Book Review / 'New Joy Of Gay Sex'
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A 4 page review and critique of The New Joy of Gay Sex including a discussion of topics covered and warnings given regarding AIDS. Touted as a guide for adolescents the reviewer questions the motives of the authors.
Filename: Newjoy.wps

Book Review / Being 'Homosexual'
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This well-known Richard Isay book is reviewed and critiqued in a 4 page essay. Isay offers information based on his 20 years of work as a psychologist and covers topics important for the adolescent who believes he may be gay as well as the man living a homosexual life. This writer questions one of his basic tenets, but overall believes this is a worthwhile book.
Filename: Beinggay.wps

Britain's Homosexual Consent Policy
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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 – according to the European Commission of Human Rights – and individual's sexual orientation is undeniably established. The writer discusses the implications of such a law. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCbritn.wps

Bruce Bawer's 'A Place at the Table'
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A 5 page paper discussing the book by Bruce Bawer of the same name. This book offers new insight into the 'gay' man as Bawer is an incredibly 'normal' man aside from his homosexual nature. His book requests, rather than pleads in regards to acceptance for homosexuals. Bawer is a conservative and a Christian as well and offers the reader tremendously insightful illustrations of the stigma and stereo-types that haunt the homosexuals of today.
Filename: Bawer.wps

Bruce Bowers, "A Place at the Table":
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This 3 page paper is a critique of "A Place at the Table" and a reaction to the content. This paper considers the biases of the author, the most thought-provoking passages, and other aspects of how gay culture is perceived and manifested in society. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: GSTables.rtf

California Proposition 22.
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(7 pp) The text of Proposition 22 was brief: ``Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid and recognized in California'' - but complex legal and moral issues lay beneath the surface. There are some who would argue that was inappropriate for the collective church to become so politically and financially involved in it. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBcalprp.doc.

Career Counseling for Gays and Lesbians:
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This 5 page paper examines the issues which apply to gay/lesbian career counseling. Furthermore, this paper outlines the special problems facing this group in terms of career counseling. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: GSCareer.rtf

Censorship Of Children's Literature / Banning Books Written By Homosexuals
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A 5 page research paper discussing the issue of censorship of children's and young adult's literature. Emphasis is on material written by and about gays and lesbians. Specific examples of books censored and banned are given as well as statements by some of the writers of books for young adults dealing with homosexuality. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Censchil.wps

Changing Definitions and Concepts of Family
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A 5 page discussion of the concept of family. Provides sociological definitions and views of the concept of family. Emphasizes that the traditional concept of family, the concept of a father a mother and one or more children comprising a family unit, has been turned on end in recent years. Questions the relationship of the members of a same-sex "marriage" as well as other contemporary familial relationships to illustrate the point that the family unit is no longer defined as it was in times past. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPfamRv.wps

Christianity, Social Tolerance & Homosexuality
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A 3 page report on John Boswell’s work Christianity, Social Tolerance & Homosexuality. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAcsoox.rtf

Clinical Aspects of Male Homosexuality
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This 5 page report discusses the 14th chapter titled “Clinical Aspects of Male Homosexuality” by psychoanalyst Irving Bieber who studied homosexuality and taken from the text “The View of the Clinician.” The report then compares Bieber’s approach to that of Sigmund Freud and the ways in which Freud’s ideas were transmuted into those of analysts such as Bieber. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BWbieber.rtf

Coming Out
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This 3 page paper discusses the process of coming out, and how nurses can help gay people handle this difficult transition. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: HVComOut.rtf

Comments On 'The Case for a Military Gay Ban' by David H. Hackworth
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A 6 page paper discussing the 1992 Washington Post article by David H. Hackworth on 'The Case for a Military Gay Ban.' Hackworth notes a variety of experience-based reasons for hhis opposition to gays in the military. Bibliography lists two sources.
Filename: Gayshh.wps

Conflicting Views of Homosexuality
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A 5 page paper which examines the controversial views regarding homosexuality as it involves the theory of sickness as opposed to biology. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAcnh.rtf

Conversion and Reparative Therapies for Homosexuals
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A 7 page examination of the predominant views among professional organizations like the American Psychiatric Association regarding the causes of homosexuality and potential treatments. Emphasizes that views of professional organizations have evolved considerably over time. This evolution has occurred both in response to changing societal views on homosexuality and on emerging research regarding homosexuals behavior, the biological and societal causes of this behavior, and potential therapies for that behavior. The growing gay lobby has had an influence as well in that they typically oppose reparative therapy. The previously predominant view that homosexuality is an aberrant condition which can be treated is declining and an approach geared at allowing the homosexual to accept who they are. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPhomoTh.wps

Curricula Design and the Impact on Gay and Lesbian Students
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This 21 page paper considers the different approaches to sex education and the impact that these programs have on gay and lesbian students. This paper focuses on the use of curricula that are affirming of the sexual orientations of gay and lesbian students and the impact this has on reducing incidences of violence, including hate crimes, against these students. This paper suggests that the use of these programs supports the academic success of gay and lesbian students through this positive model. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: MHsexed4.wps

Deviant Sexual Behavior
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This 9 page paper asks whether or not there is such a thing as deviant sexual behavior. How the psychological community treats homosexuality and other supposed deviant behaviors is evaluated. Societal norms are discussed. Well known theorists such as Foucault are referenced. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: SA242sex.rtf