and religious affiliated organizations condemn homosexuality which causes less gays to be open about their faith. This brings upon the stereotype that the gay community is not religious at all. This‚ however‚ has been proven false. According to Dan Giloff’s article‚ “While 72 percent of straight American adults describe their faith as ‘very important’ in their lives‚ so do 60 percent of gays and lesbians.”(par. 3)‚ the gay community has plenty of religious affiliates now; The United Church of Christ
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support gay marriage‚ I do believe that domestic partnership should remain allowable‚ giving a person the right to date and share their lives with whomever they so choose‚ but the sanctity of marriage should remain exclusively between one man and one woman. II. Body paragraph #1 – Topic Sentence #1 Before the passing of Prop 8‚ California was only the second state to allow same-sex marriage. In fact up until 2004 same-sex couples couldn’t wed anywhere in the country. Many gay couples
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take the photo the person is smiling which means that history is a biased interpretation of the past. Symbolism is a technique that has been used a few times throughout this poem. An example of symbolism is in the quote "linked hands or arms over shoulders”. This represents a bond and relationship that to people have whilst taking a photo. As well as an example of symbolism this quote it stating to the reader that history is a biased interpretation of the past as the photo was orchestrated therefore
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The gay community didn’t help prevent the spread of AIDS in many ways. The first reason being‚ bathhouses were very popular in the 1900’s especially gay bathhouses. During the 1980’s ( when the AIDS breakout began ) gays were being discriminated against and looked down upon by a great amount of people. When the AIDS epidemic started entered within the gay community‚ the government initiated that a way to prevent this from happening consisted of shutting down all bathhouses. However‚ the
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The Gay Virus We as Americans‚ are facing the most life changing illness since smallpox. The gay virus! People containing the gay virus are unaware of their illness. As an American I am disgusted at their acts of “freedom.” Homosexual actions are inhumane and barbaric. We must put a stop to them! This is the most un-american thing I have ever heard of. They are trying to ruin everything our founding fathers have established. Our fathers came over to new land in hopes of creating a new‚ but just
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Let Gays Marry Andrew Sullivan “A state cannot deem a class of persons a stranger to its laws‚" declared the Supreme Court last week. It was a monumental statement. Gay men and lesbians‚ the conservative court said‚ are no longer strangers in America. They are citizens‚ entitled‚ like everyone else‚ to equal protection—no special rights‚ but simple equality. For the first time in Supreme Court history‚ gay men and women were seen not as some powerful lobby trying to subvert America‚ but as the
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As years go by‚ the word ‘’marriage’’ has evolved in its meaning many times. Marriage is not exactly the same as it used to be interpreted. For example‚ wives used to be considered their husband’s property. At one time‚ interracial marriage used to be illegal. It was not until 1967 that interracial marriage was accepted in The U.S. However‚ those definitions of marriage changed as people’s attitude changed and people became more open minded about human rights. It was only 40 years ago that the United
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Molly McGrath SC024: Gender and Society Final Paper‚ Option #3 December 10‚ 2010 Romanticizing Marriage and Heteronormalizing Society Over the years‚ weddings have developed from a sacred ritual to a moneymaking industry. Bridal magazines cover the shelves of grocery stores and doctor’s offices. Television shows and movies show scenes of women dressed in white and associate these images with happiness and wholeness. The divorce rate in America may be high‚ but the
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In 1955‚ Frank Sinatra sang‚ “love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage. You can’t have one without the other.” Frankie is right. When two people‚ any two people‚ are in love‚ they should be able to openly express their love for each other by getting married. However‚ not everyone sees it this way. Some think that if gays are allowed to get married‚ the already weakened institution would become even weaker. Others think that it would be a step towards giving people the ability to have
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Gay Marriage: How Jonathan Rauch Offers it as a Common Good The marriage-rights movement headed by gay rights activists has been a relevant issue on the American socio-political docket since 1970 following the Stonewall riots in New York City‚ New York in June of 1969. The riots sparked an initiative for gay people to join the movement of other marginalized groups in a quest to counteract widespread alienation to obtain the equal treatment and recognition they deserved. Today those activists
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