(2010). Using human rights-based approaches to conceptualise lesbian and bisexual women’s health inequalities. Health & Social Care In The Community‚ 18(4)‚ 355-362 8p. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2524.2009.00902.x In this article‚ the authors talk about correcting the flaws in the healthcare system by taking a human rights approach‚ and what steps are already being taken to dismantle such flaws from further occurrence. Participants of the study‚ lesbian and bisexual women‚ found through purposive sampling‚ were
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marketplace approaches gay consumers. At first blush‚ given the historical marginalization of homosexuals‚ I ask myself what makes the gay market (the preferred term used by the marketing industry to reference what call LGBT or GLBT representing Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual and Transgendered) attractive to firms? And‚ if the gay market is indeed a smart pursuit for organizations‚ how best it be approached? Stereotypes abound within both the homosexual and heterosexual communities about the economic
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Matt Nelson Joy Kobia 29 January 2014 Reflection Paper 1 Same Sex Marriage While my parents and grandparents were growing up‚ they never knew anyone who was gay or lesbian (or at least no one that admitted it). Today‚ I know numerous gay or lesbian people. Same sex couples were something that was unheard of years ago. Today‚ they are all around us and they are becoming a social norm whether society likes it or not. In the United States‚ seventeen states have legalized same sex marriage
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3rd Response Paper Having read Marilyn Frye’s “Willful Virgin…‚” I got the unshakeable feeling that Frye‚ a vocal lesbian‚ has quite the superiority complex as a result of her own absence from “the patriarchal institution of female heterosexuality” (130). Throughout her essay‚ she argues that women of the heterosexual persuasion are bound to the patriarchy‚ from which lesbians‚ lacking any attachment to men‚ are immune‚ and without such female heterosexuality‚ the patriarchy and all its manifestations
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of African-Americans and how our country has evolved regarding racism‚ but now there is a form of discrimination that is becoming more prevalent. This form of discrimination is towards those of other sexual orientations‚ such as those who are gay‚ lesbian‚ or bisexual. Discrimination‚ under any circumstances‚ is morally wrong‚ and discrimination based on sexual orientation needs to be addressed. From a religious point of view‚ if God had thought homosexuality is a sin‚ he would not have created gay
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states “And once they have children‚ many same-sex couples still endure the inevitable criticism- spoken or unspoken- from those who remain uncomfortable with the notion of their being parents.”(Corvino‚ John. www.nytimes.com). This shows how much gay/lesbian couples have to go through when trying to adopt. But even after all this stress‚ the love for their children still says the same. Even though it’s not the same as having a woman and a man as parents‚ there will still be the same love and that’s really
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Gay rights cover a plethora of topics from same sex marriage‚ adoption‚ and gays and lesbians partaking in the military. Many believe that gay and lesbian marriage is untraditional and others disagree. Many think gay and lesbian adoption puts children at risk while others think that it is a chance of happiness and hope for a kid that doesn’t have a home or a family. Many think that gays and lesbian in the military is wrong and affects the bonds and effectiveness of our military while others
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Introduction The aim of this paper is to compare two academic research papers‚ one informed by qualitative and another one by quantitative research designs with focus on the methodological factors. Both papers describe working lives and attitudes of gay and lesbian workers in the UK and USA‚ possible consequences of disclosure of sexual orientation on their working relations and organisational arrangements towards equality and diversity of working practice. These research projects add to the growing number of
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identity concerns with a liberal coalition for social‚ political and sex inequalities. Progressive democracy has provided some lesbian and gay rights; however‚ they are limited. Gay rights continue to be the focus of political efforts to promote social change through lesbian and gay movements in the United States. Rimmerman also focuses on the different ways gays and lesbians brought the AIDS epidemic to attention. Throughout their rather short history‚ these movements in the United States have aroused
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second-parent adoption of a partner or spouse’s child. However‚ in most places across the country LGBT individuals and couples face barriers to adoption‚ making it difficult or sometimes impossible for these loving‚ qualified people to create families. Lesbian and gay parents are raising over 65‚000 adopted
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