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UNITED STATES

Male to Male relationships: Legal
Punishments for male to male relationships: No law
Female to Female Relationships: Legal
Age of consent: Equal for heterosexuals and homosexuals
Marriage and Substitutes for Marriage: Marriage laws vary in this country depending on area
Is it possible to change your gender on official documents?: Only in some areas
Gay or lesbian able to serve in the armed forces: Yes

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Are lesbian, gay, and trans student groups allowed in UNITED STATES?

The majority of people visiting this site have said Yes

No (0 %) Yes (86%) Yes, but students don’t have them (6%) No idea (6%)

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Rese (user currently living in NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS) posted for bisexual readers on 14/12/2011 tagged with lgbt families
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well in my place, there are many youths who are LGBT. In our custom, the old people(grandparents) say that its disrespectful to be LGBT. They also say that God only created Adam & Eve to be together so therefore a man and a woman should only be accepted. They say that being a LGBT is like committing a big sin.I kind of agree but I also disagree with that.I believe that people should be with whoever they want to be with. But parents now a days, try and accept their child for who they are whether their lesbian,gay,bisexual, or transgendered because they're afraid if their child commits suicide or do something crazy. Also, there isnt any cases of people gay bashing because when young teens see other LGBT teens, they usually become friends or something like that. they don't do anything harmful to LGBT youths.
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Rese (user currently living in NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS) posted for bisexual readers on 14/12/2011 tagged with lgbt families
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well in my place, there are many youths who are LGBT. In our custom, the old people(grandparents) say that its disrespectful to be LGBT. They also say that God only created Adam & Eve to be together so therefore a man and a woman should only be accepted. They say that being a LGBT is like committing a big sin.I kind of agree but I also disagree with that.I believe that people should be with whoever they want to be with. But parents now a days, try and accept their child for who they are whether their lesbian,gay,bisexual, or transgendered because they're afraid if their child commits suicide or do something crazy. Also, there isnt any cases of people gay bashing because when young teens see other LGBT teens, they usually become friends or something like that. they don't do anything harmful to LGBT youths.
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Rese (user currently living in NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS) posted for readers on 14/12/2011
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My family at first didnt really accept the fact that I also like girls too but now, they accept me for who I am.
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