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    gay and lesbian marriage i do not think the law should or shouldent be passed but i had to chose one and if they want to be happy why cant the get married. Australia currently bans recognition of same sex marriage although as of 2011 the federal labour party government officially changed its position to allow a vote on the same sex marriage despite Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s opposition to such a vote. one main reason people are against it is because they might want a child and people think

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    want something that is a must for every human being‚ and that includes but not limited to dignity. As Chris Cuomo says in his article entitled‚ “Dignity and the Right to be Lesbian or Gay‚” “It make sense to point out that an important aspect of the fight for gay quality is about asserting dignity‚ because‚ on the flip side‚ it is true that homophobic logics often regard queer identity as a sort of debased or degraded essence” (79). In todays world‚ LGBTQ community are certaintly more acceptable

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    the section titled “The Baby Boom for Gay Parents.” This part of the article aims to dispel negative connotations about gay parents and their children. Historically‚ gay parents were deemed unsuitable as child takers (Angier). Some gay parenthood critics believed that children will suffer due to social stigma‚ and lack of conventional adult role models (Angier). In the findings from early studies of gay parenthood‚ it stated that “children with gay parents were prone to have lower grades‚ conduct

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    finally decided to conduct a research on Gay Rights. This research focuses on the following problem: Why can’t gay couples raise children? To address the problem‚ and after reviewing several materials‚ I chose to refer to two articles: “Growing up with gay parents” by Marlyin Elias published in August.23.2001‚ and “The Rise of the Gay Dad” by Rebecca Seal released by October.25.2009. In the first article Elias stresses that no matter what sex if straight‚ or gay can be able to raise a child and give

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    1990s saw surge of gay characters in both television and movies. From Ellen Degeneres and her character Ellen Morgan coming out under much scrutiny on the TV show ‘Ellen‚’ to Julia Roberts and Rupert Everett comedically playing off each other in the motion picture ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding.’ Sure‚ gays and lesbians have been around forever‚ especially in Hollywood. But never has there been a time to be more out. With the popularity of shows like Will and Grace‚ which feature leading gay characters‚ as

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    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‚ “lesbiangay‚ 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 is LGBT.”(online)

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    Gays ’‚ Lesbians ’‚ and Bisexuals ’ Roles of "Otherness" in Dominant Culture Despite no visible differences such as those of ethnicity and race‚ homosexuals and bisexuals are still commonly defined as "other" in our society. Based solely on their sexual orientation‚ gayslesbians‚ and bisexuals are continually targeted by intolerance‚ ignorance‚ and segregation because of their role as an "other" in the dominant culture. This "otherness" is a departure in characteristics and behavior from

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    society is more open to the concept of accept gay marriage and parenting as a healthy‚ normal family structure. Critics of the model focus on the effects of gay families on children. Religion argues that it is unnatural for two same sex individuals to raise children as a family. Conservatives and traditionalists worry "gay genes" will be passed along blood lines or instilled in adoptive children. Still others wrongfully assume that homosexual parents are child molesters in the making. These criticisms

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    people would disagree that parents play an important role in their children’s achievement. However‚ some people would argue that parents of high-achieving students play a detrimental role by pressuring their children to achieve at unrealistically high levels or to satisfy the parents’ needs. Parents of academically talented children have been accused of pushing their children to achieve at exceptional levels and sooner than usual. While there is empirical evidence that parent factors have a positive

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    Justice And The effects on Children of Incarcerated Parents Loretta R. Lynch Capstone 480 Ms. Mel Jones Abstract Today prisons are overcrowded and over two million Americans‚ male‚ and female are sitting in jail or prison‚ and two thirds of those people incarcerated are parents (U.S. Department of Justice). Approximately two million of these children are separated from their mom or dad because of incarceration of which these are the custodial parent. These children suffer from poverty‚ inconsistency

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