Katriel Pacheco. Ms. Tomlinson. English One. 8 March 2017.

“Prejudice and Homosexuality”, by Richard D. Mohr, is an essay about how gays and lesbians are subject to discrimination because of different beliefs. Mohr says that when we are evaluating the morality of behavior is to be prescriptive, or normative, not descriptive. In this essay, Mohr says that “Gays are discriminated against in several ways, including private-sector employment, housing, public accommodations, insurance of all types, custody, adoption, and zoning regulations that bar ‘singles’ or ‘nonrelated’ couples from living together” (Mackinnon 246). I completely agree with him.

Religion has an impact on almost everything that happens in the world today. It is the root of many decisions made by people and cultures worldwide. Billions of people worldwide choose to make certain decisions based off their own religious beliefs. Many will even try to live their entire life following the path that their religion tells them is right. LGBT acceptance is a very controversial issue in the world today. From the issues surrounding gay marriages, to the gay pride and activism parades everywhere, this movement is real and is not going to go hide back in the closet. Unfortunately, due to

In today's society many religions and many people don't see eye to eye with the LGBTQ community. They see this community as something less significant than others, viewed as something unnatural, and even something different from this world we live in. This community suffers from being threatened for their lives, being scared of being their true self. In what power should people have to make these decision on what people should like; none, because people should be allowed to love whatever gender they please with. People in this community shouldn't have to a live in fear of being judged by others, tormented, or even humiliated because others don't agree with what gender they like. They are just like every human that loves, but many don't see that because of maybe the way they were raised was to only believe in same sex marriage or people just don't like the idea of a sex liking the same sex. People don't see that society is more open than it was back in the days. This community suffers from being othered and are being viewed as monstering walking on the street. There's stereotypes being made about people in this community, there's religions that disown family that are in this community, and people don't see these types of event could lead to self harm, addiction, and could mess a person mind, just because they don't agree with what gender they please with.

Homosexuals are normal people who differ from us only in the desire of loving and marriage. They have tendencies to the same sex as them. Many countries not only deny gays rights, but also consider them invisible. For example, according to the article “where are we all”, Liz Frank said “the constant fear of discrimination, harassment, and outright violence forces most of us to live our private lives under ground. We pretend we don’t even exist.”(p13). This example shows how much homosexuals are living in a miserable way in their society which does not accept them as straight human beings because of their sexual orientation. Moreover, many lesbians, gays, and bisexuals are being fired from their work because of their sexual orientation or discriminated in employment policies and practices. Therefore, societies should not discriminate between homosexuals and heterosexuals because they are both humans and should be treated equally. In addition, international labour organizations shouldn’t prohibit people from working based on their sexual orientation, because the right to work is the most effective right among the economic rights that allow people to provide themselves and sustain their

In this Gays and lesbians deserve equal protection against the hate crimes that happen in the world. Aren't we told as young children and also throughout life to treat others as we would want to be treated? So why are some decimated against based on sexual preference? The statistics show the percentages of the hate discrimination against the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual community. The violence that they are pitted against, due to people's discrimination against them, in life. And I will also mention the discrimination that the LGBT community goes through and what they miss out based on sexual preference.

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Queer community also referred to as LGBTQQ is no stranger to oppression. “In 1600-1800, colonists discovered buggery (sex between men or between women) among Native Americans. In 1869, Dr. Karoly Benkert coined the term “homosexuality” to describe same-sex acts. In 1870-1910, homosexuals

In 1990, an assistant scoutmaster was found out to be gay and was expelled from the Scouts as consequence. This went to the courts with the final verdict being that the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) had the right to expel James Dale, the scoutmaster in question. This has been seen as the BSA having a discriminatory policy of admittance into the Scouts.

Although the Boy Scouts of Americas laws and oaths do not happen to say anything regarding a members sexuality,

I sit around a table of familiar faces: my fellow scouters, good people I have known for almost twenty years. But the faces are contorted with anger, and their voices are filled with acrimony because of the issue being debated. Should girls be allowed to participate in all programs of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA), allowing them to earn the Eagle Scout Award? I feel conflicted as a woman who has been denied entrance to an all-male organization, but my greatest concern is whether this will be the final blow to the integrity of a great American institution. Research about the origins of this controversy brought me to the story of Sydney Ireland, a girl from New York who has called on the BSA to end their discriminatory ban against girl

In the court case of Dale v. The Boy Scouts of America, James Dale took the organization to court for revoking his Boy Scout membership for being openly gay. The Boy Scouts of America stated that homosexual conduct contradicted the morals the organization was attempting to teach its scouts (Chicago-Kent College of Law, 2015) However, according to the New Jersey Public Accommodations Act, discrimination is prohibited in public places. This led us to the question of whether The Boy Scouts

The Mormon church used the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts as its main program for boys. The Church saw the two’s core values as the same: patriotism and being devoted to God. Each boy in the Mormon church was automatically enrolled in the Boy Scouts. The rites of passage in the Church matched with the levels of Boy Scouts. In the summer of 2015, this long, valued relationship was threatened by the Boy Scout’s decision to allow openly gay troop leaders. A statement from the B.S.A.’s president Robert Gates said “On Monday July 27, the national executive board ratified a resolution removing the national restriction on openly gay leaders and employees. The Church’s original response said that the church leadership would reexamine its association with the Scouts. Later on, the Church deciding it would continue its association with the B.S.A. They stated that they would continue to “appoint scout leaders who uphold and exemplify church doctrine, values and standards.” So, even though it is unlikely that the Mormon-sponsored troops will choose gay leaders, these people will still be able to lead troops not sponsored by the Church, and the Boy Scouts of America organization keeps its long-standing partnership with the

Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth groups in the nation that is was well known and popular. But in recent years is has faced a decline in members and donors as American public gradually moved to support LGBT rights. The boy scouts policy did not support these rights so they attracted a lot of attention. I read that in 2012, perhaps in an attempt to reassure conservative church groups, the BSA forcefully reaffirmed its commitment to ban openly gay youth and openly gay adults from scouting. In response, LGBT groups escalated their campaign against BSA's discriminatory policies. Activists gathered thousands of signatures on petitions calling for an end to the gay ban. They called attention to many news stories of the BSA kicking

As human beings, we are called to love one another and respect another as well as opinions and lifestyle and yet it is often difficult to do such a thing. There are many reasons why it is difficult to accept a person because of who they are. The most common reason is as said before, one is taught the various prejudices about a group. This happens for many reasons. Often times the ignorance is bliss mantra wins out in philosophy and becomes the normal thought. One is ignorant because one is afraid to challenge the status quo due to retribution. The community is however not the only ones at fault. Usually it also the stereotypes told by outside sources that cause such fear and lack of knowledge. Such is the case for homosexuals in America and other parts of the world. In the 1980’s it was rumored that the AIDS epidemic was started with homosexual

In conclusion, people with different sexual orientation and gender Identity are being discriminated like many other groups in America, they are being discriminated at everyday work places, about how much money they make, violently, and all because of religious misconceptions. Discrimination is still happening and it is just whether or not we are able to see it soon enough.

Homosexuals are not treated equally in our world today. They do not receive the same rights as heterosexuals. Homosexual couples are not allowed to marry in many countries around the world. All countries view homosexuality and same-sex marriages differently. Marriage should be between two people who love each other unconditionally. Unfortunately, people do not think about the love component in this controversial social issue. They think about the morality of the relationship. Many do not believe that it is ‘right’ or ‘lawful’ for people of the same-sex to be together. People are afraid of change. There have always been homosexuals in our world, but it has recently become more known and accepted in society. Countries like the United States, Iran and Uganda each have different views concerning same-sex marriages due to their culture, religious views and traditions.