Gay Liberation

moment in Scottish LGBT history. We've certainly come a long way from the rampant homophobia and discrimination of the past, but there's still much of that same prejudice present in modern society. In the past year alone, one in five LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) people have been the victim of a hate crime. Furthermore, this number is disproportionately higher for ethnic minorities, disabled people and young persons. Sadly, the more progressive attitudes in society do not negate…

In this weeks reading, we read “Pray the Gay away”, Pray the gay away looks at the lives of homosecualy men and women living/growing up in the bible belt. As we look at the lives of these indviduals (many who grew up with strong religious back grounds). We see how their family,friends and lifestyle were affected because they are gay. In chapter 1 we look at the power of christinaty and the affect is has on those living in the bible belt. We look at things like the “ Bible belt panopticon” and…

throughout their life. It is made clear from a young age that it is important to accept who you are; unless, of course, your identity deviates from what is deemed normal. In my case, living in a Catholic, Republican, southern Louisiana suburb, being gay put me way outside of the bounds of loving myself. When I looked in the mirror I saw someone out of place in a multitude of ways: red hair, heavy set (as my mom would tell me), and queer. I mean, the allegations had been around since the sixth…

it was mostly gay men who were infected. According to HIV public records, there were about 16,301 deaths before Reagan even mentioned AIDS, showing the homophobic behaviors of our government. Homophobia is an irrational fear of the LGBT+ community and an umbrella term for biphobia, transphobia, acephobia. Together, we can drive this irrational hate out of the world and unite to eliminate this hostility, leaving a better tomorrow. If you are scared that a gay person will turn you gay, you are…

was unjust because an openly gay man in a position of authority and had more power then a “normal person”. Some may say that his murder was just because not everyone wanted the change he was trying to achieve. In the days and months leading up to his assassination Harvey Milk’s stance on Gay rights and his notoriety as being one of Americas…

that the above composers, as well as a few others, were homosexual, and how that homosexuality affected their lives and their music. Brett takes a fairly critical stance in examining the analysis of scholars who have proposed that these composers were gay. Many of them have little or no proof, aside from their unmarried status, which often suggests a tendency toward solitude or asexuality more than homosexuality. Brett is not…

Nowadays, most of the people see homosexuality as unnatural, a mental illness, or even a serious sin. However, if we trace back to the period of the ancient Greece, ancient Rome and ancient China, the people at that time had a wider acceptance of homosexuality, and it was every common and popular practice in that society. In this article, I will first state the histories and cultural background of the ancient Greece, ancient Rome and ancient China. Then, I will analyze the Chinese and Western…

create it for real, for all of us,” (Harveys campaign manager). In 1977, Harvey Milk was the first openly gay elected official on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Harvey Milk became an inspiration for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgenders by showing that if he can make it big with being openly gay, anyone else could too. In the 1970s, before Harvey was elected into the board, gays and lezbians were still trying to fight for equality. Many people who were homosexual were valued to be…

Harvey Milk was a visionary and fearless gay rights’ activist and a Supervisor in San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Although his leadership was short-lived as a fellow supervisor and long-time opponent, Dan White, assassinated him his legacy remains as the prominent Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT). At that time, the community was entirely homophobic and standing staunchly to the fight against discrimination of the gay community. Harvey Milk was born on May 1930 in Woodmere, New…

Personal Taste and Sungkyunkwan Scandal both portray gay men on a range – one that is questioning his orientation and one that is pretending to be gay, although the last scenario would hardly take place in a conservative society. Plenty of papers and theories have been written about the gay culture in western media but the conservative view on homosexuality in South Korea indicates that very less has been written about the issue academically and if they are written so, they happen to be written…