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Garey 1 Stanford Garey Judge Chesbro POLS 3300 Term Paper: Introduction Dating back all the way to the first known remnants of human civilization there has been one social issue that has kept people on both sides of the fence, more or less on one side now is the idea and act of homosexuality. Now that it is the modern era it seems it is becoming more of an acceptable act among people who more or less live in a democratic free society. Some countries still throughout the world hold…

titled, ‘Death To All Jews’ and 'Hitler Did Absolutely Nothing Wrong' to his YouTube channel. After the Wall Street Journal article had been published, Disney announced that the company was removing PewDiePie from its Maker Studios program. Later that week, Google announced that it was canceling the second season of his online show “Scare PewDiePie,” which had already been recorded. After the widespread of this false accusation, PewDiePie received massive hate from the media, fans, and other…

Sticking'' up for diversity? What is diversity? Diversity is important because our county workplace and school we can learn from one to a another but first we much have a level of to understood but order people in the county. Diversity is like a group of people that is around the student. Diversity is like off you is in the say room and the say group. Diversity is important is like you is do your work in a group off people of you do not went it mean you can ask me. Why is diversity important?…

Throughout history, people who identify as transgender have not been properly welcomed across the world, being that it is not introduced by parents and mentors. However, over the past couple years, people have been trying to embrace the change that people bring to themselves and their peers. Although there are many supporters that appreciate transgender lifestyles and respect what they go through, a lot of people were raised to reject change and lash out at the people who undergo it by passing…

In the United States the gay rights movement has undergone huge advances within the last century. These advances range from a variety of social topics including the legalization of gay marriage, allowing individuals to openly serve in the military, and even gain the basic right to lead and volunteer for a boy scout troop. In fact, most of these advances stem from legislation and social protest/movements within the past twenty years. With all of these monumental and speedy advances with gay…

and new incidences of HIV among MSM/YMSM. For example, MSM/YMSM who reside in gay-positive/friendly environments avert the adverse effects associated with stereotyping and discrimination. As such, MSM/YMSM don't feel the need to mask their sexual orientation, which in and of itself can place individuals on a path of high-risk sexual behavior. Thus, the “goal of the program is to create a stronger and healthier young gay men’s community in which safer sex becomes the mutually…

Every form of media tries to appeal to a large audience. The more people that watch a program determine the success of a movie or TV show. The L Word and Saving Face are two lesbian stories released within a year of each other, yet the effort of the two stories to appeal to various audiences was vastly different. Premiering on Showtime in 2004, The L Word focusses on a group of lesbians and their daily lives and drama. It was the successful TV series that featured lesbian characters and…

On July 26, 2017, President Donald Trump restored a ban saying that transgender individuals will not be able to serve in the U.S. military. Now the ban that Trump restored was the ban that Obama ended in 2016. Many people are not agreeing with the decision that he has made, making an uproar arise on the conflict. However, there are people that are agreeing saying that he did it for the best of the army and it was because of the health cost in the military. I do not agree because they are…

A. This video had kids who were of the GLBT community answer questions about being GLBT. The beginning had the kids tell their name and talk about their sexual orientation. Then they began to ask the kids questions about things like how it felt to come out, the reaction they received when they came out, etc… B. • Disappointed • Angry • Upset • Concerned C. This video was really depressing for many reasons. These kids are constantly bullied, and in their schools, nothing is done about it. It is…

Within recent years, multiple celebrities advocated for and identified as part of the transgender community. In 2014, Laverne Cox became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for the Primetime Emmy award of “Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series” for her portrayal of Sophia Burset in the Netflix original series, Orange is the New Black. In April 2015, Caitlyn Jenner, the American Olympian formerly known as Bruce Jenner, came out and announced her status as a transgender…