Hate Crimes Against Gays and Lesbians LaReese Nixon Kaplan University CJ490: Research Methods in Criminal Justice Prof: Deborah Barrett August 7‚ 2012 Abstract Introduction Lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ and transgender persons frequently face violence motivated by their sexuality or gender identity. Violence may be executed by the state‚ as in laws prescribing corporal punishment for homosexual acts‚ or by individuals engaging in intimidation‚ mobbing‚ assault‚ or lynching. Violence targeted
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Hate Crimes and the Homosexual Community Dontae Anderson Com/172 Professor Baker October 29th‚ 2012 Abstract In this paper I am talking about Hate crimes against the Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. I show that though Hate crimes are classified as crimes that are evoked by sexual orientation‚ race‚ identity‚ gender‚ or religion. Hate crimes are more common amongst the gay and transgender men. I show states with highest conviction rate in 2012. I also show the upward
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Research essay outline: Title: Anti-gay Hate Crimes in San Francisco Research question: Is San Francisco Safe for Gay People? Purpose: I will present the problem of anti-gay hate crimes in the SF Bay Area‚ and I will suggest some solutions to prevent or reduce the sexual prejudice‚ hate crimes and any discriminatory acts. Introduction: - I will present the problem of anti-gay hate crimes in the San Francisco Bay Area‚ which people recognize as one of the foremost liberal cities in
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equally compatible with their same values in life. One of the many reason that the gay and lesbian group grabbed my attention‚ is the fact that they are discriminated every day of their lives‚ which is something that a lot of people identify themselves with‚ such as myself. Discrimination has been a part of my life because this country is not my nationality and I have lived and experienced the hate and indifference from other people throughout my life. It is very common in life for people to discriminate
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Today’s Rights for Gays & Lesbians Today’s Rights for Gays & Lesbians The state and federal laws for Gay’s and Lesbian are unfair and discriminatory. In today’s ever so changing world it’s hard to keep up with laws. Most of the laws are printed on a fine line‚ but the rights for homosexuals are blurred. With the topic being hot in the media it is hard to get the correct story. Two of the most important rights that get blurred are marriage and same sex adoption. Same sex marriage
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Gay and Lesbian Hate Crime Analysis Ron Lawler CJA 540 Criminological Theory October 31‚ 2010 Dr. Shaunita Grase Gay and Lesbian Hate Crime Analysis The United States Justice Department defines hate crimes as “the violence of intolerance and bigotry‚ intended to hurt and intimidate someone because of their race‚ ethnicity‚ national origin‚ religion‚ sexual orientation or disability” (National Crime Prevention Council‚ 2010‚ p. 1). Over the centuries and throughout the world‚ history shows
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Gay and Lesbian Marriage The ongoing debate on gay and lesbian marriage continues to become one of the most controversial topics in the world today. Clearly‚ we as a nation are undecided on this issue. Thirty six states have passed legislation banning gay marriages and other states are also in debate whether or not to allow these couples to marry. Unfortunately‚ the dispute has left the United States homosexual community in an awkward position. There are some people who think that gay people
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Gay and lesbians Marriage People question themselves all the time‚ what is love? There are numerous definitions of what love is but love in my opinion is when two people different feel connected doesn’t matter what race‚ nationality‚ or gender. Love lies within every human. Every human being should have the full right to love whoever they want. There should not be any discrimination against love. Love has many different form‚ some that people will never understand such as gay and lesbian love.
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number of lesbians and gay men forming their own families. Many do this through adoption‚ foster care‚ artificial insemination‚ and other means. Today‚ researchers have estimated that the number of children living with one gay or lesbian parent is six to fourteen million. Some have described this current period as a lesbian and gay "baby boom". However‚ lesbian and gay parents face many social and legal obstacles (Lambda Legal Defense and Educational Fund‚ 1997). In the past‚ most gay and lesbian
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Gay and Lesbian Adoption Gay and lesbian adoption is a serious‚ yet controversial subject. It has become a major issue in our society. In certain states‚ homosexuals can adopt children just like any other married or single adult. A person’s freedoms should protect the rights of gays and lesbians to adopt children when they meet the same standards for parenting and home environment as heterosexual couples (Driscoll and Stingl). Today over 520‚000 children are in foster care and 127‚000 of those
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