Sooner than you think. Gay people in the US already have most of the rights straight people have. These changes take time but it's looking very promising for gays.
No. First of all, the show is a metaphor for gay rights (prejudice against vampires, legalizing vampire marriage, etc.) Secondly, "gay agenda" is the term that hateful people use to describe the pursuit of equal rights for LGBT people.
There are many ways gay people are denied their rights. As of 2013, Gay people are still denied the right to marry in 36 US states. Many of those states also ban gay people from adopting or visiting their partners in the hospital. Gay people can also be fired from their jobs for being gay in 31 states.
Yes there are gay people in the US and in nearly every other part of the globe. If there were no gay people in the US, then there would not be all the gay marches, pro-gay lobbying, nor pushes for gay marriage. There would not be all this push for gay rights if gayness were merely hypothetical and a theory.
The gay liberation movement of the early 1970's brought the existence of gay people into public view. Prior to that, gay people were virtually invisible in society. This visibility resulted in the removal of homosexuality as a mental disease, as well the move toward equal rights.
Since the US Constitution says nothing at all about human sexuality, we can infer that gay people have (or should have) the same rights as other citizens.
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yes it did, the equal rights movement made people think about its women and how they felt.
It depends on the state/country. As of 2014, in the US. single gay people may adopt in all states except Utah. Couples may adopt in about 25 states. In Canada, gay people have exactly the same rights as straight people for everything.
The debate on gay marriage began, because the gay community started fighting for equal rights. But most religious and/or close minded people decided it was against them, even if the gay community wasn't doing any harm getting married.
First of all, discrimination against any group keeps them from contributing fully to the welfare of the larger community. Second, the idea of "gay rights" helps us to understand the meaning of "rights". Third, a deeper understanding of gay people leads us to a better understanding of human sexuality -- including our own.
Yes. There are many countries (India, Nigeria, and others) in which homosexuality is illegal. There are many more countries (includign the US) in which one can be fired for being gay. Even leavign beside marriage, the natural rights of gay people are very much restricted.
Most vote Labour or Lib Dem, but unlike the US Republican party, the Tories are not as opposed to gay rights.