Gay community

All the victims were part of the LGBT community which means that the killer either has a grudge towards the LGBT community or is himself part of that community. If it was the former, then he was like the police were saying, trying to do the world a service by cleansing it of gay men. However, in my opinion it is far more likely that the killer himself is gay and trying to repress those feelings and using murder as an outlet for his pent up sexual…

on the team reassured us that the harassment would stop throughout my years at Monta Vista High, they were wrong. The football players, the runners, even the tennis players called me a faggot for the sport I loved. My junior year I also joined the Gay Straight Alliance, and through that group helped me change my perspective…

misconceptions around the LGBTQ+ community as brought forth profound hate and prejudice for all member of this community. There is a crucial need for acceptance and respect that should underlie with the general public treatment towards the LGBTQ+ community, so they can both coexist peacefully. First off, there is a lot of false ideas and misconception that target the LBGTQ+ people. One of the more well known false idea that many people think is true is ‘The Gay Agenda’. ‘The Gay Agenda’ is a…

in the LGBT community has greatly increased over the last few years. Progressive media producers such as Netflix has created content, such as Orange is the New Black, that has shown those in the community in a positive light. This show has been extremely popular, and has been influential in changing the way that the nation views lesbian, bisexual, and trans characters and people. However, there wasn’t always stage for on non-straight and non-cis people. In the past the LGBT community has faced…

Taken from his book which outlines the history of gay men’s dress in the twentieth century, Shaun Cole’s ‘Clubbing at the Blitz, the Batcave and Beyond’ focuses on establishing a connection between the fashion choices of the New Romantic subculture and the early eighties LGBTQ+ community. This discussion on their intertextuality differs to other writings about the period, which very much look to the politics or the fashion of the era. His perspective on the movement celebrates the freedom that…

it possible for people within the LGBT community to feel accepted and comfortable when seeking out services for health care, thus showing the influence of psychology in terms of going against the societal ideations of heteronormativity, heterosexism, and transphobia, as well as becoming more inclusive to all people throughout the population. According…

Fear and Loathing in the Chicano Community” by Carla Trujillo dealt with the oppression those of the lesbian community have to deal with against society and the Hispanic culture. Cherrie Moraga's essay focused on the difference between her life and her mother’s due to the different skin colors they had, as well to the oppression she faced because she is a lesbian. Carla Trujillo centers her essay on how lesbianism is seen as a threat in the Chicano community. “The Gay Brown Beret Suite” by…

Acceptance of the LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual, queer and more) community has come a long way, but the future of the community is going through the toughest years of their lives. Children spend 12 years in school, during this time they figure out who they are. The goal that the school system has for these children is for them to be educated. Yet most kids grow up learning how to hate themselves, especially those in the LGBTQ+ community. They have no representation or support. They…

EFFECTIVENESS OF FAMILY SUPPORT FOR GAY ADOLESCENT MALES WHEN DISCLOSING SEXUAL IDENTITY Monique Henry Marywood University EFFECTIVENESS OF FAMILY SUPPORT FOR GAY ADOLESCENT WHEN DISCLOSING SEXUAL IDENTITY The purpose of this review is to examine the literature of research in recent past, their findings, and the availability of existing programs to demonstrate the vast difference between support and absence of support from parents of gay adolescents in regard to their overall wellness…

Gosine illustrates that the World Bank cannot foster a completely safe queer community within the organization and therefore struggles to adequately serve queer communities in their initiatives. Her argument boils down to the idea of what it means to "queer development" and if that is an appeal to make space for queers in development, or rather the call for a "radical rethinking…