Running head: LEGALIZING GAY MARRIAGE Factors In Favor of and Against Legalizing Gay Marriage in the United States David Vance May 28‚ 2012 Critical Thinking and Problem Solving Instructor Verhaegh Argosy University Factors In Favor of and Against Legalizing Gay Marriage in the United States Proposal/ Issue: Gay marriage should be legalized in the United States. Six Reasons For: Weakest to Strongest 1. Other countries (Denmark‚ Canada etc.) have legalized
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The Effects of Discrimination Young teens that belongs to a minority sexual orientation‚ (gay‚ bisexual‚ lesbian‚ transgender) may experience discrimination by their peers at school‚ in the workplace‚ or even at home (Benibgui‚ 2011; Mays‚ 2008; Saewyc‚ 2001). This discrimination can have major effects on teens that are detrimental‚ and sometimes these effects can tragically become fatal. The findings used to draw these conclusions gave different key elements. They helped determine different places
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Coming out of "My Heterophobia" Closet Growing up in a heterosexual world as a Lesbian who remained in many closets‚ has shape my identity and the way I will transact with people for the rest of my life. Upon coming out of closet‚ or being pushed out (by suspension from parents and friends) at the age of eighteen or nineteen I quickly assumed the bi-sexual title because it meant at least there was hope for me in the future. This proved to be worse for my self-esteem‚ and may have caused the most
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When you see a very well-groomed man the majority of the time everyone assumes they are gay. Now in today’s day and age we have coined the term metrosexual. Metrosexual is just a way to describe a straight male who likes to groom himself. He likes to make sure he always smells good and has a clean hair cut. In some cases he will even get his nails done and wax his eyebrows. It is just an image they want to keep up. There is nothing wrong with keeping up a good appearance. There are now hundreds of
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Love is Love Bonnie Linville‚ Instructor Love is Love Butterflies in your stomach‚ the warm feeling throughout your body‚ they way they laugh‚ look‚ or love. Everyone has welcomed this feeling. Love‚ Love is a wonderful feeling‚ enjoying the emotion can bring happiness. But‚ what if‚ the person you admired was the same gender. Imagine having the feeling of love‚ while the world expresses how wrong your love is. Same sex partners have to deal with this treatment on a daily basis. Marriage
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Gay Marriage: The Recognition of Equal Human Rights In America‚ people hold on to the Declaration of Independence as an implementation of their rights. Part of the Declaration of Independence clearly states‚ “We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal‚ that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights‚ that among these are Life‚ Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” (Jefferson 80). Gays are human beings too‚ and they should equally be able to enjoy
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Deconstruction or Reconstruction? Fox introduced a TV show called Glee in 2009 to showcase the typical high school experience with a little twist. Every week there is a new theme the show tries to tackle and focus that is a prominent social issue such as “self acceptance” or “sexuality”. It was intended for youth audiences but has grown to be loved by all ages. It is a show on television that we as Americans have never had or experienced before. It is in your face about social issues that need
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Internet entered Vietnam in 1997 and developed most rapidly from 2003 to 2006; according to the figure of internet user in Vietnam‚ the number of users increased five times (from 804‚528 users in 2003 to 4‚059‚392 users in 2006) in this period.(Dammio) Then‚ the business model of internet coffee shop started spreading all over the country and this was the time when Vietnamese young people were able to access to the internet. Internet has brought Western culture into Vietnam and changed the lifestyle
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The article I read was on anti-gay comments in Canadian schools. Two university professors of Manitoba conducted a national survey of both homosexual and heterosexual teens. Out of 3‚700 students across Canada‚ hear insulting comments on a daily basis. The survey found that seventy per cent of students heard phrases like “that’s so gay” and forty eight per cent heard derogatory terms like “faggot‚” “lezbo” and “dyke” every day. The article recommends that school boards should apply gay-straight alliances
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Gay Marriage In The News In the United States‚ there is social unrest regarding the government’s denial of the right to marry for homosexuals. Plenty of conservatives are completely against gay marriage; and many of liberals are fighting for equal treatment. The neo-Christian politicians are using religious arguments to establish that homosexuality is an abomination. While this may be their belief system‚ this country was founded on religious freedom‚ where the people are allowed to worship
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