gay rights
Noun
Meaning
gay rights pl (plural only)
The concept that people of minority sexual orientations such as homosexuality (gay people), are entitled to the same rights and considerations as heterosexuals.
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Examples
Gay rights are human rights.
I am going to sing lesbian love songs and support gay rights no matter what. The rest is public relations.
The single most important thing you can do politically for gay rights is to come out. Not to write a letter to your congressman but to come out.
It's a facet of the gay rights movement that people don't think about enough. Why suddenly marriage equality? Because it wasn't until 1981 that the court struck down Louisiana's 'head and master rule,' that the husband was head and master of the house.
The computer is a greater threat to the [nuclear] family than all the abortion laws and gay rights movements and pornography in the world.
What is deeply distressing is the incredible number of people who are vehemently opposed to equality, and the need for them to deny gay rights simply because they cannot bear the thought of gays having rights.