The cultural identifiers discussed in the articles The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) defines cultural identifier as an individual, group or culture as a person is influenced by his/her belonging into a culture or group and such identifiers include age, ability, etc. One of the major cultural identifiers that are discussed in the article is sexual orientation and gender. The historical background of sexual orientation and gender Sexual orientation is the identity of which a person experiences sexual attraction, the involuntary desire to engage in sexual activities with others, with the difference in different orientations being determined by what gender (s) the person is attracted to if any.
Jason Duesler EDU-330 Dr. Spellman June 2nd 2019 The cultural identifiers discussed in the articles The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) defines cultural identifier as an individual, group or culture as a person is influenced by his/her belonging into a culture or group and such identifiers include age, ability, etc. One of the major cultural identifiers that are discussed in the article is sexual orientation and gender. The historical background of sexual orientation and gender Sexual orientation is the identity of which a person experiences sexual attraction, the involuntary desire to engage in sexual activities with others, with the difference in different orientations being determined by what gender (s) the person is attracted to if any.
Historically, accepted examples of sexual orientation include heterosexual which is an attraction to the opposite gender (Corvino & Gallagher, 2012). Most common orientation; the only orientation not met with scorn or even outlawed by the general populace, hence why there is no “Straight Pride Day.” Another one is homosexual which attraction to the same or similar gender is. Most commonly known LGBT+ orientation, though separated into gay men and lesbians due to differences in subculture and history. Moreover, there is bisexual which is attracted to genders both different and alike to their own and one of the “invisible sexualities,” due to its general lack of sympathetic representation by media and scorn from LGBT+ separatists and also generally distinguished from pan-sexuality due to differences in history and subculture.
Pansexual is attracted to all genders and one of the “invisible sexualities,” due to its general lack of sympathetic representation by media and scorn from LGBT+ separatists, and generally distinguished from bisexuality due to differences in history and subculture (Corvino & Gallagher, 2012). Finally, asexual experiences no sexual attraction, and one of the “invisible sexualities,” due to, again, not much sympathetic representation by media and scorn from LGBT+ separatists. Arguments for and against gay marriage Since marriage is a social construct, to begin with, and most all rules regarding it are social rules,
there really are not any valid arguments just legal and social and religious ones, based mostly upon opinion, mores, and culture (Heaphy, Smart & Einarsdottir, 2013).
Excluding the religious still leaves the others. The removal in many places on the limitations of opposite-sex-only versus other than opposite sex since there are biologically some estimated .1% or so of all live births that are not either strictly male XY or female XX, and chromosome counts less and more than two is only one of the many restrictions on marriage. For example, even in places where biological sex is no longer a factor in marriage law, most still won’t allow two brothers or mother and daughter to marry, nor will they allow less than one or more than two to marry, and generally they must all be above a certain age, human, and alive. Since this seems a bit difficult to comprehend, let us see some potential arguments against letting three sisters marry.
As they cannot impregnate each other and cannot have each other’s babies, they cannot share DNA and thus issues of birth defects do not apply. Three is not more or less logical than two or four or remaining single. What does God say, what would Jesus do; aside from being our “excluded argument” it is too old school today and a matter of belief and faith anyway (Heaphy, Smart & Einarsdottir, 2013). It is abnormal and nobody should do it. That they are already related is not any better as far as opinion goes.
There are other social or cultural or historic excuses, but none are absolute or objective. Value judgments are not facts. So again, there is not anything particularly valid in any way, religious or not. Although everyone is certainly free to believe their way of looking at life is the truth, although obviously, not everyone shares the same truth. The injustices arising from gay marriage Under marriage law in Australia, all people are equal.
Every person, straight or homosexual has the right to marry a person of the opposite sex and is barred from marrying someone of the same sex. Whether they want to act on that can be different, but the current law is fair and equal under the actual definition of equality (Newton, 2010). There are proponents who want a new option for all. Laws evolve and there is nothing wrong with proposing that. In Australia, people state the slogan "Love is Love." It assumes that all love is equal, but a lot of people make equally strong arguments against this.
They say there are multiple types and degrees of love. The love between a mother and son is different than that of a husband and wife, which is different again to platonic love of a person or thing. The pro side just states that all loving relationships are the same, but does not go any deeper by addressing the complex
differences in biology. Heterosexual relationships are based in procreation to continue the species and are by definition natural as they are necessary for existence. Homosexual relationships do not allow childbirth (at last in its normal sense without an outside party), so, therefore, some can say this is not intended by natural design.
Whether those urges are choice or subconscious are beyond the scope of the nature debate, but on face value, it isn't a strong case that these relationships and love are obviously the same (Newton, 2010). So in summation, there does exist a clique of people who believe in equality or all, but say that unfortunately, homosexual relationships are fundamentally different from heterosexual ones and that saying no to same-sex marriage should be considered in more detail. Solutions to injustices some-sex marriage People say marriage is a human right. From memory the Human Rights Charter only gives people the inherent right to form a family, it says nothing about marriage. Some could say this right to form a family implies relationships with childbirth only (heterosexual), but that's not clearly defined (Newton, 2010).
Therefore, same-sex marriage should be legalized and documented in various constitutions across the world to solve the issues of stereotype and discrimination against gay people being witnessed across the world today. Marriage is state recognition of a relationship, which confers certain rights and responsibilities with regard to inheritance, next-of-kin decisions, immigration, taxation, family law, and so forth.
References
Corvino, J., & Gallagher, M. (2012).
Debating same-sex marriage
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Heaphy, B., Smart, C., & Einarsdottir, A. (2013).
Same-sex marriages: New generations, new relationships
. Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Newton, D. E. (2010).
Same-sex marriage: A reference handbook
. Santa Barbara, Calif: ABC-CLIO.