the heels of the landmark supreme court’s decision to make gay marriage legal; Houston held their annual gay pride parade hosted by Pride Houston Inc. Held in downtown Houston for the first time since its inception‚ was originally held in Montrose. With streets in downtown shut down for the event‚ parade goers were able to mingle and relish in the victory. "This year is a special celebration for the LGBT community in Houston. Not only is gay marriage legal nation wide‚ but we get the added bonus of
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A current debate surrounding sexual orientation would include something such as the gay rights and if it is choice or nature. This debate has gone on for many‚ many years and still continues today. This includes scientific research being done and others opinions on the subject. Many people today argue the facts of whether this is up for debate or not. On one hand people think it’s a choice and will not accept the fact of who the person is and how they were born or they think that it’s something they
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Television’s Rachel Maddow‚ host of “The Rachel Maddow Show” said‚ “In the past decade‚ 31 states put to a vote the question of whether or not gay people should be allowed to get married. 31 states have put those minority rights up to a vote and in all 31 of those states‚ that minority rights issue has gone down to defeat. But here’s the thing about rights. They’re not actually supposed to be voted on. That’s why they’re called rights.” There should be legislation allowing same sex marriage in all
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Controversial Dilemma of Gay Marriage Marriage is defined as “The formal union of a man and a woman‚ typically recognized by law‚ by which they become husband and wife”. In our modern culture‚ the definition of marriage has changed. With the transition of same-sex marriage into our society‚ marriage can no longer be defined as a union solely between a man and a woman. Although same-sex marriage is not entirely permitted nationwide or even worldwide‚ it is recognized among us. “Gay Americans have been
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Gay Marriage Should Be Legalized Since love is the single most important thing that has substance in marriage‚ individuals must be able to marry whom they love without being judged. It should not change‚ no matter what sex they are. Love makes a difference and it does not matter in the environment rendering to the sex of the individual who know-hows it works. Similar sex matrimony is a sin in the Bible; nonetheless the Bible might not be that individual’s principles. The period has come to allow
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Ethics: Gay Marriage If the fetus you save is gay‚ will you still fight for its rights? (http://smartassproducts.hubpages.com) This is an ongoing ethical dilemma in our world today. With many states starting to recognize gay unions‚ and those who oppose it‚ the issues have raised many ethical questions like my opening statement. There are basically two sides to this debate: The Liberals (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/liberal) and the Conservatives (http://dictionary.reference
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“The decision is a historic victory for gay rights activists who have fought for years”. In this article it explains a situation known around the world‚ which is same sex marriage. It gives multiple examples of why it should be legal‚ peoples reactions and what people did to fight for it. The intended audience is not narrowed down to any specific group of people or any specific gender but is meant for everyone to see and understand. The author of this article has not only written pieces based off
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Something I’ll probably never forget is the first time I kissed another boy. I had just come out (age 16) and me and this other boy my age had been doing a little flirting with each other. It was so funny because neither of us had ever kissed another guy. I thought he was so cute and his lips were full and totally kissable (you know the kind). I was at his house one day after school and we were watching something on TV‚ sitting on the sofa together. There were some potato chips or pretzels
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jobs. * 9.1% (2011 est.) 2) Voters in North Carolina approved a constitutional amendment effectively banning same-sex marriage and US President Barack Obama made clear his view that gay and lesbian couples should have the chance to wed. Obama broke from his long-claimed indecision on the issue of gay marriage to express outright support for the right of homosexual couples to
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Gay adoption in the United States Karlene Porter Axia College of University of Phoenix Research Writing COM. 220 Tony Salinger March 06‚ 2010 Gay adoption in the United States As of October 9‚ 2009‚ there are approximately 123‚000 children waiting to be adopted in the United Sates alone (U.S. Children’s Bureau‚ 2010). My partner and I of 11 years adopted my biological niece. In February 2003 we were awarded permanent custody although we were seeking temporary custody until her mother
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