Gay marriage is a heated issue that pulls in various responses from those supporting and those restricting the tight clamp. The problem concerning whether lesbian and gay weddings draws in warmed open deliberation. In the societal setting, certain people consider that homosexuality is sinful while gay promoters consider that putting into thought the sexual inclinations of each individual is fundamental. Gay promoters believe that lesbians and gay people must have the same social equality, including wedding anyone, one wishes. This section presents two sides of opinions concerning pros and cons of gay matrimony.…
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Imagine feeling helpless, alone, and discriminated against because of your sexual orientation. According to a national survey done in 2009 by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network, or GLSEN, 61.1% of the LGBTQ youth feel unsafe in school because of their sexual orientation. Social work with the LGBTQ community has been around for many years. Social movements in the United states began around the 1950s and 60s according to Dr. Bonnie J. Morris of the American Psychological Association (2012). The first major movement occurred in 1965, Dr. Frank Kameny, a well known figure in the gay rights movement, held the first public protest by the LGBTQ community in front of the White House. A year later, the first known gay student organization was founded in New York City at Columbia University (TIME 2012).…
Everybody has their own beliefs on homosexuality. Some believe it is a sin, and some believe love is love; whether that is with the opposite or same sex. Homosexuality is something that in this point is time is accepted way more than it was a couple years back. Of course we still have some people who discriminate homosexuals in many ways. Some are against it due to religion, or the way they were brought up, I feel everyone is entitled to their opinion but they should keep an open mind. Like I said, the world is changing and you don’t have to accept it but you should learn to live with it without discriminating or putting them down.…
Transgender people are some of the most ostracized people in our society. Many people claim that transgendered people have a mental disorder and they are constantly presented in media, not as actual people with real lives, but as punchlines to a joke. When we view people as jokes or freaks, we dehumanize them. This perpetuates a cycle of culturally validated violence against trans people, especially trans women. A national study discovered that 50% of transgendered people suffered sexual violence in their lifetime, which is a staggering amount. A large percent also suffer from non-sexual violence as well. Social scientist hypothesize that most of these rapes and attacks stem from transphobia, and these crimes are also overlooked. In many…
New Jersey’s statewide parenting legislation espouses a progressive stance on the matters of same-sex parenting and child care in the processes of adoption and foster parenting. The Garden State allows for same-sex adoption; allows single homosexuals to adopt; and allows second parent same-sex adoption (“Same-Sex Adoption Laws,” n.d.). New Jersey has passed progressive laws and policies that prohibit discrimination charged against gay individuals in the adoption process (Sudol, 2010). New Jersey state law also bans discrimination against gay individuals in the foster parent process (2010). New Jersey Statutes Annotated 9:3-43 enables for any person to adopt permitted the said person(s) pass a background investigation and meet adoption criteria for eligibility(N.J.S.A. 9:3-43). Unmarried joint adoptive parents petitioning to adopt a child can do so because of N.J.S.A. 9:3-43. In re Adoption of two Children by H.N.R., 666 A.2d 535 (N.J. Super. 1995) permits second parent adoption; this statute exercises the possibility for an individual to petition for shared rights of custody with a parent who already possesses legal parental custody of a child. Several states prohibit joint adoption due to unmarried status. This statute is favorable for unmarried parents seeking to adopt in New Jersey. This New Jersey statute provides for an overall tolerant atmosphere for queer individuals and couples looking to adopt or become foster parents.…
Adoption has been around for many years, people just need to show that they are qualified parents to adopt. There are many orphans in this world that want a family, but there is not enough families or parents to take them in. There are not that many families that can or will take children in, wether it is because they cannot support them financially or they have children of their own. The main result is that there are so many orphan children that want a loving family. Gay adoption is a solution to this problem. There are so many loving parents that want children, but will not be allowed because they are homosexual. Their are so many children hoping and wishing for a loving family, but homosexual people are not allowed to. If…
“Homosexuality” has not always been legally acceptable and to this day it is still far from morally acceptable. The Buggery Act passed into law in the 1530’s, during the Henry VIII reign, and stated that any sexual relationship between men was a criminal act punishable by death. It remained a capital offence until 1861 In 1865 Parliament passed an amendment which created the “gross indecency” for same sex male sexual relations to be prosecuted, but not receive the death penalty. Germany passed a similar law called Paragraph 175. It stated that a same sex male relation was punishable by imprisonment and loss of civil rights.…
In the past, children were raised mostly by their birth parents. In the rare cases they were not, they had either to survive on the streets or live in orphanages. However, nowadays children can be raised by in single parent ,or other parenting figures. All this is due to the procedure of adoption, which has become worldwide. On the other hand, a great man once said "Adoption is the fact of giving a couple who cannot have kids, the opportunity to promise themselves to be great parents to a child in need" due to family problems or parents addicted on either drug, alcohol, or even abusing the child or if their parents had died and there's no one that can take care of the child. I agree that adopting a child from abroad is a long process, and on the other hand that adoption may be by choice and not by necessity.…
It hasn’t always been like this though because in the 60s – being homosexual- was illegal and you could get in prison, get fired from your job and regularly being attacked for it. Even in the 80s gay people hid who they really were and it isn’t until lately that people are getting accepted for being homosexual although homosexuals are still hated and discriminated in other parts of the world, such as in Uganda. In Africa, homosexuality is already illegal in 37 countries and it’s being fueled by fundamental preachers, intolerant governments and homophobic politicians. People are being tortured, raped and put in prison just for being gay, and in some cases, even facing the death penalty. Homosexuality in Uganda is already illegal but a new bill is being proposed and the punishments for being gay is even more cruel. Having gay sex once would send you to life imprisonment and having gay sex more then once, would lead to execution. In this documentary Milles introduced us to a gay man from Uganda who fled to the UK after being persecuted. He tells us that if he would go back to Uganda now he could get killed, not for doing something wrong, but because of his sexuality.…
Throughout the United States, the difference in opinion in gay adoption has risen as gay marriage has become legal. The positive side to the controversy is that homosexual parents are more into the children’s future because they want to become parents. As children grow up having parents of the same gender they will learn more about themselves. They are able to stand out and be understanding with others they encounter. No matter the parents, children should be viewed on their characteristics not on who their parents are.…
One of the most controversial topics of today’s matter is whether gay marriage should be legalized or not. There are numerous reactions when this subject comes to discussion and can sometimes lead to a heated debate. Some individuals believe that homosexuality is unethical while people who agree with gay marriage believe to put in consideration that the sexual preference of another human being is necessary. With every conflict comes pros and cons and this topic is like pulling a tight-rope if ever brought up in a debate because you never know who will pull the rope tighter. Gay marriage has a vast influence on the society today, relevant to it becoming legalized, it is bound to impact future generations, and will affect the establishment of marriage later in life.…
Since childhood we develop our identities and our choices are influenced by our sexual orientation, religion and surrounding environment ( how the people around us like friends and parents dress). People of all ages have trouble to achieve one’s own personality but teenagers are the group with the highest rate of people with low-self esteem. Why do so many teens have problems with themselves? The answer is because many haven’t learned to accept their sexual orientation or are forced to wear some clothes for religions such as the Islamism.…
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Being married has always been something I have thought about since I was a little girl. From that time on, I have always seen and been taught that marriage is between a man and woman. With the way that society is changing every day, it now views many things differently than it did years ago. Recently, there has been a breakthrough on the idea of homosexual marriage, and all 50 states have agreed to allow two people of the same sex to get married. Homosexual marriage is becoming more widely known, but it is not really something I have ever imagined to be such an issue. Personally, I think that it is not an acceptable way of life to be married to someone…