Enola Gay

Although I know that this essay is not supposed to be of the persuasive kind, there is an issue that has been weighing on my mind as of late that I believe Roxbury Latin must address, and that is the lack of affinity groups on campus. As someone who is part of the LGBT community at an all-boys school, I have certainly felt excluded in some aspects of school life. People are not openly disrespectful to me or my community, at least not to my face, but I have certainly felt that far too often my…

The Puppy Episode 1. INTRODUCTION A. Attention getter/ hook" - Everyone love puppies, and everybody has problems, and even though puppies can solve a lot of our problems, this was not the case for Ellen. In 1997 Ellen DeGeneres decided to come out as Lesbian in her sitcom "Ellen". In the show Ellen had struggled for years with relationships. When the writers presented the idea to the executive of the show, he said: she is not going to come out, just give her a puppy. But she did. B.…

On October 7, 1998, Matthew Shepard, a gay 21-year-old college student, was abducted by two men who took him to a remote area, tied him to a fence, severely beat him with the butt of a pistol, and left him to die in the cold of the night. Matthew Shepard’s death became one of the most notorious anti-gay hate crimes in America, and 18 years later, it wasn’t the last. June 12, 2016 brought upon a new era of anti-gay hate crimes when 49 people were killed and 53 were injured in the Orlando night…

and unfortunately, these feelings have not ended with just civilians, some people insisting that homosexuals serving openly in the military threaten unit cohesion and military effectiveness. Although it has been proven that the repeal of the ban on gays in the armed forces would have a minimal negative impact on the military's effectiveness or unit compatibility, it has not always been this way. Frank Pierson’s Soldier’s Girl, shows the impact the media and film…

Stonewall riots are commonly recognized as the catalyst that began the Gay right’s movement in the United States due to the inspiration it fostered throughout the community and the country. The event introduced the nation to the idea of gay rights, and during the subsequent two years after the riots, gay rights organizations were established in nearly every major city in the United States. At the time, it was uncommon to be openly gay, and there were not many places where the community was…

Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The film was successful in suppressing the stereotype that AIDS is strictly a gay man’s disease by presenting a new “truth about AIDS.” Through the use of scientific evidence and extensive research, the film was able to prove that AIDS is a disease which can be transmitted through blood transfusions and IV drug use. As an epidemic was quickly spreading among gay men in San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York City, scientists and doctors from the Centers for Disease…

those men was James Buchanan, who had a relationship with William Rufus King. The other man was Abraham Lincoln, who had affairs with several men. Although the acknowledgement of their sexual orientation has been ignored, it is quite clear they were gay. There were several instances of President James Buchanan’s homosexuality, the most prominent involving William Rufus King. James and King were often called a couple and described as inseparable by acquaintances. They were so close that…

life but accepting each other for who they are is always necessary. The gay option is written by Stephanie Fairyington and it describes her life growing up and the way she was treated for being gay. She states how not everyone accepted her for who she was including her own family. “If there were a straight pill,” I lamented, “I’d swallow it faster than you could say the word gay” (Fairyington 50). She explains that being gay isn’t something that she can change but she would if she could. Some…

amount of an effect on somebodies life. It changes the way you think about things or approach different things but those all have the potential to be overcome but what if those problems weren’t? Such as living in a home or going to a school where being Gay isn’t accepted. Being treated like you’re nothing, or different I couldn’t even imagine. Safe zones for those who need it should be completely accepted in my mind.…

persuade you to look deeply into the importance of LGBT rights . I strongly believe that gay rights are human rights , no one should ever have to be facing discrimination for their sexual presence , especially by their own government . I believe gay rights should be acknowledged and preserved by the US government . A quote I stand by is “ privilege is presuming to speak for others you know nothing about” gay Americans are still Americans who deserve equal rights as every heterosexual person…