LGBT rights opposition is the opposition to legal rights , proposed or enacted, for lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender people. Organizations influential in LGBT rights opposition frequently oppose the enactment of laws making same-sex marriage legal, the passage of anti-discrimination laws aimed at curtailing anti-LGBT discrimination , including in employment and housing, the passage of anti-bullying laws to protect LGBT minors, laws decriminalizing same-gender relationships, and other LGBT rights related laws. These groups are often religious or socially conservative in nature. Such opposition can be motivated by homophobia , transphobia , bigotry , animosity, [1] religion , moral beliefs , political ideologies , or other reasons. Laws that LGBT rights opponents may be opposed to include civil unions or partnerships , LGBT parenting and adoption , military service , access to assisted reproductive technology , and access to sex reassignment surgery and hormone replacement therapy for transgender individuals. According to Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy , " natural law theory offers the most common intellectual defense for differential treatment of gays and lesbians".
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But the Union government, which left it to the court to decide on section , has indicated that it is likely to oppose any petition for same-sex marriage. We are asking for rights respect and dignity and it is unconstitutional and impudent to deny that. The page SC judgment on Thursday had spoken at length about how social norms cannot regulate constitutional liberties and affirmed the rights of the community without going into the question of civil rights. The government counsel in July had asked the court to limit itself to Section , and not expand to civil rights.
Help us continue to fight human rights abuses. Please give now to support our work. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender LGBT people planning on fostering or adopting children in the US have a victory to celebrate. That amendment would have allowed child welfare providers to refuse to place children with LGBT parents.
About Follow Donate. Polling and Analysis. There also has been a steady increase in support for allowing gays and lesbians to adopt children.