When I was deciding what topic I wanted to focus on for my Sustained Inquiry Project, I knew that I would need to choose something that I was personally invested in and I would be able to locate and utilize outside sources in order to strengthen my own argument. When I finally decided to make sexuality and how it has affected me the subject of my project, I began to look into some outside sources that I could add to my knowledge. I have been lucky enough to find multiple sources about my topic that have ranged from videos made by bisexual YouTubers to research and statistics that focus on LGBTQ+ teens. Each of these sources has fortified my position on questioning your sexuality and the risks that exist for those who want to explore this aspect
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In some of his videos he answers questions from viewers in regards to bisexuality. These questions range from “How he determined that he was bisexual”, “What’s the biggest obstacle that you face”, and “What’s your sexual preference”? (Aquiar, “Ask a Bi Guy”) This is the first video of a three part series where he takes everyone’s questions, RJ also made another series called “Ask another Bi Guy”. In these videos he gives other bisexuals questions from viewers about bisexuality so that he could another bisexual’s opinion on questions such as “How do you respond to people who don’t believe in bisexuality”, “How do you know which gender you want to end up with”, and “Were you bullied in high school”? (Aquiar, “Ask Another Bi Guy”) These sources is extremely relevant to my topic as I will be able to use RJ and other bisexuals experiences and answers in order to strengthen my own arguments and help answer my research question. I feel like we all share a lot of the same views about bisexuality and they have brought up topics that I had not considered before, this has allowed me to go back and add more information to the previous sections of my Sustained Inquiry Project. It also helps confirm my suspicions about the statistics from my other sources such as The Trevor Project and the …show more content…
This source is extremely relevant to my topic as I will be using the research from the study for enhance my own story so that it can be viewed from a greater perspective. The data from this source that I have seen has stunned me. I knew that LGBTQ+ face a lot of hardship in the public school setting, but after seeing just how the percentage of these individuals that were assaulted with a weapon or threatened jumped from 12% to 28% (“LGBT Youth”), I can honestly say that I am horrified by these numbers but this isn’t the worst of the data, in a National Climate Survey conducted by Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network, 82% of LGBT youth have had problems during the previous year with bullying about their sexual orientation, 64% felt unsafe at school due to sexual orientation, 44% felt unsafe at school due to gender orientation, and 32% did not go to school for at least one day because of feeling unsafe. (LGBT Bullying Statistics) In another study done by the Trevor Project, the leading national organization that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ+ youth, LGB youth are 4 times more likely to attempt suicide in comparison to their straight peers, 1 out of 6 students from grades 9-12 have seriously considered suicide in
In some of his videos he answers questions from viewers in regards to bisexuality. These questions range from “How he determined that he was bisexual”, “What’s the biggest obstacle that you face”, and “What’s your sexual preference”? (Aquiar, “Ask a Bi Guy”) This is the first video of a three part series where he takes everyone’s questions, RJ also made another series called “Ask another Bi Guy”. In these videos he gives other bisexuals questions from viewers about bisexuality so that he could another bisexual’s opinion on questions such as “How do you respond to people who don’t believe in bisexuality”, “How do you know which gender you want to end up with”, and “Were you bullied in high school”? (Aquiar, “Ask Another Bi Guy”) These sources is extremely relevant to my topic as I will be able to use RJ and other bisexuals experiences and answers in order to strengthen my own arguments and help answer my research question. I feel like we all share a lot of the same views about bisexuality and they have brought up topics that I had not considered before, this has allowed me to go back and add more information to the previous sections of my Sustained Inquiry Project. It also helps confirm my suspicions about the statistics from my other sources such as The Trevor Project and the …show more content…
This source is extremely relevant to my topic as I will be using the research from the study for enhance my own story so that it can be viewed from a greater perspective. The data from this source that I have seen has stunned me. I knew that LGBTQ+ face a lot of hardship in the public school setting, but after seeing just how the percentage of these individuals that were assaulted with a weapon or threatened jumped from 12% to 28% (“LGBT Youth”), I can honestly say that I am horrified by these numbers but this isn’t the worst of the data, in a National Climate Survey conducted by Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network, 82% of LGBT youth have had problems during the previous year with bullying about their sexual orientation, 64% felt unsafe at school due to sexual orientation, 44% felt unsafe at school due to gender orientation, and 32% did not go to school for at least one day because of feeling unsafe. (LGBT Bullying Statistics) In another study done by the Trevor Project, the leading national organization that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ+ youth, LGB youth are 4 times more likely to attempt suicide in comparison to their straight peers, 1 out of 6 students from grades 9-12 have seriously considered suicide in