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    Third Wave Feminism fights for the equal rights for lesbians and gays. It proves that Third Wave Feminism is more than just women’s rights. “Recent activism and initiatives to solemnize same-sex marriages or legalize civil unions have brought unprecedented public attention to the concerns of gay men and lesbians. Public acceptance of solemnizing same-gender marriage is often seen as one step toward full acceptance of gay men and lesbians in general and as a measure of their political and social

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    The LGBT Movement

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    The LGBT Movement America has always been known as the “Land of the Free and Home of the Brave”. Unfortunately‚ our country has not let everyone be the “free”‚ authentic self that they deserve to be. Unlike race‚ religion‚ gender and age‚ sexual orientation is not a characteristic under civil rights laws. Homosexuals have faced relentless hostility and discrimination for centuries and have been on an uphill battle for equality. It wasn’t until the Stonewall Inn Riots in 1969 that a political

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    creates a need for counseling trainees to consider the hidden minority group of gay‚ lesbian‚ bisexual‚ and transgender issues (GLBT). In general‚ many counselor trainees might be unfamiliar with the distinction of these above-mentioned titles. An affection and/or orientation to a person of the same sex is referred to as homosexuality (Sue and Sue‚ 2003). Commonly‚ males are known as gay‚ females are known as lesbians. Individuals who self-identify themselves as homosexual or as heterosexual and move

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    interview with Jonathan Merritt of Religion News Service‚ Peterson discussed his stance on the morality of homosexuality and same-sex marriage. The Presbyterian pastor recalled that when he was still an associate pastor‚ some of his church members were lesbians‚ but they did not make a fuss out of the issue. In addition‚ Peterson revealed that a young musician stood up one day and expressed the intention to apply as the music director of the church. The young man admitted that he was gay‚ but nobody questioned

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    Coming Out

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    Coming out of "My Heterophobia" Closet Growing up in a heterosexual world as a Lesbian who remained in many closets‚ has shape my identity and the way I will transact with people for the rest of my life. Upon coming out of closet‚ or being pushed out (by suspension from parents and friends) at the age of eighteen or nineteen I quickly assumed the bi-sexual title because it meant at least there was hope for me in the future. This proved to be worse for my self-esteem‚ and may have caused the most

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    Queer Theory Essay

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    explaining gender variation with a focus on gay and lesbians. It is a part of the post-structuralist critical theory established in the early 1990s from the fields of women studies and queer studies. The theory was greatly influenced by authors such as Gloria Anzaldua‚ Jose Estaben‚ Kosofski Sedgwick‚ Judith Butler‚ Munoz and Lauren Berlant. It build upon the challenges of feminism to the idea that gender is a component of essential self depending on gay/lesbian studies. Moreover‚ it analyzes the socially

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    discriminate against others because they are gays or lesbians. It does not matter that in some States in The United States‚ such as California‚ Vermont‚ Maine‚ New Jersey and Connecticut‚ and some cities in Europe marriage between people of same sex is legal. You can find places in Latin America‚ Central America‚ etc…that gays and lesbians cannot get a job. Not everyone is really open minded to accept that some people are born gay. Gays and lesbians have always existed; the different between decades

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    LGBT is an abbreviation for lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual or transgender people. The term LGBT is intended to emphasize the diversity of sexual and identity based cultures and is sometimes referred to people that are non- heterosexual. The human rights of the LGBT people are often under pressure. Worldwide the sexual minority are the victims of the violation of human rights. These violations differ from verbal discrimination until imprisoning and torture. Homosexuality is forbidden by law in about 80 countries

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    Same Sex Marriage

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    Same sex marriage is a socially recognized marriage between two persons of the same biological sex or social gender. Status of LGBT (Lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual and transsexual) in the Philippines is discriminated because they said it is sinful being that one. Many of them are being killed‚ can’t find job or can’t go to school because they are not accepted by people. In the Philippines‚ same sex marriage is strictly prohibited because Catholic Church don’t agree with that‚ based on the bible‚ there

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    romantically attracted to members of the same gender. This doesn’t mean that homosexuals are sexually attracted to all members of the same gender any more than heterosexuals are attracted to every person of the opposite gender. The words "gay" and "lesbian" are used to refer to homosexual men and women. The term "bisexual" is used to refer to anyone who is attracted to both men and women. Sexual orientation develops and changes over a person’s lifetime. Having feelings about or even having a sexual

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