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A Policy Analysis of the Adoption and Safe Families Act

time minors spent in "foster-care limbo" (Spake, 1999). When President Bill Clinton signed the law in 1997, he summarized the ASFA...

Marriage Changes

responsibility for child-rearing or housekeeping duties traditionally assigned to women (Luker, 2003). To complicate things still ...

The Boys Scouts in Litigation

they affirmed their intention to found a Christian nation under God.1 Historian Frank Lambert refers to these men as the "Puritan ...

Questions About Gay Marriage Answered

many questions which arise. II. Questions and Answers As requested by a student writing on this subject, this part of the pape...

Amend the Constitution to Ban Gay Marriage

It could be said that the ban, as well, could likely violate the concept of equality, which is also implied in the Constitution (T...

Consumer Adoption Process, Positioning, and Segmentation

many of these more objective measure together (Hooley et al, 1998). These are all objective measures, but the use of more subjecti...

A Research Proposal of Strategies to Help African Americans Obtain Equal Opportunity

is retained and that African Americans are able to live in the world in peace. Yet, historically, peace is not always something th...

Symbolic Interactionism Article Evaluated

boy. That said, there is a lot one can glean from the essay from the fact that gender roles may indeed be socially constructed to ...

Defense of Same Sex Marriages

establish a legal precedent in 1967 which declared bans on interracial marriages as unconstitutional that states were forced to re...

'Uniforms in the Closet' by Jennifer Egan

This means that they are obliged to live a totally celibate life while serving, or participate in a loose "underground network" of...

Drag Queens, Gays, and the Popularity of Marilyn Monroe

play dumb. However, she was not dumb and was essentially victimized by the media, something she was not strong enough to deal with...

US Same Sex Marriage History

was viewed in the modern era as not so much a disease but was seen as lack of upbringing and evil intent. Gay relationships were s...

A Place at the Table by Bruce Bowers

the authors personal bias. There was much about this book that challenged my personal beliefs and outlooks. For instance...

Policy of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' and Gays in the Military

a "dont ask, dont tell" policy. This policy, however, is in reality short sited. The military must open its eyes and look to oth...

Marriages Between People of the Same Sex

in a same-sex marriage. The definition of marriage states that it is a union of two people of the opposite sex. Given...

Rogerian Argument in Support of Gay Marriages

of marriage and those who are against same-sex marriages argue that this issue will only serve to erode the institution even furth...

Workplace and Gay Rights Issues

(Religious Intolerance, 2004). Pressure from lobbyists has prompted this decision but it appears to be a growing trend in the mar...

Supporting Gay Marriage

family rights" (Farrell 130; Stacey and Biblarz 159). In September of 2000, the Dutch parliament followed suit by also granting e...

Discussing Lesbianism and Biological Causes

How biology may be a determining factor in female sexual orientation is the thesis of this five page paper in which a possible 'ga...

An Overview of Child Custody Issues in America

This paper examines various child custody issues in the United States. The author addresses cases from current events, including ...

Church Doctrine and Gay Marriages

In seven pages this paper argues that unlike Americans in general Church doctrine is moving toward a greater acceptance of homosex...

3 Articles on Homosexuality

In five pages three articles featuring the topic of homosexuality are summarized and analyzed. They are Christopher Hewitt's 'Hom...

Rights of Gays and Lesbians

cannot use the 21st century to repeat the horrors of the 20th century that have included world war, genocide, holocaust, nuclear d...

Adoption Cases and the Rights of Children and Parents

In 20 pages this paper considers United Kingdom law in this overview of child welfare and the rights of both parents and child wit...

Peter Braunstein's 'The Last Days of Gay Disco'

major issue in early gay disco was whether to allow straights to enter the sanctuary. Ultimately, most owners proved economical, ...

Existence of a Lesbian and Gay Community Considered

In five pages the meaning of a community of gays and lesbians and whether or not such a community exists in the United States are ...

New York's Filipino Gay Community and an Article by Martin Manalansan

In five pages this paper examines Martin Manalansan's article on gay New York Filipinos and their sense of community in an analysi...

Homosexuality and Genetics

a genetic propensity toward homosexuality in some people. II. ANCIENT HISTORY OF HOMOSEXUALITY There are many early texts on an...

Women and Sexuality in Greek Life

In fifteen pages this research paper examines the time of Pericles and the status of gays and women in a contrast and comparison t...

Lesbian and Gay Students and the Impact of Curricula Design

In twenty one pages the various approaches to school sex education programs and the impact they have on lesbian and gay students a...