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Homosexuality around the world . Learning Objectives. To understand the importance of legalising homosexual marriage . I s it important to legalise homosexual marriage?. Your thoughts. Why is it important? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Homosexuality around the world

Homosexuality around the world

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Learning Objectives

• To understand the importance of legalising homosexual marriage

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Is it important to legalise homosexual marriage?

Your thoughts

Why is it important?

Discuss with a partner and write a short paragraph explaining whether you agree or not

Then summarise your partners thoughts and write into your work

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All these statistics are based on American citizens http://www.gallup.com/poll/1651/gay-lesbian-rights.aspx

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Discuss the impact of the decision of the President if he decided to make same sex marriage legal nationwide. Consider the statistics

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/09/obama-gay-marriage_n_1503245.html

Obama Backs Gay Marriage

Obama stated that same sex couples should have equal rights. He is the President of the USA, what kind of impact do you think this had on the citizens of the USA?

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However the vote, or more the right to vote has

already sparked some controversy

Read the article (University) and share thoughts with a partner.

Summarise the article

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Typical Hetrosexual couple

The right to get married

The right to buy a house and have equal say on the house

If one partner dies house is left to other partner

Right to have kids without the kids being bullied

If the child or one of the partners becomes ill and goes to hospital then the other partner will be fully involved in what happens

If the child goes to school either of the parents can go into school

If one of the partners goes to jail, other partner has visiting rights

The right to go wherever they want as a couple

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Typical homosexual couple Done have the right to get

married in most countries

Don’t have equal rights when adopting children

Don’t have the right to a peaceful life

Subject to hate crimes

Don’t have visiting rights if one partner goes to jail

Don’t have visiting rights in one partner goes to hospital

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Read the article

Create a summary of what happened

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Why is it so important to make homosexual marriage legal?

In small groups, make a list of all the reasons why

you think it is important to

make same sex marriage legal

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Which countries have legalised homosexual marriages?

• The Netherlands• Belgium• Spain• Canada• South Africa• Norway• Sweden• Portugal• Iceland• Argentina• Mexico – Only in Mexico Cityhttp://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/126362

Read the article about the 11 countries in which homosexual marriage is legal

Create a poster, summarising the key points for each country (Homework)