definition: Gay (adj.) merry: happy and carefree; brightly ornamental or colorful; homosexual. (n.) A homosexual. (“gay”) Synonymous definition: Gay (syn.) merry‚ lighthearted‚ joyful‚ cheerful‚ sprightly‚ jolly‚ happy‚ joyous‚ gleeful‚ jovial‚ colorful‚ bright. (“gay”) Negative definition: Gay (adj.) unhappy‚ lacking color‚ heavyhearted Because of the literal definition of the word‚ people that are homosexual are often seen as “colorful” and “cheerful”. Etymological Definition: Gay (n) usually
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The Gay Family in America "Each individual’s journey through life is unique. Some will make this journey alone‚ others in loving relationships - maybe in marriage or other forms of commitment. We need to ponder our own choices and try to understand the choices of others. Love has many shapes and colors and is not finite. It cannot be measured or defined in terms of sexual orientation." ( Same sex marriage and civil unions) America’s population is growing‚ and the number of homosexuals is
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Throughout history homosexuality has been considered vulgar‚ perverse and immoral. What is truly immoral is homophobia and that it still prevails today. Firstly‚ homophobia derived from prejudice and escalated to panic. Secondly‚ homophobic attitudes are endorsed and practiced by many places of worship‚ which are hypocritical to God’s concept of the Golden Rule. Thirdly‚ the severity of homophobia has reached a point of no return‚ where the lives of many innocent have been viciously taken away. Lastly
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Gay Option In the article “The Gay Option”‚ Stephanie Fairyngton argues that it is wrong to think about homosexuality as deviations from nature’s norm. She understands that it is easy for people to think about homosexuality as an illness rather than a person’s choice. The main reason for this is that it is hard to understand people who choose this challenging state of beings. Because society has a stereotype of heterosexuality as somehow better choice than homosexuality‚ they would think that person
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Gay parents are facing discrimination because of their sexual orientation. Twenty-two states currently allow single gays to adopt and 21 states currently allow gay and lesbian couples to adopt in the U.S. (Mallon‚ 2007‚ p. 6). The ability of gay couples to rear a child should not be denied only because they are gay. Homosexuals may be looked down upon by society‚ but they still are humans and have morals. These morals they possess‚ may influence a child more than those morals taught to a child with
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event Gay Pride in Manchester. Firstly‚ with a short overview of the history of the event‚ how it has developed‚ the objectives and goals of the event and lastly the impact on stakeholders. Manchester Pride‚ often just shortened to Pride‚ is the UK’s largest lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual and transgender festival which takes place annually over the August Bank Holidays. Predominantly a hallmark event as the celebrations occur in and around Manchester’s gay village‚ an area primarily inhabited by gay businesses
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their being parents.”(Corvino‚ John. www.nytimes.com). This shows how much gay/lesbian couples have to go through when trying to adopt. But even after all this stress‚ the love for their children still says the same. Even though it’s not the same as having a woman and a man as parents‚ there will still be the same love and that’s really what matters when it comes to children. There are millions of orphans and making gay adoption legal will allow us to help these kids. In a New York Time article
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Gays In the Military Very often political institutions reflect the will of society and set the precedent for norms that will be expected of its members. The United States Military is still enforcing archaic policies which threaten to harm the principles our nation was founded upon. The principles of freedom and equality are those that every American holds closest to their heart‚ that is unless you are in the military and are gay. The issue of gays in the military has developed into a case
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4‚ 2012 Gay Liberation Strongly influenced by occurring civil right movements gays began their own movement. The Stonewall Riot was the first major revolt in which gays fought back against those who oppressed them and it helped push forward the Gay liberation movement. There had previously been many violent events previous to stonewall that involve gay bashing and cruel treatment of gays. One night at the Stonewall Inn‚ what seemed to be normal night‚ turned out to be a major event in Gay Liberation
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Taoism Main article: Homosexuality and Taoism There is no single official position on homosexuality in Taoism‚ as the term Taoism is used to describe a number of disparate religious traditions. Seeking to emulate Buddhist precepts‚ the doctrine of some Taoist schools considered homosexuality as sexual misconduct.[89][90] However‚ homosexuality is not unknown in Taoist history‚ such as during the Tang dynasty when Taoist nuns exchanged love poems.[91] Attitudes about homosexuality within Taoism
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