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The issue of homosexuality is common among the two articles. In the recent years, homosexuality has become has been a common topic among national politics which requires political concern on the issue concerning the status of gay men as well as lesbians. One article pays attention to the reason as to why many advocates are so concerned with rights concerning gay and lesbians in the United States. It is stated that framing a source in human rights terms is the most successful ways of claiming the moral high ground as well as affirming with others across the globe who wish to criticize the wrongdoings of human beings while promoting their dignity. Another article investigates the decision of the legislators concerning the issue of gay in the United States.
Parties involved in the issue are the gay men, lesbians, religious leaders and legislators. The reason as to why the issues discussed in these articles interested me is because they not only touch on the emerging issues of gay and lesbians in the United States but also pays attention to the viewpoint of some other parties including legislators and human rights. Legislators are important because they play an important part in making policies that will help guide the legal relationships of lesbians and gays in the eyes of the law. Therefore, it is important to know how they view the issue of lesbians and gays.
On the other hand, religion leaders play an important role in upholding morality and human dignity within the communities. Therefore, it is important to know they perceive the issue of gay and lesbians’ individuals within the society. The results from the one of the study showed that legislators are highly reactive to the presence of conservative Protestants even if their partisanship ideology largely structures their choice making. This shows that the viewpoints of the religious leaders tend to have a greater influence on the decisions made by the legislators. Sometimes it happens that the individual perceptions and standpoint of the legislators play a smaller role in influencing the decisions.
The issue discussed in the article has an impact on the society at large. Gay and lesbians are also part of the society that we live in. therefore, the perception of opinion leaders in the society has a greater impact on their wellbeing as well as tend to influence how they are perceived by the society at large. For example, human rights leaders and religious leaders including Catholics and Protestants are highly respected in the society and their opinions tend to have a greater influence on the society at large. Religion is believed to play a bigger role when it comes to modeling of behaviors and morality within the society.
The similarity that I find between the articles is that both of them are addressing the issue of lesbians and gays within the society. Additionally, both articles address how opinions of other parties influence the how these individuals are viewed. The only difference is that one article investigates the legislators while the other on religion and human rights.