Enola Gay

really knew anything about the gay community, in fact the word gay was “dirty.” If there were any suspicions that a person had gay tendencies they were committed to a mental institution. As the 20s’ came around speak easies began to pop up in bohemian neighborhoods in places such as San Francisco and New York. The gay communities gathered at these speak easies because they still had to hide from the rest of the world. The 20s’ was also the time of prohibition so the gay community…

world as a whole striving for equal opportunity. LGBT+ stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and then the plus is for Asexual and Queer/Questioning. A large amount of students in Junior High and High School are now identifying as a part of the LGBT+ community, yet…

This essay will analyse the statement 'mental illness is a social problem”. To examine this statement the sociological perspectives will be discussed as well as common social contributors to mental illness with in the concept of gender and lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-gender and inter-sexual community (LGBTI). The aim of this essay is discuss and elaborate on the concept of gender and more specifically the LGBTI community in Australia and how mental illness affects according to gender, gender…

“Hey that’s so gay” or “you’re a fag”, is something you hear at a high school almost every day. Growing up in the North Carolina, homosexuality was sort of frond upon. Hearing people make gay jokes and look down on them everyday sort of imprinted “being gay is bad” into your head. Geryon, a gay, red monster living with normal people, goes through the struggle of a typical homosexual, acceptance. He goes through the ups and downs and struggles with his family, friends and community. Many…

Eating disorders is an illness that can impact a person 's eating habits and can cause an unhealthy relationship with food. Many people who suffer from eating disorders can attribute the cause of said disorder to various causes such as societal pressures and psychological factors. Furthermore, it has been shown by research that eating disorders can be caused by genetic and biological factors passed down by parents and ancestors. Eating disorders have three different branches characterized by…

directed and produced by David Thorpe, Do I Sound Gay? is a documentary that explores one’s voice for their sexuality. When Thorpe and his significant other broke up he decided that he wanted his voice to sound more masculine instead of the stereotypical gay tone. He consults in a speech therapist, named Susan Sankin and a vocal coach named Bob Corff who both provide him with exercises to reduce his feminine voice. He goes around and interviews his gay friends and celebrities like Tim Gunn,…

work place discrimination, and lack of protection under the law. In addition, at my first gathering, other LGBT group members admitted feeling depressed and stressed out over the Orlando shooting, politics, laws and religion. For this reason, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals have higher rates of mental health disorders than straight individuals (Cochran & Mays, 2009; Cochran, Sullivan, & Mays, 2003; King et al., 2008; Feinstein, Wadsworth, Davila, & Goldfried, 2014). Despite…

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 in the 30’s through 50’s when American society was strengthening the reigns on divergence. There was a movement to go enforce archaic, strict gender and sexuality norms. In an article for The New York Times titled “A Gay World, Vibrant and…

known as Homosexual (same sex) this small minority is sadly scrutinised and subjected to discrimination. Discrimination Whilst gay and lesbian people are just as apart of society as any other gender, culture, or belief. They are still sadly subjected to unsurmountable amounts of prejudice and discrimination from the rest of society. A 2008 study done between 390 gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender members of the LGBT community, showed…

The enlightenment given by my mother has opened my mind to better understand myself. Hitherto, I only discern my existence as a homosexual. I never once thought that myself is a transgender or anything connected therewith. I was just careless to learn about the differences between homosexual and transgender. I've read about the sex change, mostly male to female, nevertheless, I do not focus on it in a greater depth. Now that I have got the picture and contemplating in myself this time with a…