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This site has a debate about whether or not freedom of sexual orientation should be a human right. It has the pro and cons listed side by side as well as showing you the ratio of those who say yes to those who say no.

This article is describing and explaining homophobia and how to come out if it something a person is struggling with. It shows the struggle and complications that a person can face.

It's scary how real this is! The way that homophobic people bully the LGBT community whether it be direct or indirect. This is good site to read on how you can help stop homophobia.

Born Gay? Learn if sexual orientation is determined at birth

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

Gender equality is becoming easier to 'accept' for most people. It is becoming so big that more and more people are getting to realize the fact that it doesn't matter and everybody should be treated equally.

Trump bans Muslim targeted countries. Did he ban the wrong countries? Most of the terrorist attacks that have happened here in America have been done by born U.S. citizens

I think this article is not very scholarly, but they made good points about the origins of some of these terrorists.

According to Benjamin Franklin, Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one." Secondly, it is illegal to discriminate on the basis of race, color, origin, gender, disability, sexual orientation, etc.

Do you ever wonder when you are able to practice your religion? Have you ever been denied a job opportunity or given rude looks because you believed in something someone else did not? This website provides a lot of helpful information regarding religious discrimination and shows how our society views it currently.

This article along with anything oriented around Religious Freedoms makes me fume. Workplace discrimination is a double bladed sword in my opinion. The employee has the right to practice religion in the workplace in many cases, but the owning entity is forced to forfeit their liberty to refuse based on their own beliefs. Duality and legality in its most primitive forms.

I believe that we as individuals should be able to be open and free about ourselves. Religion is a HUGE part of some people's lives, to the point they live and breathe nothing but their religion. Totally not the same, but it's almost like breastfeeding in the workplace. Some people (such as myself) need to take breaks to pump,I am constantly being joked about, given rude looks, and mocked for something I chose to do as a mother, much like those who are ridiculed for being religious. We should all be able to do and be as we please.

This article talks about how Sex Ed in the United States continues to lag behind other industrialized nations. There's a lack of comprehensive sex education, with individual states picking and choosing what schools are allowed to teach and how teachers can respond to questions from students.

I couldn't agree more with the notion that our country's sex education is failing the youth of America. It has gotten better over the years due to the education through the internet. But in many southern states, there is still a huge impact on teen pregnancies.

It's really heartbreaking to me how true this is. I was disgusted but also grateful for my sexual education in school. It was graphic and hard to swallow, but important. I hope that we can be less immature as a society about this and rise up to protect and inform our youth.

This article describes what child abuse is, how it effects children, and how to prevent it. This articles also gives an in depth look into perpetrators and signs of child abuse.