Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays

day, the children that ran up for pictures, it was wonderful and I knew I wanted to keep up cosplaying.” Interestingly the second, third and fourth respondent mentioned feeling connected to both an online community as well as a physical group of friends she went to conventions with. “When I think about it online is where I first heard of Muslims who Cosplay and online is where I first talked to them. I know many more Muslim cosplayers online then I do in real life but I don’t feel any less a…

Another powerful Scripture it is found in the Bible book of Hebrew chapter 4 verse 12 where it states; “For the Word of God (the entire Bible, once again, God’s con-stitution is “alive” and “active;” it cuts more keenly than any two-edged sword, piercing as far as the place where life and spirit, joints and marrow, divide: It sifts the purposes and “thoughts” of the “heart.” End quote; New English Bible. In addition , in this book you will find exactly what is stated in the book of…

The nature and environment in the poem “Carnivorous Sponges of the Antarctic Ocean” by Sarah Lindsay make a statement about the errors of society and the remedies. This is not the first time Ms. Lindsay has used her Bachelor’s of Art in English and Creative Writing to utilize the metaphors of animals in her poem to tell an idea. In her poems “Tell the bees” and “The Thai Elephant Orchestra” Sarah did the same. Sarah Lindsay use Carnivorous sponges to define what the meaning of life is. Sarah…

critical personal experience to illustrate how the social expectations with punitive effects construct our gender unconsciously. These articles provide a great lens for us to understand the mental state and behaviors of the main characters in Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. In Fun Home, Alison Bechdel portrays how living in Beech Creek,…

Godinez Mrs. Lopez Psychology 15-2215 21 September 2015 1. Menopause (SLO #1) Going into this class I knew very little about menopause; all I knew was that once you reach a certain age you were unable to have kids and you got hot flashes. In my family we have never really spoken of menopause due to it being a sensitive subject for most people to speak of or even admit they are going through. Since this class I have learned about Peri-Menopause, which is the time before Menopause where a…

made history in 1997. (Watson 2) In 1997, after Ellen admitted to being lesbian, her TV character also made a coming out announcement. She also had a guest star Oprah Winfrey. (Watson 4) Ellen married actress Portia De Rossi in August 2008. Her road to success was not a bed of roses. Many people learned a lot from her being fierce, but very kind.…

Social media allows individuals to reunite with old friends and family, maintain relationships, and create new relationships. In recent years, social media websites─ MySpace, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter─ have offered this ability to teenagers. Meredith Cheney, a porter resident, has tried for over 30 years to…

and her culture. She reached the point where “Eventually, she stopped picking up the phone or answering the door, and now there were too many stale calls between she and her old friends. She attended church less often to avoid their sad glances and inquires. It was only seven city blocks that separated Celia from her friends, but it felt like a hundred miles”(110). At this state, she has not come to terms and thus lost the opportunity of a normal life. However, when she came to terms, “She…

all about finding themselves. These years are when you break away from your parents beliefs and begin to form your own. Adolescents now decide what type of person they want to be. Adolescents build their character through what they see in their family, friends, the television, and in this day and age, what they see on social media. Technology is a material part of many cultures around the world; it brings social media, cellphones, and many communication apps along with it. “Children ages 13-18…

threatening, taunting, and teasing, by one or several students. In addition, bullying can result in social isolation through premeditated exclusion. People that bully usually aim their attention towards students with some type of disability, lesbians, or gays. Bullies may even target specific ethnic groups. Koebler (4) states that statistically speaking, approximately 70% of students attending high school have experienced being bullied. For fear of reprisal, students do…