Homosexuality College Essays Samples For Students

Introduction

Apart from the aesthetic value that literary works bequeath humankind, they are of great importance since they help in socio-cultural construction and analysis. The novels, The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Pariah exemplify this reality.

Question 1: Analysing How the Concept of Intersectional Identity Is At Work

One of the socio-cultural themes that have been explored in the two novels The Reluctant Fundamentalist and Pariah is that of intersectional identity. Intersectional personality refers to an overlap of fusion of intersections of biological, cultural, social, political or economic categories in an individual. In most cases, these categories may involve sexual orientation, class, ability, gender, race, caste and even identity. In both films, the concept ...

Men and women tend to defer in many aspects. The difference is not only in looks, but also in how they think and understand different situations, their abilities, interest, lifestyle, behavior, and also their role in the society. Both male and female may perceive a person’s lifestyle in different dimensions. For example, studies and researches to evaluate the difference in attitude that exists in both heterosexual men and women towards gay men and lesbians have been in existence since from a very long time ago. By using research and earlier work done by different scholars, this paper seeks to explore ...

Traditionally, the term marriage was well known to be the union between two people; that is a man and a woman. But that is not the case in the recent times or in the contemporary society where same sex marriage has gained reputation and acceptance. This can be attributed to the fact that the issues of same sex marriage has been on deliberation by the public with those standing for and against presenting valid arguments. In the United States for instance, the rights of the same sex marriage persons has remained to be most pushed for to the point that they ...

In the Symposium, Apollodorus makes a relation to an unidentified companion story, which he had learned about a dinner party, or a symposium from Aristodemus. The symposium is given to honor the tragedian Agathon. Here, Socrates is lost in thought on the neighboring balcony, and arrives at the party late. Eryximachus accepts Phaedrus suggestion after they have finished eating that, every person should make a speech praising the god of love. After a consensus, Phaedrus starts by referring to love as one of the oldest of gods. He adds that love promotes the most of the virtue in people. Pausanias draws the difference between ...

A few decades ago, beinghomosexual was resentful. Homosexuals were strictly judged and condemned for their sexual preferences and were presented as people with mental illness. In fact, though, homosexual people were not treated as mentally ill, rather than annoying parasites that societies had to ban in order to gain back the lost balance and morals. It was considered unethical to choose a partner of the same sex and have a common life together as a couple. Back in the 1940s and 1950s, gay bullying was worldwide, and homophobia was very serious in the US at that time (McCormack). It seems that societies ...

Gender is an aspect of an individual’s sexuality. Gender defines that expectations of society on how people should act and think pas either male or female. To identify a person’s gender identity, you have to look at the gender as well as gender roles of that individual. The way they behave, dress and physical appearance as well, determine the gender. On the other hand, sexual orientation entails the attraction different people have towards a particular sex. While most people show opposite sex attraction, some show same sex attraction. The display of sex orientation to a particular sex and gender identity, ...

Homosexuality is a current controversial issue that has hit the media. One cannot avoid the topic of homosexuality in the news, movies, books, social media, newspapers, and even in politics. Homosexuality has become a controversial issue around the globe today. After Uganda outlawed homosexuality in its country, the topic has been trending everywhere in the mainstream media, and the social media. Some nations like the US have legalized homosexuality, and this is why there has been uproar after the president of Uganda signed a bill in parliament outlawing homosexuality. The media has always been blamed of being bias while reporting on gay ...

The Broke Back Mountain story by Annie Proulx and Ang Lee’s 2005 film Broke Back Mountain are about the love story that emerged in 1963 about two characters, Ennis and Jack, who turn out to be gay. The story and the film illustrate the traditional American masculinity with their gay sexuality. In the story and even in the movie, Ennis is depicted as a man who is eager to continue a very familiar tradition of masculinity. He is portrayed as a responsible, hardworking, ethical, and a physically adept person. Accordingly, Jack is depicted as a young man who is eager to try to ...

The debate on sexual orientation has been going on for a long time in the world. There are many researches some claiming that the homosexual people are socially assimilated towards being homosexual from the social environment. There are others who hold to the opinion that it is entirely a hormonal aspect that develops as one grows. There are those who take a position in between the two and belief that gender and sexual orientation are as a result of the interplay between the environment and the genetic and hormonal state of the individuals. As it was learned recently, the hypothalamus plays an important ...

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This paper explores hate crimes against people with a homosexual orientation. It gives examples of such crimes in the United States of America. This paper also considers ways out from this problem and possible decisions. There are also viewed key reasons of homosexuality and government’s attitude towards gays and lesbians. This paper suggests to strength psychological help, for example to create psychological centers, for those who want to change their non-traditional sexual orientation. It is also recommended to punish people committing hate crimes, because it is a deviation as well. This paper examines studies of Helena L. ...

Introduction

Same sex marriage has become a polarizing issue in both state and national politics as well as religious platforms. In the United States alone, fourteen states including California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, and Washington among others, states have legalized same sex marriages either through court decisions, state legislations or through popular votes. Research also reveals that voters in about 10 states in the United States of America passed state constitutional amendments defining marriage as the relationship between one woman and one man. However, some other states such as Alabama, Arizona, Alaska, Kentucky, and Missouri among several others have banned same ...

The song by Porter is about someone he loves. In the song, he asks them if they love him as he does. He says, ‘do you love me as I love you?’ he continues to ask the person if he means anything to him and if they would help him see his dreams come true. As he sings the song, he is watching the moon at night through his bedroom window and his mind is all to his beloved. However, he is filled with thoughts of whether he is loved with the same intensity as he loves him. Given ...

There has long been debate on what exactly is considered a crime. Many will classify crime as causing harm to others, while others say a crime is an act that negatively impacts a society. Many believe that it depends on the situation. There is one group of beliefs that leads to a bit more controversy—those who define crime on a moral basis, which is inherently flawed.
The biggest issue with defining particular conduct as criminal on a moral basis is the nature of morality. Morality is defined as “a descriptive account of social mores or personal convictions about the general kinds of behavior in ...

Though depicted as democratic, contemporary societies are from equal in certain respects since there are gender, sexuality, and income-based inequalities that can keep talented workers from being employed or stimulate their creativity as a means of working their way from the ranks. While some types of inequality may prove beneficial, some require revising for society’s sake. The point is that giving a chance for self-fulfillment particularly to poor, albeit talented lower socio-economic groups, women suffering from historically established marginalized social status, and the representatives of sexual minorities has its pros and cons.
First and foremost, social equality giving more ...

In “Advent is New Beginnings,” the topic revolves around Pope Francis, who exclaimed his famous remark with regard to homosexuality: Who am I to judge? Whereas said statement by Pope Francis has earned him critical acclaim from circles who perceive his progressiveness in finally changing the traditionally conservative direction of the Catholic Church on homosexuality, it is nevertheless an ambiguous one. Said statement did not include an express statement by Pope Francis stating a definite stand on homosexuality and at the same time, he did not place his leadership on an affirmative stance towards urging the entire Catholic Church to ...

There have always been inequalities in any kind of society in this world. It is this inequality that some of us are suppressed while others are privileged. These two groups of people and their ideologies which permeate in their cultures and sub-cultures tend to clash at one another. I argue that it is this clash of cultures and sub-cultures that Stuart Hall describes as “double movement” (Fiske 23). One of the movement is that of the dominant culture and the other is that which is resisting – the sub-culture, or the resistance by the people. This point is strongly supported ...

Religious equality is the provision of an inclusive environment that promotes values, diversity and maintains a proper environment for all the religious denominations. In any religion there are beliefs however not universal. These values, practices and beliefs have to be respected and taken to be equal before all the other religions. Relevant bodies like the governments and several organizations are called upon to help in the promotion of religious equality by educating the public, exercising equality in public functions and disposal of management tasks (Michael, 61). Such bodies can as well assist by providing goods, services and facilities to the ...

Key concept and rationale

The gay liberation movement gained momentum in the 1970s and gave rise to many two men and two women relationship households. As a result, many such same gender couples have been opting for means to raise biological families, in a manner similar to heterosexual couples. The key concept of the article was to explore the preconception, pregnancy and new motherhood experiences of the non-biological mothers in the lesbian couple. There have been many studies depicting the need for becoming a biological parent among the lesbian mothers; however, very few studies have been conducted to understand the unique difficulties faced by the lesbian ...

Francis Bacon was born in 1909 and he died in 1992. Bacon was a figurative artist, but his figures were always violently and bizarrely distorted. He often painted the figures of people that went to the pubs in London’s Soho district. He liked to paint people he felt were tormented souls, his twisted representations depicting their inner torment. Similarly, Bacon often painted twisted and distorted self-portraits.
Bacon’s work is often associated with surrealism and the Old Masters, even though he’s considered a contemporary artist. He borrows from surrealism and photo and film distortion. He is known for ...

The debate on whether children raised by gay parents suffer disadvantages as compared to those raised by a married mother and father is common. The research comparing children raised by heterosexual couples and those raised by homosexual couples has been inconclusive. The homosexual population raising children is so small compared to the one that does not. That is a hindrance in obtaining a representative sample. The advocates of homosexual parenting claim that there are no differences that would suggest any disadvantages between children raised by either parent dynamic i.e. heterosexual or homosexual parents. Other people believe that there is a difference between the ...

Genetic Research

Features genetics homosexuals have been studied little. Scientists are searching for the gene or genes of homosexuality since the 1980s. As in many other studies, trying to distinguish the symptoms of congenital acquired an important material has been obtained from the analysis and relatives, especially identical twins. It has been shown frequent presence of homosexual men several older brothers, and of manifestations of homosexuality in both identical twins, even in cases where they were brought up separately.
According to the research, if identical twins homosexual men, the chances are that he will be inclined to homosexuality, is 52%; ...

The definition of family is not restricted to heterosexual couples in a marriage or people who share the same genes. Those criteria of defining what a family is would lock out adopted kids and foster children. It will most certainly leave out lesbian and gay couples and very close friends that people might consider family. Judith Stacey a sociology professor points out that lesbian and gay families are here to stay and therefore people should not be narrow minded and embrace this new family setup. The homosexual families are there in large numbers and are fighting for their rights just like other ...

The concepts of same sex marriages have been attracting a lot of criticism from the time of its inception. The concept has been standing firm as a cause celebre with a lot many people justifying the practice and a lot others defying it. The highly denounced practice has been striving since a long time to be called as a legalised civil right. Legalisations of the gay marriages have been subjected to a lot of ups and downs especially in the case of Indiana. Gay marriages were legalised in Indiana on October 7, 2014. But is the picture as clear as the facts reveal? Were there no ...

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In his article Meyer points out the day to day prejudices of the society against LGBT people. His aim is to outline the effects; these prejudices have on the lives of Homosexual people. In his article, he quoted many Homosexual people that he has interviewed. All of them admit that they have to live in a constant distress and fear because of their sexual orientation. He asks his reader to imagine the situation of a homosexual person who would have to live under constant reject because of his sexual preferences.

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Ilan H. Meyer, an expert in the sexual ...

In the South, traditions and stereotypes are respected and cherished, whether church on Sunday or saying sir and ma’am. One of the most closely held traditions in the southern conscience is the belief that only a man and a woman should be wed in the stereotypical way: by a preacher, at church, before God and your whole town. But after a federal judge struck down the state’s 2012 gay marriage ban on October 10, old southern stereotypes and traditions are finally getting a much-needed facelift, forcing all North Carolinians to reconsider personal beliefs. Fortunately, this state is finally joining many others in ...

Sexuality has been approached from a wider viewpoint and control of sexuality have become a more common topic of investigation. A world without categories for gender or sex categories would be a very different world. Debates over sex have been more open in Central Europe. Men were considered inferior to women because of their slavery to their sexual instinct and were at the mercy of their genitals. The paper looks into how heterosexuality and homosexuality came out in the open during and after the world wars, blurring the line of genders and overlapping sexuality.

Female sex reform activists were not sure of ...

Persistent controversy over LGBTQ rights has called for several activisms at the local, national and global level. In modern parlance, demand of equality for the homosexuals is gaining immense prominence, as many NGO’s, human rights activists and youths are insisting for a legal transformation towards the sexual minorities. Western countries have shown more tolerance or even accepted same-sex marriages; but, Eastern societies rigorously jostle with this issue owing to its influence upon society. This paper identifies the main dilemma in granting equality to the LGBTQ community and how human rights activists are gradually exerting pressure for social acceptance of ...

In the exploration of homosexuality and heterosexuality, certain binaries are often presented – if you have sex with a man, you can in no way be heterosexual. Despite this, there is a vibrant, substantial and highly prevalent subculture of men who identify as heterosexual, but nonetheless still have sex with men. To that end, questions abound regarding their real sexual orientation, the motivations behind labeling themselves heterosexual, and whether or not that really applies to them. The answer to this question lies in a complex plethora of factors, ranging from the construction of homosexuality and heterosexuality, issues of whiteness and masculinity, the heterosexual ...

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An impassioned plea by the Mattachine Society
Started in 1950, by Harry Hay and Rudy Gernreich in Los Angeles, the Mattachine society was probably one of the earliest formal organizations that came up for the cause of supporting the activities of homosexual men. The society led pioneering causes in the study as well as creating a legal framework conducive to the homosexuals. One of their primary objectives was to ensure stopping of persecution of homosexual men.
The Mattachine society initially out of Los Angeles spread its wings and a number of chapters came ...

Ellen Opens the Door for Gay and Lesbian Lifestyles During Daytime TV

The article Ellen, Television, And The Politics Of Gay And Lesbian Visibility published in the journal Critical Studies in Media Communication, Communication, Culture and Critique demonstrates the impact Ellen's self-titled sitcom com had on television. The show Ellen changed the way television portrays gay characters. The article written by Bonnie J. Dow used the timeline of Ellen’s coming out as gay during three episodes of her self-titled sitcom to set the stage for her argument. The media blitz that followed, and the effect her actions had on the next generation of daytime television are the facts Dow used ...

The debate on same sex marriage has been going on in the recent past. Various countries from almost all over the world have recently had some issues on the same case. As many states in the Unites States of America decriminalize sex same relationships and paving way for same sex marriage (Foxnews, October 06, 2014), there are others that pass laws abolishing all forms of same sex activity with severe punitive measures such as Uganda. Does the same-sex lover have the freedom to engage in what makes them happy? Do same sex marriages affect the society negatively?
According ...

Fani-Kayode is an African artist with sexual taste for young men. Having left African continent for more than 20 years he considers himself an outsider in issues of sexuality due to geographical and cultural dislocations. African traditional art fails to represent the material reality since the artist’s approach has the intent of depicting spiritual reality. The Yoruba priests and other artists refer to the technique as ecstasy. The technique aesthetic and ethic view attempts to translate rage while undermining conventional perceptions to reveal hidden worlds. Most of the images produced by Rotimi are sexual explicit for homosexual purpose. ...

In the exploration of homosexuality and heterosexuality, certain binaries are often presented – if you have sex with a man, you can in no way be heterosexual. Despite this, there is a vibrant, substantial and highly prevalent subculture of men who identify as heterosexual, but nonetheless still have sex with men. To that end, questions abound regarding their real sexual orientation, the motivations behind labeling themselves heterosexual, and whether or not that really applies to them. The answer to this question lies in a complex plethora of factors, ranging from the construction of homosexuality and heterosexuality, issues of whiteness and masculinity, the heterosexual ...

First of all, the readings showed that the understanding of same-sex relations were completely different in the United States and European countries. Rupp presents more tolerant attitude to romantic and intimate relations of same-sex people. In the article, the author provides an insight to a historical phenomenon of romantic friendship and the peculiarities of its development with time. He describes how the “sexual system” worked and provided some factors that can be a reason for it transformation. One of the most vital points was that the family’s role as an economic unit became less important. The other was that urban ...

The position of gays and lesbians in society has always been an issue of much controversy. Depending on culture, religion, traditions and laws, media coverage on gays and lesbians was limited and negative, especially in adverts and films in years prior to the 1990s. However, this scenario is slowly changing currently, with more and more gay, lesbian and bisexual people being covered by the media including positively featuring in movies, music and adverts. This paper seeks to explore why the current situation was not the case before 1990(Raeburn 27).
As compared to 1990’s, today’s society ...

The word gay is a rather interesting one. It is because it is one of the words with that possess more than one or two meanings. Moreover, due to this, the word presents itself as a multi-purpose word, thereby capable of being used in several contexts depending on the intended meaning that is attempted for comprehension. Arguably, it is fundamental to note the fact that the word, gay has the same pronunciation in all its varied forms and uses. It assures a rather more emphatic in its precise use in the various contexts for the intended meaning in question. It is in ...

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The Doorman in The Last Laugh demonstrates a character of resilience. Even though he had been demoted from his position as doorman, he still carries himself around with a high level of confidence managing to deceive people in the neighbourhood into believing that he still holds his position. In contrast, Immanuel Rath is a person who easily gives up. He is not as resilient as the Doorman. Immanuel Rath quickly resigns from his position as an educator at the local Gymnasium when he realizes that the principal is displeased with his behaviour. Both characters are ridiculed by people whom ...

The main point of the primary reading (Sex and Character) is to answer the woman related questions by means of demonstrating the intellectual and moral inferiority of both the Jews and woman and determining the metaphysical connection in between. The Viennese-Jew author incorporates both the philosophical and scientific concepts in the literature.
The first Chapter of the book is about the subject of sexual complexity. This area is comprised of discussions about male and female, the law of sexual attraction, homosexuality, the science of character, and the freedom of women.
The second chapter focuses on sexuality, consciousness, ...

Despite the awareness about gender and sexual orientations today, mainstream media still portrays gender stereotypes leading to the turtle-like progress of gender equality. There might have been a number of films and TV shows that incorporated gender and sexual issues in their contents, but it is only to add a human interest flavour like sex and humour. Moreover, it has been treated as a token character in most films. In some movies, when characters are discussing their dirtiest and most embarrassing experience, their common answer is making out with a lesbian or having sex with a transgender. It is true that talking about sexuality ...

Over the years, psychologists have tried to research and study the human behavior; however, it has not been easy to isolate nature and nurture on the influence that both on human beings. Nurture emphasis more on the role of human genetics in influencing human behavior whereas nature is based on the environment and how it relates with how human beings behave. Nature and nurture cannot be isolated when studying psychology since they highly influence how people behave and interact.
Different theories are used to explain the two point of views expressed by the empiricists and nativists.The Bowlby theory ...

In this paper, the growth of contemporary Christianity in Uganda will be analyzed. Uganda, or Buganda (its original name dating back to the name of the ancient and independent kingdom that ruled the region, from the British missionaries and colonizers in the 1800s until Ugandan independence in 1962, and into the present-day, has been shaped primarily by three Christian groups: Anglicans, Catholics, and the wave of evangelical churches that have come to the country from the United States. Both Christianity and Islam are two major world religious influences in Uganda, and Islam had already been in the region for ...

Why Williard and Whitman are essential for Americans

Frances Williard and Walth Whitman are two important figures in the history of the United States of America. Frances Williard was a suffragist, a women right defender and an American educator. She developed the slogan of “Do everything” for the women through lecturing, lobbying, petitioning, preaching and her publications. Her influence in her time was her contribution to develop an amendment favoring women rights to the United States Constitution. Her nine publications were all about the women rights in the States. She had been the president of the Woman’s Christian Temperance from 1879 to 1898. The Woman’s Christian Temperance ...

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http://online.wsj.com/articles/same-sex-couples-to-get-more-benefits-1403237308

A. Summary

This article discusses the announcement made by the Obama administration pertaining to the greater obligations and benefits provided to same sex couples. The announcement came after the federal regulations review on Supreme Court’s ruling in 2013 that strikes down the Marriage Act and denied legally married same sex couples some of the benefits.
The Labor Department’s proposal would alter the Family and Medical Leave Act so that a qualified employee in same-sex marriage will be able to take leave for a spouse or a family member. Further, the Social Security Administration opts to use the discretion ...

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THE GAY GENE AND HOMOSEXUALITY Author 2
Even with the plethora of technological advances available to the world, the issue of what exactly determines if an individual becomes a homosexual still remains unresolved. Some people feel homosexuality is a decision based on a person’s environment or is a personal choice, while others contend there has to be some factor in a person’s DNA that makes them harken to homosexuality. No matter what stance a person or organization chooses to select, what is readily apparent is scientific studies of various circumstances, factors and situations have yielded a multitude of results. Therefore, the verdict according ...

Many states of the world have legalized same sex marriages or in other words, gay marriages. The trends regarding homosexuality are on the rise around the world, and progressive thinkers believe it is the right of individuals to marry whomever they desire. Even though, gay marriage is looked down upon by several religions, but there are people in a gay wedlock. Human rights activist often support the idea of gay marriage because they believe nobody has the right to dictate individuals about, who to marry. Catholicism is strictly against gay marriage, same sex relationships, and social acceptance of homosexuality; however, ...

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Even with the plethora of technological advances available to the world, the issue of what exactly determines if an individual becomes a homosexual still remains unresolved. Some people feel homosexuality is a decision based on a person’s environment or is personal choice, while others contend there has to be some factor in a person’s DNA that makes them harken to homosexuality. No matter what stance a person or organization chooses to select, what is readily apparent is scientific studies of various circumstances, factors and situations have yielded a multitude of results. Therefore, the verdict according to a study that was released in February of ...

Marriage refers to a mutual agreement between couples that clearly states their obligation and rights (Starngass,2012). It also states their relationship to their nuclear and extended families. Since time immemorial, a person whether male or female is expected to get into a marriage institution and establish a family at a particular stage in one life.
Same- sex marriage is whereby people of the same biological sex come together and have mutual agreement on the rights and obligations that bind them together. Some factors considered tend to disagree with gay marriages. These include: sexual satisfaction, moral value in a community and provision of a real ...

RESEARCH PROBLEM:

Homosexuals are people that are attracted both equally romantically and sexually towards same sex. All throughout history homosexuality has been looked at in the controversial light along with lots of people seeing the idea being a shame, while other people visualize it as one accepted standard of living. Without having a question homosexuality faces resistance and is considered a taboo of minorities in our community. Scientific disciplines have an effect on the way the community sees homosexual and how they view themselves.
When pondering over homosexuality and whether scientific perspectives enjoy a component in working out whether female or male are usually ...

Adjudication occurs as one of the widely used terms in the judicial realms. Adjudication connotes to the legal process adhered to when resolving arising disputes. Many at times, the result of adjudication are the pronouncement of a judgement, which often occurs in a court proceeding. While much has been hypothesized regarding adjudication, it is of the essence to note that there are specific factors that guide supreme courts in arriving at decisions as to whether to adjudicate a given case or not. Precisely, there exists three specific cases that can be resolved through adjudication, which include cases between private parties alone, those ...

The same sex marriage has been controversial in the United States of American and around the world since time in memorial. In the United States, the controversial issue has hit the headlines since 1969 when the Stonewall Riots occurred in New York. Many organizations, religions, politicians and scholars have given their views in respect to the topic of same sex marriage. Many states has have legalized same sex marriages while others have made it illegal. The debate on same sex marriages is far from over, as evidence in many court cases between activists. This research paper evaluates the pros ...

The United States has had controversial topics among them being the same sex marriage bills. Different political parties have sharply aired their differences on the gay marriage issues. The existing laws have thus left the states to be the principal determinants of whether gay marriage is legal or illegal within their borders. Both exponents and proponents of the legalization of gay marriage have strong convictions and reasons as to how same sex marriage should be handled in society. This paper however embraces the latter view that same sex marriage should not be legalized because it is not about sexuality or ...

On June 26th, 2103, Supreme Court of United States issued a landmark decision where it enabled the federal government to recognize the same sex marriages in United States which at present is allowed in 13 states and the District of Columbia.The decision was a struck to Defense of Marriage Act which prohibited same sex marriage n the United States. However, reacting over the decision of ace court of United States, The Treasury Department ruled that legally married same sex couples will be treated as married for federal tax purpose. The rule applies to only same-sex couple legally married in any state, ...

The novel “Tale of the city” dissects the society behaviors that have evolved in San Francisco in the early years of 1970s. Culture had changed to the worse. Life of sex and drugs ruled the city of Francisco leading to contention between the limits of sexual freedom and emotional freedom. The life in San Francisco could be traced after the World War II when the US military discharged approximately 9000 gay servicemen who sought refuge in San Francisco. Moreover, a wave of lesbians also emerged due to the warm hearted welcome that San Francisco accorded towards gay and lesbians.
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Same sex relationships and marriages is a controversial topic and like any other contentious subject, it faces a great number of support and opposition depending on human perception. Many countries are against homosexual marriages and it is one of the most constitutional issue facing the world today. It has various advantages and disadvantages and they are mainly based on one deciding whether to criticize it as ethically and morally wrong or right. Homosexuality should not be legalized because it is unnatural, it ignores a child’s best interests and is against many religions.
One of the reasons why same sex marriage ...

Same sex marriage has been a controversial topic in the United States. Various political parties, states and individuals have sharply differed on the topic of gay marriage. The existing laws have allowed states to be the principal determinants of whether gay marriage is legal or illegal within their borders. Both exponents and proponents of the legalization of gay marriage have strong convictions and reasons as to how same sex marriage should be handled in society. This paper however embraces the latter view that same sex marriage should not be legalized because it is not about sexuality or identity. Same sex marriage ...

The greatest rivalry in America’s parties as seen the presidential election of 2012 between Barack Obama and Mitt Rommey, which have always been against each other in their beliefs. The parties have their candidates who always fly their policies and beliefs. They sell these ideologies to the people during the campaign period and they vote on which they prefer. People vote for politicians who they share their own beliefs and cultures.
Barack Obama beliefs in some of the following beliefs gays marriages should be recognized in the constitution, abortions should be legalized and want high-income earners to ...

GENDER REPRESENTATIONS IN BOLLYWOOD CINEMA: exploring heterosexuality in Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) and queerness in Dostana (2008)

Introduction

In India’s populist film industry, mostly known as Bollywood, male sexual friendships and depictions are still fairly new. usually, the female is the primary focus of lust and sexual attention (resulting in an extremely male gaze), but since the arrival of handsome, chiseled actors like Amitebh Bachchan in the 1990s this has started to change. The concepts of yaar and yaari now play an important role in the fabric of Bollywood buddy comedies; the yaari is a kind of relationship that ...

Should same sex marriage be legalized?

Arguably, same sex marriage remains one of the debatable and controversial issues in the world today. As a matter of fact, there are various reasons that have been raised in support of legalization of same sex marriage. On the other hand, there are various groups that have been opposing the legalization of same sex marriage basing it on ethical and religious issues. Same sex marriage refers to marriage that takes place between two people of same gender identity and biological sex. The legal recognition that exists on issues of same sex marriage is known as the marriage equality. There are ...

Initial Thoughts

Three months ago, a beautiful ten-year old girl named Cassandra was seriously asked about her parents during children’s party at school. When the little girl was alone standing nearby, some groups of parents came to her and asked who her parents were. These groups of parents would actually recognize her presence and look at her due to her pleasant face. However, when Cassandra mentioned the question about the name of her parents, it appeared that she mentioned two male names such as Wilson and Patrick. Then, a moment of silence came. Everyone was not able to talk until two male ...

Sappho is a household name as far as erotic poetry is concerned. Born in Lesbos around 650 BCE, Sappho stood out as the most celebrated female poet amongst her contemporaries (Scott & Welton, 2008). The main reason why Sappho stood out is because of her unique approach to the explanation of erotic love. Her views of physical love were substantially different from those of her fellow poets, more especially the male ones. Aristophanes on the other hand, is one among the most celebrated speakers on matters of love, sexual intercourse and general erotica. This paper endeavors to explain the differences and ...