Ex-gay

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…

come out and tell the public they’re gay. Most responses to this turned out to be good and that shows what kind of a society we are today. Above I have listed the key repitions and oppositions and ranked them in the way I thought they were most important. My rankings show me that today in this world as people come out it is not as big as a problem because today we are more of an accepting society. Based off my rankings I have noticed a theme about how coming out gay as a public figure can go…

The Valentine Road documentary shows the constant struggle of the LGBTQ community and their everyday lives. The harassment, torture and struggle dealing with being openly gay or lesbian. From this documentary, many parts can relate back to the class but I chose to discuss, hate crimes, who is most likely to be victimized by a hate crime and bullying. A hate crime was displayed in this documentary. The definition of a hate crime is when an offender victimizes someone based on their race, sexual…