Sexual Orientation Discrimination

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    Love

    Love is a beautiful thing. It makes people happy. It can change a person, and show someone things that they never knew about themselves. It lifts one up, knowing there is always someone who will stand by their side through anything. It brings people together, and makes the world a better place. Some people may disagree; they might think love is just a fantasy. Either way, it is a fantasy that everyone deserves to dream of and experience in all its glory, whether straight, lesbian, gay, bisexual,

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    Unwanted

    Unwanted: LGBT Teen Homelessness Keli Beall Kaplan University Unwanted: LGBT Teen Homelessness "We think sometimes that poverty is only being hungry, naked and homeless. The poverty of being unwanted, unloved and uncared for is the greatest poverty. We must start in our own homes to remedy this kind of poverty." - Mother Teresa Jenny closed her eyes and pictured last year’s Christmas. Her family was all gathered around the tree, everyone wearing smiles and speaking with laughter. It was warm

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    Social

    Introduction This thesis explores Social Networking sites as a medium of expression for sexual identity construction; more specifically the research question aimed to explore how gay and lesbian individuals use social networking websites as a means to construct and explore their sexual identities through self presentation on conventional social networking sites (SNS) available and used by everybody versus LGB SNS which are primarily used by Lesbian/Gay and Bisexual individuals and groups. Through

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    Don T Ask Dont Tell Essay

    the Clinton Administration instituted a law that would allow gay and lesbian persons to serve in the military if they kept quiet about their sexual orientation. This new law was known widely as Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, or DADT. Although it was meant to ease the fire within this debate, many human rights activists saw it as a law that encouraged discrimination against gay and lesbian officers. While a small population saw this law was a step in the right direction for equal rights, it did not satisfy

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    Diversity Initiative

    Presentation outline Are Diversity Initiatives Ethical * Religious Beliefs * A culturally diverse workforce may include many different religious beliefs. * Some religions have beliefs that heterosexuality is the only acceptable sexual orientation. * So managers need to be prepared to address these issues and clarify that whatever an employee’s personal beliefs are they must respect others in the workplace. * Gender Issues * An atmosphere where women have the same opportunity

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    Homosexuality & Same Sex Marriage

    Homosexuality & same sex marriage Homosexuality is not only offensive to a religious person who believes God created a man and a woman to institute  marriage, but it is also unacceptable to many who see it as a degeneration of the family, and a danger to a healthy society. Many pressures are put upon people by others and their beliefs. In today’s society one of our major pressures of life and freedom is homosexuality. Many people argue whether it is right or wrong, and some people just do

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    Hate Crimes

    Hate Crimes Hate crimes can be described as crimes that violate the civil rights of an individual or group and feed off of aggression towards the individual’s religion, race, gender, sexual orientation, creed, origin, and/or religion. Usually when one thinks about a hate crime it is assumed that it involves only those of different races. However, many places experience hate crimes against the homeless, mentally disabled or physically disabled

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    Conflicting Viewpoint#Should Gay Marriage Be Legal?

    This is because there are some people who cannot bear children naturally. When it comes it same sex marriages, the concept of a family loses meaning. This is because people in these marriages cannot have kids of their own. At the same time, their sexual acts are unnatural if not extremely weird to heterosexuals (Greenberg, 1993). Based on these factors, legalizing same sex marriages will definitely be destroying the moral marriage institution. Kids who are growing up will not know the importance

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    Downlow Men

    “Down Low”: Homosexuals in the African American Community: Why is it a Taboo Topic? Danielle Carter Senior Seminar HSU 498 Professor Hogan March 25, 2010 Abstract The phenomenon known as the “Down Low” among African American Men who have sex with Men has caused much concern among black community leaders, the general population, and not to mention HIV/AIDS researchers. There are questions which are not being

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    Queer Theory

    Queer theory is one of the most discussed, debated, and arguable subject I have studied. Throughout history many different factors affected the LGBT community. The development of queer identity and theory has many influences that helped shaped what it is today.The main influences are: society, religion, psychology, medicine, and law. The presence of homosexuality has been around for as long as humans have. The acts of homosexuality has taken place all around the world in history. More notably

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