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On June 26, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court held in a 5–4 decision that the Fourteenth Amendment requires all states to grant same-sex marriages and recognize same-sex marriages granted in other states. Andrew Sullivan speaks about this very important decision made and how it has affected same-sex couples. I chose his post “ It Is Accomplished ” because I wanted to gain more information on the subject from someone who identifies as a conservative homosexual man. Sullivan begins his post by explaining to us the different legal hardships people have had to endure to legalize same-sex marriage. He describes that “For many years, it felt like one step forward, two steps back”. I would also like to remind us that homosexual people have had to endure much worse hardships than trying to legalize same-sex marriage, such as hate crimes and violence. One good example of this is the American Horror story show in which a homosexual woman is in an asylum just because of her sexual orientation, a...

Soccer or football, however one may call it, is the most popular sport in the world. According to worldatlas.com it is estimated that at least half of the global population consider themselves soccer followers. It is also a known fact that we have a crisis at the border with thousands of children flooding in, many within the single digit age range. A big majority of these kids come without adult supervision, regardless of this, they want the same thing the adults want, a chance at a better life. Luma Mufle, from the Dallas Morning News talks about the controversial decision the Trump Administration has made, which is end recreational programs for kids in shelters. The administration decided to take away the opportunity to play soccer from these kids as they deemed it “not directly necessary for the protection of life and safety”. Mufle argues that this is a very bad decision and she talks about the negative impact it has on the children.        ...