We’ve yet to discuss DADT (“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”) in class, but the issue is bound to come up along with the looming same-sex marriage appeal. I do find a striking resemblance between the resistance King and others experienced and what the federal government is (and is not) doing with respect to DADT. From CNN.com: [...]
This semester I am incorporating an examination of California’s Prof. 8, the state proposition that bans same-sex marriage. We won’t get to it until about half way through the semester, but a course is being taught on the topic of same-sex marriage at Seton Hall, a Catholic university in New Jersey. It appears Seton Hall [...]
We only briefly discussed the general issue of how LGBTQ discrimination does or does not fall under the umbrella of the kind of discrimination King addressed. Given the court cases in the California on Prop. 8, and the legislative processes going on across the country, it is topic that deserves more discussion next time around.
I’ve read the US Constitution, but must admit I haven’t read the California constitution. A quick Google search yielded the following. I excerpted some of the Articles that deal with “equal rights”.
