Closeted

straight men are encouraged to be the active party in pursuing a significant other (i.e. the one who is to initiate), gay men are not given a clear role here. Much of this is due to homophobia and heteronormativity, which usher LGBT+ people to stay closeted and keep any relationships out of the public eye, or even to internalize the widespread homophobia and deny their own sexuality. Additionally, the traditionally enforced heteronormative roles for men versus women persist beneath the surface…

To discuss the power of simulacra – why Prior can reject it, and why Roy and Joe cannot – we must establish how each character is affected by it. Power is the epitome of success for Roy Cohn. He wants to have it and be remembered it. To Roy, the antonym of power is gay. Gay is a status, not sexuality. He says this himself in his diatribe about homosexuals. Labels do not mean identity; they refer to “clout” (Kushner 45). Roy learns this from the nuclear environment he grows up in. He is a youth…

the pool, and 56 were chosen for participation” (p. 102). Upon acceptance, each scholar wrote a critique of the field prior to joining the conference: Bryer’s paper was titled, Un-masking Administrative (Scholars’) Subjectivity: A Liberal Bias or Closeted Conservatism, a plea to enhance public administration’s relevancy as a discipline through a spirit of openness without artificially constructed walls of objective expertise. In phase one of the Minnowbrook conference, these paper critiques…

One of the most defining moments of one’s life is when one discovers who they truly are inside. Growing up, the influences of friends and family are clearly marked on one’s beliefs, ideals, and moral standards, whether they want to believe it or not. The desire to fit in is what pushes many people to do things they may not be comfortable with or believe in themselves; this is alternately called peer pressure. However, even through moments of weakness and the struggle to belong, one shapes and…

You hear the sound of branches snap underneath your feet as you run through the woods on a windy September night. Attempting to look backwards in search of the nearing threat you stumble over a fallen tree and lay in the damp leaves. You see a large dark figure nearing you through the trees and attempt hide yourself in the leaves. The cellphone in your jean pocket rings and you can make out the figure as a man dressed in a clown costume. Being pinned to the ground, you feel the blade of his…

in homosexual encounters with young men; witnesses who observed Hoover dressed as a woman; and a witness who had seen a photograph that was is the possession of the Mafia and the CIA showing Hoover in a homosexual act.” (Twyman 775) Hoover was a closeted homosexual racist, who had an obsession of sex and directed that energy towards his…

Human Sexuality The idea of discussing sexuality, especially in today’s world can be uneasy. Sexuality is an awkward topic but it is life and more often than not people do not have a true education of what it truly is. Human sexuality is the expression of sexual sensation and related intimacy between human beings. Psychologically, however it is the means to express the sincerity of love between a man and a woman. Biologically, it is the means through which a child is created so that the…

Bisexuality is an identity and orientation that is often overlooked and completely dismissed by not only society, but the entertainment industry as well. But, through quirky songs and constant plot lines, the CW’s original show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is fighting both bi-erasure and the stereotyping of both gay men and bisexual men while also creating an atmosphere where they aren’t the butt of the shows jokes. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend features a same-sex relationship with Josh Wilson, or commonly…

The LGBTQIA+ community faces many challenges in today’s society. One major challenge that the community must conquer is being outed as a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, pansexual, or other aspects of the community. However, is this a challenge that the community really has to conquer? Richard D. Mohr, writer of The Case of Outing, explores this topic and why members of the LGBTQIA+ community should out other members of the community. To give context to this subject, there are two…

Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterized by inflammation of the digestive or gastrointestinal tract. Crohn’s can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus, but is more commonly found at the end of the small intestine where it joins the beginning of the large intestine (or colon). It can also affect an individual’s eyes, skin, and joints. Interestingly, the incidence and prevalence of Crohn’s disease is high in industrialized…