Otherwise, why would heads turn at a gay couple holding hands in the streets today? We are certainly aware of gay rights prevalent in other countries, but we refuse to accept them. ... We can accept and be enraged at the fact that a woman was raped. ... Increasingly, cases of rapes being reported have gone up. ... Today, however, Nirbhaya's (the victim of the infamous December, 2012 rape case) wrongdoers are facing the music in court. ...

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Gallopin and Leigh (2009) reported that lesbian, gay, and bisexual teens are at increased risk for teen dating violence. Approximately 50% of lesbian and gay youth report experiencing some form of dating violence. Bisexual youth appear to experience higher rates of interpersonal violence than gay and lesbian youth, although the exact reason for this is not fully known. ... Unfortunately, the most traumatic experience in their relationship was when her partner raped her. ... "It's hard to define rape in gay relationship"." ...

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Rape is an extremely violent act that is very prevalent in American society. ... In 1996, 307,000 women were the victim of rape, attempted rape or sexual assault, and between 1995 and 1996, more than 670,000 women were the victim of rape, attempted rape or sexual assault [National Crime Victimization Survey, Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. ... I found that this hit home more then other topics because a friend of mine was raped. ... For someone to be sexually turned on by rape or other violent sexual acts should be considered a disease. ... The Report also stated "gays, bisexuals and lesb...

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Haunted by herpes of being, beaten by her father, and raped by a high school football player, Jess leaves home in search of others like herself, By meeting other manly women in the factories, Jess continues to grown, and learns more about love from prostitutes and about survival from her older butch lovers. However, there is no security in her new home, as vicious policemen raid the gay bars regularly. ... In the context of commodity lesbianism today, the lesbian community, or more broadly the gay and lesbian community, has been considered by many to be an untapped goldmine. Businesses targeti...

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Blanche takes her husband's sexual orientation as a personal insult, thinking that she was not "good" enough and hence in a way "made him gay," (although the homosexual reference in the play is pretty vague and totally non-existent in the movie, it fits as a crucial piece of information on why Blanche is the way she is). ... Regardless of whether or not he rapes Blanche, the sexual tension builds between them (from their first meeting) until the end, where Stanley physically traps Blanche on to a bed after commenting that she might not be "bad to interfere with." ... The play offers a b...

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Blanche takes her husband's sexual orientation as a personal insult, thinking that she was not "good" enough and hence in a way "made him gay," (although the homosexual reference in the play is pretty vague and totally non-existent in the movie, it fits as a crucial piece of information on why Blanche is the way she is). ... Regardless of whether or not he rapes Blanche, the sexual tension builds between them (from their first meeting) until the end, where Stanley physically traps Blanche on to a bed after commenting that she might not be "bad to interfere with." ... The play offers a b...

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For example, in the South Park Marina murder a woman beaten, strangled and raped was left in a position on her back with her legs spread open showing her vagina. ... He then drove to the desert to take photos of the trembling victim tied up and brutally beaten and raped then the final killing with a gun. ... We saw Glatman beats and rapes his victims and takes pictures of them for his mere enjoyment, these cases deal with torture. ... Some people needed professional help and have records on file for there repressed feelings some just don't seek medical attention and have bottled up these ...

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His attackers should be executed, but not because Shappard was gay, but rather because they committed murder. While this story was front page news for weeks, the brutal rape and murder of a 10 year old boy Jesse Dirkheiser by homosexuals was utterly ignored by the media. ...

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Also, discrimination of gays, lesbians, transgender, or even members of different castes are all examples of political and religious control. ... Kripal explains cases of religious discrimination towards females throughout history which include genital mutilation, foot binding, inability to divorce, getting blamed for getting raped, dowry deaths, etc. ...

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A male in our society, who has some femininity within them, is considered gay. ... Women find themselves in unwanted positions that are usually a result of male dominated actions such as rape. ...

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Eminem, a top rapper today, sings about killing gays, his mom, and his wife. ... Back in the grunge era, Nirvana exploded on the scene with songs like "Rape me", and Marilyn Manson's band came out with their first album, which included stuff like "Rock N" Roll Nigger". ...

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The minder software Cybersitter was claimed to censor access to the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission and the National Organization for Women due to their references to lesbianism, as well as cites containing the phrase "Don't buy Cybersitter". ... His story was a "violent narrative of rape and torture" and he later e-mailed his friend that "just thinking about it his fantasies doesn't do the trick anymore. ...

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This group of people is the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual) youth community. ... Those children are taught to believe that waiting until marriage is a choice and it could be a possibility that they are no longer virgins because of rape, sexual abuse, or molestation. ...

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THE GREYGOOSE It is a beautiful, sunny day and I am stuck on this horrible, drab looking bus called the "Greygoose." You see, the "Greygoose" is a shuttle bus for inmates traveling between prisons, and my destination today is San Quentin State prison. I have just been sentenced to two ...

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She states "society will have to come to grips with different sexual orientations whether gay or heterosexual" Michelle is aware of her rights as a citizen of the United States of America and free speech. ... She has received counseling for rape and has also been offered shelter. ...

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