Gay Marriage and the election By: Quin Cross 11-10-12 The word Homosexual comes from the word homos‚ meaning same‚ so its people who like the same sex. Gay rights have been fought over for centuries. Today its up to the states too decided if they want to allow same sex marriages. Thats why its important for political candidates to have a certain view on gay marriage. There has been interactions between the same sex’s for a very very long time. The first known appearance of the word homosexual
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Gay Marriage Many same-sex couples want the right to get married because they are in love. Many‚ in fact‚ have spent the last 10‚ 20 or 50 years with that person‚ and they want to honor their relationship in the greatest way our society has to offer. By making a commitment to stand together in good times and bad‚ through all the joys and challenges family life brings‚ and to show that off to the public‚ just like other married couples. Same sex marriage should be legalized because they have a right
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For Gay Marriage Kristin Chenoweth said‚ “I don’t understand what the big deal is with gay marriage. Get over it people”. I’m totally on her side. We’re all humans‚ and we were given rights and the feeling to love. As a human being I believe you should love and be with who ever you may choose. If you can’t tell‚ I’m for gay marriage‚ yet they’re many people who still vote against it‚ for their own reasons. Today gay marriage takes a toll on our world‚ when it shouldn’t be as big as a deal
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The gay community or LGBT community is a loosely defined grouping of LGBT and LGBT supportive people‚ organizations and subcultures united by common culture and civil rights movements. Furthermore‚ the remarkable growth of the gay community in recent history has revolutionized our culture and consciousness‚ creating radically new possibilities for people to “come out”‚ and live more openly as homosexuals. Before the early years‚ homosexuality was a taboo subject. Since then‚ times have changed
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Professor ……. Class…… 13 April 2013 “Gay Identity” Throughout the years‚ it is common to see groups stick together and unite around a common goal or idea. Strength in numbers is the basis behind it. This is similar to the idea of identity politics. Identity politics is a way of organizing together and staying intimately connected to the idea that some social groups are oppressed. There is a general consensus about things our society labels as Taboo. The sort of topics looked down upon range
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Wilson 1 Tatiana Wilson Mrs. Woolley AP NSL Pd.3 26 October 2013 Gay Marriage Rights Although some states in the U.S. have allowed gay marriage‚ many homosexual couples are not given the same legal and economic marital benefits as a heterosexual marriage and are constantly discriminated against. If a same-sex couple is in a domestic partnership or a civil union (a ceremony celebrating the affirmation of a partnership shared by a same-sex couple or a couple who choose not to marry) none of the marriage
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Gay Marriage Everyone knows the huge debate about gay marriage being legal or not. I don’t think gay marriage should be legalized. Homosexuality is strictly forbidden in the bible. Gay marriage will lead to more children being raised in same-sex households which will lead to troubled children. The institution of marriage has traditionally been defined as between a man and a woman. Therefore gay marriage should not be legalized. Let me quote what the Bible has stated about homosexuals. Leviticus
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Gay Marriage Debate By Eric Paul Scarabin Though many arguments against gay marriage are based in homophobia‚ even people who otherwise support the rights of gays and lesbians have advanced arguments against gay marriage. One main concern is that allowing two people of the same sex to marry will devalue the concept of marriage. Those against gay marriage argue that marriage is between one man and one woman and allowing gay marriage would destroy the traditional family‚ which defenders of this
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2013 LGBT Discrimination There are many laws in place to prevent or discourage discrimination. Laws that protect people in the workplace‚ in activities held on federally funded properties and against violent crimes based on actual or perceived race‚ color‚ religion‚ national origin‚ ethnicity‚ or gender of any person. These laws have all been lacking in protection for LGBT persons. Most states do have laws addressing hate crimes and a large number of those do include crimes against LGBT persons
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Gay New York: Gender‚ Urban Culture‚ and the Making of the Gay Male World‚ 1890-1940 George Chauncey Publisher: Basic Books‚ 1995 Length: 478 pages ISBN: 0465026214‚ 9780465026210 Book Review: Gay New York brilliantly shatters the myth that before the 1960s gay life existed only in the closet‚ where gay men were isolated‚ invisible‚ and self-hating. Based on years of research and access to a rich trove of diaries‚ legal records‚ and other unpublished documents‚ this book is a fascinating
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