...ACCEPTANCE IS THE KEY -RoMae The third sex was and still is an issue in today’s society. They aren’t accepted by the people around them and sometimes they aren’t even accepted by their own families. They are discriminated, bullied physically and emotionally and these things lead them to fear other people which cause self-torture, self-pity and sometimes even suicide. But why aren’t they accepted in our society? Is it because they’re different—that they don’t belong to the norms because God only made men and women not gays and lesbians nor bisexuals and transgenders? But aren’t they human too so why can’t they be treated equally as how we, men and women, are treated? I know a lot of people who belongs to the third sex. Take for example one of my friends and former classmate in high school, Ronel, a fine-looking young man who is a part of the LGBT community. When I asked him what the reasons behind him being gay were, he answered that it had always been in him, that he had always thought of himself as a girl trapped in a boy’s body. The same goes with another friend and former classmate, Jonas, who despite having a strict father turned out to be gay which he said that it was the effect of him playing with girls when he was still very young. Hanging out with girls and other gays was also the reason why Mark and Christian, two of my friends since elementary, turned out to be bisexuals. On the other hand, I don’t know much about the Lesbians. But I do know some people like my...
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...Why hasn't LGBT marriage been accepted in some countries yet ? Introduction LGBT has always been a familiar social issue. I am sure that everyone knows about LGBT but most of people do not really understand the meaning of it. LGBT stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender. Same - sex marriage has been seen as a sign of Satan. Some people think that it is a disgusting thing and against moral. They make up lots of reason even the nonsensical thing like if homosexuality deserves equal protection, then, logically, deviant practices such as incest or bestiality must be allowed the same equal protection. That is so psychotic. In the past, the LGBT marriage issue is quite sensitive to talk about but nowadays human start to open their heart,...
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...Same-Sex Marriage Argument Sarah Springstube PHI103 Informal Logic Instructor DeFusco August 4, 2014 Same-sex marriage has been an issue among society for many years. Not all people understand there is no ban on same sex-marriage nor is it illegal. In all fifty states there are couples of the same sex who live together, ones who choose their professional job to be in a workplace where joint benefits are offered, and ones who choose a religious community which accepts their relationship. Those who believe this is an issue and feel it should be illegal were likely raised to believe it is wrong to marry someone of the same gender. Whether these people in society were raised by what their religion believes or what their families have taught them to believe it is one’s own beliefs that determine a person to feel whether such an act as same-sex marriage is wrong or right. What’s at issue is whether the government will recognize such relationships as marriages—and then force every citizen, house of worship and business to do so as well. At issue is whether policy will coerce and compel others to recognize and affirm same-sex relationships as marriages (Anderson, 2013). The first premise in this argument; All same-sex couples have the right to be married, it is not illegal. Second premise; Same-sex couples need to be treated equal. This leads us to the conclusion. The conclusion is; Same-sex couples need government approval to be accepted in the public eye. After evaluating...
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...legalization of same-sex marriage is a topic that has been argued in our society for several years. It is also a topic that has been opposed by many people not only because it can be hard to accept marriage between gay couples, but it can also be hard to throw away what is considered to be morals, tradition, the natural law of life and the norms of our society. As the population of homosexuals increases, so does the inequality and the discrimination. We have our society to blame for this. Our civil rights and the Constitution give us many liberties. Civil rights including life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, which those who are homosexual are not allowed to chase. If a gay couple cannot be married to the person they love, than this interferes with the pursuit of happiness which violates their freedoms. With that being said, homosexual couples should get the same civil rights as those who are heterosexual regardless of their sexual orientation. As Americans, we pride ourselves in being a democratic nation and a nation of freedom. One of the most important parts of being a democracy is that we, the people, have a say in what happens in our nation through voting, this including same-sex marriage. As of 2010, gays and lesbians can legally marry in Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Washington DC, Connecticut, Iowa, and Washington state (Belge). And although this is an improvement in comparison to 20 years ago, having only seven out of fifty states accept marriage between same-sex couples...
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...Same-Sex Marriage: For Liberty and Justice for All? Carly Baxter The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is a U.S. law that defines marriage as the union between a man and a woman. Last year, President Obama's told the Justice Department to stop defending DOMA. There were worries that it violated the equal protection element of the Fifth Amendment (Montopoli). Later in 2011, the Obama administration confirmed that it would back a bill to get rid of DOMA (Nakamura). Same-sex marriage is now legal in seven states (Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New York) and also the District of Columbia. Maryland, Washington, and New Jersey will eventually allow same-sex couples to marry, but the bills haven’t taken effect yet. There are several other states that respect out-of-state marriages, and recognize domestic partnerships or civil unions (“States”). Denmark has accepted same-sex marriage for over twenty years and for several years now in Canada. No societies in these two countries have collapsed nor are divorce rates rising, which are common accusations (Eskridge). If Denmark has had a successful twenty years of same-sex marriage without the fall of their civilization, I doubt the societies in the United States will breakdown if same-sex couples get married. However, that doesn't stop the arguments from being made. So, the only thing someone has to do to cancel out a logical argument is to introduce fear. Nearly forty-six percent of people in the U.S....
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...GAY MARRIAGE SPEECH Intro * Society is evolving – We elected our first black President, in fact, a woman was even a real Presidential contender as well – the traditional roles of the working family do not look so traditional anymore * I am going to discuss the subject of gay marriage – while we as a society have made great strides we are still far from an acceptable solution * Whether you believe in same-sex marriage or not, I ask that you keep your mind open and listen to my points. I will give a few of many reasons why I believe it is finally time for us as Americans, as humans, to allow everyone, include those from our gay community, to experience the same joys of marriage that the rest of society enjoys. 1. We do not want to discriminate a. America was founded on the concept that the majority should rule, but the rights of minorities should be protected. b. It is the main reason we have a Bill of Rights as well as anti-slavery and equal protection amendments. c. Denying marriage to a homosexual couple is no different than denying marriage to a Hispanic or African-American couple 2. Reasons why gay marriage is beneficial a. In a religious marriage two people promise to take care of each other profoundly the way they believe God cares for them. b. This religious union will encourage people to have strong family values c. It will discourage high-risk sexual life-styles d. In essence, recognizing this union will counter act...
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...Equality in Same Sex Marriages Should same-sex-marriage be legalized? Evidently, we as a nation are hesitant on this issue. Many people are against same sex marriage because of numerous reasons such as, religious beliefs or because they believe same sex couples could not raise a proper family. Although there are countless individuals against this issue gays, lesbians, and bisexuals (LGB) are fighting for equal rights everyday and will not give up until they get treated the same as any other individual. As time progresses people are becoming more comfortable with gays and lesbians as couples, but to most, marriage signifies the union between a man and a woman as husband and wife. To them they see it no other way. One should see any and every person as a human being; although they have different sexual preferences, they are still human and deserve the same rights as any other person. The right to be human should not be taken away from someone over which gender they fall in love with. Same sex marriage should be allowed and accepted across the nation because the desire to love is a human need; therefore, it is a human right. With this said, any human being has the right to equality amongst their society, they should not be discriminated against, or have someone with an upper hand try to change the constitutional meaning of rights for gay people under the Constitution of the United States. We begin with the rights to equality among homosexuals and the society. When we...
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..." The Gay Option" Draft 1 "Would conservative allies support us if we could help it (Fairyington50)? Quoted by Stephanie Fairyington, author of article "The Gay Option", enlightens ones of life, living in a world where acceptance of homosexuality is bias. Stephanie Fairyington, is cofounder and editor of The Slant and a freelance journalist in New York. Her article appeared in the Winter 2010 of Dissent as "Choice as Strategy: Homosexuality and Politics of Pity"(Fairyington56). The significance of this article speaks for a large number of individuals in the LGBT community by acknowledging homosexuality is not a genetic defect. It promotes acceptance of LGBT and encourages neutrality from heterosexuals. In the beginning of this article Fairyington...
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...the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law. Marriage is no longer just about a man and a woman committing themselves to each other for life, it now encompasses, gay and lesbians as well, as they pledge to love, honor, and trust each other all the days of their lives . Today same-sex marriage is one the biggest controversies and it seems like no one could ever come to a common agreement. Personal characteristics such as upbringing, culture, religion, ethnicity all play a major role in determining ones feelings on a given controversial issue. Although gays, just like any other human being have a right to a life of dignity, pursuit of happiness, people against homosexuality term such unions as unnatural. In this essay I will persuade the reader why same-sex marriage should be allowed to get married and what civil unions like LGBT are doing to fight back. One of the most arguments against gay marriage is that if they are legalized, the institution of marriage will lose its significance. Traditionally, we think of marriage as a union between a man and woman recognized by law. However the definition of marriage varies different meanings for different cultures but when defined broadly, marriage is considered a cultural universal. If this is true, then why can’t a person be accepted to love a person of the same sex? As American citizens we are promised our rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness then why doesn’t it...
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...general such as homosexuality. We will look further into the LGBT community between Asian and Western countries. Homosexuality has been a characteristic of human culture since the course of the 19th century. After the modern gay rights movement that began in 1969, in America, more people around the world started to change their mindset of seeing gay rights as “a mental illness to cure” to having more people trying to understand LGBT through biology, psychology, history and cultural variations of sexual practices and identity. We chose this topic because, gay rights has always been a sensitive topic for Malaysians today, this is mainly due to the fact that the government retains the colonial era penal code criminalizing sodomy and shaped by Islam, the official religion in Malaysia. In addition to the secular law, Muslim citizens may also be charged in special Islamic courts, the Syariah Court. In this report we will discuss the religious perspective of Asian and Western countries about homosexuality. We will go through the meaning of homosexuality in detail and ethical perspectives between Asian countries and western countries. Revealing statistical numbers on homosexuality problems and suggestions on how to be ethical when dealing with sexuality. We will also list Asian and western countries around the world that have conformed and accepted gender equality and those who haven’t due to restrictions. Our main mission is to identify the difference between Asian and Western...
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...among developed societies have been on the desk's of officials waiting to be resolved. It's more of an ethical issue than a political one. Numerous religions evoke the practice of homosexuals. Those who stand against homosexuality are considered to be homophobic, their choice to do so is no less nor greater than the decision someone makes to like their own. Discrimination and marginalization of gay people is present in almost every society, despite the global stride for equality. People who despise or abominate homosexuals built their rebellion upon teachings from the bible. However, if every sin mirrors the same weight, why isn't there laws that stands against adultery? This shows how humanity's perception of life is warped and twisted to satisfy what we think is acceptable. Prohibiting gay marriage is grounds of discrimination, evidently preventing someone from being happy and satisfied should not be within human protocol. It is no longer a theory rather its reality and also adoption rates will genuinely sky rocket due to their inability to reproduce. Scrutinizing someone's lifestyle from a prospective that it should imitate yours, is contradicting humanity's theme, equality. Despite one's skin color, race or gender, they should have equal rights and be entitled to privileges that everyone considered acceptable is. Likewise with homosexuals, their sexual orientation should be a norm among this predominantly borderline society. Within the LGBT community (Lesbians Gays...
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...a woman, recognized by law and society, by which they become husband and wife. There are several competing definitions of marriage. To start with, Webster’s New Explorer Desk Encyclopedia defines marriage as “a legally and socially sanctioned union, usually between a man and a woman, that is regulated by laws, rules, customs, beliefs, and attitudes that prescribe the rights and duties of the partners and accords status to their offspring (if any).” Merriam- Webster dictionary has a little different meaning of marriage in the second statement. It defines marriage as “(1) the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a consensual and contractual relationship recognized by law; (2) the state of being united to a person of the same sex in a relationship like that of a traditional marriage.” A gender-neutral meaning of marriage from the book of Haviland, Prins, McBride, & Walrath (2001) entitled Cultural Anthropology: The Human Challenge states that “A non-ethnocentric definition of marriage is a culturally sanctioned union between two or more people that establishes certain rights and obligations between the people, between them and their children, and between them and their in-laws.” The word marriage has evolved over time by law and soon became more accepted today in our society as couples spent more years of living together rather than going through the legal status of marriage. In a religious context, our primary reason that marriage is...
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...Same-Sex Marriage and Heterosexual Marriage: Two Birds of a Different Feather Terrence A. Bradshaw Composition II May 29, 2014 Same-Sex Marriage and Heterosexual Marriage: Two Birds of a Different Feather Since the nineteen seventies, same-sex marriages have always been something that society, as a whole, has never really came to grips with. When Richard John 'Jack' Baker and James Michael McConnell applied for a marriage license, the two University of Minnesota students were denied the application, by Hennepin County District Court clerk Gerald Nelson, because the applicants were both men on May eighteenth, nineteen seventy. Even though the men fought for what they believed was right all the way up to the Supreme Court, the court agreed with Nelson. The Baker v. Nelson case has been used in other states as precedent to block efforts at marriage equality (Gay Marriage Timeline, 2014). Was the Supreme Court right almost fifty years ago… maybe so?! Same-sex marriage should not be viewed the same as heterosexual marriages. Although same-sex marriages may have some similarities, heterosexual marriages are completely different than same-sex marriages. Marriage has always been viewed as an institution where a union of a man and a woman are uniquely involved in the procreating and rearing of children within a family setting. Around two-thousand three, same-sex marriage once again became a “hot-button” issue in the media. More than half of Americans was not in favor of making...
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... Sex sales everything and any thing in our society. People want to be like the people in the Media, Stereotyping of African American in the media, newspapers, television, movies, magazines and music videos are where people get these images of what African American women and men look like, these are the vehicles used to alter and form their perceptions. The media has a powerful influence in the everyday thoughts and lives of Americans. The way they depicted what African American wears and who they are. I want to be sexy and pretty and want all the people to lust after me The American media, in particular, and Western media, more generally, are charged with glamorizing and perpetuating unrealistic ideals of feminine beauty. This is the state of mind the media wants to develop. But is any of this real? Why are women sex objects in the Media? Why is beautiful defined by hair and body structure and skin tone? Why are couples more loving when they are Caucasian and seen as angelic. But African women don’t look pure or innocent; they look like whores in the Media. Why is it that African American women attributes are made so they look like a sex toy? The Caucasian woman looks like the women a man takes home to mom. In the media several men are lusting for the African American women, but none are communicates marriage to her and yet Caucasian women are seem like they a pure and divine. They can love one man for their whole lives. Why can’t all women have the same imagery...
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... Declaration We declare that the work attached is entirely our own, and that we have given due acknowledgement as required by ITP. We understand that the work submitted may be reproduced and/ or communicated for the purposes of detecting plagiarism. Signed __________________________ Date: ______________ Plagiarism By signing the declaration, you are stating that you have not plagiarized. Use the following as a checklist. ← This work is entirely our own. ← We have not copied another student’s work. ← We have not copied or used in any way material from a text, journal, website or Other published source without acknowledgement (including non – English sources) ← We have cited and referenced fully and correctly as required by ITP where applicable ← We have not reworded material from another source and presented it as our own. ← We have not used this work in a previous class (self- plagiarism). Abstract This research was conducted to investigate the thoughts of people on the Homosexual Community. This is not only looks at the real scenario of Homosexuality but also provides information about their biological system...
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