Mon PayThatCEO v Definitely not One's sexuality shouldn't come into play when it comes to education, jobs, etc. How consenting adults choose to have sex is irrelevant. And that's really what this comes down to. When most people think "homosexuality" they immediately get a vision of how the sex is performed. Take that out of the equation and you got nothing. It's a little depraved in itself when you consider that we've turned into a society that seems obsessed with who does what in the bedroom. I don't care how any two (three, four or whatever) adults have sex and it shouldn't be considered a discrimination issue. Post
Mon vickomls v Absolutely There are protections for race and gender, so there should definitely be protections for sexual orientation, especially against discrimination in the workplace. That being said, there should also be protections for trans* people, but that is an entirely different argument, Post
u May 16 tomincali v Definitely not there should be no protected class of citizen. all that does is make some think they are better than all others. they are not liken to endangered species . B1 Post
May 12 Raisinbran96 v Definitely not Um, there should be no "class" for anyone, it allows people to make excuses for themselves, that being said it is human nature to categorize things, so it can't really be stopped B1 Post
May 11 Prime_Meridian v Absolutely I thought it already was. That should also include straight people if they're ever discriminated against by gays or lesbians. There is an actual lesbian owned bookstore within walking distance of the University of New Mexico that WILL NOT hire men, even if they're gay. That's also against the law, but it's been happening for over 2 decades. B3 r1 reply Post
May 8 Mr_me v I don't know I don't believe anyone should be discriminated against. With homosexuality it wouldn't even be a factor if not screamed from the rooftops. They need to keep their sexuality in check just like everyone else when at work. Post
May 6 Goose v Definitely not A "protected class" is not created "to prevent discrimination". It's creation CAUSES discrimination. Post
u May 6 bleakoutlook v Absolutely It shouldn't have to be but in this day and age, its not an option for those who refuse work to gay and transgender people. B1 Post
May 5 Politic-n v Definitely not Everyone should be EQUAL under the law, and not given special considerations. "Hate crime" laws are biased and bigoted, and will be repealed soon. Post
May 5 MarkJM v Definitely not It's a behavior, not a look. You would have shady individuals claiming they're gay just to see preferential treatment over another (perhaps more qualified) person. Personally, I've got nothing against gays or lesbians, but enough of the PC "everybody's special" bullcrap. Hate crimes legislation has only made this nation more racist and bigoted. Adding to this category only makes the USA more bigoted and prejudice. The way to bring us all back together is to get rid of the whole "discrimination" ideology and treat everyone equally. Post
u May 5 commonsense51 v Definitely not You can tell a Black man from a white man when he walks into a restaurant. You can not tell a Gay man from a straight man. They need no special treatment or rights. I'm sick of hearing topics about Homosexuality. GET OVER YOUR FIXATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post
May 4 jeffreyknee v I don't know Depends on the circumstances. In public arena yes, but not in private areas. Private decisions should be private. Post
May 3 RoFroh v Definitely not If you don't make a point of expressing your sexual orientation people won't know your sexual orientation, discrimination will always exist because the reasons for denying someone something are mostly subjective. Post
u May 2 IMAQT v Definitely not We do not get our rights because we belong to a group. The purpose of the Constitution is to defend our individual rights. Post
Mon PayThatCEO v Definitely not One's sexuality shouldn't come into play when it comes to education, jobs, etc. How consenting adults choose to have sex is irrelevant. And that's really what this comes down to. When most people think "homosexuality" they immediately get a vision of how the sex is performed. Take that out of the equation and you got nothing. It's a little depraved in itself when you consider that we've turned into a society that seems obsessed with who does what in the bedroom. I don't care how any two (three, four or whatever) adults have sex and it shouldn't be considered a discrimination issue. Post
Mon vickomls v Absolutely There are protections for race and gender, so there should definitely be protections for sexual orientation, especially against discrimination in the workplace. That being said, there should also be protections for trans* people, but that is an entirely different argument, Post
u May 16 tomincali v Definitely not there should be no protected class of citizen. all that does is make some think they are better than all others. they are not liken to endangered species . B1 Post
May 12 Raisinbran96 v Definitely not Um, there should be no "class" for anyone, it allows people to make excuses for themselves, that being said it is human nature to categorize things, so it can't really be stopped B1 Post
May 11 Prime_Meridian v Absolutely I thought it already was. That should also include straight people if they're ever discriminated against by gays or lesbians. There is an actual lesbian owned bookstore within walking distance of the University of New Mexico that WILL NOT hire men, even if they're gay. That's also against the law, but it's been happening for over 2 decades. B3 r1 reply Post
u May 16 tomincali it makes for a special privileged class of people that is above laws. all such laws need to be done away with. B1 Post @tomincali
May 8 Mr_me v I don't know I don't believe anyone should be discriminated against. With homosexuality it wouldn't even be a factor if not screamed from the rooftops. They need to keep their sexuality in check just like everyone else when at work. Post
May 6 Goose v Definitely not A "protected class" is not created "to prevent discrimination". It's creation CAUSES discrimination. Post
u May 6 bleakoutlook v Absolutely It shouldn't have to be but in this day and age, its not an option for those who refuse work to gay and transgender people. B1 Post
May 5 Politic-n v Definitely not Everyone should be EQUAL under the law, and not given special considerations. "Hate crime" laws are biased and bigoted, and will be repealed soon. Post
May 5 MarkJM v Definitely not It's a behavior, not a look. You would have shady individuals claiming they're gay just to see preferential treatment over another (perhaps more qualified) person. Personally, I've got nothing against gays or lesbians, but enough of the PC "everybody's special" bullcrap. Hate crimes legislation has only made this nation more racist and bigoted. Adding to this category only makes the USA more bigoted and prejudice. The way to bring us all back together is to get rid of the whole "discrimination" ideology and treat everyone equally. Post
u May 5 commonsense51 v Definitely not You can tell a Black man from a white man when he walks into a restaurant. You can not tell a Gay man from a straight man. They need no special treatment or rights. I'm sick of hearing topics about Homosexuality. GET OVER YOUR FIXATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Post
May 4 jeffreyknee v I don't know Depends on the circumstances. In public arena yes, but not in private areas. Private decisions should be private. Post
May 3 RoFroh v Definitely not If you don't make a point of expressing your sexual orientation people won't know your sexual orientation, discrimination will always exist because the reasons for denying someone something are mostly subjective. Post
u May 2 IMAQT v Definitely not We do not get our rights because we belong to a group. The purpose of the Constitution is to defend our individual rights. Post
Apr 30 Bill2E v Definitely not Step back and give up your ability to obtain a job. So far ethnic groups, disabled persons, veterans and many others have the right to jobs, the rest are not entitled because they are not in a special class. The "Normal" citizen is in the back of the line in all aspects of life if we continue on this path. r2 replies Post
May 1 NormalFlora So now you're actually jealous of Veterans getting jobs? Hey, I gave 24 years of my life as well as my health to get that preference, Mr Normal! B1 Post @NormalFlora
May 1 Bill2E @NormalFlora I gave many years also, am disabled and do collect a check for the disabilities. Now they want to do sexual orientation preference? Thank you for your service and sorry you have health problems, you are being compensated I'm sure for your 24 years service, then in all probability you collect a check from VA for your disability, and now you wish to have a job preference? Not sure that is where we should go with all this. You worked hard for what you have I'm sure, and you do have what you need to survive, why the job preference is necessary I'm not sure. Post @Bill2E
u Apr 30 BossTweed v Definitely not Shouldn't we ALL be protected EQUALLY rather than slicing us up into Hypenated groups of disconnected strangers? Constant Social Engineering while ignoring REAL issues like our DEBT/High Unemployment is just the same as "Fiddling while Rome burns". B1 Post
u Apr 28 fraps v I don't know The only thing all these anti discrimination laws should do is to prohibit governmental discrimination. Private citizens should be able to hire, house, feed, etc. only those they choose to associate with. Post
Apr 27 scotta v Definitely not It should not even a class. Some more PC bull skatt. They are going.to push this trash down our Childrens throats. It is just wrong. Remove it from the schools. B1 Post
Apr 27 Concerned_Cit v Definitely not Laws don't prevent descrimination, attitude does. The laws will just be manipulated and distorted and cause more problems. People need to just get over who, what, where someone sticks things. Everyone has their kink, so keep them to yourself and quit parading around shouting for one side or the other. Everyone is a freak, so get over it. B1 Post
u Jun '12 Pagan_priest v Absolutely Like gender or race, sexual orientation is not something that a person can choose. One is born straight, or gay, or bisexual. r2 replies e63 endorsed Post
o Jun '12 Obamasucks v Definitely not The idea of sexual orientation is not even science, it is a behavior and no behavior is protected class. B4 r6 replies e58 endorsed Post
Jun '12 Poseur v Absolutely Religion and political affiliation are protected. If a gay business owner can't fire a person who opposes homosexuality, then Christian business owners shouldn't be able to fire a gay person. r1 reply e25 endorsed Post
Jun '12 ir0nw0lfe v Definitely not I'm not really in favor of special protected classes for anyone. Businesses should be able to hire whomever they wish to representthrm and work for them if they pass on qualified candidates because of their sexuality, or race, or whatever, then that loss is the burden of that business as the person in question goes on to make successes for a rival company. Forcing a social choice down the public throat is just begging for more unpleasantness to find its way back up. Don't stir up the radicals at either ends of the scales, just quietly act within your own ethical behavior to treat everyone fairly. You don't have to condone a life choice to still do that. B1 r9 replies e19 endorsed Post
Jun '12 FollowTheMoney v Definitely not Sexual orientation is a social issue. Not a matter of Law. r20 replies e14 endorsed Post
Jun '12 spectrumsister v Absolutely Clearly sexual orientation needs to be protected when state governments are able to deny/take away a person's rights based upon their sexual orientation. Since when is it okay to make ANY laws that take away or deny the rights of an entire group of people (who are law-abiding US citizens)? It's like we've gone back in time or something... e11 endorsed Post
Jun '12 BananaHammock v Absolutely What's sad is this shouldn't be a question! Who cares who someone loves, nobody's telling YOU to love someone of the same sex. I don't even see gender or color anymore, all I see is hate...it doesn't matter what promotes it, hate is hate and it's wrong. r6 replies e10 endorsed Post
u Jun '12 PrepforDep v Definitely not I don't think we need protected classes period. Let the most qualified candidate get the job, student position, or appointed position. Otherwise, why work to be the best at what you do if someone else can get the job because of being female, black, or gay? Ultimately we all lose when there are set a sides. B2 r2 replies e5 endorsed Post
u Jun '12 SandMSamuel v I don't know Who cares about protection! Just give them their rights and don't discriminate, then they WON'T NEED PROTECTION! B2 e4 endorsed Post
Jun '12 Tryder v Definitely not whoa whoa here people. I say no for much different reasons then the rest of these homophobes. I say it shouldnt be protected because we all should have all our rights protected, equally. No gay rights vs straight rights, no white vs black rights. Liberty and equal justice for all! Anyway government has no business knowing your sexual orientation anyway, its none of their business! B2 r3 replies e2 endorsed Post