He demonstrates that prohibiting same-sex marriage is "antifamily and antichildren." He claims that denying same-sex marriage to homosexuals will not make them heterosexuals. ... He convincingly demonstrates that the Bible does not condemns homosexuality. He gave example of the text from the Bible: "You shall not lie with a male as with a women; it is abomination" (Leviticus 18:22). ... (Pollitt, 9) She does not take any stand on the gay marriage but she implies that "marriage" is the word own by state not by church. ...

• Word Count: 2042
• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As the Supreme Court declared, same-sex marriage has been legalized nationwide. ... The next two mentions are in Leviticus where states, "You shall not lie with a male as with a woman. ... Opposing views claimed that culture does not influence sexual preferences. ... When people notice that it is permissible to do something even though it is not completely acceptable in the society, they are more likely to do it than the other people who are living in a society where people are forbidden to do something in their childhood. ... Same-sex orientation is not intrinsic; it is the external factors ...

• Word Count: 1162
• Approx Pages: 5
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

But can you imagine dealing with all those factors and adding a very large stressful one on to it. ... Many youth engage in same sex behavior; attractions or behavior does not mean that individual is gay, sexual activity is behavior whereas sexual orientation is a component of identity. ... They have a fear that friendships will be misunderstood by same sex friends or that their secret may be given away. ... They do not want to admit it. ... So letting your closet friends and family know that you feel this way is a very difficult task. ...

• Word Count: 1525
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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...

• Word Count: 2200
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In humans, men tend to exhibit lower levels of parental investment in offspring than women do (Low, 1989). ... The second component, sociosexual attitude, can be theorized as the evaluative nature concerning uncommitted sex. ... It contains open-ended blank questions such as "With how many different partners have you had sex on one and only occasion?... "How often do you fantasize about having sex with someone other than your current (most recent) dating partner?... This could be due to butch lesbian's higher levels of testosterones level, as well as higher number of sex partne...

• Word Count: 1702
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

I do not care if that individual has excess secretion of Testosterone/estrogen or a major inhibition in the secretion of these two hormones, that led him/her to have extreme sexual desires or even if it was his/her preferable sexual desire even though they are biologically perfect ("Biological Causes of Same-Sex Attraction." 2). ... It just feels so inhumane watching other human beings being violated everyday, just because they do not have the same sexual preference the rest have. ... Another excuse which people use for their vulgar close-minded actions is that they have homophobia (homophobia...

• Word Count: 1341
• Approx Pages: 5
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Sexual orientation, biological sex, gender identity, and sex-role comprise sexual identity. ... The range of sexual identity now also is inclusive of those that are transvestites (those having characteristics of both sexes). ... Problems arise when families do not know how to cope. ... Therefore the first step as in any process of grief is acceptance of this child as a part of you. ... Unfortunately this does not happen all the time. ...

• Word Count: 4517
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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....

• Word Count: 1494
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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...

• Word Count: 1437
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The principles of freedom and equality are those that every American holds closest to their heart, that is unless you are in the military and are gay. ... Currently the military does not actively seek out and prosecute heterosexual service members who engage in sodomy but they will go to great lengths to investigate mere claims of homosexual conduct. ... These cases show clearly how military leaders blatantly violate both current policy and individual rights. ... The author explains that gender segregation is based on two principles: "People have a preference for people of the opposite sex ...

• Word Count: 2210
• Approx Pages: 9
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate