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restricted because my friends are not treating nee in the same way and are acting in an unfriendly manner. Families like mine around the world are being treated unfairly just because someone in the family is gay, My family has two gay parents, and they are often judged for being gay and having a family. Some people think that gay couples should not be able to have a family. These people are believing a "gay is unhealthy" stereotype. They think gay people should not be allowed to have kids because it may make the kids. gay. The stereotype somehow assumes that 2 gay parents could not possibly be as good as two straight parents. I personally know this to be false. My parents care deeply about my brother and I and are very loving and sometimes strict, just like other parents. In other words, our family is pretty similar to.all the other families in the neighborhood. we are similar even when we are unfairly teased. Even though gay families are very similar to other families they are often denied the same human rights. For example, until this summer, nay dads were not allowed to get married. This violates Article 16 0- Right to Marriage and Family from the UDFIb. It states that everyone has the right to marry and have a family. Now that my dads are married, and federal laws have been changed by the Supreme Court, our family is protected by over 1, 100 lags. The purpose of the constitution is to protect human rights. The government should never use the Bill of bights to deny our freedom. In the Bill of bights, Amendment IX states that "certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others ". Fortunately, my family is protected by the Minnesota Human bights Act (-IRA) and new marriage laws. However, many of my friends and their families who live in other states still do not have the same Human Rights as we do. Stereotypes are often linked to race. People make an assumption about an entire ,group -of people just based on their skin color. Sometimes people who have never met me or my family judge us by our race. This happens to many families and can limit their rights. My ;brother and I are Asian; we were born in China. My parents are caucasian. Some people do not like to see mixed race families as they think it is wrong simply due to stereotypes. This can lead to misunderstandings or inappropriate questions about our