Teaching and Modeling Homosexual Tolerance in the Public School System I am an advocate of acceptance and tolerance as well as equality for homosexuals. I am going to try and explain to you the course we as a society needs to take. I want to share with you the history of the world in relation to gay relationships, genetics, statistics, and Christianity in order to familiarize you with the topic in hopes of helping you see things my way. I will be doing all of this to try and persuade you to agree with me on the idea of supporting gay rights and equality in our society and in our public school system right here at home in America. This I believe will lay a foundation early on for future generations to understand and accept people different from themselves, or maybe to accept themselves, in a positive light. Whether or not to support and have sex education in our public school system is an important topic. I definitely think there should be sex education in every public school because sexual interest, as well as gender identity and adapting your role and behavior according to your gender, is an essential and natural part of life. One of the greatest theorists of all times, Sigmund Freud, agreed with me on this topic. "He recommended that sex education be handled by the schools, where children could learn about reproduction in their lessons on nature and animals. They themselves could then draw the necessary conclusions with respect to humans" (Freud, 1907). "Initially, children are concerned with the expectations for their own gender" (Martin Wood and Little, 1990). To me this could mean physical, mental, social, and sexual expectations. Ignoring that topic does not make it less likely kids, upon reaching a certain age, wi... ... middle of paper ... ... as equals, I will leave you with this: Society and the public school system needs fight for a change in the hearts, minds, laws, and public policies of America and its' people with the positive goal in mind of ending discrimination based on sexual orientation in order for a brighter more unified foundation to be laid for future generations. Biblography: Bible: Titus 3:5 & 1 Corinthians 13 www.Avert.org CNN Reports October 13, 2004 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Students. Highschool Journal 85. no.4. Dr. Kathleen A. Rounds. Ap/My 2002. Early Childhood development. Third Edition. Trawick-Smith, Jeffery. Eastern Conn. State University. Colombus, Ohio. Pearson Education. 1997. Pgs 426-427. Theories of Development. Fourth Edition. Crain, William. The City College, University of NY. Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey. 2000. Pg 267.
Before beginning my research, I was very curious about the causes of homonegativity and how they translate into certain effects. Being that I have close friends and family members who have struggled with both internalized homonegativity and societal prejudices, I thought the subject was important to bring attention to. I did not predict how significant the effects of homophobia are on homosexuals, especially living in the most progressive era in U.S. history. Thus, homonegativity is a subject that needs to be taught based on the mental and physical wellbeing of those in the LGBTQ
Gays in today’s society face many problems not only with the Media’s eyes, but also on college campuses. Young adults who self-identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual experience major stresses in managing their sexual orientation.
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One of the biggest issues going to debate throughout not only the U.S. but the world is the gay rights movement. The Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender (LGBT) community is being denied their basic rights as citizens just because of their sexual preference and the opinion of people throughout the country. Many Christians believe that homosexuality is wrong and that God is against it but others believe that God creates everything for a reason and that He loves everything equally. Even though many people believe that homosexuality is a sin and that it’s unnatural and wrong, homosexuals are ordinary people and they should be given their full rights regardless of their sexual orientation.
In today’s society, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community has been more accepted then in years prior, especially in the 1960’s and years prior to that, when anyone in the LGBT community would be horribly ridiculed, if not tortured. However, there still lies a long road for the LGBT community, as it pertains to human rights, equality, and particularly, marriage equality. Each individual has their own perception on marriage equality, whether it is based on moral basis, or on a humanistic (humane) basis, which is the belief of not denying anyone the right to be who they are, and therefore love who they love. However, as a society, we must examine the facts, as well as ourselves, as we address the debate for marriage equality for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community.
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In today's society, there exists a mixture of issues which tend to raise arguments with people all over. There are a handful of topics that always seem to escalate these differences between people to the point where one who earnestly participates in discussion, debate and argument can direct their anger towards their feelings on the person themselves. Some examples of such delicate subjects are the death penalty, abortion, and euthanasia. An issue that has in recent years, begun to increase arguments, is the acceptability of homosexuality in society. Until recently, homosexuality was considered strictly taboo. If an individual was homosexual, it was considered a secret to be kept from all family, friends, and society. However, it seem that society has begun to accept this lifestyle by allowing same sex couples. The idea of coming out of the 'closet' has moved to the head of homosexual individuals when it used to be the exception. Homosexuality is nothing to be ashamed of and we should all come to realize this.
Why should comprehensive sex education be allowed in schools? Should teens be exposed to comprehensive sex education? Sex education should be taught in school because it give children stable and accurate information , it informs them of the danger and diseases associated with sex, and it teaches them about safe sex options.
Sex education is an aspect of life that affects everyone, and the fact that it is vainly dismissed is flawed. Policies so far in school seem to be changing into better programs, but sex education is also affected by the parents perspective. Kids being taught about sex education at a young age is a good thing, for in this subject ignorance is not always bliss. Hopefully the nation develops into adoptive this view in all
I believe that schools should teach sexual education. I think this because kids that are in school during this age do know or respect the dangers of being sexual active. They don 't know what it means to be protected, They will know about their own bodies and that of other genders. I believe they will have a new found respect for themselves and others. Teaching about it encourages students to develop themselves into better people. Anyone who values themselves and others are better equipped to develop great relationships with others. Pupils are able to take great positive approaches to managing their lives and develop skills that are needed to prepare them for the challenges that lay ahead. Not all parents inform their children about sexual
All things considered, including a comprehensive sex education curriculum in our schools is needed for the health and well-being of our children. Comprehensive sex education programs do not encourage teens to have sexual intercourse but it does allow young people to make educated decisions about sex, sexual health and relationships. Young people will make up their own minds about whether or not to have sex no matter the opinions expressed by teachers, parents, politicians or religious leaders so let us at least arm with the knowledge to protect themselves.