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largely due to societal attitudes and stigma, Bobby underwent an immense struggle to accept himself, and eventually succumbed to his hopelessness. This tragic case, occurring in 1983, constitutes just one of the countless tragedies regarding LGB (lesbian, gay, and bisexual) mental health. Since then, there have been several research studies that indicate a correlation between queerness and mental illness (Cochran et al. 53, Meyer 685). The majority of these studies have been on queer American…

Being black and homosexual is some people eyes is two of the most deviant things that a person could be. Being a woman on top of all that just really puts the icing on the cake. The movie I watched was called Pariah. It was the story of a young black masculine identified woman who is maneuvering through her life trying to figure out her sexuality. This movie was deviant because of its focus on homosexuality and masculine presenting women. It is the portrayal of the life as a closeted stud living…

has to talk with the whole group about the incident in order to prevent another conflict. Because the expressions of Marie on the conversation, it seems that she has faced this problem before. I believed she would not affected because children of lesbian and gay parents are usually well prepared psychologically. According to the reading resources there is no evidence that parental sexual orientation…

literally puts up a fake facade while also commenting on the message of faking an identity. Each figure is stereotypically seen as male, due to the props on their faces; however, once a person looks closer both subjects are female. Opie used her lesbian friends as subjects in these pictures. This brings up the point that the gender roles and stereotypes in society…

Feminism Persuasive Essay Feminism is not a bad thing like the internet likes to say. The internet only sees the bad side of feminism, the extreme feminists. Feminism is not gender exclusive, there are many men included in the feminist culture. Feminism is also not about hating men, it is about having equality between men, women, and transgenders. Not all feminists are bad.Feminism is actually all about getting both genders, and transgenders to be equal and most people, after they learn what…

subjected to be oppressed. For example, in the reading “There is no hierarchy of oppression,” Lorde highlighted that she is black, a woman, and a lesbian. Those three characteristics alone are reasons for her to be oppressed in today’s society. Lorde goes on to say that “within the lesbian community I am Black, and within the Black community I am a lesbian (Lorde, 2009).” No matter which direction Lorde turns she is trapped in every way, she is in fact living in a double bind. The message I took…

let alone multiple. This can be applied when lesbian or other LGBTQ writers express their experiences through multiple lenses of intersectionality. One can see herself as an impoverished ethnic lesbian, but only be acknowledged for one at a time depending on the community she is talking to. Also, when one is not the ‘ideal type’ for her identification groups, those she wishes to relate to can further reject her. Gloria Anzaldua is a Chicana lesbian woman from Native American descent and writes…

necessary for the biological father to be present, but someone needs to fill the roles of the father. In our paper we split it into four different sections: Yes that fathers are necessary, no that father’s are not necessary, a study done on lesbian household outcomes, and a real life example involving one of our group members. The big question is, does growing up without a father affect development in children. Fathers that are present and active in their children’s daily lives has many…

In Gay & Lesbian adoption: An Overview it states, “Same-sex couples who are raising children are four times more likely to be raising an adopted child than heterosexual couples with children”. Same-sex couples should be able to adopt because there are multiple children out there that don't have a permanent home. The parents sexual orientation should not matter, it should be depended on who they are as a parent not who they are attracted to. Having homosexual parents make the kids more open…

She grew up in a small town with only one black family and very few gay or lesbians, making any civil rights issues very limited in her town. Lesbians were basically unheard of due to the fact they often moved away to big cities such as Boston or San Francisco with larger gay and lesbian populations. Over time, with the growth of each generation the acceptances rates and level have risen when it comes to gays and lesbians. Although many civil rights problems saw action in the 60’s and 70’s,…