Heterosexism

When asked am I for or against gay marriage, I would say I am biased. Im more against it than for it but in the world we live in it isn't surprising that this law has been granted. On June 26, 2015 the supreme court passed a law for gay marriage. This allows the same sex to get married. When this law was passed many people rejoiced in happiness while others were infuriated and upset. I personally was nonchalant to the whole situation. Im not quite a judgemental person so I wasn't affected by it…

Marriage in Australia is a legal lifelong commitment between heterosexual couples. Legal defacto relationships are heterosexual or homosexual relationships that do not have to be for life as it is in marriage, however, defacto relationships have the same legal rights as marriage. The pure relationship, according to Anthony Giddens is an emotionally satisfying relationship that continues until the satisfaction declines, at which time couples can disconnect from each other. It is important to…

When someone mentions marriage, our first thought is that of a beautiful bride walking down the aisle with her father by her side. While a nervous groom with a pair of restless hands waits with a twinkle in his eyes for his beautiful bride to be. Indeed, it is a beautiful sight to see. Nevertheless, in a fast-growing world with people of different ideologies; our perception of marriage has been challenged by the LGBT community. A group that has argued that they have rights like the rest of us…

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual, queer, intersex, and asexual people in America face discrimination in their everyday lives. Gay Rights is a highly controversial topic; everyone has their own opinion towards the subject. Although, the United States Supreme Court had ruled that all 50 states are required to license and recognize same-sex marriages on June 26, 2015. Mississippi is said to be one of the last states to fully legalize gay rights. The fight for equality still continues to this…

but a contributing factor to other aspects such as family life, relationships and health outcomes. Murray (2001) explains discrimination as influential on both individual and societal levels. In regards to sexual orientation, the society produces heterosexism, which can manifest as homophobia within the individual (p. 35). Homophobia is defined as fear or hatred towards homosexuals, bisexuals and transsexuals, based on the belief that homosexuality is unnatural, unhealthy or dangerous (Flood &…

The situation of heterosexism. Hello, Today I want to talking about heterosexism, the meaning of heterosexism is discrimination or prejudice by heterosexuals against homosexuals. In modern society, homosexuals still disagree and not acceptable by people but it’s a recessive phenomenon that we should to face. Therefore, right now, in our community, there still is heterosexism in there, because the “normal” people think the homosexual people agains the traditional culture and also, it’s a…

Freedom is the ability for an individual to act or to think in any way that he or she chooses without the fear of negative consequences. Being free is one of the most important abilities that a human being can possibly have. When it comes down to it, it is difficult for some individuals to exercise their freedoms. For example, there are many people that identify themselves as either gay or lesbian. Under the law, those individuals are free to get married and express their inner selves in any…

Gay marriage takes away one of the essential parental roles from the basic family structure. It is simply impossible for the gays in marriage to incorporate both the father and mother into the parental roles. Sure one can be tough and the other gentle but they are nonetheless both either male or female. According to the statistics earlier regarding a father and mother this is not a good predicament for the child. Children left without a mother are left without their first contact into the…

Every U.S citizen has to follow the law regardless of his or her beliefs. James Higdon is a writer for The Washington Post and has written the article “Kentucky Clerk Ordered to Jail for Refusing to Issue a Gay Marriage License”. The article concerns Kim Davis, a clerk for marriage license and her refusal to adhere to a court order. Higdon has also written many different articles for different companies such as The New York Times and The Washington Post. Higdon wrote “The Cornbread Mafia” which…

Discrimination has been around for a considerable amount of time. However, there have been improvements the way society deals with discrimination, we still have a very long way to go. The gay and lesbian (LGBT) community have faced many forms of discrimination, especially when it comes to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This virus weakness the immune system to where a common cold could be fatal. HIV is very common in the LGBT community. It is passed by having unsafe sexual…