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This is our research topic for discussion : LGBT not being accepted  in society

__// Sharline: //__ A couple of the same sex was looking for jobs in PA and only found 160 jobs available, but for them there were only about 9 jobs for both of them. They can be fired from a job or evicted for not warning them that they are gay. __ " My open and Affirming statement for my home church" __ Article written by Katie Hall Provided by : Social Justice Class ; Ms. Fillion
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__** Angela : **__ Lesbians: is another name for women that are sexually attractive to other women. Some people don’t accept lesbians or other sexual orientations. Kids the become lesbians at a young age, middle school or high school, are sometimes bullied and not accepted for who they are. Not being accepted may caused kids to become depressed and leads to suicide.

http://hubpages.com/hub/Why-Do-Gays-and-Lesbians-Think-Society-Should-Accept-Them

__Michaela: __ >>
 * As of March 2010, there are only about six places that allowed gay marriage
 * Connecticut
 * Iowa
 * Vermont
 * Massachusetts
 * New Hampshire
 * Washington DC


 * On September of 1996, President Bill Clinton came up with the Defense of Marriage Act
 * To deny Federal benefits to married people of the same sex and to permit states to ignore such marriages

· President Obama’s idea : o Did not agree with it at first but then he says that he is always up for a change

· The United Church of Christ: o “ equal marriage rights for couples regardless of gender”

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/s/same_sex_marriage/index.html?scp=1-spot&sq=same-sex%20marriage&st=cse

__Chrisira: __ This article is discussing the issue of homosexuality and it being taught in the classroom. “ After a lesbian student at Jesse Bethel School in Vallejo with American Civil Liberties Union in 2008 to accuse the local school district of discrimination, district officials agreed as part of a settlement to show films and assign homework depicting same-sex families, beginning in elementary school”. Parents and religious leaders do not agree with this settlement. They feel as if their rights are being violated. One parent even said, “No one should take my right to tell me what can be shown to my child”. Children need to be aware and have an understanding of homosexuality and what it is. This way they (the children) do not have to fear what they don’t know. People tend to accept things more when they have an understanding of them. A gay rights advocate states “People oppose and fear the unfamiliar”. He is most definitely right.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/04/education/04bcgay.html?_r=1&ref=homosexuality