Hate crimes are an all to regular occurrence not just in the United States but around the world. A hate crime as defined is not just a physical attack, but can take place as mental or emotional abuse, the denial…
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Domestic Violence: Violence toward or physical abuse of one’s spouse or domestic partner. Over the past decade there has been a much-needed spotlight shone on domestic violence. While many survivors have benefited, there is a segment of the population that…
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The best way to fight hate crimes is to have zero tolerance across the board with severe consequences. Every person is unique and therefore we are all different. What we all have in common is that we all came from…
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I can’t believe all the hype over this issue. What is the big deal? I mean as long as you are happy with your partner, male or female, it should not matter what other people think. Their are couples out…
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The reality is that God created Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve or Sara and Eve for that matter. As such, there should be no arguments that marriage should be a sacred institution between only a woman and a…
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Well of course homosexuals should receive the same rights and benefits of marriage as straight couples. Unless you can explain to me how any argument against it is not based in religious belief? Of course you can’t, because that has…
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GAY SYMBOLS AND THEIR MEANING Gay pride symbols have been around for a long time. The rainbow became the symbol of gay pride verses gay liberation which used the pink triangle. The first Rainbow Flag was designed in 1978 by…
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WHOSE FAULT IS IT REALLY? First things first, I am a straight female. So anyone who reads this is free to say that I have no right to talk about this topic. It’s your opinion not mine. But I will…
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The world versus gay people? That’s just about the worst title I’ve ever heard. It conjures up too many thoughts inside my head, none of which coincide with the other. For instance, I just had a thought of a video…
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Some questions you need to ask yourself before you tell your parents you are gay. 1. Are you sure about your sexual orientation? It is normal to question your sexuality and this is part of normal human development. If you…
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Up until recently Marriage has constituted a union between a Woman and Man. While in antiquity Homosexuality was an unspoken accepted practice, and an accepted part of Greek and Roman myth, outside of these time periods, Homosexuality has been seen…
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Who Owns Marriage? I have not heard any one ask this very important question when dealing with same sex marriage “who owns marriage”. Now the question being asked is who should regulate same sex marriage laws, the individual states or…
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I know that happily-ever-after exists, because I’ve seen it at its best in the home in which I grew up where I had parents who had obviously married each other’s best friend. This union lasted nearly six decades and death…
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I absolutely believe they should. It’s such a controversial subject, and I think many people are afraid to speak up and voice their opinions. Maybe afraid that if they do people will think they are gay too. Oh horrors! I…
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You can ban gay marriage, but on what basis? Religion? If you opposed gay marriage on the basis of religion then shouldn’t you ban all non-religious marriages? If Christians are against marriage because the bible speaks against it, shouldn’t they…
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Institutions are for mental patients and prisoners. Marriage shouldn’t make you mental, nor should it make you commit a crime. Marriage should be the union of two people who love and care about one another, who want to be there…
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Marriage is a sacred and beautiful union that ANYBODY should be allowed to enter. Since when did the government get the right to decide who is allowed to love one another? You can’t choose who you fall in love with….
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Every once in a while, as I read the paper, I will come across another study on homosexuality. Usually it’s some institute peeling apart brains of gay men and women, looking for something different. Always something different. I read it,…
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Many would say that this issue should be left up to the state. After all, leaving something to the state will allow the ‘people’ within the state to voice their opinion. However, if we do this, we may have some…
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I have never understood why, in this age of reason and compassion, there is even a debate about gay marriage. I personally have never even seen one single debatable point from those who oppose gay marriage. The following is a…
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How shameful. This is my first and most heartfelt thought to this age old debate. As a proudly open minded, modern day American, I feel that this is a subject that should not even be debated anymore. Just speaking on…
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How many reasons does one need. People judge what is different, what they don’t understand, what is uncomfortable, etc. And since people are so judgmental trigger happy know-it-alls, they become slaves to there influences. Scared to build their own institutions…
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“Understanding the Gay Teen”, can be a very complicated, and yet, very easy thing, all at the same time. Being Gay, or even Bisexual as a teen, can be a very complicated thing to understand, especially for the parents, mostly…
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This would be one of the easiest questions to answer ever wouldn’t it? So what do you say? Its because of religion? Its because of their upbringing? No, no, no! Its simply because they themselves are far too afraid to…
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To start, let me address the bias already present in the title of this debate. “Should marriage be a sacred institution between only a woman and a man?” Sacred. Is this to be a religious debate, or a legal one?…
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When it comes to the topic of same-sex marriage it seems that the phrase “live and let live” need not apply. Why is it that the golden rule is void in this case? Shouldn’t we treat others as we wish…
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In order to begin discussing the issue, we must consider what or who defines marriage. There are many different vantage points to take into account. Does religion, state, or society create the concept of marriage. In the case argued, because…
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It is imperative to equality of ALL citizens that the Government recognize Gay Marriage and it must be done on the federal level in order to have any real effect on the problem. Our Constitution guarantees equality for all persons…
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For the record, I find it amusing how the two distinct terminologies in the question embeds the single but not solely black-and-white answer: bisexuals are not homosexuals and shouldn’t be considered as one. But the answer can not be broken…
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On May 15, 2008, the California Supreme Court overturned the ban on gay marriage and opened the floodgates for same-sex unions. That twang you heard was the sound of the collective underpants of the Religious Right, snapping into a knot…
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