these people are the homosexuals. As defined by the Merriam Webster dictionary‚ a homosexual is a person who has a tendency to direct sexual desire toward another of the same sex. Homosexuals cannot marry each other in the Philippines mostly because of close mindedness and homophobia. However‚ some parts of the world are open to same-sex marriage which will be tackled later on this paper. Although homosexuals are being accepted in the Philippines‚ we cannot deny that discrimination is still very strong
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January 2014 Reflection Paper 1 Same Sex Marriage While my parents and grandparents were growing up‚ they never knew anyone who was gay or lesbian (or at least no one that admitted it). Today‚ I know numerous gay or lesbian people. Same sex couples were something that was unheard of years ago. Today‚ they are all around us and they are becoming a social norm whether society likes it or not. In the United States‚ seventeen states have legalized same sex marriage. Massachusetts was the
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DIFFERENT CULTURES‚ DIFFERENT RATIONALITIES? Peter Winch ’s remarkable essay‚ ’Understanding a Primitive Society ’ (Winch‚ 1964) raised several deep and troubling questions and offered some no less deep and troubling answers. It was the essay of a philosopher inspired by Wittgenstein‚ who had questioned the very idea of a social science‚ reflecting upon and‚ indeed‚ criticizing the interpretation of witchcraft in one of the classics of twentieth-century anthropology‚ Evans-Pritchard ’s Witchcraft
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Same-Sex Adoption Rights Erica Sheppard Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi POLS-480 My topic is over same-sex couples being allowed to adopt children nationally. The issues with this topic are the following questions‚ “Do lesbians and gays make good parents?”‚ “Does the sexual preference of the parent have an effect on the child‚ or potential psychological effects?”. Goldberg‚ (2012) a psychologist who researches gay and lesbian parenting noted “gay parents tend to be more motivated and
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The Census Bureau found‚ from the 2010 census‚ the number of same sex couples is a national total of about 902‚000.(1) This means 902‚000 happy couples. Just because people are the same gender‚ does not mean their marriage should be illegal. The government cannot prevent people of the same sex from falling in love. Same sex marriage should be legalized universally in the United States. Gay marriage could potentially lead down a "slippery slope” ending with giving people in polygamous‚ incestuous
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increasingly accepting of same-sex relationships; enabling homosexual couples the opportunity to experience parenthood together. Although many people have biased opinions on the matter and are objective to homosexuality‚ there is no supporting evidence that proves same-sex couples are less quality parents than heterosexual parents. Not only can same-sex couples offer children love and support‚ they can also offer financial stability –as heterosexual couples can. This goes to show that same-sex couples are
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Final research paper Same sex marriage has been a hot topic in the news lately‚ as well as in the political arena. Marriage between a man and a man or a woman and a woman are felt by many to be morally wrong‚ but is it really? Or do these people fear the unknown and are using morality as the excuse for their negligence of the unknown? The utilitarian follow the utilitarian moral guide lines in their beliefs utilitarian’s would not be against same sex marriages. However if the Ethical
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Same sex marriage is a socially recognized marriage between two persons of the same biological sex or social gender. Status of LGBT (Lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual and transsexual) in the Philippines is discriminated because they said it is sinful being that one. Many of them are being killed‚ can’t find job or can’t go to school because they are not accepted by people. In the Philippines‚ same sex marriage is strictly prohibited because Catholic Church don’t agree with that‚ based on the bible‚ there
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Same sex marriage; this topic never seems to end. Over and over again throughout the years‚ activists have reasoned beyond belief why homosexuals should be given the same rights and opportunities as heterosexuals. After all‚ what really matters are the love between two people and the passion they share for each other. Should an individual’s sex really be an issue when it comes to marriage? I personally oppose the issue of same sex marriage. There are plenty of constitutional and biblical proofs
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and with 40.6% of babies being born to unmarried mothers in 2008. Allowing same-sex couples to marry would further weaken the institution.[50] [51] As argued by Ryan T. Anderson‚ William E. Simon Fellow in Religion and a Free Society at The Heritage Foundation‚ "In recent decades‚ marriage has been weakened by a revisionist view that is more about adults’ desires than children’s needs... Redefining marriage to include same-sex relationships is the culmination of this revisionism‚ and it would leave
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