Drag queen

Homosexuality was a crime for most of the United States history. As early as the 20th-century people were working discreetly until the Stonewall riots of 1969 for the acceptance of people who are gay in society. The Stonewall Riots were a major turning point for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community. It was beginning of societal awareness of the persecution and needed rights of the LGBT community. This seminal conflict eventually led to increased social acceptance and legal…

History gives us an understanding of who we are, so we need to learn about it. Film can help give us an understanding of the events, and can bring it alive. The course of which "Heavenly Creatures" was directed by Peter Jackson, became very important, in the way Jackson was portraying real people and their raw feelings. This was always going to be hard. The challenge was to make the viewer sympathise with two murderers. "Heavenly Creatures" is a sensitive retelling of the historic events, as…

Mimi, and Roger. These characters all have their own unique traits—they do not collectively fit into a single “mold” of HIV/AIDS patients. Collins is a homosexual philosophy professor of African-American descent, while Angel is a multi-cultural drag queen (possibly transgender). Meanwhile, Mimi, a Latina S&M dancer, and Roger, a white musician, are both heterosexual. Larson uses these characterizations to disprove stereotypes and show that HIV/AIDS is a disease that affects a variety of people.…

Tales of Woe ‘To be or not to be: That is the question’ An undoubtedly famous quote, that most misunderstand the true meaning upon first glance. Written none other by the even more notorious William Shakespeare in his tale of woe about a prince from Denmark, Hamlet. In The Tragedy of Hamlet the ghost of his dead father comes to him, telling his son to avenge him. The current king, Hamlet's uncle, Claudius, poisoned his father to claim the throne. Hamlet thus complies with this ghosts wishes, and…

“Or,” said Mac, his eyes sparkling as he elicited a few moments of horror from his younger siblings, “baby’s toes!” “Gross,” blurted out Brian. He leaned over, pretending to retch on the grass. With each step, one of the boys would yell toes and someone would stop to ‘throw up’. Getting to their front porch took longer than usual. Shrieks of laughter, grumbling, and speculation bounced off the hallway walls as the younger boys headed for their showers and the older ones returned to the…

Llama grew, whom I assumed to be a lazy man following the Kumaoni traditions. And Lolita! She will always be one woman whom I will admire. We have not seen superheroes but I celebrate people like Lolita every day, who fights her battles like a true queen. Today, she is the Panchayat of her village, she does her daily chores and works for women empowerment of her village. She and Llama are providing education to her son and daughters equally. Lolita is striving for 100 percent literacy rate in…

When Ramsey wrote about showing young children pictures of drag kings or queens, I was uncomfortable. I do believe in treating everyone with respect, and speaking directly. A parent should never feel judged when they enter their child’s classroom. Parents come to school, to hear about their child’s progress, or voice…

The story is told from the perspective of Millie (referred to by her own narration and by her friend, Q, as ‘Milo’), a sophomore in James Wilson Marshall High’s class of 1992, in Placerville, California. Being the daughter of film producer Bruce Coleman, who famously died of a methaqualone overdose before Milo turned two years old, the girl and her glamorous, ageless mother (Enid) are easily the most recognisable people in her town, and her surname alone has granted her the highest spot in the…

Andrew Warhola or famously known as Andy Warhol was one of the most popular painter, printmaker, and filmmaker of his time. Andy’s art was mostly directed towards the pop culture public. People who really took interest in his art were Hollywood’s famous actors and actresses. Also people of modern ideas and innovators really sprung towards his style. He grew up in a very religious family that spent most of their time in church. His parents were Slovakian immigrants and Andy was the youngest of…

Everyone has a goal in life, and each goal can be met if the effort is put in to achieve these goals. Goals can either be physical accomplishments, mental, or even social. The only way a person can meet their goal is by deciding whether they want to put the effort in or not. To some, they might think their dreams will come to them easily, or they will just be given whatever they wish to receive, but I have learned that is not the case. Through basketball, school, and home, I have learned that…