Essays Tagged: "gays and lesbians"
Homosexual prejudices, homosexual targeted hate crimes, and the history of homosexuality.
t homosexuality is something that you are born with, it is not a choice that a person decides upon. Gays and lesbians have been treated unjustly for their sexual orientation or their attraction to the ... as an ? extreme violation of human rights? (1, pp. 395). Ever day hate crimes are committed against gays and lesbians because people fear what they do not understand. They do not understand how someon ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality
Same Sex Marriages
e state constitution which also contains an equal rights amendment. This ruling was significant for gays and lesbians in the United States because it opened the eyes of close minded people in our coun ... in our country which is supposed to provide 'liberty and justice for all'. As written by Sullivan, gays and lesbians '... what we seek is not some special place in America but merely to be a full and ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality
Same-sex Marriage
Marry me!Gays and lesbians lives have been for a long time a controversial subject; specially when for the la ... their sexuality preferences. I believe same sex marriage should be legalized because, first of all, gays and lesbians deserve the same rights as heterosexuals. Another reason to legalize it is that ch ... anding about what homosexuality and even what marriage itself really is. The stereotype has it that gays are promiscuous.1- " Gay Marriage ", At Issue, An Opposing Viewpoints Series. Page no. 72- " Ga ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality
Homosexuals, A Suspect Class?
hanges early in Bill Clinton's administration created a heated debate over the military presence of gays and lesbians, several states have passed amendments prohibiting laws that protect homosexuals f ... more often, detested. After a 13th century sermon from Saint Thomas Aquinas, society began to view gays as 'not only unnatural but dangerous.' A genetic component in sexual orientation would tell hom ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality
Homosexuals: A Suspect Class?
hanges early in Bill Clinton's administration created a heated debate over the military presence of gays and lesbians, several states have passed amendments prohibiting laws that protect homosexuals f ... more often, detested. After a 13th century sermon from Saint Thomas Aquinas, society began to view gays as 'not only unnatural but dangerous.' A genetic component in sexual orientation would tell hom ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism
Sexual Orientation Does Not Determine Parenting Abilities: A reaction paper supporting gays and lesbians parenting rights
s uniquely controversial topic of gay parenting will be that of attempting to analyze the pro side. Gays and lesbians are human too and who is to say that they don't deserve equal rights in society. S ... asons against it are stereotypes that have been proven false. So, I can't seem to find a reason why gays and lesbians are unfit parents. Parenting takes love and experience which is something that sex ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights
Research paper
xuals are more accepted than ever before. Most of the general public is in favor of equal rights to gays and lesbians pertaining to housing, jobs, public accommodations and equal access to government ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays
Was told to write a declaration for a controversial group or organization. I wrote about gay and lesbians' rights to marry in the United States. Pronouncement to Gay and Lesbian Rights
s who have certain beliefs that might be dissimilar towards others. These views on life do not make gays and lesbians bad people. They should be treated like others, when if were to be married should ... opposite sex marriages. United States is a place where everyone is to be treated equally; however, gays and lesbians seem to be getting pushed aside in the matter. Same-sex parents if are qualified f ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality
Gay and lesbian rights(marriage)
Some people(actually, a lot...)believe that gays and lesbians should have the right to get married. Unless I was under some kind of hypnosis, th ... child, and that family is about love, cooperation, and kindness towards family members and others, gays and lesbians should not get married.Also, the term "gay" used to mean happy and cheerful, but i ... tc. So, the media has now changed a wonderful term to a stupid and disgusting one. Thanks(huh!).So, gays and lesbians are now trying to get a law passed that gives them the right to get married. Right ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality
Same-Sex Marriages
of allowing those of the same-sex to have there marriages legalized.Many people ask themselves why gays and lesbians even want to attempt to get laws past to be allowed to get married. Why would they ... ed. Why would they want to be married? Are they not happy with the relationship in which they have? Gays and lesbians are just like heterosexuals, they want there marriages to be recognized by the law ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Homosexuals: Outcasts of the Church
eryone is created equal. This belief is not solely subjected to straight men and women; it includes gays and lesbians as well. Homosexuals are not accepted from the religious point of view either. Alt ... ination. Most people look to the church for answers when they are confused. If the church mistreats gays and lesbians, there is very little chance for homosexuals to live in a society without facing s ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith
Same sex unions within the Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church is inching closer to a decision that could end years of frustration on the part of gays and lesbians and their supports, while stroking the anxiety and anger of traditionalists and co ... eology and short on insight (Skidmore, 2003). Besides employing the term "homosexuals" in places of gays and lesbians"--a choice the committee states it made out of sensitivity to "cross-cultural issu ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
How do television show portray homosexual men and women?
There are several ways in which gays and lesbians are portrayed on television, many if which, arguably, create problems both for the ... als is in itself complex. All societies categories as it enable us to make sense of our environment.Gays and lesbians have been categories negatively, often being seen to be morally degenerate. This h ... ften being seen to be morally degenerate. This has led to negative stereotypical portrayals of both gays and lesbians which have become so well recognized that certain homosexual organizations such as ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media
Is Gay OK?
classrooms. In fact, in school, it is an everyday experience. I, for one, have many friends who are gays. And I respect them for it. But the issue I'll try to tackle here is, "Is gay ok?"Before we can ... , "Is gay ok?"Before we can really delve deeper into the intricacies of the undecipherable world of gays and lesbians I believe we have to dig science on the question as to why there are homosexuals.S ...
Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays
Homosexual Adoptions
ouples are "out of closet" and started to adopt children and form families. People usually consider gays and lesbians are abnormal of the norm in society, but we must ask ourselves the question: are t ... nd proper role models. For those people who are against homosexual adoptions, they might argue that gays and lesbians are not the proper role models for children, as the kid of two gay fathers would n ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Human Rights
Same Sex Marriages
inst minorities because of their color of their skin, so why is it that we now discriminate against gays and lesbians because of what is in their hearts? It is the same type of discrimination, and it ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality
Argumentative paper: Why there should be NO ban on gay marriage
. 15). The obvious discrimination apparent in this brief statement sums up the entire struggle that gays and lesbians are facing: They are just like any other American citizen, yet their sexual prefer ... uld receive for the same crime. The "Romeo and Juliet" law is upheld on the grounds that sentencing gays more severely will: reduce the spread of STD's, encourage traditional sexual mores, and promote ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality
Gay and Lesbian Marriages in the United States
beginning of time, marriage has always been defined as the unity of a man and a woman but now since gays and lesbians want to be able to be married, it changes the whole definition. Because of this, m ... l people are sitting back and watching the traditional institution of marriage fall apart. They see gays and lesbians marrying as one more slam against the relationship that God began many years ago. ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Homosexuality
Persuasive essay, gay marriage in the us, YES!
g-Most times when the topic homosexuality comes up in a conversation, people favor equal rights for gays in almost every point, except marriage.The debate about same-sex coupels and their relationship ... at same-sex marriages are acceptable. But in reality, granting legal marriage rights must extend to gays and lesbians, to ensure that all citizens enjoy full human rights.Many people ask themselves wh ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues
Same-Sex Marriage in Canada.
The lives of gays and lesbians have been a topic of controversy for a long time. In the modern society today, hom ... ent as heterosexuals, housing, jobs, the necessities of life and social welfare, etc. However, when gays and lesbians appealed for the right to get married like everybody else, the public does not see ... he definition of marriage for same-sex marriage" (CNEWS Canada). This paper will take a look at the gays and lesbians rights, analyze the views opposing same-sex marriage, and through comparing the pa ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues