The Valentine Road documentary shows the constant struggle of the LGBTQ community and their everyday lives. The harassment, torture and struggle dealing with being openly gay or lesbian. From this documentary, many parts can relate back to the class but I chose to discuss, hate crimes, who is most likely to be victimized by a hate crime and bullying.…
In the Chicago suburbs late 20th and early 21st century, racism and anti-semitism were not major issues. A person would never be scared to walk down the streets, worried a gang like the Falcons would pop out of nowhere and beat them up. However, many of Deerfield’s current students are facing different difficulties as they approach young adulthood, that wouldn't have been possible in Michael’s situation. Bullying, especially the cyber and social types, are a huge challenge for adolescents in our society. One small event can have an impact on the development of a person.…
In Declan Harvey and Daniel Rosney’s “Bullied at school for being gay: “It was a living hell””, marginalization is illustrated in three ways. First of all, gay are being marginalized by the harassment from others. Faraaz Kasim says, “They’d rip my confidence in front of everyone…I was constantly being called names” (Declan & Daniel). Whatever the harassment is language or behavior, it will definitely ruin a human’s pride and confidence. The kind of harassment that gay students suffer from school greatly affects their social as well as academic lives.…
Hunter mentions Matthew Shepard, who we learned about in class. Matthew Shepard was an openly gay college student who was kidnapped, beaten, and left to die tied to a fence by two men in the 1990’s. The two men who murdered Shepard admitted to killing him because he was gay (“Matthew Shepard” movie from class). Unfortunately, Matthew Shepard is only one of the many LGBTQ victims of hate crimes. As described in Hunter’s story, one of his friends has been beaten several times because of her sexual identity.…
Sometimes, the teachers are the one’s doing the bullying. This is infuriating because I know several people that are gay and most of them are not in your face about it, they are not trying to rub the fact that they are gay in my face. They are just normal people and that is not how the world sees them. Life is really difficult for these children and it is just sad that they have to go through things such as bullying. The world today is not great by any means.…
How will people who are in the LGBTQ+ ever feel safe, when they keep being discriminated? Matthew Shepard was an early-twenties college man, who was sweet, kind, outgoing, and caring. But he was also gay. This affected the way people looked at Matthew. Some with disgust, and some with open-heartedness.…
(Evidence that Supports your Point/Assertion from Documentary) Although cases from students are rarely, if not never accepted, this was a special circumstance. Jamie Nabozny took his case to court and fought against the school district. (Elaboration of Point and Evidence) To move past his bullying and continue his life, he was a plaintiff in the case against principals of his former schools to have them reimburse him for the years of his youth that were lost due to the tormentation - a very brave and inspiring decision.…
Discrimination in different ways This section is all about accepting others and their choices. Each of the stories or movie, that I have picked somehow, gives out the idea of accepting others. However, each one portrays acceptance in a different way. It's not always about accepting people for whom they are.…
Over a decade after coming out of the closet and proudly identifying homosexual, Mark Sellers, a dear friend that I have come to know over the past year allowed me to sit down at his home in Stillwater and interview him on his personal perspective on sexual discrimination in schools. Mr. Sellers, 29 years old, after graduating from Oklahoma State University, with a degree in Theatre Arts, he has worked in the film industry in Oklahoma and is aspiring to be an actor in Los Angeles, California. I met Mark through a high school friend at the local bar The Stonewall, which I have since found out that The Stonewall is known to be Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender friendly, well more so than other bars around Stillwater, Oklahoma. Mark has known he was a homosexual since middle school; middle school is a time of extreme mental, psychological, and physical change for every child growing…
Over 3.2 million students are victims of bullying every year. They are bullied because they are different, and are outcasted and discriminated against because of it. Although, bullying is talking about now more than ever before, it has been going on for millions of years based on race, illness, religion, and so much more. This is seen in the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, where both Tom Robinson and Arthur “Boo” Radley are labelled as outcasts, but they differ in the way they are discriminated.…
Bullying targeted towards the youth in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) community is a serious problem that is often overlooked. There is discrimination and bullying toward LGBT youth found in all sorts of settings including the home, work, and school. Many LGBT teens experience abuse at home and even being kicked out of their house. Finding a job is sometimes harder as their sexual orientation is unwelcomed by employers and fellow colleagues. LGBT youth also endure harassment and bullying at school facilities.…
Imagine a world that does not allow you to be who you are. Imagine not being able to do something you love because of the way you are, because of your sexual preference, cultural preference or ideas. What if acceptance never existed? People have a passion for being accepted in their lives. Without it, they feel like they are simply nothing.…
Have you introduced/summarized the area? Good morning Mr. Chairman, Members of the Committee. I am Dana Garrett of the Creigton University. Our facility works closely with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community to improve health disparities through policy improvement. I am here today because suicide rates are steadily increasing amongst LGBT youth and it is gone nearly unnoticed.…
In New Mexico there was a kid who was bullied in kindergarten and throughout his school years. A super friendly football player heard about what the kid was experiencing and he wanted to help. The boy was bullied by a clique of other kids. They alienated him and called him names. They made inferences that he was different and that made him a target.…
Opposing this opinion, bullying, whatever the reason behind it is, is still wrong and may end up fatal. One of the most famous cases is the case of Tyler Clementi, who commits suicide after being filmed by two students engaging a sexual activity with a person of the same gender. Between July and September 2010, a series of youth suicide occurred, all believed to be a victim of homosexual bullying (Mellin & Hinojosa, 2011). Bullying might not be considered a serious case, but it creates discrimination amongst student. The teenager tends to be more emotionally fragile and continues bullying might lead to depression and in extreme cases, suicide.…