Academic papers on Gay & Lesbian Studies / Aids

Gay and Lesbian Rights -- Toward
This 5 page report discusses the ideals of a world in which gay and lesbian rights are acknowledged as legitimate and necessary components of a peaceful society. The people of all nations in the 21st century must undertake the effort to...
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Home HIV Testing: An Issue of Patient Privacy
A 7 page overview of the controversy surrounding home testing for HIV. Identifies AIDS, and HIV) as a tragic disease for which there are tragic consequences both epidemiologically and sociologically. Contends that because of the social stigma...
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Does a Gay and Lesbian Community Exist?
This 5 page report discusses whether or not a Gay and Lesbian community truly exists in America and what exactly that means. Those who would question whether or not a Gay and Lesbian community actually exists would be remarkably hard pressed to...
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Links Between Sexuality and Gender
This 5 page report discusses the fearfulness countless people experienced in terms of their attitudes regarding homosexuality resulted in specific, often erroneous, attributes being assigned to homosexuals -- the masculine woman, the...
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Querelle
This 3 page paper looks at Jean Genet's Querelle and its underlying message. How society views homosexuality is discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Heteronormativity and the History of Latin America
This paper considers the defense waged by Hernando de Medina and Gaspar de Peralta defending the murder of their respective wives by arguing that they needed to recover their lost or stolen honor. This paper argues the central factors that...
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Herve Guibert's "To The Friend : Who Did Not Save My Life"
3 pages in length. The social and political implications of AIDS boils down to a matter of privacy, a point clearly addressed in Herve Guibert's "To The Friend : Who Did Not Save My Life." Clearly, a fine line exists between what the public needs...
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Alternative Sexual Orientation: Evolution of Social Policy from the Conservative Era to Contemporary Times
An 8 page overview of the changes which have occurred in regard to social policies concerning homosexuals, transsexuals, and bisexuals between the Conservative Era of the 1950s to today. Outlines policy changes in the workplace and other societal...
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The Social Development of Homosexuals Regarding 'Coming Out'
10 pages in length. The social development of a homosexual person relies greatly on whether or not they choose to 'come out.' It is no secret that repressed feelings by trying to be something you are not (i.e., 'straight') can do more harm than...
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Britain's Homosexual Consent Policy
5 pages in length. A recent change in British law determined that the age of consent for homosexuals would be reduced from eighteen to sixteen, at which point
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Coworkers And AIDS: Attitudes
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...
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An eleven page paper on the similarities and differences between two cultural minorities, the way in which they are perceived by the majority culture, and how they attempt to address discrimination and prejudice on both an individual and a group...
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Children Of Same Sex Couples
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...
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Children of Gay Families
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...
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Same Sex Marriages in North Dakota
5 pages. The highly controversial subject of legalizing same sex marriage in each of the states is garnering more and more attention in the legislature. With some states legalizing it and then repealing it, this issue is proven to still be a...
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