Argentina‚ Belgium‚ Canada‚ Denmark‚ Iceland‚ Netherlands‚ Norway‚ Portugal‚ Spain‚ South Africa‚ Sweden. The purpose of this study is to advocate the positive effects of legalizing same-sex marriage in the Philippines and to support gays and lesbian people in their rights. The study will be supported by some research materials. I. Historical Background Here is the short research about Same Sex Marriage regarding both foreign and local literature. A. Short History 1. Foreign Literature The
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Many people hear about the LGBT movement and don’t really know what it means; LGBT stands for Lesbians‚ Gays‚ Bisexual‚ and Transgender. This movement started on June 27‚ 1969‚ the purpose of the LGBT movement was to gain rights for lesbians‚ gays‚ bisexual‚ and transgender people so they could be accepted in there society. Although nowadays lesbians‚ gays‚ bisexual‚ and transgender are more popular. They appear on most TV shows‚ movies‚ and social media‚ although that was not always the case for
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The challenges facing lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ and transgender (LGBT) students on college and university campuses are many. For example‚ LGBT students face harassment and discrimination at significantly higher levels than their heterosexual peers‚ and are twice as likely to receive derogatory remarks. As the visibility of LGBT college students and the adversity they face has increased‚ there is ever more pressure on college and universities to evaluate whether LGBT students’ needs are being met
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people at work" and within any organization‚ gay and lesbian people account for approximately 10 percent of the workforce (Hodson & Sullivan‚ 2002‚ p. 4). "Unlike most other minority groups‚ however‚ homosexuals are not readily visible‚ and many have chosen to remain invisible‚ especially at work‚ because they fear the negative consequences that might result from revealing their sexual orientation" (Hunt‚ 1995‚ p. 149). For gays and lesbians coming out is not worth risking exclusion‚ career damage
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rights (eQuality‚ 2005). A child will benefit from a healthy‚ loving home‚ whether the parents are gay or not (eQuality‚ 2005). With that statement in 2008 from the individual who holds the most powerful authority in the United States‚ why are gay and lesbian couples today still battling adoption laws? When in fact while trying to adopt and raise children a couple’s sexual orientation should not be a factor. Homosexuals should not have to battle or circumvent adoption laws. The American family does not
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<http://www.nbclosangeles.com/around-town/archive/Palm-Springs-Warms-to-Spring-Break-Crowd.html>. "Gay & Lesbian Palm Springs Travel Guide". www.palm-springs.org. <http://travel.latimes.com/destinations/palm-springs/clm/planning-a-trip/gayandlesbian-travelguide>. " Gay‚ Black Mayor for Palm Springs". Windy City Times. 2003-11-12 <http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=684>.
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the Governor vetoed a bill against gay people. Why was this bill proposed in the first place? The business leaders who supported the bill were against the gay and lesbian community. The Governor of Arizona‚ who supports the gay and lesbian community‚ believes that the bill is unjust because it discriminates against the gay and lesbian community. If this bill had been passed‚ it would be a clear discriminatory action against the LGBT community. Those in opposition to the bill stated that‚ had it
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before we were aware lesbians‚ and we were raised by families that expected us to be mothers. We read the same books and saw the same movies as our heterosexual sisters. And today we live in the same world‚ one which purports to value motherhood above anything else a woman can do” (Polikoff‚ 2007‚ p. 195). In other words‚ just because these women are lesbians‚ that does not mean they are any different from heterosexual women. They
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of Homophobic Pejoratives and Verbal Abuse of Gay‚ Lesbian Bisexual High School Students Stephanie D. Butcher American Public University System Abstract Intolerance of homosexuality can have serious psychiatric affects for gay‚ lesbian and bisexual teenagers. Lesbian and Gay teenagers have high rates of assault‚ substance
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A parenting style that has become more common in today’s world the parenting style of homosexual parents. Homosexual parenting is officially known as LGBT parenting. LGBT parenting is defined as‚ “lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual‚ and transgender (LGBT) people raising one or more children as parents or foster care parents. This includes: children raised by same-sex couples (same-sex parenting)‚ children raised by single LGBT parents‚ and children raised by an opposite-sex couple where at least one partner
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