http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/08/16/same.sex.marriage/

I have picked the "other" group in society as the gay and lesbian community. In America especially there is a lot of opposition to gay marriage and civil ceremonies. In this sense America is an extremely backwards country as even today there is much discrimination and prejudice towards the gay community. Only 5 of the states in America permit same sex marriages. The website i have picked comes from the CNN news chanel and is a report from earlier this year surrounding California's decision upon same sex marriages. I think this represents the history of being gay in America well as it makes clear that even in the 21st century it is hard ot be gay and live a free and happy life in America, ideals that America is supposed to base it's ideology upon. The brief (and somewhat undecisive) history of the gay rights in California shows the indecision on the situation and the struggle the gay community must live with. What was interesting was that it pointed out that "The brief order from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals late Monday set aside a federal judge's decision earlier this month that would have permitted same-sex marriages to resume in California as early as Wednesday" which suggests that there are many different views upon the situation; and that Americans cannot agree on the right outcome for the situation. It just goes to show that some citizens are determined to stop the law changing to favour the gay and lesbian community, whereas the gay community are prepared to go to the highest court in order to prove themselves indifferent and this shows the hardship which is faced in America today.Although many people may be coming to terms with the idea of people being gay as a CNN poll i looked at suggested, it doesn't mean that they are prepared to go all the way to changing the law and allowing the marriages and civil ceremonies to be legalized.

The view of the gay community is obviously present here as they attempt to overturn the law, and suceed and then fail at the next hurdle with the next court. It suggests that there is much controversy surrounding the issue and not much is being achieved on the matter. The religious history of America may influence their views upon the situation, and as the CNN article states "Among the federal appeals judges who agreed Monday to block same-sex marriages from resuming immediately was Sidney Thomas, a Montana native who was interviewed this spring by President Obama for the Supreme Court vacancy" i don't think the struggle for gay rights in America will gain sucess anytime soon. There is simply to much prejudice and hard feeling, which means the struggle will continue and that history will take time to be re-written.