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... self-acknowledgment of orientation self-acceptance of orientation disclosure to others ...
... self-acknowledgment of orientation self-acceptance of orientation disclosure to others ...
if god makes some people gay, why is homosexuality wrong
... People generally and some Christians have been increasingly influenced by the persistent claims of the secular media, which now often assume homosexuality is both innate and normal. But research supporting these claims is lacking. Studies of identical twins reveal that when one twin is gay, the othe ...
... People generally and some Christians have been increasingly influenced by the persistent claims of the secular media, which now often assume homosexuality is both innate and normal. But research supporting these claims is lacking. Studies of identical twins reveal that when one twin is gay, the othe ...
Read an historical overview of LGBT history here
... 2000 the British government lifted its ban on openly gay men and lesbians from serving in the armed forces. The age of consent was finally equalized in 2001, and Section 28 was successfully repealed in Scotland (2003 for the rest of Britain). The Adoption and Children’s Act followed in 2002, making ...
... 2000 the British government lifted its ban on openly gay men and lesbians from serving in the armed forces. The age of consent was finally equalized in 2001, and Section 28 was successfully repealed in Scotland (2003 for the rest of Britain). The Adoption and Children’s Act followed in 2002, making ...
spitzerhk.pps - Christian Mental Health
... J. Madeleine Nash, Time, April 27, 1998 p. 60-61 “Unlike the genes that are responsible for physical traits, Hamer emphasizes, these genes do not cause people to become homosexuals,” “Still, as critics emphasize & Hamer himself acknowledges, genes alone do not control the chemistry of the brain. Ult ...
... J. Madeleine Nash, Time, April 27, 1998 p. 60-61 “Unlike the genes that are responsible for physical traits, Hamer emphasizes, these genes do not cause people to become homosexuals,” “Still, as critics emphasize & Hamer himself acknowledges, genes alone do not control the chemistry of the brain. Ult ...
Choices in Relationships
... – Refers to the direction of one’s thoughts, feelings, and sexual interactions toward members of the same sex, the other sex, or both sexes. ...
... – Refers to the direction of one’s thoughts, feelings, and sexual interactions toward members of the same sex, the other sex, or both sexes. ...
Violence against LGBT people
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people can face violence motivated by hateful attitudes towards their sexuality or gender identity. Violence may be executed by the state, as in laws prescribing corporal punishment for homosexual acts (see homosexuality laws), or by individuals engaging in intimidation, mobbing, assault, or lynching (see gay bashing, trans bashing). Violence targeted at people because of their perceived sexuality can be psychological or physical and can extend to murder. These actions may be motivated by homophobia, lesbophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and may be influenced by cultural, religious, or political mores and biases.Currently, homosexual acts are legal in almost all Western countries, and in many of these countries violence against LGBT people is classified as a hate crime, with such violence being often connected with conservative or religious leaning ideologies which condemn homosexuality, or being perpetrated by individuals who associate homosexuality to being weak, ill, feminine, or immoral. Outside the West, many countries, particularly those where the dominant religion is Islam, but also many countries in the Commonwealth (e.g. Uganda, Nigeria, Malaysia, most African (excluding South Africa) and some Asian countries (excluding Japan and Taiwan), and some former-Communist countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, such as Russia and Serbia, are currently very dangerous for LGBT people because of discrimination against homosexuals which influences both discriminatory legislation and physical violence.In Europe, the European Union's Employment Equality Framework Directive and Charter of Fundamental Rights offer some protection against sexuality-based discrimination.Historically, state-sanctioned persecution of homosexuals was mostly limited to male homosexuality, termed ""sodomy"". During the medieval and early modern period, the penalty for sodomy was usually death. During the modern period (from the 19th century to the mid-20th century) in the Western world, the penalty was usually a fine or imprisonment.As of 2009, there remain under 80 countries worldwide where homosexual acts remain illegal (notably throughout the Middle East, Central Asia and in most of Africa, but also in some of the Caribbean and Oceania) including five that carry the death penalty.