to admit.

    Unfortunately, a lot of these institutions are actually great and well-known institutions of education.

    Fair enough, rules are rules, and the right thing to do is to abide by them. So, the children of divorced parents should not be admitted as well.

    In fact, they should expel all students whose parents have been re-married, are using birth control, or living a lifestyle that The Church would consider sinful.

    But not to worry, most of the time these issues can be resolved in a jiffy with bribery - I mean charity.

    Looks like it's getting easier and easier to walk through the eye of that needle.
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    Housing Discrimination: LGBTs Can't Live In Certain Communities
    Housing Discrimination: LGBTs Can't Live In Certain Communities 8 Things Gay People Can't Do Anything
    Proof that gays are being discriminated against when it comes to housing:
    http://www.rent-direct.com/blog/time-to-end-discrimination-against-gay-and-transgendered-in-housing/

    BAD NEWS:
    The Fair Housing Act lends no protection to LBGTs when purchasing, renting, or leasing a home on the basis of sexual orientation.

    The following states including the District of Columbia prohibits this from happening: California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Minnesota, New Jersey , New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Wisconsin.

    HOW LGBTs ARE AFFECTED:
    Here's an example: some were not allowed to put both partner’s names on the home owner’s insurance policy, which is really important when both partners share ownership of the home.

    Also, some insurance companies have attempted to refuse a claim or cancel the policy altogether on the basis that the couple is unrelated. This kind of comes down to the whole marriage thing, doesn't it? Hmmm...(more on that later).

    Many LGBTs have reported to the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force that they have been discriminated against when trying to purchase, rent, or lease a home.

    Trans-genders are more often discriminated than lesbians and gays.

    According to a survey conducted by the Task Force, they have found that out of 6,456 trans-genders 11 percent have been evicted because of their gender identity and 19 percent had become homeless.

    Through their own experiment, lesbians and gays have found that agents provided higher rental rates to same-sex couples. They also saw behavior bordering on sexual harassment. They’ve noticed that the level of encouragement and application fees favored the male/female test teams.

    GOOD NEWS:
    Every year for the last 10 years, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) conducts a major study of discrimination nationwide.

    This year, even, they will be studying housing discrimination against homosexuals and trans-genders.

    Their goal is to provide information that will focus on facts this time around.

    The experiment includes a ‘listening’ tour in San Francisco, Chicago, and New York. In return, HUD will generate ideas on how to write a script for this research.
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    Same-Sex Marriage Not Allowed In Most States
    BAD NEWS:
    Unfortunately, there are only a few states that offer same-sex marriage.

    States that allow same-sex marriage: Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Washington allow same-sex marriage (through legislation or court ruling).

    How homosexuals are affected by this law: Not only are their rights being trampled on, but not having the status of being legally married will not grant them all these other rights that married couples have.

    The areas that are affected are:

    Social Security benefits, veterans' benefits, health insurance, *inhale, take a moment to breathe* Medicaid, hospital visitation, estate taxes, retirement savings, pensions, family leave, and immigration law.

    It has been estimated that the average loss of social security benefits is $5,588 for same-sex couples compared to opposite-sex couples.

    Some of the details include:

    Higher costs of supporting two households, higher cost of purchasing private insurance for their partner and children if the company is not one of 18% that offer domestic partner benefits, higher taxes (domestic partner benefits are taxed as additional compensation), unmarried partners will have to pay for estate tax on inheritance from his/her partner, whereas married couples can inherit an unlimited amount without paying an estate tax.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_States

    GOOD NEWS:
    California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Nevada, Oregon, Rhode Island, Wisconsin and Washington created legal unions for same-sex couples that offer varying subsets of the rights and responsibilities of marriage under the laws of those jurisdictions. New Jersey created legal unions that offer all the rights and responsibilities of married couples under the state’s law.

    However, if you choose to live in areas without these civil unions, you will not have access to these benefits.
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    Gay Men Can't Be Scout Leaders
    Gay Men Can't Be Scout Leaders 8 Things Gay People Can't Do Anything
    Since 1991, openly gay individuals have been officially prohibited from leadership positions in the Boy Scouts of America.

    Homosexual conduct is inconsistent with the obligations in the Scout Oath and Scout Law to be 'morally straight and clean in thought, word, and deed'.

    As they continue in the program, all Scouts are expected to take leadership positions.

    In the unlikely event that an older boy were to come out as homosexual, he would not be able to continue in a youth leadership position. Excluding gays from being scout leaders is discrimination, but the message that they are sending to young Americans is probably the most damaging.

    The Boy Scouts are teaching America’s youth that lesbians and gays are different and ‘not morally’ straight.

    In addition, gay parents of scouts are not allowed to volunteer or participate in their son’s activities.

    This is contradictory to their Scout Law which states that,” A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent."

    There’s nothing friendly, courteous, or kind about excluding their parents in their Cub Scout activities.

    Here's a story about a current trial over a local

    http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20100614_Trial_over_local_Boy_Scout_headquarters_begins.html#axzz0qqUyZDNF
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    Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repealed!... In A Year?
    This is a term that is commonly used to describe the current military policy being used against gay and lesbian service. This policy restricts the U.S. military from efforts to discover if their fellow soldiers are lesbian, gay, or bisexual, and bar those who are openly LGBTs.

    However, the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is now up for repeal. The repeal has been passed within the House of Representatives (234-194) and is awaiting the Senate vote sometime this summer. If it passes within the Senate it will be a big step for the U.S. military.

    More to come on this subject this summer with the Senate's vote on the matter, but even if it DOES pass, it will not be implemented or signed into law at least until 2011.

    So while it may be in the works, for the next year or so the people who put their lives on the line for the freedom and well-being of this entire country aren't allowed to express longing for their loved ones openly and nothing could be more psychologically scarring. People who are in daily danger for their lives have to keep what could be potentially therapeutic conversations to themselves.

    In the video, Dick Cheney (DICK CHENEY!!!) even thinks it's time for Don't Ask, Don't Tell to go away.
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  by anonymous at August 23, 2010 20:57
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by coolz at July 17, 2010 08:01
Canada: 2 Things Gay People Can't Do scout leader, gay men donating blood. which the second one might be changed in a year or 2. the one thing we cant change is a private group rule so... LGBTQ people are pretty much 99% equal in Canada. Alberta i'm looking at you for that 1% (AHRC)

by Jo at June 23, 2010 18:44
Please avoid using terms like "gay" as a catch-all for the LGBT community. Trans people may or may not be gay, lesbian, bisexual or queer, and discrimination based on sexual orientation is not the same as gender identity or presentation. Don't erase the experiences and challenges of trans people, our communities deserve better.

by GayRob at June 28, 2010 14:08
Gay is the catch all. Sorry if that bothers you. Maybe you're a little too over sensitive.

by Gavin at July 06, 2010 09:04
Um no, maybe you're not being sensitive enough. There are many trans people out there that are not gay. So you could just say "LGBT" instead. Simple as that.

by Rae at June 19, 2010 08:41
Loved the video. Boy am I so glad to be Canadian. I love my gay-loving country :)

by I_like_my_privacy_so_no_you_cant_have_my_name at June 16, 2010 15:50
you only found 8? weak. try again. you CAN make a larger list.

  by anonymous at June 17, 2010 11:46
The site is user generated lists, so YOU could make a larger list if you feel it's necessary.

by funy at June 16, 2010 15:47
poop gay

by heterophobe69 at June 16, 2010 13:39
At least the world is going to pot because of the straights not us!!!

by likeitis at June 16, 2010 09:02
thats an idiotic picture for the dont ask dont tell policy/repeal....no wonder its not taken seriously

by planetspinz at June 15, 2010 19:58
9. Gay Americans do not have unconditional constitutional equality and because of that 10. Gay people cannot be protected from the tyrannical voting majorities who have gone to the polls in 31 states and voted against marriage equality.

by j at June 15, 2010 14:07
I won't lie; I'm slightly offended by the title of the 7th item. Gay Men Can't Be Scout Leaders? While the article goes on to explain that gay men can't be Boy Scout leaders, the title is misleading. I am most certain that the Girl Scouts of America allow gay parents to become both leaders and active volunteers in the organization.

  by anonymous at June 17, 2010 11:50
How is that title in any way offensive. It's like your looking to be offended. The dominate amount of news pieces focus on gay male scout leaders being fired. It's just stating an observation. It's like being offended at someone pointing out a sale on peanut butter.

by Alexandra at June 16, 2010 16:20
It's not meant to be offensive. Why it simply listed "Scout Leaders", is because for the most part, opposite sex leaders are not allowed either - not by the rules themselves per se, but it still happens. Sure it may happen sometimes, but I think for the most part only women are allowed to be leaders of Girl Scouts and only males can be leaders of Boy Scouts. So the title "Gay Men Cannot be Scout Leaders", it under the implied notion that because only women can be Girl Scout Leaders, they are talking about Boy Scouts.

by dreaming78 at June 16, 2010 20:44
You're wrong. There is no Girl Scout rule against there being male leaders. There does have to be at least one female leader, but there is nothing against having a male leader. Neither is there anything about orientation of female leaders. Boy Scouts are set up MUCH differently.

by OTRDriver1 at June 14, 2010 17:17
This article is most interesting.
 

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