The big thing is to make this country, along with every other country in the world with a few exceptions, quit discriminating against people just because they're gay, you don't have to agree with it, but they have a constitutional right to be gay. And that's what brings me into it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Goldwater states that people have a constitutional right to be gay regardless of personal agreement.
- In plain terms
- Everyone has a right to be gay even if others disagree.
- What can you take from it?
- Constitutional rights protect individuals regardless of opinion.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What rights are constitutional?
- How should disagreement be handled?
Another view
The link between constitutional right and sexual orientation was legally debated at the time.
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