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orientation

aw ree en tay shuhn

  • n  the act of orienting
  • n  an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
  • n  position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
  • n  a predisposition in favor of something
    showed a Marxist orientation
  • n  a person's awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships
  • n  a course introducing a new situation or environment

  • Joan Derrah, a lesbian who kept her sexual orientation to herself during her Naval career, recalls how the "don't ask, don't tell" policy led to a rise in interest regarding .
  • They were diverse except for sexual orientation.
  • Lastly, the story originally reported that 22% of gay and transgender students who claimed that they had been assaulted because of their sexual orientation said the incident wasn't .
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  • Ellen DeGeneres in Forbes
    What a wonderful night, such diversity in the room,said Ellen DeGeneres, serving as Oscar host for the first time, "in a year when there's been so many negative things said about people's race, religion and sexual orientation. And I want...
  • Bill Richardson in International Herald Tribune
    Let me be clear - I do not believe that sexual orientation or gender identity happen by choice,Richardson said. "But I'm not a scientist, and the point I was trying to make is that no matter how it happens, we are all equal and should be...
  • Kate Capshaw in AFP
    By writing discrimination into our state constitution, Proposition 8 seeks to eliminate the right of each and every citizen in our state to marry regardless of sexual orientation,Spielberg and Capshaw said in a statement quoted by Daily...

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