Ex-gay

As a conclusion, there are many misunderstandings about gay / lesbian relationships, their marriage and adoption. People do not even sure about the definition of the word “marriage”. Marriage does not have to be between a man and a woman. People should not exclude gays and lesbian because of the life they are living. It is not their choice, a man does not wake up one day in the morning and decides to be gay. They are born this way and it is proved with scientific researches. They should be able…

world forced to hide their true feelings. Koestenbaum and many other homosexuals however after listing to Callas “[made them] sick of camouflage…[because] who could tolerate the closet” (Koestenbaum 10). This singer did much more than just inspire gay people to be ok with their feelings but also to be unafraid to share those feeling with those around them. Koestenbaum wrote “The Callas Cult” as a sort of coming out of his own to show even after her death she still inspires so many to be proud of…

twenty-seventh, 1969 the Stonewall Rebellion, also known as “the emblematic event in modern lesbian and gay history” had started. It was a time where police and agents from the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board were called in to look for violations of the alcohol control laws in a bar named the Stonewall Inn because it was believed that they did not have a liquor license. Most of the raids were common on gay bars and the regular routine for patrons. Although most were fearful that their names…

You know that part of you, the part that makes you who you are and you have no idea how it came to be that way. That part of you is called your character. It is the way you act, think, and how you live your life. You do not know why but you also do not question it. Character influences how you make sense of the world around you, the way you see things and the way you live your life. Nobody completely follows all of the basic principles and “rules” of their particular culture. It is absolutely…

the fight for equality. In the 1960s when it was normal for homosexuals to be persecuted by police, the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar, was raided by the police who began arresting the patrons. On June 8, 1969, members of the gay community and sympathisers alike took a stand and refused to cooperate with the police. This stand not only raised awareness to the lack of rights for the gay community, but helped bring an end to the raids and the undeserved arrests. The 1960s was an era of darkness for a…

The existence of mermaids has been a long and controversial topic for years! The legends of mermaids have even been dated back to the time of Christopher Columbus discovering the Americas. Comparing mermaids to humans is quite an easy topic to discuss, but also maybe a far-fetched one as many people all over the world roll their eyes at the stories and tales of the existence of them. People are just afraid of what they don't know, that's why we say ''ignorance is bliss'', and when it comes to…

In Butler’s theory of grief and vulnerability, she makes two key points that I feel could be used to help when dealing with the socio-ethical issue of homeless LGBT youth. First, she makes the statement that we are all interdependent of one another; she then encourages the idea of pushing our personal frameworks of people and the world into accepting others. As with any philosophical theory, there are counter-arguments to Butler’s claims. In her book, Precarious Life: The Powers of Mourning and…

visibility of gay characters, there remains the issue that male homosexual interaction, including hugging and kissing, is largely avoided in mainstream media. Consequently, homosexuality has been forced to make its pop culture debut in others ways, such as by the portrayal of clearly recognizable male homosexual stereotypes. Until the 1970s, the codes for labeling male homosexuality were reduced to images of a sissy man. However, today, the predominantly negative, troubling images of gay people…

Scott, whose organs were rejected simply because he was gay. Although his suicide did not allow him to see his organs turned away for such an extraneous reason, his mother was forced to bear not only the grief of the death of her son, but the anger that came with the rejection. “At first I didn’t understand why his sexual orientation would affect his organs. Then I felt appalled that perfectly good organs could not be used because my son was gay. He is just another human being. No mother should…

Is gay marriage wrong? A vast majority have encountered the debate on more than a single occasion -- even more so over the past recent decades. Consequently, most people feel quite strongly one way or the other, the small exception being what Ed Stetzer, the president of LifeWay Research, referred to as the ‘mushy middle’ -- people who may hold some religious belief or another, but overall are not active in the church community, and therefore their opinions can be easily swayed in either…