LGBT CIVIL RIGHTS In the recent years things have became widely accepted across this country and being homosexual is one of them. Now in the past it was looked down upon always and is still looked down by some people today. Though this has changed vastly with more people accepting people as who they are then just based of their sexuality.…
On April 7, 2017, I watched the TED Talk of Yoruba Richen, a documentary maker. She explores how the gay rights movement has learned from the civil rights movement. Specifically, she claimed that the civil rights movement is the reason why the gay rights movement has advanced as quickly as it has. As she said, “some of the ways that the gay rights movement has made such incredible gains so quickly because it’s used some of the same tactics and strategies that were first laid down by the civil rights movement.” Richen connects the movements in three strategies; the first strategy is a one she called the “I’m tired of your foot in my neck” strategy which includes the comparison of the Stonewall Riots, and the Montgomery Bus Boycott.…
Shaina Lubliner We hear the cries for gender equality almost daily in the 21st century. With the increase in the use of social media, people can broadcast their opinions left and right about feminism, meninism, and everything in between. It is nearly impossible to go a day without seeing someone’s opinion on gender equality in the United States broadcasted on the Internet. This struggle for equal rights has been around since the 19th century. The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was one of the first times women stood up for themselves and empowered others to stand with them for equal rights.…
It is an uphill battle but who said it isn´t a winnable one? Standing up for what you believe in is what makes you as an individual a role model. And we are longing for numerous role models that can take a stance for what they postulate in nowadays. When you stand up for what you believe in it's not just for yourself but for others who can't or are too terrified. During the days when segregation was happening the blacks were unfortunately appraised diversely, but were too petrified to take a stance for their being.…
Robert Jensen’s presentation about social justice was a surprise to me, beforehand I was expecting to listen to a man that was going to shove white privilege, feminism, racism, etc. down our throats like many other professionals in the field. In reality, he was a very down to earth and educated man who worked a part of his life trying to fix and tell others about the social injustices we see in the present. What struck me the most was that I was expecting to hear a presentation from a young woman, and not from a middle-aged white man because these topics are normally spoken by women and not men. Initial thoughts aside, I think what stayed with me the most about Dr. Jensen’s talk was how we have seen this divide between man for less than 15,000 years.…
We must contact our local congressmen, attorney, and lawyers to urge them to review cases that have been racially motivated. Last, we must show our young and old, women and men dreams can become reality through being active and that jail or death by the hands of another is not their ultimate…
For this project i researched crime in the media, specifically how women are portrayed in that subject. What I found really surprising was the amount of bias against men in the media, regardless of the political leanings of the source or where it was written. Where men would get mug shots, women would get selfies, which, as a feminist, I found atrocious. This clear injustice against men is a clear example of the double standards in today’s society, with all the people claiming that women have it so hard and that “white cis male scum can get away with anything!”. But my research showed that it’s just the opposite.…
241 years ago, the Declaration of Independence was written. Embedded within the Declaration of independence is the famous quote, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” Because the idea of putting others on a lower level based on their appearance, religion, and ethnicity is still ongoing, this statement is insincere. We, as American citizens, should take notice of our unchanging, intolerable, social standards. When will the idea of supremacy and superiority dissipate from the minds of the “better” humans?…
Throughout history, our society has developed dramatically over the centuries. When something is unjust people take a stance for what they believe. For instances, Gandhi stood up to his government for his people with unjustified laws about salt. MLK and others boycotted the rights for blacks. In the 1920’s women protested for their right to vote.…
If MLK Was Alive Today As inauguration day approaches, many in our country fear what Trump’s Presidency will bring. Those who worry about their rights or citizenship being taken from them have organized protests across the country in hopes of changing some of Trump’s views on minorities, immigrants, and women. At an anti-Trump protest in Akron after the election, protester, Margaret Bradford, spoke to a Cleveland.com reporter. “I’m terrified for the LGBT community and for minorities and women,” she said. “This protest is to show that we are making a commitment to love and support one another and to stand in solidarity with those who fear for their future.”…
Homophobia is the hatred of individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgernderd that is perpetrated by religous extremists, conservative politicians, and ignorant bigots on a daily regime. The unnecessary hatred and disgust towards the LGBT+ community has detrimental effects such as: homelessness, physcial violence, sexual assault, emotional and mental abuse, institutionalized discrimination, and death. The irrationality that is homophobia, prevents individuals from possessing and utilizing their human rights. Homophobic individuals utilize their concerns for the children and discriminatory family values to camouflage their blatant hatred and disgust of the LGBT+ community. The oppressors of the LGBT+ community utilize their religion…
According to Michelle Alexander, “All human beings are created equally and have certain inalienable rights. It won’t die. This idea has continued to survive; it has continued to grow. We see now in the United States that we do believe that women are equal. We have an idea that people of all races are created equal.…
Dating people with the same-sex is wrong for many people out here. They are afraid it infringes on their straight rights. Many people wouldn’t wanna see gay people holding hands out in public and kissing many people don’t want to see lesbians kissing out in public they think it’s wrong and nasty for others to see this. Gays are discriminated against, beaten and even murdered by even those of the same sexual preferences. People comment negative things to gays calling them queers and making fun of them.…
Since the beginning of time, people have fought over their different opinions. With different opinions, there are bound to be a lot of arguments. Some of the arguments can be big or small, and other arguments people do not like to speak of. One of the most confidential is the right for LGBT communities right to be able to get married. This is an ongoing problem that needs to be settled one way or another.…
Marcus Bachmann, a therapist who runs a Christian counseling place, claimed that homosexuality could be cured. Bachmann stated that homosexuality is both a choice and a threat (Goldberg, 2011). A method called the conversion therapy is a way of curing homosexuality. A conversion therapy aimed to re-assign the sexual orientation of its patient. During 1950s and 1960s, a conversion therapy is done by pressuring its patient to masturbate to a picture of those of the opposite sex whilst they will be electrically shocked when they are shown a picture of those with the same sex.…