Homophobia

Byatt’s Possession is mostly about the affair of Christabel LaMotte and Randolph Henry Ash and the research of Maud Bailey and Roland Michell; Blanche Glover and Val are minor characters, only there to support the main story. Both of these women are victim of the affair, it caused their own relationships to end. Splitting up has different consequences for Blanche and Val due to society, dependence and love. Val is able to move on quickly after splitting up with Roland because she has already…

SOCIETAL ARCHETYPES Are there specific patterns of QLC in different societies? Some circumstances have been shown to be society specific. Take the concept of homophobia- while it is ritually practiced in certain parts of the world, in others- it is considered a criminal offence. And so, isn’t it important to know, if quarter life crisis is as prevalent in Kenya as it is in the United States? Are there significant geographic differences in its occurrence? Are individuals in certain parts of…

The year 2015 has constituted several monumental changes in regards to marriage equality in the U.S. After many years of debate and consideration, the United States Supreme Court finally decided to put an end to the discriminative legislature preventing homosexuals from being legally married. The film La Mission captures some of the harassment and intolerance homosexuals have to cope with from disapproving family members. La Mission conveys the story of a Latino, ex-convict named Che Rivera who…

Question 4 The issue of police brutality is sickeningly present in America and highly controversial. Instead of being flooded with feelings of relief and safety upon seeing a member of the police force, people of color feel anxiety and fear. Will this police officer harass or question me with no valid reason? Will they attempt to search my body or violate me? Will they even try to kill me? Black individuals are the most prone to acts of unnecessary police violence. In chapter 5, they discuss…

Queer theory has been largely developed by three women: Judith Butler, Gayle Rubin and Eve Sedgwick. Each author argues different viewpoints about a person’s gender, identity and sexuality. Their arguments explore the social and political frameworks through which society interprets sexuality and gender. Since the three arguments regard sexuality in society and politics, could their arguments be compatible with the Althusserian Marxist concepts, especially Marxist definition of ideology? Each of…

Same sex marriage Human beings fall in love with each other and get connected such that the loved ones become part of them. Some are attracted to people of the same sex while others are attracted to the opposite sex. It is this love that leads some to marriages and/or long time relationships. However, not everywhere in the world that same sex is allowed. This makes marriage to same sex difficult and sometimes impossible for people who fall in love but happen to live in a country where same sex…

leads to misogyny and homophobia (Landsberg, 2012). Canada has a national identity which is centered around masculinity due to the success of sports in Canada, particularly hockey. This drives many Canadians to place athletic ability on a pedestal and further perpetuates the idea that to be a man is to participate in sport and athleticism (Bridel,…

Not only are my loved ones devoted to our cultural traditions and views but with those views comes an ingrained sense of homophobia, which poses a problem for those in the LGBTQ+ community. Being one of those people, the only one in the family I personally know about, has formed a bit of distance between those society says I should be closest with. Until two years ago I always…

steps should be taken to overcome the abusive behaviour of people in their relationships and fair and clean professional behaviour should be adopted to identify and point out prosecute abusers in the society. The factors of discrimination and homophobia should be discouraged, abuse or violence is not the solution to any domestic problem (Thriving Family Magazine). In many occasions the male partner may abuse his wife or girlfriend because he feels that there is nothing wrong with the behaviour…

even violence exacerbates the pressures that everyone feels in daily life” (46). This suggests that by banning same-sex marriage, different amounts of social pressure are being pushed onto same-sex couples. On top of marriage rights being denied, homophobia and…