Homosexuality

Gender and sexuality, two things that are seemingly determined at the moment a person is born. It is naturally assumed and projected onto an individual through societal norms that if an individual is born with a penis they are determined to be a male, and as a male once this individual reaches sexual maturity they should engage in sexual relations only with members of the female sex. The same norms apply for members of the female sex, if one is born with a vagina from the moment of their first…

science." Many scientist and people have also always had their different opinions on sexual behavior and sexual identity. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth century in Europe the homophile movement developed around the same time that homosexuality was actually classified and people actually consider themselves a homosexual. In the 1950's predominately in the U.S and Europe homosexuals was considered congenital or had this condition at birth assumed by the medical community. As…

Mary Smolnisky Period 2 American Lit 26 February 2018 Should Gay Adoption be allowed Many people argue if it’s right to let gay couples adopt children because of religious reasons. Gay adoption means having two homosexuals take care of and add a child to their growing families. Gay adoption is legal but some people still deny the gay couples the right of adopting a child. Consider that there are roughly 400,000 orphans in the U.S alone. People could really lower that amount if…

Christians are educated on the practices of homosexuality through the bible which is interpreted as sinning against God. The beliefs in this religion clearly state that men and woman are supposed to be united and multiply on Earth. But scholars have found that other religions before Christianity practiced…

more and more Americans started to display their public approval of same-sex marriage and LGBT rights realizing its moral and ethical capacities. In fact, recent polling statistics currently show a little over half of Americans (51%) agree that homosexuality is an innate characteristic, and 63% of Americans today feel that gay relations are morally acceptable (Jones 1). This is spectacular news because these poll results show that progress for acceptance is well under way. Also, as we moved…

Although society criticizes women for lack of modesty, contradictorily society has set the false impression in women 's minds that in order for a woman to attract a man; she must present herself in a certain sexual manner. Instead of women being idolized and appreciated for their intelligence and strength, women have been falsely taught that they must use sex to attract a man. This type of attraction tends to encourage the wrong kind of men. Women 's bodies have been depicted as sexual objects…

For many years, gay marriage has been seen as something that is taboo or immoral, but as United States society has come to be more accepting, gay marriage has become a regular occurrence. On June 26, 2015, American society changed forever when the ruling in favor of the plaintiff in the Obergefell v. Hodges case legalized homosexual marriage in the United States. Many people have opposed the marriage of two men or two women for religious purposes. However, many people also support said marriage,…

abomination” (Slick). This demonstrates that homosexuality is clearly condemn in the bible. This sentiment goes even more in depth in Leviticus 20:13, "If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they shall surely be put to death. Their bloodguiltness is upon them” (Slick). This statement is nothing short from harsh towards homosexual individuals. This leaves us with no questions that homosexuality is not accepted in the…

ABC airs two women kissing on a “family show” causes an uproar for family morals! Sounds like a headline for a great newspaper article, but the backlash for this episode has caused a lot of angry parents questioning the “morals” of showing an openly gay couple kissing as well as the LGBT community arguing that they were “misrepresented” on the show. Sunday April 17th, 2016 ABC aired the fifth seasons of the popular TV show Once Upon A Time’s episode “Ruby Slippers”. The show’s creators had…

What are you beliefs on female ordination? And why? Catholic Church should progress to including women in the clergy. I do support female ordination in the Catholic Church for these 3 reasons.One, females are just as competent and able to perform the duties of the clergy as males are. Also females make up 50% of a population so it makes sense that females also take part in this profession. Finally, we 're happy to have Female doctors, lawyers, dentists, astronauts, so there is no reason why we…