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Information of a recent event that just passed this year, the Olympics, and how the LGBT tied into certain controversies there with the Russian government. As Russia is against homosexuality, as with their leader Putin, a great turmoil it looked into on how homosexual athletes are treated and looked this year in the games.

The article is giving reasons why allowing same sex marriage should not become a law. The article seems pretty biased but may be useful in discussing the negative side of gay marriage while writing a paper.

The debate of same sex marriage. The article examines the public opinion of all perspectives.

In the recent DSM-5, the manual mental health professions use to diagnose a disorder, 'Gender Identity Disorder' has been renamed 'Gender Dysphoria' in order to make an attempt in changing the current perspective people have on gender. This change resembles that of which homosexuality was dropped as a disorder from the DSM in the 70's. While this is a huge strive for the right direction in the transgender movement, some changes still need to be made. The diagnostic criteria for gender dysphoria only focuses on binary gender identities and does not show acknowledgement of nonbinary identities that some transgender people label as. A diagnoses is crucial for legal purposes, so if a nonbinary individual cannot be diagnosed they may not be able to access hormones for their transition or the legal changes they wish to make.

Article reflecting on the human rights opposition homosexuals are affected by in other countries. May give some help in showing the progressive nature of the Gay rights movement here in America.

Article goes into details about the background history of gay marriages and the polictical fight homosexual people have had to struggle through. Also highlights major cases that have brought some victories into that fight.

This article shows the beginning of the gay marriage protest and the different views. It explains the court experiences and how they affected the country.

Not all religions look at same-sex marriage the same way.  This looks at some of the more common religions and their stances on the subject.

Many members of the military have religious/ strict views. President Obama created an act to "normalize homosexual behavior" in the military, thus leading to argues about the consequences. This breaks down to whether these Christians in the military are "bible- believing" or "false teachers". The military was promoting " bible- believing" for the reason of LGBT. They claim the gays are "satanic", and fight against them.

Domestic violence is the violent abuse between intimate partners, heterosexual and homosexual relations. Domestic violence can appear as many forms of abuse: emotional, physical, or sexual. Many of the signs of an abuser is the relationship starts out normal but the longer the relationship continuous the partner became more manipulative and controlling. In some instances, both parties attempt to gain and regain control of the other without knowing.

The president of Ikea U.S., recently described how important parental leave is to their employees. As they are a home store, he wants all of his employees to have plenty of time to set their home up to bring home their baby girl or boy with no stress. The company has a strong belief against inequity. Whether you are a male or female, homosexual or heterosexual, adoptive parents, or biological parents, the business provides the proper leave everyone deserves.

This article is about how one lawmaker in Oklahoma views same-sex marriage. The lawmaker does not like that fact that same-sex marriage is now legal in Oklahoma.

This website looks at gay rights to adopt. Because adoption is such a large topic, I think this is unique since it looks at gay and lesbian rights. The site outlines the issue and discusses each side.

Not all states give homosexual couples the same adoption rights as heterosexual couples. There is no statistical data or research to show why gay parents would be any different than straight parents.

Part 2: Search engine used: http://www.metacrawler.com/ URL: http://civilliberty.about.com/od/gendersexuality/ig/Lesbian-and-Gay-Rights-101/Gay-Adoption-Rights.htm Original: 1. "A child is better off with one father and one mother." Even if this claim were true (and there's no evidence that it is), it would be irrelevant. States allow adoption by individuals, and not just by married couples, precisely because they recognize that any healthy, stable family environment is a better option than the foster care system. Paraphrase: "A child is better off with one mom and one dad." There is no evidence that this statement is true, however providing evidence would not make it any more relevant. States not only allow married couples to adopt, but single parents too. This has something to do with recognizing that any environment that is healthy and stable is a more realistic option than foster care.

http://lesbianlife.about.com/cs/families/a/adoption_2.htm Original: In fact, scientific studies have shown that children who grow up in one or two-parent gay or lesbian households fare just as well emotionally and socially as children whose parents are heterosexual. Studies have shown that children are more influenced by their interactions with their parents, than by their sexual orientation. With this in mind, the American Association of Pediatrics supports gay and lesbian couples adopting children. Paraphrase: In truth, scientific studies have shown that children who grow up in one or two-parent gay or lesbian homes function just as well emotionally and socially as children whose parents are not gay or lesbian. Based on studies, the interactions children have with their parents are more influential than the sexual orientation of their parents. The American Association of Pediatrics keeps this in mind, and is supportive of homosexual couples adopting children

This article discusses and gives a few examples of Christian persecution here in the United States. In the examples given, this persecution has been a result of Christians standing up for their beliefs by not providing services for homosexual weddings. These beliefs and decisions should be defended by the government as religious freedom, rather than persecuted.

It is not their place to judge and is so sad to see that they are feeling he need to take "Gods" place and judge others.