A highly contentious belief is that every person harbours a secret desire to experiment with a partner of the same sex. Whether or not this is true, living in a heterosexual relationship does not necessarily mean one of both partners…
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Amidst America’s battle over gay rights, the long-standing controversy of Nature vs. Nurture keeps popping up. What makes a person gay? Are they born that way or is their environment and how they were raised the answer? The debate has…
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How to prevent and fight homophobia? Why should we prevent and fight homophobia? These two questions actually go hand in hand. I will address why first. Many religions and societies have teachings against homosexuals. These same societies and religions are…
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To figure out if homosexuality is “natural” you have to ask yourself: is attraction natural? Yes. Attraction is natural, therefore, attraction to someone of the same sex must be as natural as attraction itself. Find me someone that chose who…
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As nice as it would be to snap our fingers and have the problem of homophobia disappear, it simply won’t happen. Generations after the African slaves were declared free in the United States, racism still plays a part in American…
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It’s hard to beleive that at this point in time that we placate an issue that is not of our own, nor is it of our Constitution, or bible for that matter. To begin with, since the question of gay…
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The question ” am I bisexual or gay?” is flawed. It is like comparing apples and oranges. Bisexual is a sexual orientation, gay is not. There are five sexual orientations: asexual, bisexual, homosexual, heterosexual, and pansexual. As you can see…
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National Coming Out Day (NCOD) has become one of the most important days to the LGBTQI community since it’s inception. The purpose of this day is to provide people a chance to do exactly what it implies which is come…
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Barring people from entering same sex marriages because of either legal or religious prejudices in not only wrong, but immoral and unjust. This is simply another form of discrimination against a minority with views separate from the majority. Americans claim…
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I am so tired of hearing “It’s Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve”. Really, could we be a tiny bit more juvenile? This subject shouldn’t even be up for debate. Why? Because I no more have the right to…
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My wife and I got together while our daughter was still young which turned out to be great. She was four at the time and believe me not stupid. She caught us cuddling one time, screamed “GROSS!” and rolled over…
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If I were to say that two blind people shouldn’t marry because they could possibly produce a blind child, I would be called a bigot. There is no difference in telling people that are disabled that they cannot marry than…
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She had a crush on her first-grade teacher. Her name was Mrs. Woods. Maybe it was the fact that Mrs. Woods told her to keep writing, or maybe it was the Mrs. Woods was her inspiration. She was only six-years-old….
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Marriage: Is it about Church or Government? I thought there was a defined difference between church and state? So who is against Gay marriage, the church or the state? If a religious group disagrees with the Union between same sex…
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With all the problems in the world today, why are we debating on whether or not gay people should be allowed to get married? I mean seriously, the real question should be why shouldn’t they be allowed to get married?…
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The homosexual population experienced generations worth of negativity. They lived in a world where the primary religions of Christianity, Islam and Buddhism called for their deaths because of their “amoral” lifestyles. They lived as pariahs in their community because of…
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Sometimes it is very very sad how society can inflict its prejudices on human nature and make you feel as if you are less than. I can understand how some young people can feel frightened and pressured by what they…
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It seems that the larger point is perpetually missed in this debate. That point being there are two forms of marriage that are in play when a couple gets wed. There is no question that to many, a marriage is…
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There is a dictionary definition that states marriage as “the social institution under which a man and woman establish their decision to live as husband and wife by legal commitments, religious ceremonies” Another definition states marriage as “the legal or…
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The History of gay marriage is rather brief as opposed to the history of the institution of marriage as a whole. As such there has yet to be any long term widespread statistical analysis to paint a clear picture of…
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The risks associated with claiming a gay or lesbian identity in adolescence are not nearly as bad as thirty years ago or even ten years ago for that fact. That isn’t to say there are no risks anymore, anyone that…
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Does having the ring make you feel better? Q. I worked with a girl at the bank last year who was having some minor problems with her boyfriend but who seemed much happier once he gave her a ring. Would…
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Coming out is one of those that things has to be done again, often multiple times, when you have a child. Explaining things to a child is different than with adults for obvious reasons, children are inquisitive and always seem…
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All people find themselves faced with some variant of the question of whether and when to "come out of the closet." The "closet" is a metaphor for shame, secrecy, silence, and the withholding of one’s talents and vision; "coming out"…
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Some are and some aren’t… Seems to be a fairly safe assertion, but the real question is ‘does it matter?’ ‘Some of my best friends are gay’ you hear someone protest-is this a matter of pride-hey, is that what ‘Gay…
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To say the coming out process is confusing and gives rise to a slew of misconceptions is like saying a root canal is uncomfortable. Sure the statements are accurate, but they don’t really convey the depth of truth each holds….
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A constitutional amendment to protect the sanctity of marriage by banning same sex marriages would do nothing more than stigmatize homosexuals and deny them the same rights and benefits provided to heterosexual couples. The idea reeks with the same stench…
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I never knew how hard it could be to come out of the closet. Why? Because I never figured I would have to. There has always been that little part of me that said, “Hey You! Wake up and realize…
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I guess I am a different type of Ordained Minister. I have not always believed that gays and lesbians should be able to marry. In fact, I felt for a long time that God only recognized marriages between the two…
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Wow, what a hot topic, I have got to say I expected far more articles on this top than what there already is, it is a trickey topic I have to admit however please read on. The challenges of growing…
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