Homosexuality and psychology

recognition but it is still a sin in the bible. This a huge contradiction. Some church goers’ believe that gay people will be sent to hell for liking the same sex, or even burst into flames if they enter a holy facility (“The Catholic Church, Homosexuality and Gay Marriage."). I, myself, am catholic and although I don’t attend church all the time because of my busy schedule, I have yet to burst into flames when I enter my church. There are far worse crimes than being gay or wanting to marry…

For example, “The shirt was suppose to be on sale, but when I got there it was regular priced, that was so gay because I didn’t have enough money to buy it.” The word gay is also used in the right context on occasions when people think that the actions of others of the same sex are doing something that seems to be of homosexual nature. As time progresses the restrictions and secrecy that have been put on the homosexual community have broadened. There are thousands of events today thrown…

book examines the correlated relationship of religion and traditional values and its influence on how one perceives homosexuality and a marital union between two homosexual individuals. Olson, Cadge and Opinion submit that, “Religion, as measured by individual’s religious affiliation, behaviours and beliefs, also has a clear and consistent influence on their opinions about homosexuality” (2006). An example of the above made submission is the State of Massachusetts, which was the first state to…

When we all develop and grow from kids, we don’t choose the gender giving to us. As we grow the gender a person can have on the outside can be the one everyone sees. Our parents tend to lead us into the roles our gender in destine to be in. It’s a pattern that’s happening for many, many years. We, as people just try to stay on track of the norm and don’t think about the child’s inner thoughts. As a kid grows up he or she might like the same things as boys or girls. When I was growing up I…

Imagine applying for a position; imagine putting your whole heart into the application process and placing everything you have into the pursuit of this job. What if you knew that in order to secure that job, and keep it, it would be necessary to conceal a part of yourself. Consider being passed over for promotions, treated poorly by your colleagues, and being unfairly dismissed from your position simply because of the way you chose to conduct yourself in your private life. This is the reality…

Throughout this notion, a child needs the reassurance of both a mother and father figure. Once again, individuals who are ‘for’ gay marriage and parenting will possibly disagree and point out that a homosexual couples does not necessarily need to have children or the case that children will not be affected with same sex parents. As for the argument ‘against' this topic, that is not necessarily the case. In order to build upon this idea of children having both a mother and a father figure as…

Why? Being gay is natural. Sure, moral fundamentalists may think it is a sin, but who are they to deny rights to those who are doing something that is just as right as a man loving a woman? Gays couples can be models of family life, offering just as much love and support for children as hetersexual couples. Gender should not be covered by marriage law, as the constitution protects US citizens from gender discrimination. While love is blind, justice should be blindfolded to gender. Since legal…

Sexuality: Never Expressed, Only Condemned Films are created for a purpose, whether it be for profit, pure entertainment, or to show a message. African films have been critiqued for not finding a balance between entertainment and a political or cultural message and that is a problem that they have had to struggle with. Focusing on messages, gender politics have been presented in African filmmaking for decades. This is shown in films such as Sembene Ousmane’s Moolaade 2004 and Adama Drabo’s Taafe…

greatly disagreed with homosexuality. The article highlighted the statement by the city council that “as they saw it, [even] the very creator of the universe stood against homosexuality so strongly” (Reitan). This is a common belief of the Christian faith, and though more and more church associations continue to have discussions regarding the possibility of permitting same-sex marriage, there has not been an amendment to the global Christian belief that the practice of homosexuality is indeed…

In today’s society, there have been significant improvements to legislate equality and advances in the general acceptance of lesbian, gay, bi, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community. However, the LGBTI community in Australia remains a marginalised group (Australian Medical Association, 2002; Flood and Hamilton, 2008; Mayer et al., 2008). While substantial gains have been made to reduce discrimination, LGBTI individuals continue to face significant social exclusion and inequity with…