Post at least a 250 word reflection by Thursday, April 4 at 11:59 PM EST.

By Sunday, April 7 at 11:59 PM EST, you will need to have responded to a classmate with at least 150 words.

For your fifth discussion board topic, you will need to watch the speech of New York State Senator Diane Savino on the Marriage Equality Bill, which can be found in the Required Learning Materials for Module 6 or by clicking the link above.

Click on reply at the bottom. This will open a dialogue box. Respond to the following:

Despite the 2015 Supreme Court decision making same sex marriage legal in all 50 states, marriage equality continues to be a controversial topic in US society, with many people opposing it on religious and other grounds.

How does NYS Senator Savino defend marriage equality? Do you agree with her argument? Why or why not? Provide examples to support your position.

For this discussion, you may want to focus on the following key concepts in the course:

Family, Minority Status, Prejudice, Discrimination