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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Outline the theory of Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is the theory that an action is better if it produces the greatest good for the greatest number. The 18th and 19th century saw rise to the theory of Utilitarianism which can be traced back to Jeremy Bentham. Francis Hutcheson put forward the initial principle of Utilitarianism ’The greatest happiness of the greatest number’. Utilitarianism is a teleological theory where depending on the consequences of the action‚ that action will either be good
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Utilitarianism is an ethical theory that holds‚ that an action is right if it produces‚ or if it tends to produce‚ the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of people affected by the action‚ otherwise the action is wrong" (DeGeorge‚ 44). The utilitarian approach assesses each action separately and the effects that arise from it. Act utilitarianism‚ the most common form used in many circumstances‚ looks at the consequences of each individual act and calculate utility each time the act
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The moral theory of utilitarianism consists of welfarism‚ a theory of the good‚ and consequentialism‚ a theory of the right. Utilitarianism dictates that a moral action is one whose results bring about the greatest amount of welfare for all relevant parties. Though‚ at first glance‚ utilitarianism may be appealing (Who can disagree with the claim that promoting the welfare of all members of society is the right thing to do?)‚ upon further reflection‚ it is clear that utilitarianism has a few shortcomings—namely
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Gay Option In the article “The Gay Option”‚ Stephanie Fairyngton argues that it is wrong to think about homosexuality as deviations from nature’s norm. She understands that it is easy for people to think about homosexuality as an illness rather than a person’s choice. The main reason for this is that it is hard to understand people who choose this challenging state of beings. Because society has a stereotype of heterosexuality as somehow better choice than homosexuality‚ they would think that person
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definition: Gay (adj.) merry: happy and carefree; brightly ornamental or colorful; homosexual. (n.) A homosexual. (“gay”) Synonymous definition: Gay (syn.) merry‚ lighthearted‚ joyful‚ cheerful‚ sprightly‚ jolly‚ happy‚ joyous‚ gleeful‚ jovial‚ colorful‚ bright. (“gay”) Negative definition: Gay (adj.) unhappy‚ lacking color‚ heavyhearted Because of the literal definition of the word‚ people that are homosexual are often seen as “colorful” and “cheerful”. Etymological Definition: Gay (n) usually
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Sometimes it’s good and sometimes it’s bad. It all depends upon the consequences of that particular act of cheating. One of them is “Rule Utilitarianism”‚ an action is right if it confirms to a rule when adopted‚ and then produces more overall happiness. The other kind of utilitarianism is called “Act Utilitarianism‚” an action is right if it produces overall happiness in a given situation. To an extent it’s a pretty simple ethical theory‚ it can be very complex because it needs
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Sociology Research #3 Gay Rights In our country this year there is many movements for the gay community coming together. The gay community has significantly stood up for there rights over the last few years and we should expect a lot more. The gay community has recently gained many large voices to their movement‚ from congressmen and celebrities to even former President Bill Clinton (Wong Huffington Post). I believe 2013 is going to be a big year for not only the gay community but the transgender
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not need laws to tell them to act justly‚ while bad people will find a way around the laws.” (Hartman & Desjardins‚ 2008‚ p. 1) How can people define good people and bad people? What factors should people perceive‚ if when they want to act justly? ‘Ethics’ can be standards or rules of morality for those people who have had a problem in choosing between different actions (Ferrell‚ Fraedrich & Ferrell‚ 2011). It is about human conduct which is choices and dilemmas. In the real world‚ people have numerous
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They are no longer a small population‚ but a booming revolution. These groups do not hide themselves in burrows‚ but flamboyantly celebrate their identities. The gays are now a people willing and ready to be heard. It has come to all of our attentions that in the light of marriage they have been depraved and deceived. Homosexuals cannot allow this persecution to continue‚ as they are constantly forfeited equal rights. The arguments are of lifestyle differences and the legalized discrimination of
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