A Basic Human Right: Talking about Gay Marriage You’re all sitting there, secure in your rights as an American. But even in the year 2000 gay and lesbian people living in America today are not protected from discrimination and are denied the most basic rights under the law. Today in America, you can be fired from your job simply for being gay or lesbian. No federal law protects people from discrimination on the basis of …showed first 75 words of 709 total…

…showed last 75 words of 709 total…and lesbian people. Because their committed relationships are not recognized by law, hospitals and other institutions and even their neighbors do not have to respect the basic human rights of gay and lesbian couples. So think about that next time you go to visit a sick loved one in the hospital. How would you feel if you couldn’t see them, and then was told to go pick up their body at the city morgue?