...Mrs. Rangel 12/3/2009 I feel same sex marriages should be legalized because they want the same rights as heterosexual couples. I feel they should be able to have the same rights. Same sex couples should be allowed to marry in the United States. First of all, while it is a relatively new practice that same-sex couples are being granted the same form of legal marital recognition as commonly used by same-sexed couples, recent publicity and debate over the past decade gives an impression that civil marriage for lesbian and gay couples is novel and untested. Some cities have passed laws providing for same sex couples and heterosexual couples, who are living together without being married. To become domestic partners, the partners must register their relationship at a government office and declare that they are in a "committed" relationship. Domestic partnerships provide some but not all of the legal benefits of marriage. Some of the common benefits are the right to coverage on a family health insurance policy, the right to family leave to take care of a sick partner , bereavement leave, visiting rights to hospitals and jails, and rent control benefits (to the same extent a spouse would retain reduced rent if his or her partner died.) I don’t see no harm in a same sex marriage because they are the same person that they have always been the only difference is that they are in a same sex relationship. One of my best friends is in a same sex relationship and she is still the same...
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...Shimoli – 640717. Njenga Joel Gichuhi. – 643203. LECTURER : Brenda Wambua. TASK: Semester Group 1 Term Paper. MEMBERS & id: Habiba Abdullahi – 640263. Jimmy Elia Lomuro – 644694. Michelle Khalenya Shimoli – 640717. Njenga Joel Gichuhi. – 643203. LECTURER : Brenda Wambua. TASK: Semester Group 1 Term Paper. BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION: SHOULD THE GAY COMMUNITY BE ACCEPTED IN OUR SOCIETY GLOBALLY? What is sexual orientation? According to the American Psychological Association (APA), sexual orientation is an enduring, emotional, romantic, sexual or affectional attraction to another person. Basically, Sexual orientation is about who attracts us. This attraction may lead to love hence marriage. The issue of same-sex marriage is an argument that we have heard of and have strong opinions on. We believe that homosexual couples should have the same marriage rights as heterosexual couples. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said, "Marriage is a basic human right. You cannot tell people they cannot fall in love." While he said this in reference to the marriage between races, the same can be said about homosexuals (Smiley, 2013). Who are we to judge who people get married to or not? Homosexuality, years ago, was unacceptable. Most gay people hid it from others who would discriminate the act. They married the opposite gender in order to live out a "normal" life. There were many instances of homosexuals being prosecuted and discriminated...
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..."Why is Sex Fun? is the best book on the subject I've read. This lively exploration of our sexual heritage offers fascinating reading for anyone curious about why lovers do what they do." -Diane Ackerman, author of A Natural History of the Senses "I am so jealous of Jared Diamond, for he writes with such an elegant simplicity! Here, he takes a loot at the endlessly fascinating topic of human sexuality His convincing arguments should persuade xm that there are very special reasons why we evolved to use sex for recreation as well as for procreatim whereas most other mammals are denied that pleasure.... It is a great little book, by one of the worlds foremost biological philosophers." -ROGER Shohl Professor of Physiology Monash University Australia "Once again Jared Diamond provides us with answers to questions we may never have stopped to ask, but wish we had. In this long essay Diamond explains that recreational sex, while not unique to humans, is a rare behavior in the animal world. Above all, we learn, sexual activity divorced fron procreation is not only part of what it is to be human, but the very crux of our evolutionary success." -Bettyaxn Kevles. author of Naked to the Bonn Medical Imaging in the Twentieth Centnty The Science Masters Series is a global publishing vonture consisting of original science books written by leading scientists and published by a worldwide team of twenty-six publishers assembled by John Brockman. The series was conceived by Anthony Cheetham of Orion...
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...How do sociologists draw a distinction between sex and gender? The difference between sex and gender causes much controversy between sociologists. The definition of sex does not cause much debate: Sex is physical and refers to biological differences. On the other hand, gender is psychological and so causes more disputes as interpretations differ between societies and cultures. This is due to the common sense ideas societies have regarding culture and additionally whether gender is nature or nurture. It can also be said that gender is socially constructed which will also be looked at. Sex is easily defined as “the biological distinction between females and males” and is commonly seen to have six main factors associated: chromosome make up (females having XX and male having XY), reproductive organs, external genitals, hormonal states, internal genitals and secondary sex characteristics. Sex is commonly seen as a biological term based on nature which is why there is not much argument over the definition. People are either classified as male or female, however, there are some exceptions as if a child is born with too many or too few X or Y chromosomes they may have the chromosome make up of one sex and the genitals of another. However, gender is not seen as an inbuilt trait but instead refers to “the social aspects of differences and hierarchies between male and female” which means that gender suggests the behaviours and aspects a particular group (society or culture) consider...
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...Nowadays, changing sex has been a culture to people who are having the desire in exchanging their gender. This kind of disgrace behaviour happens because they have lack of motivation towards themselves and gained least support in life but not majority of them are having this kind of difficulties. There are some of them who are tending to be transvestite because they love the personalities of their opposite gender. What is actually sex changing is? Basically changing sex is about the reassignment or a replacement hormone towards the changing of gender role it happens towards male and female who are having the desire in changing their sexes instead of human it can also be occur on the plant as well. The reason why sex changing is not allowed and strictly prohibited in most religion because it gives bad effect towards people who involve in terms of health, perception of people and behaviour. Taking care of our health is essential in life because health defines the healthiness of us. Changing sex into opposite gender it’s not an easy way because in order to change it a sex affirmation is needed for a particular person to undergo. There are some effects which will causes towards the end of surgery for example the person will had some infection to their sexual organs which can leads the damages of the hormone. Furthermore, the risk of having HIV is high this is because of the activities that they are involved by having the intimacy. HIV can be transferred from one person to another...
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...Discuss sex differences in Parental Investment (24 marks) Parental investment is defined as “any investment made by the parent in an individual offspring that increases the offsprings chance of survival.” There are differences in how much each gender invests in their offspring, according to evolutionary theories. Female investment in a child is usually greater. This is because female’s can have limited offspring, whereas men can have potentially an unlimited offspring, as well as this, females also make a greater pre and post natal commitment. The female must carry and nourish the child for 9 months, and then continue breastfeeding and care for the baby once it is born, as the child cannot get this care from the male, the male’s investment is much less, as the male can “opt out” where the mother cannot. The investment made by mothers is also great, as human babies are more dependant and require more care, as they are born less developed than other species. A reason why male investment is less of that than females is because males are always at risk of cuckoldry – investing resources in another man’s child – where females are always certain the child is theirs. Therefore the males invest less in the child, to reduce the risk of cuckoldry and therefore reduce potential resource wasting. Additionally, the risk of cuckoldry means there is more concern from the males over the sexual fidelity of mates, so as their investment is well spent. Conversely, a women’s concern is more prominently...
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...Part 2. Background Information Industry Background and Competition Faced Love matching companies are agents that introducing single boys and girls to each other and provide them chances to get into relationship. These kinds of companies are pretty popular in foreign countries. However, these companies have also start developing rapidly in Hong Kong recent years. The growth of this industry is mainly due to some demographic changes in the society facing in these few decades, which will be explained in details in later parts. Step 3: Arranging gathering Step 3: Arranging gathering Step 2: Matching Step 2: Matching Step 1: information collection Step 1: information collection In Hong Kong, the industry consists of a lot of companies in various scales that provide similar love matching service. Most of the existing companies mainly provide 3 major services; the first one is information collection. When the firm receives the client’s requests, they will contact the client and jot down all the requirements that he/she wants. The second step is matching. After they have done the profile, they will match a person that according to your criteria. The final step is arranging the gathering or meeting. After the firm has already done the mating, they will send the potential client to him/her. When the client feels suitable to the potential candidate, the company will become the middleman and help them to arrange the gathering. There are few big-scales...
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...In the case of John Smith it’s discrimination of the law. John is open gay man is his way of live and choice. Under Title 7 of the civil rights “race, color, religion, sex, or national origin” are unlawful to discriminate under. A person’s sex and gender need not to match one with another. Some men are more feminine than other men. Sexual orientation indicates his sexual attractions and desire, that’s person’s sexual attraction to other type people of the same as his is. Sex, gender, sexual orientations are interconnected. What is more important for purposes of the title 7 that courts often forcefully draw line between them. In the end sex and gender are protected by title 7, however sexual orientation is not. “Sexual orientation claims arises when an employee suffers discrimination solely on accounts of his or her sexual orientation. Law currently stands; sexual orientation claims are not actionable under title 7. This is true regardless of whether the claim is based on homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality” (Northwestern Universality Law Review, Title 7). John Smith and Joseph Oncale had almost the same issues when they both were harassed and discriminated at their work places. Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, verbal or physical conduct of any sexual nature represent sexual harassments. “When the workplace is permeated with discriminatory intimidation, ridicule, and insult that is sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the conditions of the...
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...history did any one female do it all? This reminds me of the 80s commercial where a sexy woman sings: "I can bring home the bacon, and fry it up in the pan...." In other words, she can do anything and everything. This is all very nice, the commercial was eye-catching with catchy lyrics, and some women even today can probably remember the lyrics, if not some of them. But the truth is women could not and cannot do it all, we never have and we never will. Today, in 2015, we have more broken marriages than ever before, children without fathers, and more women living below the poverty line than in previous decades. Why is that? Could it be that by having children without marriage, child-rearing can be more difficult than we thought possible? Having children requires being flexible with the child's needs and children are the top priority. Otherwise, why have them? And so this became a terrible problem: children without fathers, left alone at home too often, fending for their own meals, watching too much TV, and spending time with their peers than with family. This became a compromise to women with a desire to get ahead in the workplace. Their children became a problem and their work suffered. So much for doing it all. See the book "Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack." Perhaps this is an extreme comparison, but judging by the crimes, social unrest, broken families, rise in drug intake, bitterness between the sexes, then maybe this is not so extreme an illustration after...
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...Acknowledgements This study would not have been completed so successfully without the assistance and cooperation of many. I would like to thank the sex workers for the time they spent answering the questionnaires given. Also, I would like to thank the members of my family for their encouragement. My teacher, Mrs. Myers deserves a lot of gratitude for guiding me in every step of the way. Last, but not least, I would like to give thanks to God for the strength and knowledge to complete this study. Topic: Sex Trafficking Research Question: Do male sex workers make more than female sex workers in the New Kingston and Port Henderson Road region? The researcher’s locations are the New Kingston and Port Henderson Road regions. The researcher chose this topic because he/she has seen sex traffickers in the previously stated locations on more than occasion. The researcher was intrigued by their work and when given the chance, jumped at the opportunity to find out about the different aspects of sex trafficking e.g. income. .Method of Data Collection Questionnaires were issued to thirty sex workers, seventeen (17) female and thirteen (13) male to collect data for this research paper. Participants were chosen at random by the researcher. The researcher gave the sex workers ten (10) minutes to answer and return the questionnaires. METHOD OF INVESTIGATION In order to collect data for the survey, the researcher decided to...
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... Gender and Sexism Section 1 (Violence and Rape Culture) November 21, 2013 “Fraternities and Collegiate Response #2 Rape Culture” Quotation: “Sexually active men are positively, reinforced by being referred to as “studs,” where women who are sexually active report enjoying sex are derogatorily labeled as “sluts” (Herman 1954; O’Sullivan 1993). Argument: The author makes the argument that in society men having sex makes them more of a man, where when women in society have sex it makes them a “slut”, or a “whore.” Hearing this can make one sick. Society is all about labels whether it is what race you are, or even If you are just male or female. Questions: * Why is it such a crime if a women enjoys sex with her significant other, but for men it gives them a status of being a stud? * Where did the word slut come from, why did people choose names such as pussy, or douchbag for name calling? Application: For me this is hard to grasp. If a man has a one night stand with a girl at the party the next morning the guy gets greeted with cheers. But if a girl has a one night stand the next morning her friends greet her with a why would you hook up with a random guy you are a slut. Just like if a person is African American yeah there skin color is different than a white person, but that doesn’t make them different then a white person. They could have the same morals and same likes or interests as me. For me I hate how people put us into...
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...Case Study BUSI 301 LUO April 18th, 2016 Megan Wickham Part one: After reading all the details in the Landmark Case 13.4 Diaz v. Pan Am World Airways, Inc. I would have to agree with the court. Mr. Diaz was denied a flight attendant job with the airline because he is a male and that goes against the airline’s policy which states only a female may be a flight attendant. As the case goes to says, Mr. Diaz then filed a complaint with EEOC. His complaint was simply that the airline’s policy was a direct violation of Title VII; discriminating against him based on his gender. From an ethical standpoint and biblical standpoint this is just wrong. The Bible says, “There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” (Galatians 3:28 NKJV). Pan Am had then argued that gender was a bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) for flight attendant positions. Pan Am also argued that passengers preferred women as flight attendants and customer preference in this case should also be considered” (Melvin & Katz, 2015, p. 386). The airline used such information as a nondiscriminatory reason for not hiring Mr. Diaz and as a way to provide, in their opinion, a legally recognizable defense. The airline continued to base and defend their decision of not hiring a male flight attendant as a result of employment policy as business necessity. Although the trail court found in favor for Pan Am, the Court...
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...elements deemed sexually charged. Their findings were that although men were increasingly being sexualized throughout the cover timeline, overall, women were experiencing more, 10x more to be exact. Nauert concluded that the problems created by the over sexualization allow for more opportunities of violence towards women because women have been given the status of sexual object and submissive. Sexual harassment in the workplace and in the community has also elevated. It also gives unrealistic expectations for females and therefore women and men are open for disappointment. Rolling Stone was chosen as it is a founded publication that analyzes music, politics, film and top news stories. Clymer, C. (2013). ‘Woman’ Should Not Be Another Word For Sex. Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/charles-clymer/woman-should-not-be-another-word-for-sex_b_3307013.html Clymer, a blogger for the Huffington Post and army veteran, wrote this article about the undeniable fact that a woman’s primary role in society is to be sexually attractive to others around them. What he tries to illustrate through many examples is that women’s experiences and opinions are linked with how they are perceived in society. Clymer uses Angelina Jolie’s public announcement of her double mastectomy to further his point that even though she was courageously making...
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...because I feel that this is a very serious topic to talk about and to share my feelings and thoughts about it. In this opinion paper I will be discussing some of my viewpoints and what I think of abortions, what I think is being done right and wrong with the issue, some of my solutions and ideas that can help solve the issue, why I think it is important, and how does the issue impact our society. Another reason I decided to choose this topic is because I would like for other people to hear my opinion on how I feel about abortions. Not everybody will feel the same, some people may look at abortions differently than I do. I just feel that this is an important topic and I would really love to share my thoughts with others on how I feel although not everyone will agree with me but that is okay because that is only natural. I don’t expect everybody to agree with my opinion but I would like for people to at least listen and consider my opinions and thoughts. (My Viewpoints) Some people agree with abortions and some people are not. I never was the type to agree with abortions, I have always been against them, why ? Because when I think of abortions I think of the death of an innocent child. I also think to myself what is the difference between somebody who is a criminal that can go kill an innocent person and an impregnated woman that can kill an innocent soul inside her body just because of her mistakes. Some people don’t take...
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...biological sex was different then his gender. He said he used to put on his sisters dress’s and walk around the house. In class we learned how gender is the societies way of perceiving your sex and this was definitely relevant here because society said it wasn’t ok for Bruce to wear dresses but he wanted to because in his soul he knew he didn’t have the heart or soul of a male. Bruce grew up trying to ignore it, he was at one time the world’s greatest athlete which is very manly but even then he wasn’t happy. Finally he married his first wife and told her his secret but continued to keep it a secret from everyone else and also started a family with kids. He then began taking estrogen pills which helped him because then he felt more feminine. He then married his second wife and the same thing happened. At this time, they were the only people who knew. When Bruce married his 3rd wife he was not happy, he began going out in public with dresses on in disguise so no one recognized him and the paparazzi began to question him. Bruce got his Adams apple shaved down and to society that is not a typical male gender role so they questioned him and then commented on his hair and basically said he was too feminine. Bruce finally told Kris and she said to just not worry about it but she didn’t realize that this wasn’t going to go away. Bruce was caught in a dress by 3 of his daughters and they all didn’t say anything for a while because they didn’t know what to say, they were confused as to why a male...
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