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Investigating gay rights

Investigating gay rights . Jessica Beckstrand. Homosexuality.

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Investigating gay rights

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  1. Investigating gay rights Jessica Beckstrand

  2. Homosexuality My purpose is to show that equal homosexual rights are just as deserving as heterosexual rights. Both sides of the spectrum should not have to quarrel about who deserves what right and when. As long as two people of age are in a consenting relationship that they want to be in, then it should not matter to others. What should be the bigger issue is the prejudice of those that are discriminating against them.

  3. A worldly history

  4. Greek Beginnings B.C. and A.D Alexander the Great Sex Slaves Common Practice

  5. Defining Christian Roman Relationship Christian Views Procreation

  6. Christianity Religious Beliefs Prostitution Same-Sex Acts

  7. Violations Gregorian Reform Sodomy Natural Law No affairs No sex for pleasure – only to procreate No anal sex (which currently is something both homo and heterosexuals enjoy – men and women, gay or straight) No masturbation

  8. Europeans Anti-Sodomy and Anti-Gypsy Campaign Torture Late 1700’s Middle Class had the most constricted views on homosexuality. Noble and Aristocrats often welcomed homosexuality.

  9. FACTS

  10. Sexual Orientation

  11. Sexual Orientation, continued

  12. Is There A “Gay Gene?” Not genetics? Environment a factor

  13. Why Legalizing Gay Rights Is Good For The Economy Congressional Budget Office University of Michigan New York City Massachusetts Government Programs

  14. Personal Interviews

  15. Interviews from real people I sent a questionnaire about homosexual rights to people I know and also had them forward it to their friends (whom I do not know). I have received a mixture of theories and opinions for and against homosexual rights. This was filled out by heterosexuals and homosexuals alike. Everyone has a right to their own opinions and I will show their differences here.

  16. Gay Individuals Responses

  17. Support Gay Rights

  18. Against Gay Rights

  19. Indifferent For Gay Rights

  20. Dear Amy: I recently discovered that my son, who is 17, is a homosexual. We are part of a church group and I fear that if people in that group find out they will make fun of me for having a gay child. He won't listen to reason, and he will not stop being gay. I feel as if he is doing this just to get back at me for forgetting his birthday for the past three years — I have a busy work schedule. Please help him make the right choice in life by not being gay. He won't listen to me, so maybe he will listen to you. — Feeling Betrayed Dear Betrayed:You could teach your son an important lesson by changing your own sexuality to show him how easy it is. Try it for the next year or so: Stop being a heterosexual to demonstrate to your son that a person's sexuality is a matter of choice — to be dictated by one's parents, the parents' church and social pressure. I assume that my suggestion will evoke a reaction that your sexuality is at the core of who you are. The same is true for your son. He has a right to be accepted by his parents for being exactly who he is. When you "forget" a child's birthday, you are basically negating him as a person. It is as if you are saying that you have forgotten his presence in the world. How very sad for him. Pressuring your son to change his sexuality is wrong. If you cannot learn to accept him as he is, it might be safest for him to live elsewhere. A group that could help you and your family figure out how to navigate this is Pflag.org. This organization is founded for parents, families, friends and allies of LGBT people, and has helped countless families through this challenge. Please research and connect with a local chapter.

  21. Conclusion

  22. Wrapping Up There was a time when we did not believe Native Americans should own land; a time when Nazi’s thought they had a superior race; again a time when segregation of blacks and whites were standard; another time when women were inferior in the workforce; a time when children were forced into hard labor; and not last or least the thought that homosexuality is substandard to heterosexuality. In summary, we all have been able to get over these inhumane responses to an agency that is telling us what is right from wrong. Being homosexual is not right and it is not wrong, it just is. Equal rights should be implied for all people; gay, straight, black, white, Asian or Native American. The homosexual community should not have to fight something that is natural for them. Equal rights, love, support and the feeling of acceptance should and will one day surpass any obstacle the gay community has faced. Patience will be the virtue in this societal hiccup.

  23. Work Cited Dickinson, Amy. "Ask Amy: Parent Pressures Gay Son to Change." Ask Amy. 19 11 2013: n. page. Web. 1 Dec. 2013. Pickett, Brent, "Homosexuality", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Spring 2011 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.) Shepherd, C. Ann. "Quick Facts About Homosexuality." Christian Gays. MAP Enterprises, n.d. Web. 1 Dec 2013.

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