Sexual Orientation in the Workplace: Legal, Social and Economic Developments
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An 11 page overview of the issues surrounding sexual orientation in the workplace. Includes issues relating to homosexuals, bisexuals, and transsexuals. Recounts the problems which still exist, the inroads which are being made, and the alternatives for making more inroads. Provides an outline of the various laws which are being implemented and considered in Canada, Britain and the United States. Emphasizes that equality in the workplace for people of all sexual orientations is a priority. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Sexual Repression in Society
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This 5 page paper supports Foucault's view on sexual repression that suggests society is obsessed with sex due to repression. Sex and sexuality is discussed historically in the west as well as other areas. Homosexuality is touched on. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Sexuality, Gender, Power And Society
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22 pages in length. Termed the battle of the sexes, struggles between the male and female gender have existed since the time of man. Neanderthal populations were segregated by gender no differently than contemporary society is today, with the only appreciable distinction between the two eras being that of a chink in the patriarchal armor that occurred during the twentieth century. Indeed, the issues pertaining to the history of sexuality are grand and far-reaching, having been hashed and rehashed for centuries, only to encompass a new and growing crop of issues such content as homosexuality and gender oppression. Bibliography lists 27 sources.
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Should Gay And Lesbian Couples Be Allowed To Adopt?
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6 pages in length. Raising emotionally healthy children requires parents who are compassionate, guiding, interactive, available, responsive and loving. While both men and women possess these characteristics and more necessary for the proper upbringing of children, society is used to the genders being paired as one man and one woman when it comes to assuming the role of parents. Being that these are not gender-specific traits - single men and women alike raise emotionally healthy children with great regularity - it stands to reason how gay and lesbian couples are just as capable of bringing up a child. The extent to which homosexual couples are considered inappropriate role models for adoption is both grand and far-reaching; that gays and lesbians reflect no better or worse a parenting option than their heterosexual counterparts speaks to the need for making this assessment on a case-by-case basis rather than broad-brushing the entire homosexual community. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Should Homosexuals be Teachers?
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This 5 page paper considers the arguments surrounding the argument that gay men and women should not be teachers in the state school systems. The paper argues the issue both ways with supporting evidence, before coming to a conclusion. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
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Should Same-Sex Marriages Be Allowed In The United States
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3 pages in length. Marriage is the bringing together of two people who love each other, no matter their gender. Despite what zealots argue, the union of two people is decided upon and carried out by no one other than those individuals; to pass judgment on what love is or how it may be expressed is to see a side of humanity that one would not expected to witness in the twenty-first century. Witch hunts and slavery were cast out of what was allegedly a civilized society only to give way to other issues through the years that mirror the same intense prejudice and undesirable behavior from what is supposed to be an enlightened species. A person's sexual orientation has absolutely no bearing upon the worthiness of marriage - if it did, divorce statistics would support fewer heterosexual unions. The focus needs to be placed upon the loving, devoted nature of the couple to the complete exclusion of any gender consideration. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Should The Baptist Church Allow Same-Sex Marriages
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A 10 page paper. Although the title names the Baptist church, the essay is adaptable to any church or just to the religious dilemma homosexual unions pose to the churches. Following a brief introduction, the writer reports studies that have found a possible biological reason for sexual orientation. At the very least, these genetic factors lead to a predisposition. The writer then reports some of the many examples of the stands different churches/religions have taken and what some are practicing relative to same-sex unions. The results of two recent polls in the U.S. indicate attitudes about validating same-sex marriages are changing. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Should the Church Stop Gay Marriages?
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5 pages. This paper argues that the government and/or church or religious institutions should have the power to stop same-sex marriages. According to Canadian and United States research materials there are many people that feel the same way. The laws are in many cases in complete agreement with this feeling. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Sitcom Portrayal Of Homosexuality
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7 pages in length. Prime time television sitcoms often introduce viewers to fringe populations of society whose only real purpose for inclusion is to provide an element of ridicule and sideways disrespect thinly veiled in the form of comedy. The extent to which depiction of homosexuality is not only limited but also skewed is both grand and far-reaching; that typical prime time sitcom portrayals fail to reach beyond the façade of cheap innuendos and site gags speaks to an entertainment culture whose desire is not to provide an accurate or educational representation but rather one that garners high ratings. "Will and Grace" has certainly set a precedent with regard to exposing the general public to an alternative lifestyle many viewers have never fully understood, however, it still lacks significant understanding of the homosexual community by this candy-coated portrayal since the program takes great care to avoid any deeper realities of being gay, lesbian or bisexual. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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