Paul II and current Pope Benedict XVI’s position on homosexuality‚ as well as homosexuality within the clergy of the Catholic Church. I will then examine specific literature criticizing the Church’s teachings on homosexuality‚ and finally gay and lesbian Catholics who are subjected to discrimination within the Church for their sexual preference. Although there has been a growing acceptance among certain Christian denominations regarding homosexuality in modern society‚ the Catholic Church holds a
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problem a social problem? It has affected numerous amounts of people in a harmful way. In society many view gays or lesbians as sinners and treat them like they are inhuman. Most of society has prejudices that they do not realize. They end up treating gays and lesbians unfairly and feel that they are doing nothing wrong. Hate crimes are a huge result of homophobia. Gays and lesbians have their property trashed‚ are yelled at‚ and sometimes killed
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Discrimination: How can I heal if I am Identified as Gay‚ or Lesbian Youth? Angela M. Tindall U06a1-Logic Model and Incidence Reduction Formula SHB-8315 November 23‚ 2014 Dr. Brenda Lohman Capella University Problem Statement Discrimination against gay‚ lesbian‚ or bisexual individuals has been around for decades. This sensitive population has experienced various dimensions of minority stress due to their sexual orientation. This has produced internalizing negative societal
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community have come upon how to respond towards gays and lesbians and a viewing of how the Bible interprets homosexualiy. The Bible at
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gay liberation and the emergence of lesbian and gay studies‚ an ever increasing flow of academic documentation pertaining to sexual orientation has flourished. We now know more about homosexual lives in general and about the experiences of particular groups such as those in prison those who offer sex in exchange for money and those who lived during particular historical periods. However‚ with the knowledge and awareness about what it means to be gay or lesbian has increased considerably‚ there remains
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Movement has earned women a new status in society that was not possible fifty years ago‚ but there is still room for improvement. The group that I am studying is women‚ within the group women I am also touching on the subgroup African American women‚ lesbians‚ and Trans women. The group woman is defined as any person who identifies themselves as a woman. For about 194 years‚ Women were second-class citizens in the United States. The only “right” women had was to the protection of the males in their lives
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“Minority stress and health: Implications for lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ transgender‚ and questioning (LGBTQ) young people” (Cathy Kelleher) Summary: Historically‚ the pathologization of lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ transgender‚ and questioning (LGBTQ) orientations shaped research and professional practice‚ while the impact of stigma was not considered. Within a minority stress conceptualization however‚ stigma-related prejudice and discrimination experienced by LGBTQ people constitute chronically stressful
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difficulties that Black Lesbian Feminists have to deal with everyday. Lorde illustrates‚ for the reader‚ among her own personal experiences and stories‚ the struggles that not only Black women‚ but Black lesbian women and gay men continuously live with. She explains that we should not try to become identical to each other in order to attempt to
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countries around the world‚ and is not referred to as a mental illness anymore; while homosexual are said to be equal to heterosexuals‚ gay men and lesbians are still not completely accepted by society in most of those countries. Because of untrue stereotyping and biases towards homosexuality‚ the “come out” of homosexuals is being hampered. Gay men and lesbian are often afraid of negative reactions from other people and the fear of being disowned by family and friends. Ironically‚ most homosexuals do
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self-hatred inflicted by compulsory heterosexuality. In Adrienne Rich’s Compulsory Heterosexuality and Lesbian Existence‚ she highlights men’s control over women’s bodies and what women must do in order to exist in a patriarchal world‚ especially as lesbians. Men control women in eight ways according to Rich‚ including denying women their own sexuality and forcing male sexuality upon them (Rich
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