Enola Gay

learnt and society has reinforced has imposed on us has create an era of homophobia and aggressive behaviour to those who are different. The term “That’s so gay” is dropped into a sentence almost as much as the joining word between. This term is used as a way to describe any situation that is considered boring or undesirable. So why is being “gay” such a bad thing that society would use it as a synonym for undesirable? Perhaps it is because LGBTQI+…

School is a place where a student should feel safe to express their sexual orientation and not have to worry about what other have to say about it. Students get teased, pushed around and physically abused everyday. Anti-gay slurs are extremely hurtful and antagonistic but they are not the harshest form of bullying that invades school climates. A study done by GSLEN shows that 88% of students in California schools hear homophobic remarks at least once a day (GLSEN, 2009). Bullying directed at…

Gay man lives in an unhealthy environment where they lost their identity and try to be someone they’re not just to fit in with the rest “The first, and perhaps major, life transition in the lives of GBTs occurs when their homosexual desire becomes silent and they adopt a homosexuality identity. This usually takes place during adolescence and early adulthood” (Garcia Article). This explains the different stages that gay man goes through, during their early childhood, they try to act the manliest…

Pride for Youth is an example of a program that uses principles of psychology and social justice in order to promote inclusiveness within the community. Specifically, Pride for Youth is a nonprofit organization that advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) youth; their mission is to enhance the health and well-being of LGBTQ youth through supportive services, education, and development (Long Island Crisis Center, 2009). Pride for Youth offers a variety…

For many years gays and lesbians have been judged for their sex preference, they have been judged so much that some of them wont tell their family members that they are gay. They were not only judged by the people, but also from the government and the church. But in June, 26, 2015 the U.S Supreme Court legalized gay marriage on all fifty states. Now the gay community is looking to start a family by adopting a child. On like most heterosexual parents, gay parents chose to become parents the…

LGBT’s have no protection in the other states and can be denied housing or be denied service just for being homosexual. B. Main Point Two – Secondly, gays and lesbians can be fired from their workplace just for identifying as a homosexual. 1. There are some companies, including most fortune 500 companies that do offer protection for gays and lesbians, but a big percentage do not offer these protections. 2. It’s really disturbing that a great free country such as the United States, we…

citizens within their own countries. Even in America, the biggest melting pot of the world, the notorious “land of the free”, this occurs despite President Obama’s recent executive order banning federal contractors from discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) employees and…

The Heidenreich article looks at the relationship between race and sexism. Heidenreich argues that there is harsher discrimination against queers of colour, and particularly those who cross gender lines. This is due to a broader discourse about queers of culture, which normalizes violence, dehumanizes queers of colour, and threatens masculinity norms. In the case study, the murder of transgender Latina youth Gwen Amber Rose is compared to the murder of Matthew Shepard. Heidenreich observes…

made in order to finally say anti-gay prejudice no longer exists, or at the very least is a minor part of our society. Even today, the prejudice against gay men and lesbians is a prominent problem in our society, even though marriage equality has officially been legalized in all fifty states. Although the marriage equality legalization across the United States is a huge leap in the right direction, we still have a long way to go. First, one must recognize that anti-gay prejudice should no longer…

Born Gay? A choice; the ability to do whatever one wishes at his or her own pace. It is a choice to wake up in the morning and go to school. It is a choice to pick out the clothes one wishes to wear for the day. It is a choice to choose who and what one fall in love with…. At least that’s what people seem to believe. Everyday members of the LGBT community hear things like “why are you so gay”, or “Stop being such a fag” or play games like “Smear the Queer”, as though what they identify as has…