homosexuality around the world
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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 PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Homosexuality around the world
Learning Objectives
• To understand the importance of legalising homosexual marriage
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
All these statistics are based on American citizens http://www.gallup.com/poll/1651/gay-lesbian-rights.aspx
Discuss the impact of the decision of the President if he decided to make same sex marriage legal nationwide. Consider the statistics
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?
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
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
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
Read the article
Create a summary of what happened
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
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)