The United States And The Church Of A Gentleman's Club For The Past Decade

This book Pray the Gay Away by Bernadetta C. Barton discusses about certain areas in the United States called Bible Belts were they have made absolutely no progress in securing rights for gay people. They lag behind the rest of nation were people are accepting homosexuality (Pray the Gay Away 15). Barton argues that in small towns were Christian institutions serve as a foundation for both passive and active homophobia in these areas (Pray the Gay Away 19). This article is related to the play because the two dominant religions discussed in the play was Judaism and Mormonism and both religions strongly oppose homosexuality and this lead to homophobic attitudes and themes within the play.

Religion played an enormous role in Laramie before and after the incident with Matthew Shepard, as it continues to do in many religious individuals to this day. Jedidiah Schultz, a local of Laramie, Wyoming told his story about getting into Wyoming University. “And they brought me into their room and told me that if I did that scene, that they would not come to see me in that competition”(10). Schultz’s parents are an example of this time period where religion is a strong factor in making decisions of daily morals. When the Tectonic Theater Project spoke to the Reverend after Shepard’s beating, he addressed the wrongness of violence, but didn’t really directly address the issue of homosexuality, probably unwilling to directly speak out against

Jeffrey M. Jones, "Same-Sex Marriage Support Solidifies Above 50% in U.S.," Gallup.com, May 13, 2013

A same-sex marriage is a hot topic in today’s politics and society. Our views are changing each day as our culture is changing. Today nearly fifty percent of American’s support same-sex marriages. We are changing our views to be more accepting of all and that is why party stances on this issue are very subject to change.

Throughout the years, society has slowly started to embrace gay culture and has begun to accept same-sex marriage in a positive way. It started with the late 1800s and early 1900s where same-sex marriage or gay culture was frowned upon. It then led on to the late 1900s where people began to accept it and fight for those who were treated unreasonably. Later on, it led to the 2000s where majority of the population supported same-sex marriage along with the fact that it was officially legalized in Canada. Views on same-sex marriage have altered in such a drastic way from decades ago to now, but it has definitely changed in an extremely positive manner.

A job can easily become something so much more; it can become your lifestyle, especially when it comes to prostitution. Prostitution molds your life, the judgmental views of society, and the loving relationship one thrives off of. Love Suicides, “The Life of a Sensuous Woman”, and “Du Tenth Sinks the Jewel Box in Anger” displays prostitution significantly and has these women’s decisions, emotions, and endeavors fueled by their line of work. Trying to define and live a life of love (which the main characters seem to be longing for) when your lifestyle is filled with fits of lust, when your lifestyle is your business, and when society frowns up you poses a challenge. From the outside looking in on the lifestyle of prostitution people assume, use stereotypes, and have skewed views on these women.

The strip clubs in Williston, N.D., are the rowdiest that Tatiana, an exotic dancer who has performed in Las Vegas and New York, has ever seen. Oil workers coming off the nearby rigs pack the city 's two clubs, Whispers and Heartbreakers, every night. They smell like work. They wear dirty T-shirts. They fall asleep face first on the bar. And then there are the prostitutes. Tatiana, who asked that her real name not be used, noticed them wandering though the crowd looking for customers on her first night in North Dakota. "They 're not in there to tip the dancers," she says with a laugh.

Often, when people think of sex work and sex workers their minds immediately go to human trafficking. Yet, I believe it is essential that one marks the difference between the two, because as social workers we will have clients who come to us who have chosen to be sex workers. As social workers we recognize that every individual has the right to self-determination and we must know how to best serve them. In Janice G. Raymond’s book Not a Choice, Not a Job, she explores the world of sex work and though her views conflict with social work values she presents great information into the world of sex work. I will be presenting the ideas from her book and also be offering other views that are important when working with clients.

In recent decades, the separation of church and state has been somewhat of a contentious issue. Both sides have claimed that, if the other side gets their way, public morality will suffer. The right typically comes down on the side that encourages the presence of religious practices and principles in the public sphere, while the left–where I personally stand–advocates for the privatization of religion. After a long summarization of the history of the separation of church and state in America, this article claims that public morality has fallen to new depths since a series of rulings in the 1960s that began to interfere with public religious expression and teaching. There are two major reasons that I do not agree with this article: the first

Many individuals neglect to recognize how damaging prostitution is, both to the public and the prostitutes themselves. Sex work is not just an odd job that provides easy money, it also offers lifelong repercussions. Health is the most evident concern when it comes to prostitution. In a 2-year study, a group of 117 prostitutes recruited at a clinic were tested to study the prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Well over half of the women reported that they had more than 2000 sexual partners within the last five years. Consequently, among all of the prostitutes in this study, 30 percent of the women had signs of HIV, and over 80 percent of the prostitutes had some form of STD during this time

Legendary Las Vegas strip clubs have cemented themselves as one of the most storied institutions in this city of debauchery and merriment. A city does not deserve a reputation as being America’s Adult Playground without offering a side of eye candy to male visitors. If you are a Sin City newbie, you might be wondering what the difference between strippers and escorts is. Visitors in Las Vegas call girls who provide private stripper services *escorts*, and these ladies come to one’s accommodations to perform a private show. These performances differ, in that they can be personalized to a guy’s tastes. Additionally, reputable escort services provide entertainer bios, so the ideal companion can be selected from a gallery of bombshells with impressive striptease skills.

Besides, Nussbaum argues that most of the problems associated with prostitution, so-called prostitution claims, such as excessive risks, little autonomy, and destructive effect, are not inherent in the work, but are functions of the prostitute’s working conditions. She supports the proposal to improve them by making prostitution legal, as one of the working activities: “An account of the actual social meaning of a practice is therefore just a door that opens onto the large arena of moral and legal evaluation” (Nussbaum 695). Throughout this article, there is a feeling that Nussbaum is mostly concentrated on the type of sexual relations when prostitution is the last measure to survive; thus, her theory cannot be a true reflection of prostitutes’ needs and demands.

The term prostitute is an individual who engages in sexual activity for payment, whereas the definition for prostitution is when an individual puts themselves or their talents to an unworthy or corrupt use for financial gain. (oxford dictionaries online, 2010). In society people tend to confuse prostitution with sex workers because they fall under the same umbrella of sex labour, but both work differently. A sex worker is an individual who will take part in sexual activities for adult entertainment and pleasure in a consensual manner. Within the article the author references Jeffreys (1997) and Mauthner et al (2002). People within society believe prostitution is not chosen but forced upon individual’s and all sex work is violent with those involved having no alternatives. Because these two acts fall under the term ‘prostitutes’, sex workers are more likely to gain negative stigma as well as prostitutes because of their jobs being considered

Ideology is the last of the four dynamics; the main question we will explore is “What is the main expectation and goal of the escort industry as a whole?” Using this question we created five sub questions that will enable us to thoroughly explore ideology. The first sub question is “If an escort service were to open in a medium sized town in the U.S., would dominant classes or religious groups in the community get involved to try and prevent its success?” This will help to analyze the religious expectations of the community and their effects on the business. The second sub question is “What is the history that led to the stigma against escort services?” This will help us to explore the origins of the stigma more in depth. The third sub question asks “If an escort were open about their occupation, would they be unwelcome to participate in religious activities or community events?” This will study how people of today’s culture would treat employees of the business. The fourth question is “Would it be difficult for an escort service to find employees to work for the business?” This determines how the ideology of the community will affect how willing people will be to work for this type of business. Finally the last sub question is “What common values or beliefs do workers in the escort service trade share?” This explores the ideology of the entire culture of the business.

Sex is a tricky subject; our society is still recovering from the nineteenth century “moral panic” where sex was demonized (Rubin 268). We are slowly moving to a more sex positive society, but there is still a lot of negativity attached to sex. People who work in the sex industry face harmful stigmas that cause our society to believe that jobs in the industry are not viable career choices. People in sex work are demonized as whores or drug addicts, thought of as less intelligent, and thought of as victims. These jobs are viable career choices; there are a variety of people who work in the sex industry with a variety of experiences, many of them positive. People who work in the industry, though looked down on, are objects of fantasy. As of 2013, about 70% of men and about 30% of women watch porn (Huffington Post) and “Americans now spend more money at strip clubs than at Broadway, off-Broadway, regional, and non-profit theatres; at the opera, the ballet, and jazz and classical music performances – combined” These strip clubs “are staffed by an estimated 250,000 women working as exotic dancers” (Roach 15). With our simultaneously sex obsessed and sex repulsed society, a person working in the sex industry has many obstacles to overcome.