...Equals: Same-Sex Marriage We are taught in society at a very young age that we are all equal to one another, but as we get older we find that is not true. People are placed into different social classes, race and ethnicity, sexual orientation, and so on. Marriage is a big defining point in one’s life. To say that we are not equal in the power of love is wrong; we are human, so same-sex marriage should be legal. The main reason for denying marriage to gay couples is that all major religions consider homosexuality a sin. Opponents claim that it would weaken the definition and respect for the institution of marriage. Dr. James Dobson is an evangelical Christian author, who wrote in his book Marriage Under Fire, with the family out of the way, all rights and privileges of marriage will accrue to gay and lesbian partners without the legal entanglements and commitments heretofore associated with it. Another disclaimer is that homosexuals make unfit parents, and that it would confuse the children about gender roles and expectations of society, and only a man and woman can pro-crate (Dr. James Dobson). First, there is no evidence to show that homosexuals make unfit parents, just biased opinions. In the article Marriage and Child Wellbeing it was put into context, “same-sex marriages are entirely unclear: children not being raised by same-sex couples—- which is to say, children being raised by opposite-sex couples, married or unmarried, or by single parents. How might same-sex marriage...
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...Countering the Culture of Sex Debra Sievers DeVry University Countering the Culture of Sex At the age of 19 years old, she has a crying baby and lives in an apartment, struggling to make the bills. One evening some girlfriends call and see if she would like to go out, she tells her best friend she cannot go on a girl’s night out because she cannot afford a babysitter. Being a single mother, she has no one to help. She ask herself, how did this happen? That one night of passion, was it worth it. Sure, it felt great when she did it, and she trusted the person she was with that one night. That does not always mean that it is the right thing to do. Well everyone is doing it! Like Mom always says, “If everyone jumped off a cliff would you do it to?” Changing her beliefs on pre-marital sex and unprotected sex, because the arguments made based upon fact and other opinions and realities. While protective measures are simple and easy to implement, but are often neglected. The three common reason teenagers practice unprotected sex is religion, illiteracy, and cultural expectations. Although teen pregnancy is an ongoing problem, there are many ways to make it less a less occurring incidence through protection, illiteracy, and media expectations. Firstly, teenagers do not care about birth control or protection to avoid unwanted pregnancies and diseases. “Over the last decade or so, the female condom has also entered the market, but has not found as much success or visibility...
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...Equality in Same Sex Marriages Should same-sex-marriage be legalized? Evidently, we as a nation are hesitant on this issue. Many people are against same sex marriage because of numerous reasons such as, religious beliefs or because they believe same sex couples could not raise a proper family. Although there are countless individuals against this issue gays, lesbians, and bisexuals (LGB) are fighting for equal rights everyday and will not give up until they get treated the same as any other individual. As time progresses people are becoming more comfortable with gays and lesbians as couples, but to most, marriage signifies the union between a man and a woman as husband and wife. To them they see it no other way. One should see any and every person as a human being; although they have different sexual preferences, they are still human and deserve the same rights as any other person. The right to be human should not be taken away from someone over which gender they fall in love with. Same sex marriage should be allowed and accepted across the nation because the desire to love is a human need; therefore, it is a human right. With this said, any human being has the right to equality amongst their society, they should not be discriminated against, or have someone with an upper hand try to change the constitutional meaning of rights for gay people under the Constitution of the United States. We begin with the rights to equality among homosexuals and the society. When...
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...Is My Child Gay? | By Jesse Bering | Jessica Raposo - April 18th, 2013 | In Jesse Bering’s “Is Your Child Gay?” which is excerpted from his book, Why Is The Penis Shaped Like That?, he talks about childhood behaviors that could potentially be an indicator for pre-homosexuality. Along with talking about his own experiences of how he came to find his own sexuality, Bering discusses several different studies that have shown, in fact there are certain behaviors that could pre-determine a child’s sexual orientation. Of course, just like many theories in child development, this is not something that is 100% reliable. The core of this article focuses on a child’s domain of play and how, who, and what a child plays with can be proof to this “pre-homosexuality” theory. The most obvious theme that is present in this article is the continuity-discontinuity issue. According to this view of continuity once a child begins down a particular developmental path, he or she stays on that path throughout life. On the flip side of this is the discontinuity part in which it is believed that early life experiences don’t necessarily carry out with you for the duration of your life. Of course neither one of these is 100% accurate but this article demonstrates the continuity issue, basically saying if a little boy plays with dolls when he is five years old it is likely for that boy to continue down that path and eventually be a homosexual adolescent and adult. The other theme that is stated...
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...What My Parents Told Me Growing up as a child we were taught that sex was nasty, and only married couples were the only people on earth to have sexual relationships. My parents were not open to neither talk about sex nor teach my sibling and me anything about sex. Talking about sexuality or anything to do with our bodies was like an embarrassment to them they were ashamed to talk to us. The communication lines between us were really slim. “A child can learn to express her or his affection and sensual feelings through activities such as kissing and hugging the child receive these expressions of intimacy can have a strong influence on the manner in which he or she express sexuality in later years.” (Cook, 2011, p.346) My parents did not show us any affection no hugging, kissing good night, no saying I love you, no nothing. Growing up I thought it was strange to see other parents kiss their children, hug their children and even tell them that they love them. Playing outside we would play games like “hide go get it”. “Usually around the ages of 5-7, children became interested in the other sex, their own bodies, and inquiries as to where babies come from (Cooks & Baur, 2008). One day I asked my Mom why she didn’t hug or kiss us, she said it doesn’t take all that to show you that I love you. My parents thought that providing a stable home and food and clothing was enough. As I grew older I began to tell my parents that I love them and try to hug and kiss them I only received...
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...Jaycee Carrigan Mr. Daugherty 3rd Period February 6, 2015 The Importance of Sex Education Imagine a girl and a boy are in a sexually active relationship. They both have the choice to be in a sex education class, but both of their parents say no. 3 months later, they take a visit to the doctor for a check-up and find out that she is pregnant, at the age of 15. She didn't know how to use any contraceptives, and that is something that she could have learned in the sex education class her parents refused to let her take. 3 in 10 teen American girls will get pregnant before the age of 20. That’s nearly 750,000 teen pregnancies every year (11 Facts About Teen Pregnancy). About 10 years ago, you would hardly find any teenagers pregnant. Now a days, there are teen pregnancies left and right. This could be prevented by implementing sexual education in schools and homes. Sex education is a broad term used to describe education about human sexual anatomy, sexual reproduction, sexual intercourse, and other aspects of human sexual behaviors (Science Daily). Human sexual anatomy is the basic parts of the body used during sex and the sexual hormones that are involved. Sexual reproduction is another word for having children. Sexual intercourse, well, you know what that is. Human sexual behaviors are what makes us want to have sex, and what urges us to do it. Also, you learn how to use different contraceptives, such as condoms and birth control. These could help prevent teen pregnancies...
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...donors to assist the Philippine government programs could actually be better spent towards pursuing health programs targeting communicable diseases than purchasing artificial contraceptives. OPINION As an avid blogger, I was originally doing a research on the education system of the Philippines when I stumbled upon the news of the Reproductive Health bill still under debate, which eventually led me to a blog, AlterNation 101 in blogspot, where I read his take on the issue: "I cannot fathom how promoting parental responsibility and financing everyone's freedom to have sex irresponsibly could mix together. Surely, the proposed law spreads around nice words such as responsibility, healthcare, freedom, choice, development, rights, equality, couples, etc. Yet it is nothing but an attempt to remove God from our government and society." I cannot help but ponder on this fallacious statement and had me thinking about my stand on RH bill. The statement generally stands on an illusion that one is not a Catholic if you dare support this bill. First of all, the bill does not, as the blogger Sef Dudeo distastefully puts it, "finance everyone's freedom to have...
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...Dilemma: Should Parents Reveal That A Father At Their Child’s School Is A Sex Offender? Parents naturally want to do what they believe is best for their child’s well being; and often times, natural parental instincts extend to children that are not bound to them through familial ties. Humans have a tendency to go to great lengths to protect children, but what if in the attempt to protect the children of a community, some must be sacrificed? The dilemma described in the New York Times: The Ethicist column expresses one such scenario, where the answer is not so clear. A concerned parent writes to The Ethicist saying that their daughter attends a public elementary school and that a parent recently discovered that the father of their...
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...Kendall Hoyt ENGL 202-13 Research Paper Sex Education: Truth or Taboo? Each and every year the government spends over forty million dollars to support families that have resulted from teenage pregnancies (“Statistics on Teen Pregnancy” Question 1). However, the government chooses to only fund abstinence programs in schools. If a school chooses to have an abstinence plus birth control program, the government will not present them with any federal funds to help cover the costs of the program (Lindberg, Laura, Duberstein, and Isaac Maddow-Zimet 332). Not only will the government refuse to fund the program, but the parents are also scared such courses will negatively influence their children and churches say it goes against moral conduct. The church argument should be invalid if our country wants to live up to the separation of church and state. The church should not be able to dictate what students learn. However, that is beside the point. Until schools have the backing of the community and parents, this will not be changed. The media also plays a big role in negative influences on teen pregnancy. In my opinion, this is something that classes could change. Deciding on who should receive this education is another debate. Everyone should receive this education. The information is very helpful and useful. When asked about sex education, Helen B. Shaffer had this to say, “while sex education in the schools has become fairly prevalent, much of it still skirts around the very questions...
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...Rochelle Peeler 26 April 2011 Living with Homosexuals The Research Edition Homosexuality and parenting are not mutually exclusive. There are thousands of same-sex couples raising children together throughout the world. These families are essentially caught in a social tug of war between accepted social norms and personal well-being. Not all people know that homosexual parents are just like any other heterosexual parents. Those who oppose this kind of life style have a tendency to create negative images of homosexual families and calling the parenting skills of same sex couples into question. Opposition to the gay community and non-traditional families often arises from stereotypes about homosexuals related to the labeling of an individual based upon masculine or feminine characteristics. Extreme masculinity or femininity tends to make others uneasy and apprehensive about the motivation for the behavior. There are some who are afraid that gay men and lesbian women are contagious and essentially the “carriers of the scourge” (Johnson and O’Connor, “For Lesbian Parents,”). A person who is homosexual does not intentionally impose their sexuality on others. Homosexuals do not hide from the society that sometimes shuns them, in fact, same sex couples try to give back to the community more then they deserve. Margot Lee Rawsthrone from the University of Sydney, Australia explains to the reader in great detail that some of the people in the gay and lesbian community are doing their...
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...and right by parents, authorities, and counselors. Some people say that children are not mentally ready for sex or telling them all of the negative sides of sex. Some parents support the idea of teens having sexual intercourse. Then, are people trying to stop it to help prevent teen pregnancies and have them ruin your life. Our nation needs to have a better idea of what consent really is instead of just saying no and listing all of the negative sides of sex. There are many variations and laws in the United States about the age of consent and what it should be. All across the US, the age of consent...
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..."If we really want to cherish freedom, people who want to believe that same-sex parenting should take place, they have a right to believe that, and people who want to believe it's inappropriate, we should not demonize those people. Homosexual parenting has had a huge increase in the last five years. As of February 2013, more than 111,000 same-sex couples are raising an estimated 220,000 children (Gates 1). Although the recent gains in homosexual marriage are starting to be accepted more, the stigmatism associated with homosexual parenting still exists. People say things like it is immoral and that it will turn the child gay. Some people even say that it confuses the child's outlook on masculinity and femininity....
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...have sex and violence in a lot of scenes. If you were to ask someone what they thought about the movie sin city many would say that it had a lot of violence and sex. When I was younger I went to go see that I was about to turn 15 and wow that movie had a lot of stuff in it. I believe they should have more strict rules about children and teenagers seeing those kinds of movies and television shows. Today many children and teenagers are allowed to see movies that are rated R as long as their parents or guardian are present. Honestly that should not be allowed period. There are many things children shouldn’t see and two of those things are sex and violence. If their raised in a bad environment and their allowed to see stuff like that that could in fact affect them in the long run. There have been many people I know influenced by movies that become very bad people doing all types of wrongs. Now in today’s generation television shows aren’t as bad as the movies but some if not most still have sex and violence and most of them. Now parents have a little more control now than they did back then due to the parental controls most cable companies provide. Though there are some people who just don’t care about what their children watch. Many shows that I know would affect a child would be the walking dead, sons of anarchy, and the breaking bad. I mean really The breaking bad is about a person who cooks meth, the walking dead is about zombies and for sure would give children nightmares...
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...Ashley Clark-Johnson Professor Stansbury English 101 27 May 2015 The Reason Why Same-Sex Marriage Should be Legal Everywhere “The question before us is whether, consistent with the Massachusetts Constitution, the commonwealth may deny the protections, benefits, and obligations conferred by civil marriage to two individuals of the same sex who wish to marry… The Massachusetts Constitution affirms the dignity and equality of all individuals. It forbids the creation of second-class citizens. In reaching our conclusion we have given full deference to the arguments made by the commonwealth. But it has failed to identify any constitutionally adequate reason for denying civil marriage to same-sex couples” (Baird & Rosenbaum 21). The first request for same-sex marriage was in 2001 in Massachusetts. There was a long 180 day trial regarding the topic. Eventually, the Supreme Court decided to allow same-sex couples to marry, or at least recognize their union. This stirred up a lot of controversy. Many people felt like victims and were disgusted with the final ruling. The people that felt this way did not know how to fathom that this could be happening in the United States and may have even felt ashamed of living in the county. This was the first time that same sex marriage was even brought to court in the United States and many people believed that it never would be. “Mike Huckabee, the erstwhile presidential candidate and former governor of Arkansas who now hawks the Religious...
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...Should Same-Sex Marriage be Legalized? Introduction to Ethics & Social Responsibility SOC 120 Should Same-Sex Marriage be Legalized? For many years, the debate of should same-sex marriage be legalized has been a topic unsettled. I believe that same-sex marriage should be legalized because not allowing same-sex marriage is discrimination against minorities, protected by the constitution, and is not a sin according to Bible verses. Those against the idea argue homosexuality is a sin, marriage should be between a man and a woman, and same-sex marriage will weaken the institution of marriage. So which side is correct? And what side are you on? This essay will provide you with the facts about same-sex marriage so that you will be able to answer these questions and form an educated opinion on the topic. When arguing if homosexuality is wrong or right, religious arguments often quote scriptures. The problem with this is that the scriptures being quote have more to the meaning than homosexuality. For example, in Genesis 2:18-25 (NIV), when God created Adam and Eve, one of the biggest sayings is that “God created Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.” The first problem with using this saying is that it is true God created male and female, as this is the way you reproduce. The verse is not indicating that God created Adam and Eve as husband and wife. Another argument from this verse is that “God created our body’s to be used in a certain way, and we should not use them in any...
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