Homophile

movement, how the movement has changed since he came out, and how the states he has lived in are more open or hostile towards the community. Before, discussing the interview answers, the background of the LGBTQ movement must be discussed first. The Homophile…

“Natural” VS. “Deviant” sexualities have shifted over time. Post war people began to focus more on the “Homophile” movement and postwar sexuality. These two people were seen as sexual suspects and many others were told to no socialize with them. Postwar when who were sexually active, but not married and soon became pregnant, they were seen as evil and dangerous…

Post World War II, the Homophile movement was consciously disavowing openly homosexual acts in attempt to shift the attitudes of social majority by shaping an image aligned with –philia (fondness and love) in opposed to sex (Suâarez 127). Meanwhile, filmmakers under the scrutiny from Motion Picture Production Code were made to abide by the rules of “don’ts and be carefuls”, unable to employ passionate, sexual, and “pervasive” scenes in the plot (Mondello). During this time, Kenneth Anger made…

The path of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, questioning, two-spirited movement has been a steep uphill battle until recently. Throughout history, the LGBTQ2 community has been discriminated against or outright persecuted. Even today, people continue to have harsh reactions to events like a famous athlete coming out as homosexual. Less than two years ago, gay marriage was finally legalized in the United States. Most LGBTQ2 people would consider hate crimes the biggest problem facing the…

Emotional contagion can affect all of us on a daily basis, I want to look at what those are, and see in what ways our emotions can be manipulated without our knowing. This topic is important because many times our emotions get the best of us, or we are acting in a way that we don't really understand how we got that way, and understanding what is going on is key. Some people go into rage fits, and don't know what really set them off, and this could be because of a preexisting mood that had…

Social Movements and the Power of Social Change Social movements are organized, collective efforts to promote or resist change by powerless people who are committed in an extrainstitutional action (Crouteau and Hoynes 2015). What distinguishes social movements from other forms of social and political action is that social movements are mobilized by a large group of people who lack access to common forms of power. These people use organized and ongoing extrainstitutional tactics, such as boycotts…

It is very hard to imagine a world where police are harassing and arresting the LGBTQ community just for gathering together in public or simply expressing themselves. This community had their jobs, families, and lives threatened just for being who they are. Unfortunately, this is what life was like before they started to fight back against the oppression. The younger generations have grown up in a society, for the most part, of love, acceptance, and protection for these people. This essay will…

Since its publication, the typology in Gayle Rubin’s “Thinking Sex: Notes for a Radical Theory of the Politics of Sexuality” (1984) has been useful for analyzing contemporary sexual concerns, as well as the potential subsequent moral and sex panics that follow. One such concern revolves around sexual education in public school systems. Since receiving federal backing in 1940, sexual education has been contested throughout the United States; in fact, over 70 years later, the country still lacks a…

The theme of appearance and reality is much discussed in Macbeth. Various critics have tended to look at the text from diverse perspectives. One of the most difficult plays to perform, Macbeth remains the centre of interest for both the students and the scholars. From the very first scene of the play, it becomes apparent that the play would deal with the problematic area of appearance and reality; as confirmed by the statements made by the witches: ‘Fair is foul and foul is fair.’ According to…