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Homosexual Marriage Homosexual Parents
677 wordsAlex knows that his family is unusual, to say nothing about his conception. In 1982, a family friend bicycled an oyster jar of his own sperm over to Bonnie's' [Tinker] house. [Bonnie] She administered the insemination herself. Alex [Tinker] considers Bonnie and Sara [Graham] his parents. But the father occasionally takes Alex -- along with his own children -- hiking or biking (Shapiro and Gregory 2). This example is a prime reason of unacceptable behavior carried on by same-sex partners in today...
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Mother And A Father Gays And Lesbians
1,587 wordsUsually a persons beliefs come from what kind of upbringing they have had. And in the case of whether or not it is right for homosexuals to adopt comes those beliefs. Most think it is totally immoral for a homosexual person to adopt because it is not the traditional family. The traditional family refers to the idea of a husband, a wife, and their dependent children, whose relationships are traditionally recognized by law (CQ researcher, 782). Today, fewer and fewer American households are tradit...
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Men Are Created Equal Gay And Lesbian
1,902 wordsThis paper will introduce the "neo nuclear" family, homosexual couples with children and attempt to present a brief overview of the unit. First the nature / nurture theories will be presented to explain the origins of sexuality; then discussing the formation of gay and lesbian families including the reasoning for legalization of marriage and the introduction of children to these lifestyles; including scaffolding and barriers to achieving stability within the family. This paper will then discredi...
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Gay And Lesbian Gays And Lesbians
1,188 wordsIs it right to tell a person or couple (who is a perfect candidate to be a parent) that they are not aloud to adopt because they have different sexual preferences than a majority of the world? Gay and lesbian couples should be aloud to adopt children; they are just as capable of being good parents as a heterosexual couple is. Thousands of children in this country are without permanent homes. These children suffer for months, to years, within state foster care systems that lack qualified foster p...
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Gay Or Lesbian Gay And Lesbian
1,203 words... nts, there are emotional issues. One parent someone that the child has know for maybe 10 years suddenly has no rights and the child will never see them again. These are big issues. (Davis p. 2) The number of U. S. children with at least one gay parent is estimated between one million and nine million, with most such children conceived in a previous heterosexual relationship. But an increasing number of same-sex parents conceive through donated sperm or with surrogate mothers. (Reuter p. 1 - ...
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Effects On Children Heterosexual Couples
2,888 wordsA Case for Same-Sex Marriages During the last presidential election cycle in the United States, the issue of same-sex marriage became one of the most divisive and contentious political and moral issues in America. Many, particularly religious conservatives, believe that marriage can only be sanctioned by God if it takes place between a man and a woman. Others see same-sex marriages as a threat to the moral fiber of a nation and as a threat to the traditional family structure. On the other hand, ...
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Lesbian Mothers Heterosexual Parents
5,082 wordsLesbian and Gay Parenting I. SUMMARY OF RESEARCH FINDINGS Charlotte J. Patterson University of Virginia Like families headed by heterosexual parents, lesbian and gay parents and their children are a diverse group (Martin, 1993). Unlike heterosexual parents and their children, however, lesbian and gay parents and their children are often subject to prejudice because of sexual orientation that turns judges, legislators, professionals, and the public against them, frequently resulting in negative o...
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Man And A Woman One Of The Most Important
1,196 wordsOne day, Tom, a six-year-old from San Francisco came home from school feeling isolated. Its bad enough that he had no mother to confide in, he had to live with that thought all his life. Tom was so ostracized, shattered, and disturbed that he slashed his wrists. Toms life had changed when his father became gay and started living with a man. Tom could not take the shame. At school he was picked on, made fun of, and rejected. This is one example of the effects of gay marriage. Over time, may state...
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Heterosexual Parents Sexual Orientation
1,903 wordsDespite Ignorant Beliefs, it is Alright for a Gay Couple to Raise a Child In the small town that I grew up in just outside of Boston Massachusetts everything thing seemed normal, mothers were at home raising their children, taking them to soccer games and little league, while fathers went off to work every morning only to return home to have dinner with the family. It seemed almost all families were like the Cleaver family. In August of 1986, a new family, the Buchanan's, moved into the Morrills...
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Gay And Lesbian Pursuit Of Happiness
759 words[Homosexuality] is an abomination. These few words were spoken more than two thousand years ago by Moses, who was conveying the ordinances of the Lord God. Today they are still the conviction of millions, including myself. Nevertheless, even though we may feel strongly against carnal relationships and particularly marriages between two people of the same sex, morals cannot be proven; morals cannot be placed on a witness stand and judged for the purpose of determining whose morals are an acceptab...
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Today Society Lesbian Or Gay
2,090 wordsThe conception that lesbians and gay men may be parents is frequently perceived in today? s society as impossible or immoral. Gay men and lesbians are often viewed as excluded from having children because sexual reproduction is related to men and women only. My approach to this uniquely controversial topic of gay parenting will be that of attempting to analyze the Pro side first. Gays and lesbians are human too and who is to say that they don? t deserve equal rights in society. Society has to re...
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Declaration Of Independence Homosexual Marriages
998 wordsHomosexual Homosexual Marriages Itani 1 Homosexual Marriages Homosexuals should be allowed to marry because the disallowance of it violates their constitutional rights. Marriage is an institution long recognized by our government under the right to pursue happiness, and denying that right to any couple, regardless of gender, is unconstitutional. This argument, though, is not disputed. In fact, none of the arguments raised in opposition to the allowance of homosexual marriages takes into account ...
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Man And A Woman One Of The Most Important
1,179 wordsSame-Sex Marriage One day, Tom, a six-year-old from San Francisco came home from school feeling isolated. Its bad enough that he had no mother to confide in, he had to live with that thought all his life. Tom was so ostracized, shattered, and disturbed that he slashed his wrists. Toms life had changed when his father became gay and started living with a man. Tom could not take the shame. At school he was picked on, made fun of, and rejected. This is one example of the effects of gay marriage. Ov...
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Today Society Man And A Woman
1,881 wordsSame-Sex Marriages? Alex knows that his family is unusual, to say nothing about his conception. In 1982, a family friend bicycled an oyster jar of his own sperm over to Bonnie's [Tinker] house. [Bonnie] She administered the insemination herself. Alex [Tinker] considers Bonnie and Sara [Graham] his parents. But the father occasionally takes Alexa long with his own children hiking or biking? (Shapiro and Gregory 2). This example is a prime reason of unacceptable behavior carried on by same-sex par...
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