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Papers On Gay & Lesbian Studies / Aids
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Children of Gay Families
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This 6 page paper focuses on the adjustments that children of gay families have to make but answer the question as to whether or not they are well adjusted. The children are compared with peers who have been raised in traditional homes. The paper is supportive of gay parenting. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA119gay.doc
Children Of Same Sex Couples
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The debate over the ability of homosexual
couples to raise physically and emotionally healthy children seems to be
focused on 'the homosexual mode of life' rather than an individualized
evaluation of parenting skills and abilities. This 7 page paper gives a
brief overview of the issue. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KTsmesex.wps
Civil Rights and the Transgendered Community
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A 5 page examination of the problems society hurls toward transgendered individuals. While some
progress is being made in implementing policies and laws that protect the civil rights of these individuals, much additional progress must be made.
Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPtrnsGn.rtf
Clinical Aspects of Male Homosexuality
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This 5 page report discusses the 14th chapter titled “Clinical Aspects of Male Homosexuality” by psychoanalyst Irving Bieber who studied homosexuality and taken from the text “The View of the Clinician.” The report then compares Bieber’s approach to that of Sigmund Freud and the ways in which Freud’s ideas were transmuted into those of analysts such as Bieber. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BWbieber.rtf
Coming Out
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This 3 page paper discusses the process of coming out, and how nurses can help gay people handle this difficult transition. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: HVComOut.rtf
Comments On 'The Case for a Military Gay Ban' by David H. Hackworth
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A 6 page paper discussing the 1992 Washington Post article by David H. Hackworth on 'The Case for a Military Gay Ban.' Hackworth notes a variety of experience-based reasons for hhis opposition to gays in the military. Bibliography lists two sources.
Filename: Gayshh.wps
Conflicting Views of Homosexuality
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A 5 page paper which examines the controversial views regarding homosexuality as it involves the theory of sickness as opposed to biology. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAcnh.rtf
Conversion and Reparative Therapies for Homosexuals
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A 7 page examination of the predominant views among professional organizations like the American Psychiatric Association regarding the causes of homosexuality and potential treatments. Emphasizes that views of professional organizations have evolved considerably over time. This evolution has occurred both in response to changing societal views on homosexuality and on emerging research regarding homosexuals behavior, the biological and societal causes of this behavior, and potential therapies for that behavior. The growing gay lobby has had an influence as well in that they typically oppose reparative therapy. The previously predominant view that homosexuality is an aberrant condition which can be treated is declining and an approach geared at allowing the homosexual to accept who they are. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPhomoTh.wps
Coworkers And AIDS: Attitudes
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12 pages in length. Fear and intolerance comprise the vast majority of attitudes towards AIDS within the workplace. Even though the general public is well-educated by now as to the safety issues associated with contact to an AIDS patient, there still remains unfounded apprehension when it comes to working within the same environment as those with AIDS. Clearly, the HIV/AIDS population faces considerably more challenges than other members of society do, in that they have to struggle just to achieve a modicum of acceptance. Their societal counterparts, who are frequently ignorant to deeper issues surrounding the disease, often unknowingly make them feel inadequate and worthless when it comes their life choices. Inasmuch as the workplace is often a hotbed for judgmental attitudes, AIDS patients have experienced undue stress that is directly related to workplace attitudes. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: TLCAIDat.wps
