The state in support of racism had laws that regulated where black people could live, work, and attend school. Racism and heterosexism also share the same practices such as marriage which many do not accept. So in that case the government is forced to regulate it. If marriage was normal between two straight people of the opposite gender and if it occurred naturally within racial categories there would be no need for laws against it. That is clearly not realistic nowadays so a senses of laws have been passed all designed to regulate marriage, An example of that would be how in the past the tax system has rewarded married couples with tax breaks that everyone else has been rejected to. With that being done, it was clearly a good idea to get married for your own financial reasons. Up until 1967 is when the state overturned these laws and created new ones to keep LGBT people from marrying stating “legal union between one man and one woman” (pg-237). Many might not agree with the governments decision about marriage and have petitioned against it. Marriage should be based on the love that one finds in another with no boundaries and the gender of the two should not be an issue. Over the years some states such as Conneticut and Massachusettes have actually legalized gay marrriage and the gay community couldn’t be anymore pleased. It is only a matter of time before the whole country allows gay
The state in support of racism had laws that regulated where black people could live, work, and attend school. Racism and heterosexism also share the same practices such as marriage which many do not accept. So in that case the government is forced to regulate it. If marriage was normal between two straight people of the opposite gender and if it occurred naturally within racial categories there would be no need for laws against it. That is clearly not realistic nowadays so a senses of laws have been passed all designed to regulate marriage, An example of that would be how in the past the tax system has rewarded married couples with tax breaks that everyone else has been rejected to. With that being done, it was clearly a good idea to get married for your own financial reasons. Up until 1967 is when the state overturned these laws and created new ones to keep LGBT people from marrying stating “legal union between one man and one woman” (pg-237). Many might not agree with the governments decision about marriage and have petitioned against it. Marriage should be based on the love that one finds in another with no boundaries and the gender of the two should not be an issue. Over the years some states such as Conneticut and Massachusettes have actually legalized gay marrriage and the gay community couldn’t be anymore pleased. It is only a matter of time before the whole country allows gay