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The Gay Gene, 2005.
An attempt to remove the prevalent misconception about the existence of a "gay gene".
2,304 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 10 sources, APA, AU$ 92.95
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This paper tries to explore the existence of "gay gene". Among several evidences, Hamer et al studies suggest that some genes at Xq28 region of X chromosome may influence the sexual behavior. The result of the study was wrongly presented by the media, which ultimately led to the development of a misconception among people at large, that homosexual behavior was governed by "gay gene". By presenting the facts in a lucid manner the paper tries to break the myth about the existence of "gay gene".
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"The study was much publicized by the media2 and a layman, not familiar with scientific terms, soon developed a misconception that a gay inherits his homosexual behavior. In this context, Dr. Jeffery Stainover (2002) says, "It is important to note that serious research on the biology, innateness, or genetic determinants of homosexuality has only just recently begun. Exactly opposite to what the public is being led to believe, the research that has been done so far suggests that genetic factors account for, at most, but a small proportion of the risk." (Chapter "The Biology of Homosexuality: Science or Politics")3. Infact, LeVay stressed that his findings did not prove that homosexuality is genetic."
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The Legalization of Gay Marriage in the United States The Legalization of Gay Marriage in the United States, 2006.
A discussion regarding the controversial issue of same sex marriage in the USA.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 0 sources, AU$ 57.95
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This paper discusses the long debated issue of gay marriage in the United States. This paper reports how proponents of the issue contend that same sex marriage is not about gay rights but about human rights. It further discusses how these individuals believe that gays in modern society have long been subjected to inequalities and a lack of support from the social order. The opponents of the gay marriage issue refer to a stereotypical framework for gays in general that suggests that gays are evil and dangerous to children.
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Gene Research, 2002.
Scientific description of gene action & gene products.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 92.95
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Scientific description of gene action & gene products. Describes research studies & methods. Bacterial clones. Phenotypes of genes; post embryonic phenotypes. Types & functions of genes. Genes responsbible for axonal guidance in the developing brain. Experiments & various techniques used by researchers. How genes mediate their effects on an organism.
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"Fraser et al (2000) used RNA-mediated interference (RNAi) to target approximately 90 percent of the predicted genes on C. elegans chromosome 1 by feeding these worms with a bacterium that expresses double-stranded RNA. RNAi transiently inhibits the activity of a gene by introducing double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) with a sequence specific to the target gene. Feeding these bacteria to the worms makes it possible to produce a library of dsRNA-expressing bacteria that can then be used for high-throughput genome-wide RNAi screens at very low cost. The only drawback to this technique is that RNAi does not efficiently inhibit all genes, so the method will miss some relevant genes.
Using such a library of bacteria which express dsRNA responding to genes on chromosome 1, this group were able to..."
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Being Gay and Elderly in Toronto, 2008.
A discussion of the difficulties faced by the elderly gay population of Toronto.
2,223 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 90.95
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This paper discusses how being elderly and gay in Toronto is not a positive experience. The paper explains that the experience is much the same for elderly gays in all cities and that elderly gay men are cut off from younger gay men and also from society. The paper points out that gays and lesbians in Canada have their own gay village right in the downtown area of Toronto and that this area is also known as the gay ghetto. The paper then looks at how the experience of elderly gay people is even worse than the discrimination that results from homophobia and it all has to do with ageism, which puts elderly gay men into yet another ghetto. In conclusion, the paper shows that elderly gay men are also faced with the issues of homophobia and ageism and the process of growing old in Toronto does not seem to have any advantages.
Outline:
The Gay Ghetto
Older Gays, Ageism, and Social Isolation
Other Problems of Elderly Gay Men
Conclusion
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"Gays are mainly found in two areas of Toronto. The first is the Gay Village; the center of that village is Church and Wellesley Streets. The Gay Village is a symbol of exclusion or how gays and lesbians are separate from general Toronto society. Homophobia still exists very strongly, and gays and lesbians are still struggling for equality with the rest of society. In the village, gays and lesbians found "an urban neighborhood that is populated by, and reasonably tolerates, a large number of queers" (Editorial 1). They accomplished something remarkable with the rundown urban neighborhood when they rented apartments that other people rejected and opened businesses where no one else would consider doing so."
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The Gay Rights Movement, 2006.
A commentary on the political history of America's gay rights movement.
6,820 words (approx. 27.3 pages), 14 sources, MLA, AU$ 200.95
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The paper presents an exhaustive synthesis of the gay rights movement in the United States. This paper begins with an examination of early gay rights movements, focusing particularly on Germany, for it is nearly impossible to understand the movement without first examining its roots. Next, as this synthesis turns its focus to the gay rights movement in the United States, the paper comments that the movement erupted into a global effort to ensure the equality of gays in society. The paper comments on the phenomenon of how the homosexuals reached the position that they occupy today. Moreover,the paper asks, if one examines this progress, is it possible to predict the path in which the gay rights and culture movement is going?
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Introduction
Early Gay Movements in Germany
Gay Rights in the United States
The Years Leading Up to Stonewall
Stonewall: A Watershed Moment in Gay Rights
Post-Stonewall Movements
The 1980s and 1990s
Gay Rights in the Twenty-first Century
The Future for Gays: The End of Gay Culture
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"The history of homosexuality is weaved inextricably into the history of the world. Ample evidence of homosexual relations has existed as far back as written records can substantiate. As the purpose of this synthesis is not to provide an overview of homosexual history, its focus will begin with the birth of gay rights organizations. This benchmark occurred in Germany in 1897, when the first social movement to advance the civil rights of gay people was founded in Germany. In order to understand correctly where this early gay movement came from and where today's movement is going, it is imperative to examine the social conditions that made the movements possible."
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Gene Therapy as a Cancer Treatment, 2009.
A discussion of gene therapy, and how it can be used to treat cancer.
4,226 words (approx. 16.9 pages), 9 sources, APA, AU$ 145.95
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This paper examines methods of treating cancer using gene therapy techniques. The writer describes cancer and the methods of cancer treatment most commonly used, and explains that gene therapy is so new, and evidence of its effectiveness so scarce, that it is not a common treatment. However, researchers are enthusiastic about its possibilities. The writer discusses the P53 gene, which has been identified as an important tumor suppressor gene on which to focus gene therapy, and the current challenge presented by the necessity of delivering genes to an exact location in the patient's DNA. The ethical issues arising from the use of gene therapy are also discussed.
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Introduction
Background
Cancer and gene therapy
Recommendations
Conclusion
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"There are also bioethical issues that are associated with gene therapy, which this current investigation must also consider. In terms of science and medical technology, there are good sides and bad sides to progress, and the overall theme in most of the exhaustively recovered secondary texts examined by the current report, if there is one, is that science can only really be good for society when it is practiced responsibly and with a foundation of bioethics. People still try to guess about the future of science, technology and society and how they will interact, just as authors have guessed about this fascinating subject for many years in the past. But realistically, the cure for cancer may not yet be found."
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Gene Therapy, 2002.
This paper explores gene therapy, a set of approaches to the treatment of human disease based on transfer of genetic material (DNA) into an individual or the introduction of genetic material into cells for therapeutic purposes.
2,325 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 14 sources, MLA, AU$ 92.95
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As gene therapy has moved from the laboratory into the clinic, several issues have emerged as central to the development of this technology: gene identification, gene expression and gene delivery. The author of this paper points out that gene therapy is a method for the treatment or prevention of disease that utilizes genes to provide the patient?s cells with the genetic information necessary to produce specific therapeutic proteins needed to correct or combat disease. The paper also introduces genomics research, which seeks to map the human genome, or total DNA content of the human cell.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Background and Direction
Potential
Other Gene Therapy Directions
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"Genes are segments of deoxyribonucleic acid ("DNA") present in each cell in the body, which provide the information cells use to produce protein. Protein production begins in the nucleus of the cell when the gene is copied or "transcribed", resulting in the creation of a form of ribonucleic acid ("RNA") known as "messenger RNA." Specific DNA sequences called "promoters" control the extent of copying (transcription) of genes. Messenger RNA then moves from the nucleus of the cell into the cell?s cytoplasm, where it is "translated" by the cell into protein. The process of transcription and translation that results in protein production by the cell is called "gene expression". The absence or defective structure of specific genes may change the composition or pattern of proteins expressed by the cell, causing certain inherited diseases such as cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy as well as acquired diseases such as cancer."
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Gay Movement, 1999.
An overview of laws affecting gays, the personal as political, the origins of discrimination, the role of the church, gay and lesbian political movement, increased gay visibility and sexual harassment.
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The modern movement to gain civil and political rights for sexual minority persons has been operating at some level throughout this century. However, there was no significant progress culturally and legally until the 1970s.
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"The Modern Gay and Lesbian Political Movement
Introduction
The modern movement to gain civil and political rights for sexual minority persons has been operating at some level throughout this century. However, there was no significant progress culturally and legally until the 1970s. At that point, the gay/lesbian movement built upon the surging African-American civil rights movement and feminist rights movement and began to gain success.
The sexual minority political movement, as it has developed in the United States during the last thirty years, has helped articulate a new politics. This movement rejected the sharp distinction between the public and private realms and has largely maintained that politics is deeply personal. The intention in ..."
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Supporting Gay Marriage, 2007.
This paper presents an argument in support of gay marriage.
1,200 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 53.95
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In this article, the writer notes that in today's modern world, the issue of gay marriage has spawned a huge debate centering on whether or not gay couples should be legally allowed to become married. Those who oppose gay marriage contend that such an arrangement if made legal would destroy American society by changing the traditional family unit of a mother, father and children; others point out that gay marriage is not supported by the Christian religion. The writer discusses that in contrast, those who support gay marriage contend that such an arrangement between either two men or two women is factually not that different from traditional marriages and that all of the arguments against gay marriage are based on misinformation, rumor and outright lies by numerous national organizations seeking to make certain that gay marriage is never made legal nor recognized as a legitimate way of living. The writer concludes that it is quite clear that if gay marriage was legalized in the United States, our current social systems would not collapse nor become non-existent.
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"Not surprisingly, gay couples in today's America see this opposition to gay marriage as nothing less than an issue of civil rights. As outlined in the Bill of Rights, every American citizen is entitled to the same civil and legal protections regardless of race, national origin, religious beliefs and sexual gender. Thus, it is abundantly clear that gay marriage should be legal in the United States in the face of so much opposition which is mostly based on religious beliefs and unfounded cultural fears and phobias. For example, if the science of genetics does eventually determine beyond a shadow of a doubt that being gay is inborn, i.e. genetically predetermined, then what the Holy Bible says about homosexuality is hypocritical."
"In conclusion, it is quite clear that if gay marriage was legalized in the United States, our current social systems would not collapse nor become non-existent."
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Gay Parenting, 2005.
This paper, using a creative format, debates gay parenting.
1,610 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, AU$ 68.95
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This paper uses research reports of varying quality to explore the arguments for and against gay parenting, which is a frequent subject in the U.S. courts. The author points out the positive arguments for gay parenting are: (1) Gay parents have superior parenting skills compared to heterosexual couples, (2) children of gay parents have healthier traits and qualities compared to children raised by heterosexual couples, and (3) gay couples have just as much right to care for children as any heterosexual couples do. The paper relates that the arguments against gay parenting are: (1) Children raised by gay couples will have sexual identity problems later on in life, (2) they are confined in an unstable household, and (3) they are at risk to being exposed to a dangerous diseases, such as AIDS.
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"Driving back from a family dinner at Ryan's, Amy recalls meeting Ryan's two homosexual Uncles and their recently adopted son. It had not been the first time Amy had ever met a homosexual, and she explained how she felt gay couples should not be allowed to care for children. Ryan on the other hand, disagrees with his girlfriend, because he believes that gay couples should be allowed to care for children. As they drive down the highway, the discussion grows into a debate, with both discussing their points of view in a friendly dispute."
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Gene Therapy Reflection, 2001.
A reflection on the Book, "Gene Futures" by Thomas Lee as it pertains to gene therapy.
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This paper summarizes Thomas Lee's description of the four different types of gene therapy as a springboard to discussing some of the ethics and social implications of the different gene therapy techniques. The different types of therapies discussed in this paper are somatic therapy, germ line therapy, enhancement therapy and eugenics.
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"Using genes to treat and correct illness is a very exciting and potentially perilous new application of genetics. It would not be surprising in the next five years to see Medical Genetics Departments in every hospital. In Gene Futures, Thomas Lee outlines the four categories of therapy that are possible."
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Equity for Gay Students, 2008.
This paper discusses equity in education, and social justice as it relates to gay students.
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In this article, the writer notes that a commitment to equity in education means a commitment to social justice, which has been an important slogan of the Ontario Ministry of Education for more than 10 years. While one is accustomed to such references applied to the advancement of women or visible minorities, the same general ideal is to apply to persons who are gays or lesbians during their experiences of education. The writer notes that this may be difficult for various schools and educators to assimilate with regard to students who are not heterosexual or espouse support for gay and lesbian fellow students, and notably in Roman Catholic settings that have not been influenced pervasively by contemporary Roman Catholic views on homosexuality, at large. However, the writer maintains that more Ontario Ministry statements on equity and social justice can be expected to refer to matters of gender and sexual orientation in the next years, part of a general social adjustment meant to fully include gay or lesbian persons. The writer concludes that with regard to Roman Catholic education in Ontario one recognizes the need to see equity as social justice realized in more schools' approaches to the gay student.
Outline:
Introduction
Promoting Gay-Accepting School Cultures
Cultural and Pedagogical Lag
Equity, Social Justice and the Gay-Lesbian Student
Skeletons in the Closet
Concluding Remarks
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"The presence of a few gay or lesbian students should be accepted by those who work in Roman Catholic high schools, at the very least, and with teachers and guidance counselors prepared to counsel occasional students to report questions concerning homosexuality including those to state that they realize they are gay. A pastoral message of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops addressed the needs of the parents of gay or lesbian children in a manner demonstrating the hierarchy's acceptance of this phenomenon and the first reactions adults may have to the news that a child is not heterosexual. The general approach is one instructing adults to accept the person who is different, seeing that the person feels supported and does not succumb to depression, alienation or the dangers of these results, directing counseling so that the person does not feel rejected. The general suggestion is that homosexuality is not condemned as much as its lifestyle that may indeed take form if a child is ostracized. In the last years, the Roman Catholic Church has supported research into homosexuality as a human condition and in awareness of gay and lesbian persons who may become vagrant, addicted to drugs or an uncaring promiscuity, if they are rejected by their families and friends."
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Gay Marriages, 2005.
This paper discusses the constitutionality of gay marriages.
1,155 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 51.95
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This paper explains that most religious and conservative people believe that marriage was created for the purpose of procreation; whereas, proponents of gay marriages believe that the U.S. Constitution provides for a strict separation of the church and the state and as such religious arguments do not have a legitimate place in the debate and that the Fourteenth Amendment protects the right of private consensual sex and as such the prohibition of gay marriages is a violation of such rights. The author points out that the gay marriage issue came to the forefront of national debate in 1996 when several Hawaiian gay couples sued for the right to marry legally, which resulted in the passage of "The Federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)" in 1996. The paper relates that, in May 2005, a U.S. Federal District Judge struck down sweeping provisions of the Nebraska constitution that defined marriage as only between a man and a woman and banned same-sex civil unions, domestic partnerships and other similar relationships as a violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Table of Contents
Marriage, Gay Marriage and Same Sex Unions
The Controversy
The Constitutional Debate
The Federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
State Laws Recognizing Same Sex Unions
Conservatives Propose Constitutional Amendment
Federal Judge strikes down Nebraska Gay Marriage Ban
Conclusion
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"The passage of DOMA did not deter gay-right activists in their campaign for the legal recognition of gay marriages and in 2000, Vermont became the first state to allow gay partners to join in a civil union with the same rights enjoyed by married heterosexual couples under state law. Maine, Hawaii, California, New Jersey, and Connecticut have also enacted laws that give some degree of rights to gay civil unions and partnerships since then. On November 18, 2003, in Goodridge v.Department of Public Health, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial ruled that: "barring an individual from the protections, benefits, and obligations of civil marriage solely because that person would marry a person of the same sex violates the Massachusetts Constitution." Implementing the Court's decision, Massachusetts made same sex marriage legal in the state on May 17, 2004; it is thus far the only state to do so. Most other states have enacted constitutional provisions that define marriage as a union of one man and one woman."
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Gay Rights and Civil Rights, 2007.
This paper compares and contrasts gay rights with civil rights.
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In this article, the writer discusses whether homosexuals should receive rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. The writer questions whether gays should receive rights compared to civil rights. The writer argues that while it is true that gays and minorities are often mistreated, the difference is in the ability to make a decision. The writer maintains that gay rights are different than civil rights because homosexuals make the decision to be gays and even the Bible shows that it is wrong, but African-Americans are born "black" and the Bill of Rights guarantee rights to "all men". The writer then points out that the Civil Rights Act was passed to guarantee that all African-Americans be treated equally with other Americans. The writer argues that comparing gay rights with civil rights shows that gays make a decision to date or love another person of the same sex, while African-Americans are born with their skin color and they should be given the same rights as any American.
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"Before determining whether gays should have rights it is important to look at the definition of homosexuals. The definition of homosexuals will show that it is defined as a sexual orientation with romantic love and sexual desire of the same sex or gender. When a person falls in love with another person, a decision must be made to love the person. Homosexuality is a decision. The gay person decides to fall in love with another person of his or her same gender. This is the same as if a person decides to never date a person or if a person decides to fall in love with another person of a difference sex. Since it is a decision, people should not receive certain rights because they make a decision. Many homosexuals and minorities are rejected jobs and other freedoms so many people believe they should have rights as guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. However, it is important to remember that homosexuals decide whether they want to have a love life with a member of the same sex."
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The Gay Rights Movement, 2002.
Explores milestones in the history of the gay rights movement in America.
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The end of World War II brought about a great change in the gay community. For the first time, groups of homosexuals lived together in the same communities. This new visibility also brought about new prejudices and gay bars became a constant target for police raids. This paper discusses the history of the gay rights movement, beginning with the initial call for a gay movement by Harry Hay in 1948. The paper looks at the effect of Hay's Mattachine Society on the McCarthy era and the political power it wields. Other issues discussed include the society's "One" magazine, President Eisenhower's ban on homosexuals as government workers, Allen Ginsburg's poem "Howl" and the history of the lesbian movement. The paper looks at the Stonewall Riots of 1969 which resulted in a new form of activism with the creation of 'gay liberation' groups. Finally, the paper looks at the effect of AIDS/HIV on the gay community.
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"In 1958 the first lesbian organization was developed by Barbara Gittings. This was a ?homophile? organization much like the Mattachine Society. This group, known as the Daughters of Bilitis argued that homosexuals were oppressed minorities, not people who were sick or deranged. During the 1950?s this organization was infiltrated by both the FBI and the CIA. Initially, fear of exposure kept the enrollment low, but when they began to produce their magazine, The Ladder, many began to recognize the organization and the work it was doing. (Out of the Past, Pg 3)"
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