Pro Same-Sex Marriage When it comes to marriage, I feel everyone should have that right. ... Moreover, how can you deny someone the right to marry because "God says it is wrong" did they actually have a discussion with him yesterday or even today for that matter. ... It is apparent that the government does not condone same-sex marriages. ... Like a saying I heard "You fear what you do not know." And this holds true, if you do not agree with something hear the other arguments side first before you cast your judgement. ...

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There are over 18 countries that have legalized same-sex marriage. ... As stated in the Bible, Leviticus 18:22, "Do not have sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman; that is detestable.... The bible has pointed out how forgiving, merciful and loving our God is more than it has pointed out how wrong it is to commit to a homosexual relationship. ... There are countries who have legalized gay marriage, one of which is the United States but is doing fine in terms of population. ... If you analyze it, marriages do not really concern religion or the church but the state. ...

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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. ...

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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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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. ...

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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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With the African American struggle you have your families and community support. ... If you are honored as being an educated African American male there is still that fear that people will maintain the perception that gay people are some how evil or inferior. ... Is influential in fact that it now has a major role in everything we see or do. ... But lets take this point of view you did not chose whether or not you are attracted to woman, then why do you feel gay men had a chose on which they have sexual feeling for. ... PhD,1998) In reality the bible says its an abomination to have anal sex,...

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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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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...

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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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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...

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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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. - Prejudice: stereotyping a person based on characteristics of a group to which the person belongs without regard to how the person may vary from group characteristics B. ... What the term really means, that an individual likes the same sex, and is a homosexual, is lost, and the term develops a negative connotation, which then is transferred to gay people themselves. ... This can also cause them to be discriminated against personally by staff, instructors or even administrators, depending on how strong homophobia is seated in one community. 2. ... Most kids grow up with the perspective that...

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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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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 ...

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