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Papers On Gay & Lesbian Studies / Aids
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Philadelphia -- The Movie
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A 4 page reaction to the 1990's-era film "Philadelphia" starring Tom Hanks. The movie dealt with an AIDS-victim's socio-legal struggles in suing the law firm for which he worked under the assumption that they wrongly fired him just because of his fatal and socially-unaccepted disease. The writer reacts to the performance of various characters, examples of stereotyping, points being made, and the overall emotional effectiveness of the film. No Bibliography.
Filename: Philmovi.wps
Paper Title: Philadelphia -- The Movie
Politics of Sexual Identity
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A 3 page paper which discusses how different groups and individuals have involved political claims in relationship to their sexual identity. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAsexid4.rtf
Paper Title: Politics of Sexual Identity
Population Control: A Necessary Concern
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A 4 page paper which researches population statistics and argues that population control is necessary in many regions and for many reasons. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RApop2.rtf
Paper Title: Population Control: A Necessary Concern
PREJUDICE AGAINST HOMOSEXUALS IN THE UNITED STATES
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This 6 page paper discusses the various forms of prejudice, past and present, that homosexuals in the United States face. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MBgaycope.rtf
Paper Title: PREJUDICE AGAINST HOMOSEXUALS IN THE UNITED STATES
Prejudice, Sexism & Homophobia
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An 8 page paper that provides an overview of a number of articles on these three fundamentally connected issues, and then determines the impact of different perspectives on these issues. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Sexhom.wps
Paper Title: Prejudice, Sexism & Homophobia
Priests and the Sexual Abuse of Children
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An 18 page address of the problem that is emerging in the Catholic Church. This paper explores the various theories that are being promoted to explain this abuse. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPrlgSexAb.rtf
Paper Title: Priests and the Sexual Abuse of Children
Pro Gay Marriage
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A 9 page argumentative paper in support of gay marriage. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: TGgaymar.rtf
Paper Title: Pro Gay Marriage
Pseudoscience: Common Depictions Verses Scientific Fact in Homosexuality
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A 5 page discussion of the inaccuracies regarding the root causes of sexual preference. Suggests that these inaccuracies are particularly damaging when they are misrepresented as scientific fact. Present real facts regarding homosexuality which would support the contention that sexual preference is genetically determined. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPsciFrd.wps
Paper Title: Pseudoscience: Common Depictions Verses Scientific Fact in Homosexuality
Psychosocial Functioning Of The Family
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14 pages in length. Lisa was fed up with hiding the fact that she was a lesbian. While she was not quite sure how her family would react to such news, she had reached the end of her rope; no longer could she continue living a lie. If her mom and dad are not receptive to her sexual orientation,
she pondered, she was old enough to live on her own. To be sure, living in a house where homosexuality is a dirty word is no place for Lisa. Her brother, on the other hand, would
be openly accepting of her alternative lifestyle, inasmuch as he had always been the underdog who can relate to being different. Would that automatically brand her family as dysfunctional, even though her parents were pillars of the
community? On the outside, Lisa and her brother were always putting forth an image quite removed from their real selves as a means by which to uphold their parent's social representation. But now, thought Lisa, it was time for her to relinquish the deep-seated guilt associated with her
well-to-do white bread family and take back her own life. The writer discusses how her family reacts to the news, as well as how it impacts the family structure. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
Filename: TLCpsyfm.wps
Paper Title: Psychosocial Functioning Of The Family
Querelle
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This 3 page paper looks at Jean Genet's Querelle and its underlying message. How society views homosexuality is discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: SA050Que.wps
Paper Title: Querelle
Regulating Sexuality
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A 4 page exploration of attempts by organizations such as the World Association for Sexology (WAS) and the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) to define and protect sexuality. This paper points out that because sexuality is so culturally variable such a task is an impossibility. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: PPsexual.rtf
Paper Title: Regulating Sexuality