Gay

The little that they did talk about it was to state what is right and wrong. It was wrong to have premarital sex, and it was wrong to be gay. But the church did not go into details about why. She does not believe that there is a place for gay people in the church. She says if they want to choose a different religion she is fine with that, but she believes that the church should not accept them. When asked about sex and gender Dolores was…

Walter Hill’s The Warriors (1979) is an interesting critique of the hyper masculinity that has been idealized in our society. The blatant homophobia is something that would appall most modern audiences. However, in the 1970s, this is something that was quite common among the American people. Homophobia is something that has existed for a very long time in our country. This can be seen in how the subject is treated in The Warriors. This film was based off of the ancient text Anabasis by…

There has arguably never been a better time to be LGBT. The youth of today are experiencing a wave of acceptance that was not felt in our grandparents, or even our parents, generation. Everywhere you look people are talking about it; the “It Gets Better” project, Caitlin Jenner on the cover of Vanity Fair, the historic Supreme Court ruling in which it was decided 5-4 that individual states must recognize the marriages of same-sex couples, and even in sociology. Sociologists studying…

of Trevor Blackman-Wulff who faced a problem that more people have been dealing with recently: homophobia, racism, and bullying. The writers’ purpose was to inform everyone how bullying related to homophobia should be a thing of the past. With more gay rights all over the world than ever before, homosexuals should be seen as normal people now. The writer wrote this to tell us about the struggles that these people often face; problems that should be non-existent because we are all humans. A…

When I read the 2016 article, “Children’s TV Has a Representation Problem” by current writer and filmmaker for Huffington Post Will Bryson, I had many thoughts on what he was saying. I agree with his statement that when two same-sex characters trying to have some type of romantic relationship in kids TV the networks automatically see this relationship as “salacious and inappropriate” like Bryson says. Even though I agree with this, I have to disagree with him on the fact that children TV isn’t…

One of the most influential events that happened in modern American culture is definitely the legislation of allowing same sex marriage. This decision has created a ripple effect; people who support same sex marriage are celebrating joyfully on the street, where people who disagree are protesting furiously hoping the Supreme Court take back the decision. This decision has not only impact hardly on modern American culture, but also raise the awareness of same sex sexual preference people all…

violence against the LGB (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual) community. It is still a problem today, but it does seem to be getting better. Eventually, the people that participate in homophobia will and are becoming the minority. The reason as to why homophobia will not disappear but more likely to decrease is because more and more people are making a change. People who were once afraid to come out are now getting ready to let people know. The fact that there are such things as gay parades also make a…

a habitually young age. Homosexual children’s mental health is oftentimes not seen as a substantially greater situation than heterosexual children’s by parents, health physicians, psychiatrists, and the like. There is an awareness made by some that gay adolescents are at a high risk for “physical, social, and emotion” impairment, yet the care for these adolescents is impeded by “poor understanding of…

married or at least had the preconceived notion that we would at some point end up married. Halberstein goes on to tell us exactly why that notion of marriage should be challenged. If you remember the chapter from Halbersteins book Gaga Feminism about gay marriage and his utter distain for it then you’ll remember the idea of rejecting not only the normal but pop culture as well. Halberstein goes on to explain how marriage is a repressive system that actually is a waste of time to fight for when…

There are many schools, sects and sub sects in Buddhism. As with Christianity, there is also no consensus regarding Buddhism and gay/lesbian relationships. Buddhism in general is most concerned with whether an action is helpful and based on good intentions. This differs from Christianity which often evaluates an action, based on whether it is positive or sinful. The Buddha himself did not leave any teachings on homosexual orientation or homosexual behavior. He strongly encouraged his followers…