tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503569476724915921.post8806232984802847577..comments2023-04-12T06:24:00.587-07:00Comments on The Civil Rights Movement : Six Degrees of Discrimination? Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503569476724915921.post-28271858045895497022013-04-26T16:55:02.963-07:002013-04-26T16:55:02.963-07:00What is most disturbing to me about this article i...What is most disturbing to me about this article is the fact that faculty members have not only condoned prejudice toward LGBT students but have encouraged it. The faculty and staff of schools are responsible for maintaing welcoming and discrimination free campuses. I cannot imagine how Wolfe felt knowing that his principal violated his civil rights. As the highest school authority, principles set the standard for all of the school's faculty members and students. What lengths will students now go to to discriminate against Wolfe, after their principle has made it okay? These ADULTS need to take responsibilty for how their actions affect those of their students. Mary Curry-Ledbetterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213698897949550422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503569476724915921.post-2734251946402308022013-04-26T14:59:04.562-07:002013-04-26T14:59:04.562-07:00I also believe that denying a person’s preference ...I also believe that denying a person’s preference is a violation of civil rights. Your blog post made me think of Justice Cameron’s lecture Gay Rights are Civil Rights, in which he discussed how gay rights are the civil rights battle of this century. However, gay rights are a more difficult subject to approach. It’s easy to see why racism is wrong, because people are born and cannot change the color of their skin. However, some people would argue that being gay is a preference and therefore is not a true civil rights issue because the people choose to be that way. I disagree with this idea; many people have fought their sexuality vehemently, especially when it contradicted with their religious or moral beliefs. <br />The same is true for transgender students. They do not choose to be that way, but instead feel as though they are trapped inside the wrong body. Isaak Wolfe felt like a male, and therefore he should have been nominated for Prom King even if he was born a female. I am interested to see how both this instance and the entire gay rights movement plays out. Maybe in fifty years, the movement will be studied in college classes and there will be a new civil rights movement emerging. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763019585761196823noreply@blogger.com