1. Imagine that Noah was your son. What would your concerns be? How does/should our society treat people like Noah? What do you suppose, is Noah’s future?
My concerns would obviously be the safety of my child. Although society has progressed over the past several decades, people still hold these beliefs that keep certain social groups such as transsexuals immiserated in our culture. In a perfect society, we as a collective unit should treat these individuals with the same courtesy that is given to any other individual. A person’s sexual orientation shouldn’t create these forms of social inequality as it reinforces the notion of ignorance and bigotry of our contemporary society. I’d like to believe that Noah’s future is a bright one however …show more content…
This topic in particular angers me to some degree because the opposing views on this is that society defines or influences your sexual orientation which I find to be ridiculous. Individuals who are LGBT are born that way. One reason why I am passionate about my position on this particular issue is that the opposing groups have advocated reeducation centers for people (who are typically young) to attend in an effort to change their sexual orientation preference. The socialization process had very little to do with a person’s preference to be who they want to be in terms of sexual orientation and not what the societal norms tell them what they should …show more content…
For example, Thailand projects this idea of acceptance of this individuals which great, Thailand projects this idea of acceptance of this individuals which greatly attracts tourist, particularly westerners. India’s perception of intersexuality, transgender, etc. is more radical than that of the United States since being gay is considered to be a violation of federal law. Suriname, however, is a bit complicated. Although being LGBT in Suriname is legal, there may be discriminatory actions towards these individuals that non LGBT people don’t have to deal with. One thing that stood out to me is that while these countries’ society might not fully accept LGBT individuals, tourists are amazed of these people. Although our society isn’t perfect, there aren’t radical laws in comparison to these countries as we are at the very least attempting to be more open
My concerns would obviously be the safety of my child. Although society has progressed over the past several decades, people still hold these beliefs that keep certain social groups such as transsexuals immiserated in our culture. In a perfect society, we as a collective unit should treat these individuals with the same courtesy that is given to any other individual. A person’s sexual orientation shouldn’t create these forms of social inequality as it reinforces the notion of ignorance and bigotry of our contemporary society. I’d like to believe that Noah’s future is a bright one however …show more content…
This topic in particular angers me to some degree because the opposing views on this is that society defines or influences your sexual orientation which I find to be ridiculous. Individuals who are LGBT are born that way. One reason why I am passionate about my position on this particular issue is that the opposing groups have advocated reeducation centers for people (who are typically young) to attend in an effort to change their sexual orientation preference. The socialization process had very little to do with a person’s preference to be who they want to be in terms of sexual orientation and not what the societal norms tell them what they should …show more content…
For example, Thailand projects this idea of acceptance of this individuals which great, Thailand projects this idea of acceptance of this individuals which greatly attracts tourist, particularly westerners. India’s perception of intersexuality, transgender, etc. is more radical than that of the United States since being gay is considered to be a violation of federal law. Suriname, however, is a bit complicated. Although being LGBT in Suriname is legal, there may be discriminatory actions towards these individuals that non LGBT people don’t have to deal with. One thing that stood out to me is that while these countries’ society might not fully accept LGBT individuals, tourists are amazed of these people. Although our society isn’t perfect, there aren’t radical laws in comparison to these countries as we are at the very least attempting to be more open