Lesbian feminism

was not accepted. It was common to be imprisoned or committed to a psychiatric institution if found out. More broadly, gay and lesbian literature was produced to a…

Riskind, Patterson, and Nosek (2013) found that self-efficacy was a large predictor in whether or not LGBT members would become parents. “However, they [lesbian and gay people] were somewhat optimistic about overcoming barriers to adoptive and foster parenthood…” (Riskind, Patterson, and Nosek 2013). The optimistic outlook of adoption and fostering lead to the belief that LGBT members that are higher in self-efficacy…

In the world today, there are many controversial topics up for debate. However, one very popular discussion is whether or not gay marriage should be legal. There are a ton of emotional and moral beliefs when it comes to a topic like this, but there are also a ton of statistics and facts. Same-sex marriage is right because the divorce rates are lower than the ones of heterosexual relationships, gays have a great effect on adoption rates and their children, and for these relationships to be…

In this article Rahilly (2015) discusses the process in which a parent must learn and accept the new identity taken upon by their child. Her approach is taken in three forms: gender literacy, gender hedging and ‘playing along’. She conducts her research through a method that contains the answers from parents who mainly identify as heterosexual. Amongst these findings the participants are children under the age of nineteen and are either gender-variant or transgender. In terms of demographics,…

The lesbian choice in Diana 's case in influenced not by the natural affection towards girls but rather by the rejection of boys ' sexuality. Diana writes about her previous failures with boys who never call, who put themselves higher than others, always leave…

During the Victorian period amongst many issues human sexuality, gender, and religion was heavily debated. Human sexuality is an element that has been evolving since the beginning of the nineteenth century. Sexual preference is one of the most criticized matters in society; moreover, to speak of sex is often taboo. These opinions are comparatively due to old teachings of religion. Although human sexual preference has become more accepted and published; however, during the Victorian period,…

Journal #8-Surprise News and history are part of my daily existence. I like to be in the “know” of my surroundings and know what is going on in the world. I usually like to watch the news, check Facebook or check my daily news feeds on my phone. These are mostly updated hourly so I can really get good knowledge of what’s happening “live”. Most recently I have been coming across things like “weird” news or “unusual history” from the past that I had no knowledge of or, better yet, know they even…

An early modern dancer, a revolutionary lighting technician, and an ardent queer feminist, Loie Fuller presented the female body in new and freeing ways. Her work de-gendered and hid the female body and, by doing so empowered it. Through her work, Fuller established the female body as a source of power; yet it is consistently degendered and/or oversexualized in dance scholarship because of its physical invisibility and imagery on the stage. I want to discuss the ways in which both of these…

Those that stayed behind staged a mock funeral on October 6, 1967, which they named, “Death of a Hippie.” The ceremony was to signal the end of a played out scene. A funeral procession carried a coffin containing beads, bells, flowers and other hippie symbols was carried from Buena Vista Hill down the length of Haight Street Mary Kasper, who helped organized the mock funeral, explained “We wanted to signal that this was the end of it, don't come out. Stay where you are! Bring the revolution to…

attraction is the same. Same sex marriage has been tested to be a morally right decision due to the brains formation. Kasak concludes, “Sessions will feature the latest scientific research into same-sex couples’ relationships and family formation among lesbian, gay and bisexual people, as well as the effect of sexual stigma on individuals and families.” Scientific studies have shown that the choice to be attracted to the same sex is just the same as “normal” attraction. Attraction comes in many…