Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays

is hard to generalize the composition of stepfamilies because they are complex. No two stepfamilies are the same. Stepfamilies are hard for the each member of the family and they take months even years to get accustomed too. The traditions and roles of everyone in the family often…

to embrace it. And on the other side, he is continuously denying the fact that he is homosexual (“It’s Like a War”). The question on whether or not there is a gay gene or if homosexuals are born the way that they are has been a controversial subject throughout the U.S. for the past 30+ years (Burr). What’s more difficult, friends and family finding out about another member’s sexual tendencies or realizing it themselves? A question often asked is “Why?”. Why would someone…

My family contains my mom, my sister, and my dog. Most of my family members live close to my family. We are close to each other. We would make food for my family to come and celebrate the holidays. My family is religious because my grandma showed my aunts and my mom that it is important to go to church and for their kids to get baptized and do their first communion. Where I grew up, our neighborhood was always quiet, calming, and had polite neighbors. Mostly everyone in our neighborhood knows…

States only recently changed their laws to accept gay marriage. The subject in question is sexual orientation and whether it is a result of nature (physically-based) or nurture (socially/culturally-based). This research paper will show that sexual orientation is not because of nurture, but because of nature. Sexual orientation is not something that a person chooses; it is how they were born. It is a product of evolution,…

use the term “family” to describe their close relationships, but they do not mean the typical marriage-based family. The family of choice is a family formed through voluntary ties among individuals who are not biological or legally related. That is the major difference between a kinship network and the network of friends. The kinship network requires each member to be blood related and/or legally related to be part of the kin. That is not the case with the network of gay or lesbian couples.…

present study included 131 males and 144 females who identified as bisexual, and 81 males and 38 females who identified as mostly/ 100% heterosexual (Remafedi). They were asked to answer 148 questions pertaining to their families,…

teachings. The curse aspect of living in a Christian household with my family, is that some of her and my family’s religious views are different from mine in terms of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Ally (LGBTQA) community. My family believes in the concept that being homosexual is a choice, while disagree with that concept. I do not know much about homosexual individuals, but I am certain that they do not become gay. Some individuals…

Scouts having a leader that is a gay right activist while also being a homosexual. James Dale became one of the highest honors such as “25 merit badges, was admitted into the prestigious Order of the Arrow, and was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout” (“Discrimination”). Soon after high school graduation, he requested to be an adult leader. Soon went to college and joined gay activist group, Lesbian/Gay Alliance, while also coming out as a homosexual.…

Growing up in a very conservative state such as Utah, I have grown up knowing that there is a very negative connotation with being a part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. Homosexuality is an orientation that is accepted in my family; however, not by the religious communities we lived in. I was often exposed to phrases such as, “homosexuality is a choice” and “you can be cured if you suffer from homosexuality” After much analysis the statements, homosexuality is…

Most people in society today do not know the acronym LGBT. This stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. All of these are categories that define ones’ sexual orientation other than straight. Within a clinical setting, it is best to use the pronouns that are best suited for the person you are working with. According to researchers Susan Cochran and Vickie Mays, “the term “gay” has traditionally been used to specify others who are attracted to either both someone of the same gender or…