Argumentative Essay On Conversion Therapy

While the majority of the population believes that the legalization of gay marriage will have negative impact on the society, gay activists claim that it is against basic civil rights to prohibit them from marrying. The constitution gives us many civil rights and remedies. One of the liberty granted to us is to be in pursuit of happiness, which homosexual people are not allowed to chase. They cannot be married to the person they love. It violates their freedoms.

Gay Conversion Therapy or “Reparative therapy” started as far back as 1981. Gay Conversion Therapy is a type of “therapy” that deals with converting an individual from homosexuality. “Advocates of "reparative therapy " employ a modified version of Judith Butler's "normative heterosexuality" discourse to "cure" gays and lesbians.”(Jeffrey A Bennett) A many of Therapist and psychologist have spoken out and have been very much against this therapy, but some therapist still does it. The therapy in itself is a very harmful practice, where they have not only given very spiteful and hurtful talks to the victims, but they also get very physical. These therapists have had children and teenagers in therapy strapped down, while they are strapped down

If someone is thought to be a witch, they must confess on the spot, or they are hanged. There might be little evidence to prove this claim, but group members will not rationalize any of their assumptions; they claim they are defeating the devil and helping God. This is an example of rationalization. In the dispute between gay people and supporters and anti-gay, straight individuals rationalization is made in both groups. The groupthink article states,“ Group members rationalize any resistance to the assumptions they have made no matter how strongly the evidence may contradict their basic assumptions, members behave so as to reinforce those assumptions continually.” Telling people they deserve to die is justifiable because the bible says, “If there is a man who lies with a male as those who lie with a woman, both of them have committed a detestable act; they shall surely be put to death.” Physically harming and verbally harming other American’s is okay because of personal views.

They are constantly pushed to prove their masculinity and the worst deviation from hegemonic masculinity is homosexuality. An attitude that rendered the life of my friend, Luigi, difficult since he was not willing to hide his sexual orientation and faced disapproval and discrimination including from his family. The relationship between masculinity and morality is complicated since masculinity requires auto-control and a high sense of morality, while men are perceived as violent and predatory. The concept of overly dominant violent heads of family is rejected today and violence against women is condemned. However, on one occasion I had the questionable pleasure of talking to a young man that told me with great pride about beating his supposedly unfaithful girlfriend and her supposed lover severely.

Rachel was the daughter of Reverend Brown, who brainwashed the people of the town to radically believe that God must come before anything else. In simpler terms, anyone who dared to speak against that concept, would be hated by the people of Hillsboro. Because of this, Rachel felt pressured to follow her father’s rules. If she failed to do so, she would be an embarrassment to him. Rachel’s love for Cates was stronger than the fear she had of her father.

There is a statistic that gets thrown around a lot regarding how much of human communication is intimately tied to body language. When humans talk about gender and sexuality, speech becomes especially embodied, a performance for others to interpret, internalize, or judge. But if this is true, the speech-action dichotomy falters. Pornography, one of the ways humans communicate about gender and sexuality, is both action and speech. Catharine A. Mackinnon’s article Pornography, Civil Rights, and Speech is arguing for access to legal recourse to those who have been harmed by the pornography industry.

By denying the same right as anybody else just because you are different is a clear form of discrimination, and it goes against the constitution. Marriage is a contract between two people and honestly I think that the society should not be interfering this bond. Not permitting the right to marry another human is a severe violation of the human rights and freedom. James Carville “I was against gay marriage until I realized that I didn’t have one.” The statement is self-explanatory: “You don’t get to judge because you don’t have the

The last paragraph of his essay is where he makes his point even more clear to the audience, for his words are to the point and a bit intimidating. Trying to argue that violence and rage is unnecessary, Barry states that we need to “try to be more considerate,” or “i will kill you” (50). Being the very last sentence of his essay, this threatening statement shows how rage can lead people to desire violence against others. This being so, it is also the most relatable to the audience out of every other example the author has written in his essay. The extremities of this last comment make the audience feel as if their levels of rage are acceptable, or they feel as if the writer has more rage than they do.

When thinking about hate crime the first aspect that would come to mind is violence against an individual or group based on the color of their skin. The most common crimes being between blacks and whites. However, there are many other factors that can subject one to becoming a victim of a hate crime. Most of the prosecutors committing hate crimes feel they are just doing God 's work by mocking the victim for who they are and justify their actions by saying what the victims are doing is wrong according to their God. Hate crimes have occurred dating back to the Nazis and Jews, blacks and whites, Muslims, and still happen to this day to many more.

Botulinum Toxin for Hyperhidrosis Treatment Abstract Primary focal hyperhidrosis is a disorder of excessive sweating which is typically of unknown etiology. Axillae, palms, soles and face are typical area for primary focal hyperhidrosis. The disorder is often overlooked, but its effects on social and occupational lives can become a big hassle for many people in everyday life, particularly in severely affected people. This also leads to emotional and psychosocial distress. Certain treatment strategies, such as topical formaldehyde, iontophoresis and oral anticholinergics have been used in clinical practice for quite a while, yet mostly come up with adverse effects and complications that eventually unable to meet patient’s satisfaction.

The second type of prescription doctors will give people with GAD, is antidepressants. Yes, these are used for depression but they also help people with anxiety. These medications generally take a longer time to start working on the patient, generally multiple weeks. the third type of treatment for this disorder is cognitive behavior therapy. “It teaches a person different ways of thinking, behaving, and reacting to situations that help him or her feel less anxious and worried.” (National Institute of Health) These are the two main treatments for Generalized Anxiety

There are many variations to treat this disorder: Extracts of Hypericum perforatum L. (St John’s wort) St John’s wort extracts cause changes in neurotransmitter concentrations in the brain that are linked with depression. Another form of natural therapy is Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is an effective treatment for depression, Therapists who practice CBT aim to help their patients change patterns of behavior that come from dysfunctional thinking. Light therapy is another way a physician and psychiatrists can treat every-day and winter depression symptoms. Then there is a general belief that physical activity and exercise have positive effects on mood and anxiety and a great number of studies describe physical activities are associated with healthy mental well-being, and curve stress and anxiety. So In part, some medical journal analysis has found that neither Prozac nor Plaxil are better than a placebo for any measure of depression.