The Pressure To Cover Analysis

Measures of a New Discrimination
Discrimination has been around since the beginning of time. During slavery and genocidal killings, discrimination was of norm for one to act out and show their hatred towards another person because of their race or religion. However, today’s race discrimination is still prevalent; many have mastered the skills in concealing their true beliefs. In the short story “The Pressure to Cover” by Kenji Yoshino, the author describes how discrimination’s has changed over time stating that discrimination “does not aim at groups as a whole” (409). Any nature of discrimination is unlawful and violates our civil rights and our liberty of privacy.
Today’s new concerns are gay rights. Many people are quiet about their sexuality not only because of what others will say but also the consequences they may face with their jobs and American laws. Yoshino gives an example of a young woman who asked for some time away from work for her honeymoon. Most individuals would have no problem with this and her boss did not either until it came to his knowledge that she married another woman. She lost her job and also lost her case with the court stating,
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“…Bowers had terminated Shahar on the basis of her conduct, not her status” (Yoshino 460). The debate on gay marriages could be similar to the civil rights movements for that both issues deserve the prospects of equal treatment before the law.

When concerning gay rights and other topics such as women rights and religious freedom, you would conceive the law could not say anything because this would mean going against religion, women rights and such would violate the amendments. However today’s laws are being contorted. When these cases are taken to the court, “…the courts routinely…show more content…
"The Pressure to Cover." The Arlington Reader: Contexts and Connections. Ed. Lynn Z. Bloom and Louise Z. Smith. New York: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2008. 459-460.