Arguments both for and against same-sex marriage vary widely from person to person, but I believe same-sex marriage potentially benefits the American population in a multitude of ways. ... People of this country should imagine what it is like to be a same-sex couple and imagine someone depriving them of the basic human right to do whatever it is that helps them on their pursuit of happiness. Along with giving needy children homes, same-sex marriages also increase revenue for state governments. ... Often the government is looking for new ways to make as much money as possible and same-sex marr...

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It is urgent that same-sex marriage is legalized so that couples have access to the same benefits enjoyed by opposite-sex married couples. ... It is unjustified for such a temporal matter like marriage being limited by religious objections to same-sex marriage. Providing same-sex couples with the equal right to marry will not harm religious institutions in any way. Each religion institution still have the freedom to choose whether to decline or perform marriages for same-sex couples. ... Moreover, children raised by same-sex parents are reported to be more tolerant and open-minded. ...

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The Vermont Supreme Court attempted to answer this question response written by Jeffrey Amestoy stated the issue of same sex civil unions as "May the State of Vermont exclude same sex couples from the benefits and protections that its laws provide to opposite sex married couples? ... Since State of Vermont Supreme Court ruled that same sex marriages or civil unions were not protected under the current law. ... The religious stance was that couples of the same sex are committing a sin. The sin as explained to me was that it is the act of having sex with no intent to create children. ... Through...

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Now that same-sex marriage has been legalized, many controversies, trivial arguments against it have been aroused. ... In short, religious values, beliefs or faith shouldn't be used when dealing in social and political same-sex marriage issue. Banning same-sex marriage is discriminatory. ... Speaking of nurturing kids, legalizing same-sex marriage may contribute to enervate the escalating population of homeless or parentless youngsters by adoption. ... Same-sex marriage is not actually the problem but the people themselves who have no legitimate interest, in how the homosexual's lo...

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After describing how gender violence became a human rights violation articulated in formal documents of international law, this chapter discusses one of the most important new issues in the gender violence and human rights field, that of the trafficking of sex workers. ... It names gender-based violence as a violation of human rights and as an instance of sex discrimination and inequality (Connors 1996: 27-8). ...

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To make it easier to observe and understand the levels of authority that are meant here and the theoretical explanations of rights and liberties that have been already given to the "weaker sex", the chapter Theoretical Framework was provided with the theories, written laws and norms. ... Shortly, all 103 respondents were people of both sexes, different ages and social status. ... In the following chapters the work will be based on the objects to compare the level of using political rights between men and women and to find out the reasons for "unequal correlation of representation of both sexe...

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Sexual and reproductive health is undeniably at the core of being human. It ensures the continuity of the human species through reproduction. It ensures the continuity of life when well taken care of. It is rather safe to say our sexual and reproductive health condition as humans determines the beginning or the end of life. It determines our socio-economic status; it determines the livelihood of our offspring. ...

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She emphasized that legalization of gay marriage is not erosion of a family but instead it is more inductive protection of families which include two individuals and children.7 In The Case for Same-Sex Marriage, the author William Elkridge expresses argument parallel to Gomes. 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 further suggests that condemnation of same-sex marriage is derived directly from the biblical definition of marriage and that, gay marria...

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Chaired by Eleanor Roosevelt, the PCSW issued a report titled American Women in 1963, which exposed and denounced sex discrimination and outlined a clear agenda for reform. ... During debate over the law, women took advantage of a segregationist Congressman's likely hostile amendment to include "sex" in Title VII, which would ban employment discrimination. ... She went on to explain why gender equality would be even more important for black women than for white women: "If sex is not included, the civil rights bill would not be including only one-half of the Negroes" (M...

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There are many individuals that support legalizing same sex rights; however there are many on the other side of the spectrum. Aside from societal and religious conventions, in my opinion same sex couples should have the same benefits as heterosexual couples whether it's through the legalization of marriage, or allowing them to have the same benefits as heterosexual couples. ...

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In the sex industries, trafficking is mostly related to the rising demand and supply in women in South Asian and the United States. In the 1990's, studies by researchers of the feminist group have talked about how strongly migration is related to the rising occurrences of trafficking in women, mail-order brides and the growths of sex tourisms. ...

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Frasier 4 One of the chapter's purposes is to encourage "Respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as the race, sex, language, or religion". ... When employment decisions are based on an employees race, sex, religion, the impact is felt on many levels. ... Both federal and state laws decisions based on a person's sex, race, creed, religion, national origin, age and physical impairments. ... Harassment in the workplace based on the race or employees who are actually bound to eradicate hostile environments may not tolerate sex. ...

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According to Cindy Stuckman-Johnson, who reported in the Journal of Sex Research, 22 percent of male inmates in Nebraska prisons experienced unwanted sexual contact, and, in most of the cases it will occurred more than once (Hell Behind Bars 24). ... And those who struggle or have poor skills to fight are labeled as punks and, therefore, sex slaves. ...

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Further more he will work to expand equal rights to same-sex couples and ban workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation, strengthen federal protections against anti-gay violence, give federal employees the right to name same-sex partners as beneficiaries, remove bias from our immigration laws, and end the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell- policy. ... Integral to the restoration of those principles of Civil Rights and Justice is the reaffirmation of the shared belief that everyone, regardless of race, sex, creed, sexual orientation, or immigration status is entitled to...

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David Leslie, in his article "Multiculturalism and the Hyphenated Canadian", argues that, even though Canadians characterized diversity as a "melting pot" of North American culture, and most of us feel we are treated equally and fairly, some minor groups are still named "hyphenated Canadians." Cana...

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A woman is a victim of the burden of bringing up children and looking after the home and running domestic affairs. While the men go out to be bread-winners and do not look back at the housework or taking care of children. Women are put up to the never-ending struggle against dust, stains, mud and di...

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Whereas, a young woman with a career facing similar circumstances, hopefully, would take a more responsible approach by practicing safe sex, following through the full-term pregnancy, or giving the child up for adoption. ... In addition, Goldberg and Elder found that "People know little about morning-after pills, hormones that women can take up to 72 hours after sex to prevent a fertilized egg from developing. ...

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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). ... For instance on January 7th 2014, the president of Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan signed a new law prohibiting the same-sex marriage and a fourteen years prison for those who show any display of affection or get married. ...

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She envisioned a society in which women could be educated and work alongside men as equals in every pursuit, and validated equal citizenship for both sexes, giving everyone "a direct share in deliberations of government5." "Let there be no coercion established in society," she said, "and, the common law of gravity prevailing, the sexes will fall into their proper places6," (Wollstonecraft, 1781). ...

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Margaret Sanger was an American writer, sex educator, nurse and famously a birth control activist during the early twentieth century. ... She was known as the "radiant rebel" who developed the birth control movement in the United States at a time in which pre­marital sex was frowned upon in our society. ...

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Rights are Enforceable by the courts All people, irrespective of race, religion, caste or sex, have been given the right to move the Supreme Court and the High Courts for the enforcement of their fundamental rights. ... All the Citizens have the same liberties and the same facilities, irrespective of wealth or social status, race or caste, sex or place of birth, or any of them....

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John Stuart Mills, a British philosopher, political economist and civil servant disagrees with Stanton's speech and says "No no the generality of the male sex cannot yet tolerate the idea of living with an equal at the fireside; and here is the secret of the opposition to women's equality in the state and the church-men are not ready to recognize it in the home....

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After quarter century after the policy was introduced and put into place, the worlds population growth has steady declined, the sex ratio at birth, defined as the proportion of male live births to female live births (ranges from 1.03 to 1.07 in industrialized countries), and also an increase in the ratio between elderly parents and adult children. ...

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Illinois state law "requires all convicted sex offenders to submit a blood sample if they are sentenced to incarceration or other institutionalized care and to provide such sample as a condition of parole or release" and the samples are kept in a database that "may not be subject to expungement" (Michelle Hibbert). ...

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The plight of equal rights for women has had an extensive, long-suffering and tumultuous history. Even though women have argued intensely to attain their privileges, they continue to labor for workplace equality, reproductive rights, and to overcome religious and cultural barriers. The conflict for ...

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