... accept or even allow the marriage licenses of a homosexual union. The issue of marriage benefits is one of the most important reasons why same-sex marriages and civil unions should be legalized. The rights for a spouse to have medical leave, bereavement, custody of a child, tax breaks, pension ... , and that is highly unfair. There are also many moral and legal issues that affect this case. The government's refusal to recognize same-sex marriages and civil unions is discrimination masquerading as morality. Finally, there is a wall of separation between church and state and this needs to ...

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... commonly used by majority as their arguments to oppose the issue "a maneuver which I consider reprehensible. Extremists would start to argue that "same-sex marriage is a violation of basic biblical tenets,"" and then would start citing passages, without regard for the cultural context or literary genre of the ... faith which is the bible. Doing this might cost them to lose the credibility of the claim, for like the ones in the bible, stories that are so old, so very ancient are always true, but they aren't always correctly noted down and explained. In short, religious values, ... belief...

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... like heterosexuals, gays differ enormously from each other; but many heterosexuals usually lump all gays together. They accept the stereotype that gays are only obsessed with sex, placing a narrow focus on one dimension of their lifestyles. In this way, many people have a hard time believing that gays are, for the most ... codes of Leviticus, and the letters of Paul. (Silver 59) The story of the city of Sodom is one of the most widely told stories of the Bible. It is taught to children and is embedded in their psyche when the reach adulthood as to the way God feels about ... homosexuals...

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... , finger-snapping homosexual. Many stereotypes such as these continued until the early nineties. In 1991, on "LA Law-, two women share the first same sex kiss on prime time television. A few years later, NBC's hit show "FRIENDS- featured Ross Gellar's ex wife as a lesbian, raising a child ... Friend's Wedding- became a huge success and most reviews talked about the relationship between Everett and Roberts. Other films such as; "The Opposite of Sex-, "Trick-, "Beautiful Thing-, and "Get Real- all depicted gay characters as the focus of the movie. The spillover into primetime television wa...

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... it that the members of society have become so consumed with trivialities that they fail to notice real issues? The stigma associated with same-sex relationships has reached epidemic proportion. Between 1992 and 1994 a total of 26 homosexuals were victims of hate crimes and another 165 were murdered ... figure climbs to over 10%. Because of the historical taboos placed on homosexual relationships, most people automatically focus on the physical aspect of a same-sex relationship. Thus ignoring the more important similarities to a heterosexual relationship, which are love, family and commit...

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... the most common form anymore. Then I will attempt to analyze the Con side which expresses the fact that two people of the same sex should not be raising and rearing children together. Many believe that if the couple is unable to produce children together, then they shouldn't ... to become lesbian or gay themselves (Baker, 105). In most cultures, children are raised to take on specific roles associated with their biological sex very early in life. Therefore, in most cases people maintain an identity of themselves in terms of gender (Blumenfeld and Raymond, 45). ... Chapter of Socializa...

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... youth. The rise in bad happenings against homosexual youth has brought legislature protecting the rights to equal treatment within schools and other civic functions. It may be easier to read sex discrimination to include sexual orientation discrimination than it would be to make legislation making discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation illegal. In the United States, Wisconsin's employment discrimination law ... of LGBT students told a 2001 survey from the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) that they felt unsafe at school because of their sexuality or gender _...

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... when roughly 153 million orphans waiting for care and attention required for healthy development (World Orphans, n.d., para.1). According to Williams Institute and the Urban Institute, around 8 percent same-sex couples lived with adopted children in America from 2000 to 2002. The number of homosexual adoptive parents has increased dramatically, up to 19 percent of homosexual couples living with adopted ... in lesbian-parent families are almost two times higher than that of  normative American 17-year-old teenagers (Gartrell & Bos, 2010, p.32). According to Rosenfeld, children living with...

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... form of verbal sexual allegations feminizes those men who perceive such allegations distressing. Although sexual harassment, which is widely understood as "unwanted conduct of a sexual nature or conduct based on sex which is offensive to the recipient" (Rubenstein) , has been a subject of feminist enquiry since the late 1970s, heterosexual men's experiences of sexual harassment perpetrated by men or ... when young men talk amongst themselves about their sexual exploits and experiences, they are struggling to establish themselves as acceptably masculine, within a competitive framework. Y...

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... years. 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". But in fact, love is love. No one can tell someone else who or what to love or that what and how ... what color some ones hair or eyes are and with gay and lesbian couple, all of those things still apply but they just happen to be of the same sex. It's human nature to look and like and eventually fall in love. It's the individual choices that we make that effect us for the rest of our ... it's the pe...

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... generally mischievous, made by people who knew how angrily Hemingway would defend his manly, heterosexual virtue. The second, less masculine hero I mentioned before is seen in several of Hemingway's short stories and novels. In these works Hemingway constantly had underlying homosexual plots that can be examined. Hemingway seemed very negative about this submissive masculinity that seemed more feminine than masculine. In ... experiences; the feminizing influence on male bonds. The war defined homosexual relationships as devious, and even though two soldiers could share an intense emotio...

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... come across everyday, whether or not to allow young minds to read books of certain nature. Years ago it was the opposite, trying to get young minds to explore the stories and events of the reading world. The most important problem at hand is the messages that these books are sending to our young people, giving different opinions on subjects, whereas ... going to be here no matter what one says. Though majority of people disagree with these actions, they can not disappear. Our country has broken down enough to allow same sex marriages and adoptions, and some how America is going to have ...

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... teaching evolution as a scientific principle in schools, the director feels that there are facts that support the theories and should be explored but, must acknowledge "biblical limitations." The teaching of sex education is important, but most of all the content should be age appropriate and "encourage abstinence." Non- mainstream adult magazines to study literary style according to the director is "unnecessary ... ," and instead use of non- controversial articles would be more appropriate. Short stories or novels that focus on diverse lifestyles do have "literary merit" and should be a...

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... . In a study by Dr. Paul Cameron, founder of the Family Research Institute (1982), he proved that out of 57- life stories of adopted children, more than half of the children in the 57 families expressed problems (Dr. Paul Cameron). In various stories of these children, most were not very confident of their lives. Most lived unstable, confusing, and mysterious lives. After their ... use the 2001 case of Loften v. Kearney to aid on her defense on homosexual adoption (Staver). Other states along with Florida such as Arizona, Utah, and Nebraska also ban same-sex adoptions. In an interview on...

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... able to carry the 10 ounce love letters from his "friend" Martha. Could the gay soldier carry the weight of such precious cargo? No, the military may be screening for sex perverts, gay letters written in code, or fearing homosexual witch hunts conducted by superiors. "Humping" day in and day out through land mines just like every other "grunt or leg ... . Gay men and lesbians have become a special silenced underclass, nominally accepted but constantly on guard. But that's not the real story of gays in the American military. They are sad stories, often, of good soldiers who served their c...

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... . Since state laws vary on adoption rights, not every gay and lesbian person has the same ability to adopt. Only four states, Vermont, New Jersey, Massachusetts and California permit same sex couple adoption. Some states permit single people to adopt, others discourage it. Because gays are not allowed to marry, it can be hard for gay people to adopt a child in ... decision to have and raise families together. "Loves Makes a Family: Portraits of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Parents and Their Families by Minnie Pratt, Kathy Weston and April Martin contains stories of different g...

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... and intense friendship between two white women (the tomboy Idgie Threadgoode and the fern Ruth Jamison), but never committing itself one way or another- (Pelligrini 7). There have not been many stories written about homosexuality in the first half of the twentieth century. That is why Fannie Flagg does not just come out and say that Idgie and Ruth are lesbians. In ... describes a relationship between Idgie and Ruth that is more of a homosocial one. As women like to say to men, just because you are a couple, does not mean you must have sex. "Idgie treats Ruth to a picnic at a secret loca...

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... concerning depression and suicide. These cold ethical statistics are all that the majority of people in today's society are used to hearing. Not many of them listen to the heartbreaking stories behind these horrible tragedies of self-destruction. Not many of them stop to hear the silent cries for help. If we dig deeper into the subject, we can understand the ... form of love. It's sickening."" Senate Republican leader Trent Lott stated, "It is [a sin] You should try to show them a way to deal with that problem, just like alcohol or sex addiction or kleptomaniacs."" Reverend Fred Phelps ...

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