Gay Liberation

Medical/ Deficit Model Social Model Affirmative Model According to Swain and French (2008), the affirmative model is about allowing an individual embrace their differences. They state that that this model allows individuals with Impairments or disability to challenge the presumptions about themselves. The model allows them to challenge the presumptions that are not just related to how they differ from the stereotypical normal or average human being but also about the “assertion, on their own…

Throughout LGBTQ activism and political pursuits, the queer community has fostered distinct approaches to organization, evident in its political organization around identities and its political organization around issues. While both of these approaches possess individual strengths, they have also been a topic of contention within the community, as opinions vary in regard to whether the use of coalitional or identity politics is most effective in the pursuit of equal rights. In this paper, I will…

working at Be Bee's in its early days, Bert Gerbrands dreamed of a truly special gay resort, something unique, secure, secluded, preferably seaside facing the famous Great Barrier Reef, and surrounded by lush tropical rainforest. In pursuit of that dream he drove the local roads looking for a location and talked to friends about investing in the venture, but he never found the right spot and, with virulently anti-gay Joh Bjelke-Petersen captaining the Queensland ship of state, no one dared dip…

believe in any kind of discrimination towards these people but it does not celebrate same-sex marriages or accept homosexual relationships. As for priesthood, today, many men’s religious orders and some bishops often make their own decisions regarding gay men as candidates for the seminary and priesthood (Campaign, "Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ Issues: Roman Catholic…

movie, How We Got Gay, the title says it all. How we got gay tells the powerful story of the struggle for gay rights, from the 40’s and 50’s to the present day. It talks about the secret lives gay people were forced to live, at a time when homosexuality was illegal and police harassment had become a fact of life. What was interesting was that the documentary explored what life was like for gay people at a time when homosexuality was seen as a mental illness, and to be openly gay was to live in…

Far from heaven is a movie that took a place in the 1950s era. Indeed, it features a few issues those were widespread among the American society, such as racism, homosexuality, and class discrimination as well. In the movie, Cathy plays the role of the perfect mother and wife simultaneously who is married to a very successful man, Frank. In addition, Frank plays the role of the sales managers, who is a successful man achieving a huge amount of profit in a company with a high reputation. At that…

she begins to not only question her sexuality but who she is as an individual. Her attraction to Smirnov throws a wrench into everything she holds to be true about herself: her sexuality, her fidelity to her husband, and her sense of privilege. As gay marriage has become legalized and the rights of the LGBTQ community have come into focus, the idea of questioning one’s identity in regards to sexuality and gender is more and more common. Every person can identify with societal expectations of…

around the 1990's were in a back handed or mocking nature of gay mannerisms, behavior or just outright portrayal of disgust or abomination…

When considering inequality, homosexual rights have long been framed negatively in the media. The media has traditionally been willing to accept unfair comments and treatment toward those who are gay (Russo, 2001). Traditionally, in most mainstream media coverage, gays and lesbians either have been shunned or only mentioned in stories with negative frames toward the group (Ragusa, 2005). The first positive framing of homosexuality in the business section of a newspaper occurred in the 1990s…

taken to alleviate such oppression. Helping the Military Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Don’t ask, Don’t Tell policy was enacted as a result in the military’s discrimination towards gay and lesbian people wishing to enter into the military. Bill Clinton then proposed and put into effect a law or “loophole” that would allow for gay and lesbians to enter into the military if they were able to stay quiet about their sexuality. So don’t ask don’t…