However, lesbian and gay parents face many social and legal obstacles. ... Morality is concerned with principles of "right- and "wrong- behavior. Families develop a moral structure based on their religious associations or social convictions, not on the sexuality of the parents. ... To say that this is the only acceptable home for children insults all children's homes that do not observe this. The only acceptable home should be one in which love, commitment, and support are freely given. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

They are seen on the lowest end of the social ladder. ... This is where "individuals acquire the values, attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of their culture or subculture including religion nationality and social class" (Parrillo pg 557). ... Social norms plays a huge factor in why people are prejudiced against gays and lesbians, in the sense that no person's culture accepts being gay or lesbian as acceptable behavior. ... If those prejudice people move into the Patel 5 Castro neighborhood where the residents of that area are less prejudice, their prejudice will decrease due to the ...

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Currently there is no federal mandate allowing same sex marriage, however 17 states have already given in to the demand for same sex marriage and have happily allowed unnatural behavior to continue. ... Among other things, we know that fathers excel in reducing antisocial behavior and delinquency in boys and sexual activity in girls. What is fascinating is that fathers exercise a unique social and biological influence on their children. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It was extremely popular among most races, gender, and social status, because it deals with real issues that sometime bother everyone subconsciously. ... It also could be a subconscious truth that Banky needs the same, because he is homosexual and uses this behavior as a front in order to over it up. ... Banky's behavior masking his homosexuality is proof of what we repeated many times in class that we question and criticize others because it cause us to question our own reality. ... Hooper, played by Dwight Ewell, is an interesting mediating character as he is homosexual but acts hetero...

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• Has Bibliography

The fact is marriage has a spiritual significance, a familial significance, and it is a social statement describing and defining one's place and relationship in society. ... The results are quite clear: Children of lesbian or gay parents turn out just fine on every conceivable measure of emotional, and social development: attachment, self-esteem, moral judgement, behavior, intelligence, likeability, popularity, gender identity, family warmth, and all sorts of obscure psychological concepts." ... They should be allowed to be married there is no strong evidence supporting otherwise, but...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In her article, Rosenfeld (2009) explains that the presence of heteronormative behavior is what differentiates between homosexuals that are acceptable or unacceptable in society. ... A study conducted by Getnet Tadele (2011), revealed that almost all of the homosexual Ethiopian men interviewed attempted to merge the disjoined personal vs. social desires by marrying women in order to pass as heterosexual and preserve their hypo-masculinity, while continuing to engage in sexual behaviours with men on the side. Many individuals feel great deals of shame and fear due to their suppressed identity, ...

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• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Next, there are certain Government benefits such as being able to receive Social Security, Medicare, and other disability benefits for spouses. ... At the same time however, God does not call the church to recognize my sin as being acceptable, but instead invites me to ask forgiveness from Him and repent of these sins. ... This happens because this person is not trying to repent or struggling to change from sinful behavior in front of God. ...

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Some species of insects, birds, and mammals, along with hundreds of other species of animals frequently exhibit exclusively homosexual behavior in the wild. ... It is the same type of injustice as our history's denial of women's and African American's equal rights, and in order for our nation to advance socially, we need to establish equal rights for all people with no exceptions. ... In addition, it is said by the opponents of gay marriage that allowing gays to marry would be detrimental to the traditional family values that encourage heterosexual reproduction, because if our ...

• Word Count: 1891
• Approx Pages: 8