Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays

advertisements, JCPenney commercials include images of families where the parents consists of two moms or two dads. These images support the gay and lesbian communities, which may affect the beliefs of consumers that shop at the store or even just watch the commercials. These commercials may persuade consumers not to shop at JCPenney stores, depending on their ideals and religion; JCPenney stores received minor backlash after commercials portraying lesbian moms and gay dads. JCPenney makes use…

People you see living on the streets make up roughly 20% of the homeless population worldwide. More than 62% of homeless people are “hidden” homeless. They are the people who briefly go to live with family or friends because they have nowhere else to go besides the street. Many homeless people in the novel Young Man with Camera stay on the ground floor of the abandoned Goodson building, making them hidden homeless. The meaning of homelessness is not just…

the 1960’s, Bechdel was raised in a time where coming out was much harder than it is now. Coming out as gay had the potential detrimental to one’s career, relationships, and all-around life. She writes her memoir about her life, her experience of finding out she is a lesbian, and her memories of her neglectful, closeted father. In Bechdel’s memoir, her father, (and an essentially closeted gay man,) Bruce Bechdel is obsessive over the condition and aesthetic of his home. Everything has to be…

about him. As years went on our families became really close and still are to this day. I fell in love with Andy and in turn he fell in love with me. Being young and in love for the first time was the best thing. He was the absolute sweetest boyfriend I had ever had.We had been friends since I was 10 and we had dated for over a year. He was the best first love anyone could have asked for. Sadly we did break up and he and I went our own ways. Though our families were close I didn 't see or hear…

nation and the world as a whole has to deal with on a daily basis. Thousands of adolescents every take their own life due to a multitude of issues and problems. These pointless deaths could be avoided through the direct or indirect intervention of friends, family, and even persons outside of the child’s life. At the beginning of my research, I didn’t know a lot of information pertaining to this major issue, however after thorough research I have gained valuable insight. In this paper, I will…

When talking to my friends and family about classes, they are interested in that one class that stands out the most, Women’s Studies. Then the conversation gets deeper into what the class has learned so far, what feminism is and our opposing or similar views on the subject. Specifically this time I asked certain questions such as “how they defined feminism? “, “What they thought Women’s Studies was?” and “How have they experienced power, privilege or oppression in their life?” The official…

their health (Institute of Medicine Report, 2011). Educating health care providers can be the best practise to address this issue, with over forty percent of physicians surveyed reporting being sometimes or often uncomfortable providing care to lesbian or gay patients (Institute of Medicine Report, 2011). This uncertainty is due to the lack of experience within the field, causing feelings of uneasiness for both the physician and patient, causing non-heterosexuals to not disclose important…

his favorite school yard game was tag. He was friends with both girls and boys during elementary school. Middle school came and went and he remained friends with both sexes. His parents and family friends assumed he was a late bloomer due to his lack of girlfriends, or even crushes. As high school progressed, his peers observed that he wasn’t dating, and commented on it. He assured his friends that he wasn’t interested in anyone specific and the friends accepted it. This trend of remaining…

For my ethnography project decided to study the Russian culture. The Russian culture is very unique in many ways. Growing in a big Russian family and seeing how different I am from others around me I wanted to learn more about the Russian culture. In many ways it is different and interesting to learn what my ancestors were like and how they lived. Just imaging all the amazing things that they did and I am proud to be part of this culture, even though I don’t know much about it. There are many…

them. There was a Nazarene pastor who had grown up in the church and was considered the “poster child” while in the youth group. Once discovered that he was gay, he was asked to leave his church but continues to stay strong in his relationship with Christ. This same former pastor in the Church of the Nazarene states, “For many gays, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer Christians, it is easy to get stuck here; in the separation. In the emotional rawness of being rejected by people you…