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Flaming Creatures, a Film by Jack Smith

clowning" (Hoberman, 1997, p. 42). In his critical history on underground film, Parker Tyler refers to Smiths acting as "sloughing...

James Rachels on Morality

theorists equate it with the use of common sense. Again, it may be argued that homosexuality is not natural because the sexual org...

Homosexuality and Latin American Gender Roles

of their culture to be replaced by Catholicism. In short order the indigenous population was dominated and overcome by the Europea...

Luchino Visconti's Film Ludwig from a Sociopolitical Perspective

which attacks everything the ruling class stands for (Ludwig). The cinematic protagonist is the last Bavarian king (1845-1886), a...

Homosexuality Perception of Female Athletes

that public image is just as much a part of the game as the ground stroke. People watch the Williams sisters because they are exce...

Episcopal Church's Conservative and Liberal Factions

the major issues that this article pointed out was the strong armed tactics of many of the Western liberals and the effect that th...

College Campuses and Homosexuality

are given the opportunity to buy condoms at greatly reduced prices. Even so, "Only 48% of heterosexuals and 36% of gays claim to ...

Social Problems of Homosexual Behavior

Because societal expectations are formed to a large degree on religions, society has historically shunned any behavior that is not...

The Biological Bases of Behavior

parents have a heightened probability of developing alcoholism than do children of nonalcoholic parents (Grucza and Bierut 172). ...

Discrimination Against Homosexuality And Women In The United States

a national telephone survey of 1,283 heterosexual, English-speaking adults to establish their beliefs and prejudices about how AID...

Am I Gay?

psychotherapy at their laboratories in St. Louis (Homosexuality: Help for those who want it, 1979, p. 275). Masters and Johnson cl...

Misunderstanding Homosexuality and Gay Relationships from Psychological, Biological, and Social Perspectives:

of development and socialization. For Freud, homosexuality in men appeared to be an example of a phenomenon he labeled as inversi...

Homosexuality: Choice Or Biological Predisposition?

beliefs" (Foner et al, 1991). The act of ridiculing gays and lesbians even back then has made it difficult for them in todays wor...

Roman Catholic Church and Homosexuality

must refrain from homosexual activity if they are to abide by Biblical directives. The issues which the Catholic Church is confro...

Treatment of Masculinity and Homosexuality in Cinema

would seem that the ones in power, ie, middle aged white males, were the only ones who were truly depicted in a favorable light in...

Literature for Young Adults and Homosexuality

a the most heinous of sins "against nature" and others who believe it is of no more relevance than the color of ones eyes. And, of...

Literature and Homosexuality

`Omit: a reference to the unspeakable vice of the Greeks" (M 50). By insistently linking Greece to a physical realization of homos...

Golden Boy by Clifford Odets

has some boxing success, the protagonist Joe Bonaparte hurts his hands enough that he can no longer play the violin. In this work...

Homosexuality and How It Evolved

to oppose their "lifestyle choice." Yet, with mounting scientific evidence, this cultural phenomenon of same-sex love has emerged ...

Analysis of Ang Lee's Film The Wedding Banquet

is partly based on the experiences of one of its writers, Neil Peng), focuses on Wai-Tung, a gay yuppie and his lover, Simon -- th...

Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig

person who engages in the sexual fantasy "vulnerable to ideological contamination at the very moment they promise liberation" (Nor...

James Joyce's Portrait of an Artist as a Young Man and Homoeroticism

In five pages Joyce's novel is examined in terms of its thematic representation of homosexuality and homoeroticism. Two other sou...

Overview of Important Global Issues

In six pages significant global issues including DNA selection of baby sex, deforestation, euthanasia, family, divorce, genetic en...

Common Factors Within Sexuality and Gender

This paper addresses people's attitudes, stereotypes, bias towards homosexuality. This five page paper has one source listed in t...

Jean Genet/Querelle

This discussion of Jean Genet's Querelle offers an overview of the text and addresses the author's theme, which pertain to society...

Transgendered, Transsexual, and Homosexual Individuals and Religion

sex with a male, after the manner of sex with a woman, they have both committed an abomination, they shall surely be killed" (Quot...

Society of Canada, the Church, and Homosexuality

was not the case just a few years ago in Canada. The Conservative Era was an era exemplified by a societal policies which...

A Comparison of Anna Quindlen and Andrew Sullivan Plus an Annotated Bibliography

ailing partner; they cant file joint tax returns; there are no survivors benefits for the one left behind (Quindlen, 1992). Quind...

Medical Sociology and Homosexuality

physiology and behavior, homosexuality, bisexuality and transsexuality are often treated similarly by society. By the very nature...

Equal Protection Clause Application and Different Approaches

according to this position. At the same time, homosexuals argue that they should receive protection because their lifestyle is dif...