School Activism Power Point

1. Love is for everyone
By Ashley H

3. What is it?
 It’s a law enacted by Congress that
states:
 The Federal Government doesn’t
recognize gay marriages.
 It allows states to make their own
decisions on gay marriages.
 Each state can decide whether or not to
recognize a legal gay marriage from
another state.

4.  DOMA allows states to  The gay partners of
make their own federal employees
marriage licenses for gay cannot receive federal
marriages. health benefits such as
 1,049 marriage benefits health insurance and
are given to married Social Security, but
gays and lesbians, which married spouses can.
are also given to  DOMA does not require
heterosexual couples. states to recognize
same-sex marriages.
 DOMA allows for
individual states to ban
same-sex marriage laws.

6.  Similar to marriage
 It allows straight or gay people to enter
into partnerships for financial benefits
and social recognition
 A compromise position for “anti-gays”
and gays
 Partners of civil unions don’t receive the
identical tax or health benefits as
married couples.
It is clearly “less than” status

7. Homosexual acts legal
Same-sex marriage
Other type of partnership (or unregistered cohabitation)
Marriage recognized but not performed
Same-sex unions not recognized
Homosexual acts illegal
Minimal penalty
Heavy penalty
Life in prison
Death penalty

8.  Strongly favor/favor 41%
 Oppose/strongly appose: 47%
 Unsure: 10%
 You don’t have to be gay to support gay marriage/rights!
 Be involved with a Gay Pride Parade!

9.  Freedom to Marry
 GayPASG
 No H8 Campaign
For Teens:
 The Trevor Project
 American Civil Liberties Unions

10.  http://statesthatallowgaymarriage.com/
 http://http://www.freedomtomarry.org/pag
es/roadmap-to-victory
 http://www.thetrevorproject.org/organizati
on
 http://gaylife.about.com/cs/gaymarriage/i
/doma.htm
 http://www.aclu.org/
 http://www.gaypasg.org/GayPASG/index.h
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