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Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

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 * Anti-LGBT rhetoric


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 * The overall content of this article is relevant and up to date. Although the article covers all the important aspects within the topic of anti-LGBT rhetoric, I find that there is not enough information on the effects of anti-LGBT rhetoric. Sections such as “homosexual recruitment” provide detailed information regarding the arguments made by social conservatives, while the “effects” section only provides a quick sentence stating that homophobia results in substantial effects towards one’s health and welfare. This goes to show that this article tends to put too much weight on specifics attributes within anti-LGBT rhetoric, while neglecting to discuss the lasting effects that anti-LGBT rhetoric has on a specific individual and society. This article consists of professional writing and the content is well organized. As I previously discussed in my evaluation of this article, the only issue that I found in the organization of this article is the way sources were organized, since it is sometimes difficult to figure out where specific information is coming from. Furthermore, I plan to expand much further on sections within the article, such as "homosexuality as a lifestyle," since much more information should be provided within this section than what the article currently provides. I also plan to create a new section within the article that will discuss the similarities and difference in historical anti-LGBT rhetoric between the US and outside countries, such as Russia and the European Union.


 * Sources
 * Mertus, Julie. “The Rejection of Human Rights Framings: The Case of LGBT Advocacy in the US.” Human Rights Quarterly, vol. 29, no. 4, 2007, pp. 1036–1064. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/20072835. Accessed 24 Apr. 2021.
 * VERPOEST, LIEN. “The End of Rhetorics: LGBT Policies in Russia and the European Union.” Studia Diplomatica, vol. 68, no. 4, 2017, pp. 3–20. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/26531664. Accessed 24 Apr. 2021.
 * “Fusing Human Rights and Sexual Politics: Advocating for LGBT Human Rights Worldwide.” Transnational LGBT Activism: Working for Sexual Rights Worldwide, by Ryan R. Thoreson, University of Minnesota Press, 2014, pp. 91–121. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.5749/j.ctt1287njx.7. Accessed 24 Apr. 2021.

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