Even those which do allow legal same sex marriages restrict the couples' right to have or adopt children. ... However, the movement has one very important factor working on our side that they do not have. ... You just said that same sex marriages are not legal in most countries in the world. So, how can you now say that we have the law on our side?" ... They also do not tell you that Leviticus tells us that shaving, cussing, and jealously are sins, but it does not say that homosexuality is any worse than the other "sins" listed. ...

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If Putin were to realize how beneficial it was to have same-sex marriage legal in his country, he would change his laws in a heartbeat. If the U.S. were to do the same, we would see dramatic differences in our social, political, and even economic field areas. ... In fact, the only thing I've ever seen about that in a textbook was the KKK killing people for it, making it seem like we shouldn't want anyone to have a preference other than the opposite sex because if you don't, you'll die. ... A few weeks into the job, you let it slip that you have a spouse or partner of the sa...

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"How can a guy grow up in a circus like that?" ... Jim's parents, having been rushed to the precinct from the country club, the mother is seen as this source of pent up anger, passive aggressive frustration, yet in the next scene she is serving waffles in a yellow apron before sending Jim off to school, his parents, not knowing what to do or how to do it, tried to follow the media and the newspaper columns and what the "experts" said. ... and the other kid replies, "you gotta do something, doncha?" ... Sexologists told women that to enjoy sex they had to fully fit and enjoy the positio...

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We have open homosexuality, transgendered individuals, people making sex-change operations. ... Should I go to work, should I go to the mall, or should I get a sex change, what will I have for dinner, what will I wear? How can these choices be determined? ... In some cases, a person can go their whole life believing that they are attracted to the opposite sex, and then one day have an experience with a person of the same sex and develop deep meaningful feelings toward that person of the same sex. They don't have to all of a sudden become in love with that person and ultimately become ...

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Abusive LGBT relationships have the same dynamics of power and control as straight relationships, but frequently go undetected and unreported. ... At times, her girlfriend would verbally abuse Courtney by saying, "If it wasn't for me Courtney, you wouldn't have anything. ... The lack of experience in same-sex dating may make it difficult for an LBT teen to identify abuse in the relationship. ... Finally, because adolescents experiencing abuse are most likely to turn to a friend, prevention and intervention efforts should also focus on teaching young people how to help friends who are...

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Who do you think is better at giving the answer? Who do you think that little girl want to tell the secret problem? ... Don"t you think that we have to get them out of there rather than keep them living in those environments? ... If children are able to understand why they have same sex parents, there would be no problem. ... If you think about a problem concerning with having to daddies or to mommies, let's say that to have same sex parents is better than to have none at all. ...

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Whether it is the money, the fame, the houses, the cars, or whatever, male athletes appear to have very few problems attracting members of the opposite sex. ... Probably not all too ironic, the reason for this again has to do very heavily with men. ... And while on the topic of tennis, how can we forget to mention Anna Kournikova. ... Gay athletes are rare in the sport world as a whole, although they do tend to proliferate in some particular sports. ... Perhaps the most acclaimed gay athlete of our time, Greg Louganis says that athletes in many sports have approached him on various occasio...

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For years, opponents of gay and lesbian relationships have made comments such as "If they wanted to they could fall in love with someone of the opposite sex, and just stop being gay". ... No one can tell someone else who or what to love or that what and how they feel about someone is not real. ... Doesn't seem right does it? ... Wouldn't you expect the same rights as a married couple, but are told that just because your not legally married you don't have the right to anything? ... All of those close minded, one sided not real people don't have to agree to have a homosex...

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They have recognized that same sex couples are as deserving of the same equal rights and responsibilities as heterosexual couples. ... You don't need to see size, race, intelligence, sex, religion, or the hundred other things that people use to make choices about people. ... Not for race, sex, size, wealth or sexual orientation. ... This is how most of us live. ... The majority of people who do attack or fight against GLBT people do it for religious reasons. ...

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People go to drink, party, dance, and have fun, like people do at regular bars. ... You would never know one is gay unless they or someone else told you. ... I see it this way because in the minds of our society, it would not be normal for anyone to dress up as the opposite sex and then perform. ... If you"re going to be that way, be it at home and not out in society around others. ... I know others may not see this the same way as I do, but I present my feelings from a Christian's point of view because that is the best way I know how to say how I feel about this situation. ...

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But because a kid is under the roof with gay or lesbian parents does not mean the child is in the wrong hands. ... In this article she discusses how children with homosexual parents experience the conflicts they have to face in life and how they would be affected. ... Research shows evidence that a parent's sexual preference does not affect a child's sexuality. ... For example, having friends come over and ask why you have two moms or two dads can put a child in a discomforting position. ... Furthermore, people may just find it very awkward to see same sex couples. ...

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If gay marriage was okay to do, why did God burn Lot's village? ... I asked her, "Why are you crying? ... I"ll see you in heaven." ... How could two parents of the same sex bring up a child to be straight? I meant be straight, a normal relationship with other sex. ...

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As our group was brainstorming ideas for our presentation I said that I would do a brief history for this topic. ... Women in the movement have in most cases gone to great lengths to avoid discussion and confrontation with the issue of lesbianism. ... The first division of labor in pre-history was based on sex. ... Race, class, and national oppression came from men and have no place in a woman-identified revolution. ... It means ending your personal state in the male world so that you join women, individually and collectively in the struggle to end your oppression....

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You are going to write about a day in the life of the opposite sex," Ms. ... "How did you get in here," I proclaimed. "Do you see that door," he questioned looking at me like I was losing my hair. "Have you been day drinking again Max? ... Acting like his mother I proclaimed, "You still need to do so many things before 5:30! ...

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Many different views and myths about how, why, what, and who homosexuals are have been clearly evident and voiced throughout history. ... Does this apply to all men, or only to those who do the socially accepted things in everyday life in our current society? ... The children are very well adjusted and have no psychological harm because they have same sex parents. ... Whether or not biology or environment has anything to do with the origins of sexuality in all actuality has nothing to do with the natural rights granted to you as a citizen. ... Same Sex: Debating Ethics, Science, and Cultu...

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In this essay I will convey information of how society plays an important role of kinship and how gender have an impact and blinded many societies. ... I will discuss how families are ignorant and narrow minded when talking about gay and lesbians and how society in general just do not talk about these topic in their household, people bluntly ignore the fact that these are people like myself and you. ... In parenting, lesbians and gay claimed that it is not sex nor is it gender which makes up a family but is merely the love for these children that draws a family more closely towards each other....

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Strong families are marked as having nurturing, caring, and loving characteristics. ... A homosexual couple raising a child is no different than having two relatives of the same sex raising a child. ... To say that this is the only acceptable home for children insults all children's homes that do not observe this. ... They need to look further, past the discrimination and stereotypes, to how the family functions. Today, you have heard the courts approach to deeming the suitability of parents, why homosexuals should be allowed to parent children, and the truth about families with lesbi...

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