Because they are people and the constitution holds that is self evident that all people are created equal.
Gay people don't have rights because the government is stupid. And is controlled by homophobes. Gay people should have the same rights as everyone else. So what if guys like guys or girls like girls? It's not affecting you unless your gay. Gay people should have rights.
Gays already have constitutional rights. They are fighting for equal rights.
There are no "gay rights". Gay people should have every statutory and Constitutional right Straight people have.
Yes, they are absolutely a civil rights issue. All people should be treated equally under the law.
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.
If you are asking if equal rights for gay people are important, the answer is yes.
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.
Because all people have rights.
Lesbian, gay, transsexual and transgender students should have the same rights to express themselves as heterosexual students.
The Green party supports full equal rights for gay people.
All people who believe in freedom and equality support gay rights.
What are "better" rights? Depending on where we live, gay people may have fewer rights than straight people or the same rights. (For example, a group of lawyers in Minnesota has identified 515 rights in state laws that straight people have that gay people do not have.) I'm not aware of any place where we have more rights than straight people.