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Agreeing with other people lifestyles can be difficult. For example, some people cannot agree to homosexual marriages; on the other hand, others can agree to live with homosexual marriages. As published in Procon.org, the article “Gay Marriage” enlists pros of homosexual marriages. In addition, homosexual marriages bring forth benefits to the economy, and their lives are harmless to society. Therefore, homosexual marriages should be entitled to live happy, legal lives. Rejecting certain groups

realistic possibility that there were always gay couples who thought of or desired of getting married someday. The only difference between the past and the future regarding this subject was the fact that gay couples were much rarer or it was much more hidden. But now this issue with no doubt has become a great controversy for the past years after many individuals started demanding their gay rights. According to usatoday Timeline The subject started to arise once gay couples spoke up but it mostly became

Last but not least, during the summer of 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court finally ruled gay marriage as legal across the nation. However, despite the influence of an increasingly accepting society when it comes to sexual orientation and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community, there persists to be individuals who are ignorant of gay rights and are overly homophobic. These bigots are radical and extremist to the degree that they wish to invoke fear and suffering into the lives of

but these are all painful realities for some victims of conversion therapy. Conversion therapy is also known as reparative therapy, and is the widespread practice of trying to change the sexuality of gay men and women all over the world. It is an inhumane process that only hurts patients. Gay conversion therapy is a horrifying term used to rationalize physical torture, psychological damage and systematic oppression towards the LGBT community that needs to be banned. “Love is love is love is

Gay parenting and adoption LGBT couples have existed for a very long time, and they have been raising children for years and years, but discrimination has led these people to hide from society (which in its majority is heterosexual.) However, on recent years there has been a decrease in discrimination and prejudice against lesbians and gay men, leading to more people “Coming out” and accepting their sexual preferences; which has led more LGBT people to freely perform normal activities as couples

Lesbians, gays, bisexual, and transgender Americans face many oppressions and do not share the same civil rights as their fellow heterosexual citizens. In my opinion, your sexual preferences should not dictate your civil rights. Sadly, this is not the case in America. The Declaration of Independence proclaims that “all men are created equal” with the right to “life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness.” However, in today's society homosexual are not giving the same opportunity to achieve their pursuit

Events like these can also permanently and severely effect gay, male teachers’ psychological health when they experience constant fear, paranoia, and reservation, especially when they are confronted with homophobia directly. According to Wright’s study, over half of gay teachers heard homophobic remarks made by other teachers, while two-thirds of them recalled experiences when homophobic remarks made by students were not addressed by teachers (Bloom 9). These instances create a culture of normalcy

Lately, there has been an outbreak of people of the LGBT community coming out in the military. Historically the United States has had a policy of discharging gays in the military. There has been an act called the “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell”, it is basically saying that as long as somebody doesn’t ask about your gender preferences, you do not have to tell. Even though the ban has been lifted, many militaries still say they cannot accept anyone from the LGBT inside. They do not care about how well you can

In 2016 there was a grim tragedy aimed towards hurting the LGBT+ community that took place in Florida. The tragedy was in a gay bar in Orlando and it took the lives of 49 LGBT+ members and the gunman. The tragedy shook the LGBT+ community and made the people of the community scared to walk down the streets of any state. Texts were sent from a bathroom where a member of the LGBT+ community was hiding during the shooting. One of the more alarming texts sent was, “Mommy… Trapp in bathroom… I’m gonna

Gays and lesbians have become gradually more acknowledged by society. There are many more gay populations, facilities, and unions than ever before and the number continues to rise. Homosexual black men, a flourishing subculture of the gay communities, are even more marginalized. Alongside other black men, they are normally depicted in the media and text as "street corner men" without a job, runaway fathers, and substance abusers. In the larger gay community, they are an imperceptible minority. However