This paper will provide a history of the LGBT political struggle and discuss how it has historically employed social movements in raising awareness and furthermore, discuss how today's current social movements such as the struggle for disability rights are parallel in progression of the LGBT movement. ... The method in which the LGBT movement came about in the United States and Britain is very different based on the two different government political structures. ... Ableism creates a parallel in the oppression that LGBT individuals and disabled individuals face. ...

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In parallel, the song, "Another Day" portrays Mimi's need to be loved and cared for while she is still alive. ... Rent intends to recognize a mainstream structure by putting forth a political assertion. ... This is particularly shown during Act II, when the cast comes together and performs "Seasons of Love", which starts off with an ostinato piano motif, providing the harmonic structure for the characters; this number is mainly about coming together despite race, gender, sexuality etc. and to remember to live a life full of love towards one another. ...

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1. Today, opinion polls consistently reveal that a majority of people in Western countries respect and endorse homosexual marriage. For instance, in US, among those aged 18 - 32, support is as high as 70 percent (West, 2013, para.5). Along with the support of homosexual marriage is the request of ch...

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She accepts that marriage is an important social institution and it fosters the recognizable family structure. ... She emphasized that legalization of gay marriage is not erosion of a family but instead it is more inductive protection of families which include two individuals and children.7 In The Case for Same-Sex Marriage, the author William Elkridge expresses argument parallel to Gomes. ...

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