Bisexuality

Today’s world battles against anti-lgbt laws and hate crimes. Although we have passed laws to protect LGBT citizens, there are laws currently being passed that counter them. Many of the reasons backing the discriminatory laws are claimed to be supported by religion. For example, some states such North Carolina prohibit transgender citizens from using the bathroom of their choice. This issue is important due to the animosity it spreads throughout our society, and it influences today’s youth whom…

Last Year, Homestead High School, sometime around noon. I was faced with a challenge that left me questioning myself and what write. Let's start from the beginning; it was the time that Stanford blood drive would come to Homestead and collect blood. I as always wanted to escape math class and do something good, but mostly not do math. I proceeded to go and sign up; I was given a computer asking about my personal information, going through the questions I stopped. An issue appeared that I was…

Journal 1.2 Masculinity and homophobia connected when you are an adolescent. As stated by C.J. Pascoe, being homophobic creates masculinity. It may be insulting and offensive to some, but the reality is that it’s the real world and it has been happening since we were young. I don’t agree with it, but that connection is there and there is no way to hide around it, and no way to stop it either. In my opinion, agreeing with Pascoe, being homophobic builds masculinity because you are asserting your…

Every human being deserves to have some sense of community with a group of people who share similar beliefs and lifestyles. This feeling of fellowship allows a person to become more comfortable with who they are through interactions with others who are going through—or have gone through—the same triumphs or hardships. The absence of this sense of belonging could drive a person insane. Feelings of isolation and desolation could run rampant through one’s mind because of the loneliness that comes…

A seven year old boy’s biggest fear: being chosen last for the kickball game. An eleven year old boy’s biggest fear: having a girl beat him when running the mile. A fourteen year old boy’s biggest fear: not growing as fast or tall as his fellow male classmates. A seventeen year old boy’s biggest fear: crying in front of his entire grade. Athleticism, physical appearance, and toughness are every young man’s dream, yet this view on men being tough came from somewhere. Therefore, the primary issue…

Walter Hill’s The Warriors (1979) is an interesting critique of the hyper masculinity that has been idealized in our society. The blatant homophobia is something that would appall most modern audiences. However, in the 1970s, this is something that was quite common among the American people. Homophobia is something that has existed for a very long time in our country. This can be seen in how the subject is treated in The Warriors. This film was based off of the ancient text Anabasis by…

Summarize: Drug and alcohol abuse in the gay community have been to blame for the domestic violence, which has proven to be somewhat accurate. Drugs and alcohol give the person or persons courage that they wouldn’t normally have when they are sober in which it allows them to become abuser or abusers. All of this information gives a person or individuals to encourage domestic violence in the gay community and its mutual relationship to and of substance abuse, and not only does it affect the…

Across the country as the transgender population in Americans has increased over the last several years, it has been controversial political debate over the rights of the people who identify as a transgender, of which public restrooms they should be allowed to enter legally. According to the video, a Wisconsin, Republican state lawmaker said the schools can be sued if they allow transgender students to use the school restroom of their chose. Kremer’s bill wants transgender students to find…

In popular media there is very little representation for people who don’t fit the mold of existence outside of being used as a prop or sexualized. The “mold” for this existence is being a straight, white, cisgender, abled, christian, heterosexual man. Now many people may say that there are plenty of characters outside of this mold, but many of them are objectified. Now when people are underrepresented they are erased from society. This is a sadly common thing when it comes to LGBT people. LGBT…

“A culture founded from oppression Yet we don't have acceptance for 'em Call each other faggots behind the keys of a message board A word rooted in hate, yet our genre still ignores it.” (Azlyrics) “ The Same.” explains how the society looks upon homosexuality. How people throw around the word “Faggot” to describe something bad. That day in age has no remorse for how what they say or do that affects people who like the same sex. I will be describing how the song that I chose has an effect on the…