and religious affiliated organizations condemn homosexuality which causes less gays to be open about their faith. This brings upon the stereotype that the gay community is not religious at all. This‚ however‚ has been proven false. According to Dan Giloff’s article‚ “While 72 percent of straight American adults describe their faith as ‘very important’ in their lives‚ so do 60 percent of gays and lesbians.”(par. 3)‚ the gay community has plenty of religious affiliates now; The United Church of Christ
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Meanings of Gay Gay‚ a word with multiple meanings: A person who is merry and happy‚ a person who is a homosexual‚ something that is lame or stupid‚ and a word that can be used for degrading. Over time this word has been molded and shaped into different meanings in all sorts of directions. The different meanings honestly have no similarities to each other‚ which makes it strange to see such a word as happy go to meaning a homosexual. It is strange to see such a word go from meaning happy to a word
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couples‚ 1% is made of same sex couples ("YourOUTsource:YourLGBT").Of the 50 states‚ only six states allow gay marriage while the other states ban gay marriage due to religious‚ legislative‚ family‚ and cultural beliefs issues ("YourOUTsource:YourLGTB").These issues are why people believe that people of the same sex should not be together. Although traditional marriages have many positive attributes‚ gay marriage should be legalized because it has brought equality to those that are involved in a same sex
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Abstract Understanding the gay and lesbian community can be very complex. My research consisted of the problems within the gay and lesbian community‚ and some of the most common beliefs some may have. As my questions was administered to the interviewee‚ which was a man that considered himself a “ gay man”‚ I begin to also feel the emotions‚ confusions‚ and hurt from this person. The results to my research and interview was informative‚ and will help me in my career as an up and coming helper. Keywords:
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2011‚ gay marriage remains legal in the following states: Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ Iowa‚ Vermont‚ New Hampshire‚ New York‚ and the District of Columbia? Thirty states have constitutional amendments banning gay marriage. Did you know‚ Massachusetts‚ which became the first state to legalize gay marriage on May 17‚ 2004‚ had the lowest divorce rate in the country in 2008? Its divorce rate declined 21% between 2003 and 2008. These facts are just a minor part of why I personally am pro- gay marriage
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have been debating whether same-sex marriage should be legal. Gay marriage has been looked at as wrong in today ’s world because it ’s not the traditional way of being married. Yet again with all the rights we have acquired over the years in history‚ why not the right to marry who you love. Whether or not its the traditional way marriage is about being with the person you love for the rest of your life. 2. There are several reasons why gay people should have the same marriage rights as heterosexual
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Gay and Lesbian Adoption: What is the best interest of the child? Most critics of gay adoption argue that if a child is brought up in a home with same sex parents that the child will be "ruined". However‚ most child welfare advocates do not agree‚ they feel that if these orphaned children are not allowed to be adopted by gay and lesbian parents‚ a lot of children who have been waiting for a very long time to be adopted and are in desperate need of a home‚ may have to wait even longer‚ unnecessarily
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The Supreme Court is set to confront the issue of gay marriage for the first time in 40 years in two cases set for argument in late March. Same-sex couples are asking the justices to strike down California’s Proposition 8‚ which banned gay marriage in the state just six months after a court ruled that preventing gays and lesbians from marrying was unconstitutional. In a second case‚ a New York City widow is urging the court to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)‚ which limits federal
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Gay marriage seems to be one of the biggest topics today. There are people who agree and disagree about gay marriage because of religious factors. Religious groups‚ for example‚ Christians are divided by this issue. “Some Christians argue that it is immortal and disgracing God’s only wish which is to make children. Others argue that same sex couples are created by God‚ and should be able to have the same rights as any other regular couple” (Debate).There are some religions that just open reject the
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for the very promise of America. —Lord L. Jean‚ executive director‚ Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center‚ 2000^ The gay rights movement has been an ongoing struggle dating back to the 1920s. Still in 2014 there is still a stigma attached to gay and lesbian relationships. Our country was founded on equality for all people‚ yet we still have such bigotry towards gay and lesbians. Everyone has the right to pursue their happiness no matter what
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