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BACKGROUND Our life is heavily dependent on other humans, because human beings are social animals. Human infants are born unable to take care for themselves. Human survival always depends on another human’s efforts. Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same sex. It "also refers to a person's sense of identity based on those attractions, related behaviors, and membership in a community of others who share those attractions." Homosexual has been around since thousands of years ago. It has been seen within animals …show more content…

(Warren, Carol A.B, 1972; John P.D Cecco, 1984; Wayne R.Dynes, 1992; Stephen Whittle, 1994; Henning Bech, 1887). Hate crime is probably what has been feared by a lot of people in LGBTQ community. Hate crime towards them are usually done by homophobic (people who object to or fear gay people, a fear of/towards homosexuals or homosexuality. First erected in July, the radio show’s billboard near the corner of Beverly Boulevard and La Brea Avenue was covered in purple paint over the summer. The replacement was later pelted with paintballs in November. But after the second hate crime, co-host Craig Olsen opted not to have the advertisement reprinted. Instead, he commissioned artist Jaime Ochoa to turn the hate into a piece of art. “I wanted to turn this [gay] hate crime into a positive message for the community,” Olsen tells FishbowlLA. The investigation following the November vandal has resulted in no leads. While Olsen remains on edge, he’s clearly more confident now that the billboard has been enhanced by the artwork. The co-host is reminding people in the neighborhood that “[they] belong

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As people try to prove that being gay is biological, individuals like Robert Kuzig writes in his essay “Finding the Switch” “Homosexuality was not a biological trait at all but a psychological defect” (88).People who disagree with me and say that being gay is a choice use many arguments that make a person think or question one’s self. People who say that it’s a choice use the argument that people who are gay do not have figures to look up to of their same sex in their lives. Another argument, that is also used, is that there are no gay animals or forms of living in nature. People who use this argument say that being gay is simply a choice that results from bad parenting. Finally, one of the strongest arguments that people who say it’s a choice

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They should have gotten his permission before covering it .The taggers should be found and stopped at the very least fined, if they want to tag they should avoid city murals. The mural showed the beauty of the city of Los Angeles. Also the culture that comes with living in Los Angeles .The artist and the city should work together to keep it clean and safe.

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Homosexuality is the romantic attraction, or sexual attraction, between members of the same gender. Many people have trouble accepting that people could be attracted to someone of the same gender. People say they do not believe in this because of their religion, the way they were raised, etc. Homosexuals have been battling with the courts since the 1900’s. In 2014, 31 states had constitutionally defined marriage as a relationship between a man and a woman; however, the other 19 states allowed same-sex marriage.

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As there isn’t one particular reason why a human may be homosexual, There are theories why homosexuality occurs in behaviourism, social learning theory and psychoanalysis. Social Learning theory suggests sexuality is learned through symbolic interactionalism and there is three parts in shaping sexuality , our social norms and history, our relationships and a persons expectations. The seduction hypothesis is also part of social learning theory and suggests that an older person may seduce a younger person into homosexuality. this is because social learning theory states that our peers influence our behaviours due to this many homosexuality trials in the Victorian era across the UK including one which led to the imprisonment of Oscar Wilde were influenced by the seduction hypothesis.

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Then afterwards Frank Romero sued them for not consulting with him first when they painted over his mural. In my opinion, I agree with Frank Romero, he has the right to sue them because it was his mural that was painted over. The mural that he works hard and dedicated his time and blood on making it the best possible mural. For him not getting any noticed that his mural was getting painted over and then waking up one morning knowing unexpectedly that your mural was gone with another mural over it would be infuriated. As an artist that will shatter your pride knowing that your mural was just gone without

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