Ghassan Ali Moussawi defines the Lebanese Gay Community as “informal social networks‚ institutions (such as nightclubs‚ bars‚ and restaurants) and activism”(103). Activism is mainly expressed through the use of Lebanon’s only LGBT non-profit organization‚ Helem‚ which was created in 2004. Helem is an NGO “dedicated to the protection and empowerment of LGBTQ individuals in Lebanon‚ bringing together advocacy and community services towards liberation from all types of legal‚ social and cultural discrimination”(Merabet
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Sexual orientation in the House of Religion In the world of religion there can be a number of do’s and do not’s‚ which in a better lack of terms the do not’s are described as sinful. Being gay or lesbian in the Christian community is acknowledged as a sin; God speaks about man and woman‚ not woman and woman or man and man joining as one. There are so many excerpts stating” thou shall not” –exodus 20:13 The Bible ….well I think you are familiar with that scripture! I took the opportunity
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Rachel Chollett The Laramie Project Laramie‚ WY‚ is a modest town which became ignominious overnight in the fall of 1998‚ when Matthew Shepard‚ a gay college student‚ was found tied to a fence after being callously beaten and left to die‚ setting off a nationwide dispute about homophobia and hate crimes. My reaction to this moment in time initially is horror and shock that people did and do these unspeakable acts to their fellow human. However‚ I can also appreciate the many different views
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Being a gay male‚ lesbian‚ bisexual‚ or transgendered in the LGBT community isn’t always easy in today’s society. For those who don’t know what LGBT stands for it stands for lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ and transgendered. In today’s society some people say gay people choose to be gay‚ personally I find that highly false and very stereotypical. I myself have always been gay since birth I certainly didn’t choose this for myself‚ which I wouldn’t change for the world. The day I came out was the first time
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of Vicco (Johnny Cummings) who fought to pass a fairness ordinance on LGBT discrimination. This ordinance would give lesbians‚ gays‚ bi-sexual‚ and transgender citizens the protection from being denied of jobs‚ housing‚ and fair treatment. The ordinance was indeed passed‚ and became the smallest town in America to pass something of this sort. The mayor‚ being an openly gay individual‚ was the main focus of Mr. Colbert’s jokes‚ as well as other fellow citizens of the city of Vicco. The parody also
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homosexuality is genetic. Lets not forget about the causes of not being the gender that people assign you with at birth. Studies show that lesbian‚ gay and bisexual people show higher levels of anxiety‚ depression and suicidal feelings than heterosexual men and women. Rates of drug and alcohol misuse have also been found to be higher. Poor levels of mental health among gay and bisexual people have often been linked to experiences of homophobic discrimination and bullying. Why would anybody willingly choose
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" Newsweek. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 06 Feb. 2014 The article ‘The Frozen Closet’ by Abigail Jones was a defiant statement made about figure skaters personally pertaining to male figure skaters. Jones stating‚ “The message is clear: When competing‚ being gay may not hurt you‚ but being straight helps”‚ was enough to grab any reader’s attention that was disconnected before hand. The author‚ Abigail‚ talks about how USFS(United States Figure Skating) is still closeted themselves yet Obama sends all homosexual
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Iraq people are dying for showing or coming out to being gay or any other sexuality. If they try to make a pack the government hunts them down and kills them. For these acts‚ the human rights organization Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual‚ Transgender group has benefited the people in Iraq suffering from sexual orientation discrimination. 1980’s non fiction books on gay rights movement comes to the world. the age of enlightenment principle helped gays have some sort of freedom. Germany is the birth place of
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community. Despite advances that have been made in Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual and Transgendered rights‚ we as a society continue to fail the LGBT community and continue to leave our children homeless and discriminate due to our own inabilities to accept someone for their true selves. This is the root cause of our youth living on the street. “Of the nearly 1.7 million youth homeless in America‚ up to 40 percent of homeless teens identify as lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual or transgender and 46% of LGBT teens report
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and board member of New York‚ has served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts. He previously announced he was gay. This shocked many‚ but had no effect on his career. He was re-elected in Massachusetts with 70% of the votes. This reached a point when being gay was more acceptable than a politician. It is not surprising to be a gay politician anymore‚ especially in San Francisco. He supports Supervisor Scott Wiener; unfortunately‚ if he loses against Supervisor Jane Kim
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