Homophobia

Building a wall is not meant to keep immigrants out, it is meant to keep ILLEGAL immigrants out. Maybe you are unaware but legal, law abiding hard working immigrants come in legally. The only immigrants that come in illegally are immigrants that either have nothing to loose because they are un able to work or they have criminal records and cannot come in legally. AGAIN, the wall has nothing to do with stopping immigrants from coming to America, it is to stop ILLEGAL immigrants from coming in.…

Homophobia VS Sexism The topics of homophobia and sexism have been discussed multiple times through out the Social Issues course in both class discussions, movies we have watched, and in the readings. In one article by Suzanne Pharr, “Homophobia as a Weapon of Sexism,” she describes the issue of sexism and homophobia as coming down to the ideals of patriarchy. Merriam-Webster defines patriarchy as “a family, group, or government controlled by a man or a group of men.” It has been around since…

Homophobia has been around for many years, and at times, dominated decisions that were made in regards to the LGBT community. Exactly what is homophobia? Homophobia is the negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors an individual has in response to others who are perceived to be gay or lesbian. This concept has plagued many among the LGBT community in regards to equal rights, fair employment, and most shocking of all, personal safety. This paper highlights some studies which have been conducted…

amateur sports, to the big leagues; homophobia is a very prevalent issue throughout today's sports world. This problem has proved detrimental to many LGBT athletes’ emotions, mental health, and ability to play the sport they love due to their sexual orientation. A study showed, "84% of participants have witnessed or experienced homophobia in sports" (Dennison). Throughout all levels of sports it is extremely likely a LGBT athlete will face some sort of homophobia in sports. Early in an LGBT…

When leaders teach young men about masculinity they show that they must be strong, emotionless, and confident. The patriarchal society we have built has taught men to be ashamed of the feminine ideal. In his article “Masculinity as Homophobia: Fear, Shame, and Silence in the Construction of Gender Identity”, Michael S. Kimmel states that “fear of being seen as a sissy dominates the cultural definition of manhood” (Kimmel 214) The moment society tells young boys to “man up” becomes the instant…

thus creating a divide that formulated two categories: those that followed the progressive Western idea of equality and those that were homophobic like Russia. This demonstrates the Canadian political response indicating their foreign policy on homophobia. The Canadian response is a perfect case study that exemplifies the existence of the Canadian homonationalism. Canadian politicians…

There are so many things in the world that I hate. That includes: racism, homophobia, animal cruelty, and so much more. I feel like there are so many people in the world that are treated so unfairly for the things they wear, what they do, how they look like, what their sexuality is- and just doesn’t make any sense. People should always be treated equally with respect, and not have to live a life full of discrimination. I think that all of this is getting out of hand these days, considering the…

Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines homophobia as the irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality or homosexuals. While society has made great strides towards becoming more accepting of the LGBTQ community, there is still a portion of the population that has not changed. And in hip hop culture today, it can be seen by many that homophobia is still prevalent. Joel Penney is quite aware of this as his article entitled, “We Don’t Wear Tight Clothes”: Gay Panic and…

“I think we won't be able to understand the operations of transphobia, homophobia, if we don't understand how certain kinds of links are forged between gender and sexuality in the minds of those who want masculinity to be absolutely separate from femininity and heterosexuality to be absolutely separate from homosexuality”( Judith Butler). Judith Butler, an American Philosopher and Gender Theorist, explains that in society most people believe it is problematic if one displays both stereotypical…

Intersectionality is a concept often used in critical theories to describe the ways in which oppressive institutions (heterosexism, homophobia, sexism, sizeism, etc.) are interconnected and cannot be examined separately. Heterosexism is the discrimination or prejudice against homosexuals on the assumption that heterosexuality is the normal sexual orientation. Homophobia is the dislike or prejudice against homosexual people because of who they are attracted to. Sexism is the prejudice,…