Gay pride

An ever-so prevalent issue that I would like to bring to the forefront of discussion is the continuation of depriving the LGBTQ community on a global-scale the security of expressing their identity without persecution and scrutiny. With a family that originates from Vietnam, their outlook on life and thoughts on more modern-social topics have always been an outdated, and intolerant one. Being the archetypal "closeted" kid, this presented itself as an issue, as I know personally I will never live…

he has worked in the film industry in Oklahoma and is aspiring to be an actor in Los Angeles, California. I met Mark through a high school friend at the local bar The Stonewall, which I have since found out that The Stonewall is known to be Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender friendly, well more so than other bars around Stillwater, Oklahoma. Mark has known he was a homosexual since middle school; middle school is a time of extreme mental, psychological, and physical change for every child…

it marks one of the biggest hate crimes since 9/11. 49 people were gunned down in a gay nightclub in Orlando. (Ellis, Frantz, Karimi, & McLaughlin, 2016) Monday morning 6/13/2016, we woke up to the news of the gruesome shooting at Orlando's nightclub (Pulse). Forty-nine human being was dead leaving in their wake so many families and entire nation wheeling for the loss. The club was a gay club, frequented by gay, lesbians,…

influence in how a society structures its opinions about gender and sexuality and subsequently how they “police” it, or as Foucault stated how they fail to. There was, for example, policy in the united states several decades previous that prohibited “gay” establishments, bars and clubs, from being in operation. These businesses were run illegally and when discovered police violence of patrons was prevalent, though in some cases they undisturbed, and often tabooed, in the areas they operated.…

treated in such a way that they are looked at like they are less than a human. Rooted, is a play that was created and performed by Tim Miller by himself. It is a detailed reconciliation of his pasts struggles for equality in gay marriage and his future as a legally gay husband in the United States. The lights played a big role to me because they were dramatic. Sometimes the lights were very low, very bright, centered (focused only on him), and other times they were colorful. This had a big…

(2004 - 2007) Margaret and Irene, sisters adopted from Guatemala, resided with their mothers. Their mothers, Marie and Lauren, engaged in a civil arrangement because same-sex married prevailed as illegal in Hawaii. As a child, I knew nothing about gay rights; after I became estranged from Margaret, I recognized…

Most gay men have held back from expressing themselves fully for many reasons. Men may not have been given the opportunity or chastised for being weak or effeminate. On the other hand, gay men are socially influenced not to express their true desires or emotions openly in public because it is seen as a sign of perversion by some. While people with HIV/AIDS are scared to openly express themselves for fear of being ostracized. No matter the cause, this group while in the transition stage, needs…

believe, and say. One of these things being males putting on makeup. This is seen as a female act in a lot of places, generations, etc. Should we seriously only categorize this cosmetic relief to the female population? In one case, there was an openly gay teenage boy named Larry who occasionally wore makeup to school. Brandon McInerney ended the life of this young LGBT teen for being himself and said that Larry had made”Sexual advances” on him. With expression through makeup, and being friendly…

The LGBT(lesbian gay bisexual and transgender) community has always faced oppression,Although same sex marriage is legal now in all states it was a very difficult process it took are country many years to pass a law where a male and a male can be married or a female and a female.Most LGBT people have experienced anything from mean comments to crazy stares and have to face being unaccepted from some of the closest people to them.Many LGBT people still get oppressed to this day,the problem isn't…

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…