Heterosexism

Be Non-Violent, Be Vegan! Is the realization of torture, terrorizing and vivisection style mass slaughtering of billions of innocent animals a year for “your” food not enough to make you go vegan? Perhaps it will, when you realize that the killing you continue to support is going to kill you! Animals are “someone” and not “something” that experience joy and pain. They have the moral right not be exploited and suffer at the hands of humans to be used for food, clothing or amusement. Factory…

Living in fear of losing a job, being denied rights by the government, and the fear of being brutally killed should not be crossing the minds of people who are trying to do things that make them happy. Many transgender people live in constant fear of these things for simply being themselves, and doing what makes them feel comfortable in their own skin. The transgender community faces a lot of discrimination and progress is not coming as quickly as it is for the rest of the LGBTQ community.…

Within the Millennial generation, there is a striking trend of progressive thought and liberal perspective. According to surveys done by the Pew Research Center in 2014, Millennials were found to be more politically independent, unaffiliated with religion, and supportive of gay rights than individuals of the other generations (Pew). This goes to say that as a group, Millennials are generally more open-minded and accepting than the average population. Yet, if you look at some of the largest…

national conferences. I currently am working on an honors thesis “Life Regard, Perceived Social Support, HIV Symptom Load and Forgiveness: Correlates of Optimism in an HIV Positive Sample” as well as a separate manuscript for publication “Shame Due to Heterosexism, Anxiety and Self-Esteem in Older Lesbians and Gay Men.” By being a team manager, I had the responsibility of…

III- Case Formulation A- Therapeutic Process -Goals: Derek´s perception of his sexual orientation may be confusing as he stated that he was not sure about his sexuality. A mix of feelings was evidence based on his narrative (“I´m not sure If I´m gay, I don´t know). By the same token, the meaning that Derek gave to his sexual orientation was influenced by the conflicting attitudes and behaviours that his family, classmates, and teachers showed towards his identity category…

western countries, the Chinese government seems to spontaneously ignore this special group. The neglect of LGBT group caused more problem for traditional heterosexual to understand and embrace the LGBT culture. Even distorting it’s definition by heterosexism and spread their idea rampantly. In this article, I will explore…

socioeconomic class, due to his successful career as a stay at home writer. He lives in an upscale New York apartment and during his free time enjoys playing the piano. Melvin expresses prejudicial attitudes, including anti-Semitism, racism, and heterosexism. He made several of these comments, claiming “assault and battery and your black,” to his neighbor’s black friend, “there’s Jews at my table,” along with another stereotypical comment about their “big noses,” and he even introduced his…

Consequently, the experiences of those who are more marginalized within the marginalized group are largely unnoticed, understudied, and detrimental to the mental health of those within this extra layer of oppression. Transgender women of color not only have to experience the discriminatory effects of their sexual minority identity but they also have their racial minority identity, both of which may be visible and which may indicate their existence in public spaces. Balsam, Molina, Beadnell,…

1. What insights have I gained about my role as an educational leader from these chapters? Within chapter six, our book they quote President Ronald Reagan, “We establish no religion in America, we command no worship, we mandate no belief, nor will we ever. Church and state are, and must remain, separate. All are free to believe, or not to believe, all are free to practice a faith or not, and those who believe are free, and should be free, to speak of and act on their belief” (p. 155). What I…

I carry a stigma with me every day. Mostly because to many people, part of who I am is either fake, confused, and even promiscuous. Identifying as bisexual has always been a dangerous label in society and even in the LGBTQ+ community. There is without doubt that people do not consider bisexuals a part of the spectrum of the aforementioned reasons and more. Bisexuals are their own ingroup within the larger supportive ingroup of the LGBTQ+ community. Even more complexly, I can argue that there are…