1 Dattani’s On a Muggy Night in Mumbai: A Homosexuals’ Odyssey Dr. Prakash Bhadury Assistant Professor‚ Dept. of H & S. S‚ NIT‚ Hamirpur‚India Research Article by the Author to be published in an Anthology shortly. Abstract: Gay and Lesbian relationships are branched off as two separate identity of homosexual behaviour and the issues relating to it has been a matter of intense debate in India and abroad in late 20th century especially‚ when in a post-war era the issues of identity crisis
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hardships that gay and lesbian couples face every day. And the sad thing is most of the arguments keeping same-sex marriage are flawed and reactionary and are based upon nothing more than prejudice‚ ignorance‚ bigotry and fear. Same-sex marriage should be legalized because lesbian and gay couples are good parents‚ because homosexuality is a common occurrence in nature‚ and because the laws keeping same sex-marriage from being legalized are old and outdated. Those against gay and lesbian marriages often
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when this would happen the gays and lesbians would try to sneak out the back door. The police would arrest the patrons and drag them off to jail‚ their names were written down and published in the newspaper by the next day and as a result they would be fired from their jobs. “The 1960s was a time of revolution. The Civil Rights Movement was in full swing and people took to the streets to protest the war in Vietnam. It was only a matter of time before gays and lesbians stood up for their rights as well
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his letter‚ gays and lesbians are trying to get across to the American public. Same-sex marriage should be legal in all fifty states. The reasoning for same sex marriage to be illegal is not a good enough reason for gays and lesbians. If Congress were to make an amendment like president Bush would like them to‚ they would be making “an attempt to write discrimination into the Constitution” (CNN.com) They are correct in saying it would be discrimination because gay and lesbians have the same rights
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The Portrayal of Gays and Lesbians on TV‚ and How Viewers React Matthew Wood There are several ways in which gays and lesbians are portrayed on television‚ many of which‚ arguably‚ create problems both for the programme maker and for the viewer. Homosexuality is still not fully accepted in today ’s society and traditional patriarchal portrayals of both men and women are still dominant‚ with few exceptions to such images. This is‚ perhaps‚ particularly true of men. Whilst patriarchal images of
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In most cultures across the globe‚ homosexuality was viewed with disdain‚ and marriages between same-sex couples were forbidden. Having emotional‚ romantic‚ or sexual attractions to members of the other sex defines homosexuality‚ gay for guys and lesbian for girls. However‚ homosexual relationships are slowly gaining acceptance‚ as homosexuals have become vocal in fighting their right to marry now. With an increased in tolerance for homosexuality in the society‚ the controversy over the legalization
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Note that the LGBT community remains as one of the country’s minority sectors today. Lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ and transgender people often face disadvantages in getting hired for jobs‚ acquiring rights for civil marriage‚ and even in starting up personal businesses. This has led to the rise of the cause for LGBT rights‚ defined as the right
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Gay and lesbian parenting is still one of the most controversial topics to discuss today due to society drilling into minds that the Mom-and-Dad orientated family is the definition of a normal and healthy family. Gay and lesbian parenting is simply couples of the same-sex raising a family where the children grow up in loving‚ supportive environments. The sexual orientation of the parents does not influence if they can raise a child‚ rather it depends on if the parents are capable of providing a nurturing
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Grrrl has meant many things to many people. Most girls do not attempt to define it anymore. "EVERY GRRRL IS A RIOT GRRRL. All you need is a healthy dose of pissed-of-ness at the treatment of womyn in our society. We are NOT all punk‚ all white‚ all lesbians‚ all musicians‚ all fanzine editors‚ all vegetarians‚ all victims of abuse‚ all straight edge. There is no stereotypical ’ Riot Grrrl." (Knight 9) The early Riot Grrrl scene was a "loose-knit" affiliation of feminist Punks‚ formed
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workforce. Young people have always been more accepting and tolerant than their parents ’ generation‚ therefore businesses have a much better chance of finding the individuals they want in an area that is supportive to the gay and lesbian community. In fact‚ many gay and lesbian couples themselves will choose a lower paying job in a supportive community as opposed to a higher paying one in a highly prejudiced community. (Eskridge 162) The same can be said for their heterosexual peers. Most people prefer
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