Although practically all psychiatrists have concluded that children cannot be "turned" gay, people still believe this can happen (Cloud "Can a Scout Be Gay?"). ... People usually assume that gay parents will sexually abuse children. ... The gay couple had to portray a "normal" family. ... Vermont recently ruled that the state has to provide the same benefits for couples, whether they are gay, lesbian or straight (Cloud "Will Gay Marriage..."). ... A myth is that gay fathers can not be nurturing towards their children. ...

• Word Count: 2000
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The closest that I have come to a gay person here in Bangalore is that I used to go to the same gym as one. ... They also believe that hate crime legislation protecting gays should be removed and most certainly are against the idea of gay clergymen. ... Plus even if the actions of the men were the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back, it is pointed out that the men wanted to rape the angels rather than have consensual sex and so God decided destroy the cities. Here the point is that homosexual rape is as reprehensible as heterosexual rape (since both are non consensual) and th...

• Word Count: 1048
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The problem isn't about gay people, the problem is about the attitude towards gay people. People think that all gays are Hannibal Lecters [serial killer]. ... Shane's mom always knew her son would come out to her as being gay. ... This story makes homosexuality seem like rape because they are both taken as wrong to the same extent. homosexuality is far from being rape. ... Rape happens and one can not control if it happens to them it just does. ...

• Word Count: 1790
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Many people use the Holy Bible as their basis of condemning gays, stating that it is not themselves who condemn gays, but God - or rather, the Word. ... In the past, almost all gays tried to hide their true sexual orientation. ... Just like heterosexuals, gays differ enormously from each other; but many heterosexuals usually lump all gays together. ... Gay relationships can include many dimensions - emotional,! ... For example, Episcopal bishop John Shelby Spong has ordained openly gay priests and the United Church of Christ has ordained lesbian and gay ministers. ...

• Word Count: 6914
• Approx Pages: 28
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In their view, gay people SHOULD choose therapy, because they OUGHT to stop being gay. ... Offering people, this choice of sexual orientation does not mean (as some church people insist) that we would be opening the door to legalizing bestiality, rape, exploitation of minors, etc. ... "More than twenty studies have been done on about 3,000 children of lesbian and gay men... ... So it comes to obvious conclusion that children with gay parents and children without gay parents turn out equally well and grow up to be in the same overwhelming proportions. ... It reported that 58% of non-gay Ne...

• Word Count: 1824
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The word sex has long been used to interpret several different ideas/notions/ meanings/concepts. Some of which can be seen as contradictory. The first being the act of two people coming together physically to engage in sexual intercourse. The second is a way of separating and labeling organisms int...

• Word Count: 2339
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School