Gay Liberation

The Heart of Racial Justice- Ch. 10 Review: The purpose of chapter 10 in The Heart of Racial Justice is to demonstrate the important of our generation and the things that we need to do to change and reconcile our world. Part of our job is to influence others and assist the world in change. God has called us to be the Reconciliation Generation. Reflection: This chapter was very inspiring for me. After reading it, I felt moved to make a difference and influence others. The things that this world…

into a category of “otherness.” Western culture rarely represents “other” people in the media, and when they are portrayed their identity falls into stereotypes and negative tropes. One trope that is common among queer characters is known as Bury Your Gays, or specifically Dead Lesbian Syndrome, which is a result of the extensive deaths of women-loving-women in television. This includes the character Commander Lexa from The 100 who was one particular death that left a strong impact on queer…

Sexuality and Homophobia “Come on, let’s go play house!” I heard this statement so many times as a child. The only thing is, I grew up in a neighbor that was mainly girls at the time, so when we would play “house”, pretending to have our own family consisting of a mother, father (although there usually wasn’t a male around), and a child; it got really awkward. Most of us grew out of it and promised to never speak of that phase again. However, some of us grew up and became extremely cautious…

Frank Paiva, the author of “A Prince Charming for the Prom (Not Ever after, Though)” describes his experience as the gay prom date for his female friends. Paiva successfully explains the adversity that LGBT youth in a heteronormative society face. Through the use of various rhetorical strategies such as the Aristotelian Appeals and informal diction, he highlights the fact that society is not ready to accept LGBT people and those that differ from society’s expectations. Paiva establishes his…

don’t want this post to be about her comments though, so I’ll just redirect you to Amanda Marcotte’s great overview at Slate instead. The key thing Arquette is: And it’s time for all the women in America and all the men that love women, and all the gay people, and all the people of color that we’ve all fought for to fight for us now. As if there aren’t women of color, or women who are queer, and on and on. And as if people from other marginalized groups don’t have…

Considering the (unnecessary) controversy on the matter of gay people, it’s hard to find a book in which the author(s) would actually have one gay main character, let alone two like in Will Grayson, Will Grayson. Tiny Cooper has been out as gay since fifth grade and flaunts it with no shame, which is supported when Will Grayson 1 says “Tiny has been my best friend since fifth grade, except for all last…

Throughout musical history, many artists or composers have brought along controversy with their new pieces. Some controversies that these songs could bring up may be about politics surrounding the government, police brutality, sex, drugs and infringing copyrights. In 1987, George Michael released his first solo single for his debut album, “I Want Your Sex”, after leaving the duo Wham! at the age of 23. The duo was known for their upbeat and young music, but once George Michael separated, he took…

The controversy over the homosexual elements in a Disney movie – Beauty and the Beast – was furious last month. People who against the homosexuality blamed that it promotes the concept of homosexual love to kids, which is inappropriate in some people’s mind. We can see that the public treats Disney movies as an important socializing tool. They generally think that children can be easily influenced by the elements of the movies. It seems fascinating to understand how people correlate Disney…

DeGeneres came out as gay on national television during an episode of her sitcom. She pioneered the way for gay and lesbian representation in public television. At first, the feedback was good and viewers were supportive, then the criticism of Ellen’s new lifestyle grew and the show ended up getting canceled after the last episode of the season. A year later in September 1998, a new gay character emerged on the popular sitcom, Will and Grace. Will Truman was the first openly gay male character…

evidence to support the argument, but there is no way that someone can be born gay. A study conducted in 1993 suggested that there was a possible gay gene. It also said that there was an alcoholism gene as well as a warrior gene. Genes cannot always control behavior, what genes can do, in some cases, is to create a tendency to develop or display certain traits or behavior. Being gay is not nature it is nurture. So if gays are made then the parenting, education and environment in which the…