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    Jeanette Winterson is a British writer, she is also a lesbian. Being a lesbian writer has become a common identifier when she would rather be referred to as a writer who is a lesbian. In “The Semiotics of Sex,” Jeanette Winterson tackles the inherent relationship between the artist and their artwork by digging through the biased judgment that encases it. According to Winterson, using sexual preference “to judge the work of the writer” creates a distorted reality about their work of art (173).…

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    Homosexuality In America

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    homosexuality’s in America successful. Homosexuality Views in America and India Introduction Every culture and religion is different in its unique ways. The same goes for every relationship; it is different whether it is heterosexual, homosexual, gay, lesbian, and transsexual. Each individual on this planet has its own way of expressing love with one another. Western culture (American) and…

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    Diversity In Childhood

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    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,…

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    demand that all states allow same-sex couples to marry has come with many conflicting opinions. Many Americans agree that marriage should be a privilege only between a man and a woman while others believe that it should be expanded to include gays and lesbians. One of the main stances for the opposing opinion is that marriage has always been between a man and a woman through the eyes of religions that oppose homosexuals. The religious views of homosexuality do not take into account the evidence…

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    particular thing you take power over them. Women allow themselves to remain free and empowered by taking away the means to be defined by others. Novelists and essayists like Audre Lorde and Barbara Smith both considered themselves lesbians. In being what many would call lesbians women as well as men face criticism from society, a society that believes that heterosexual relationships are the proper form of relationships. Audre Lorde said, “It is not our differences that divide us, it is not our…

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    sexuality, class, and age. As she walked me through the forum of how the conference was going, I was a little upset. I was almost certain that a platform such as this would have been astonishing for Lorde. How was she able to stand as a confident Black Lesbian feminist? Placing myself in her shoes, I do not think that I would have been able to maintain my confidence in such atmosphere. She spoke about the last two Black women being selected at the last minute, and this was not surprising to me…

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    History Of Lesbianism

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    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…

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    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…

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    Marriage equality has been a long time argument across the United States. While the law passed in 2015 by the Supreme Court granting marriage equality, there are still arguments, primarily fueled by religious views, of what a marriage is. Therefore, dividing the country and leading the United States down a path that infringes on constitutional rights of the people in the LGBTQ community when it comes to marriage. One must ask, what would it take to bring the United States out if it is current…

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    Henry “Harry” Hay changed the lives for thousands of people. While doing that he changed the world in general because of all the stuff he had pushed for. He was one of the leading pioneers for the gay rights movement. Even though he pushed for gay rights he was married at one point. Over the span of his life he had 3 male partners that were known. Hay had a relatively normal childhood life from what is known about it. He was born on April 7th 1912. His parents were Margaret Niall and Harry Hay…

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