Orientation week

GAY TEACHERS AS GAY RECRUITERS Gay men are stereotypically feared for potentially “recruiting” others into also becoming gay, especially young students, due to the belief that gayness is “contagious,” like a sickening plague that should be avoided, although “there is no empirical proof that a gay teacher can affect the sexual preference of school-aged children” Kirk and Paul Cameron from the Family Research Institute in Colorado Springs explain (603). Parents and administrators therefore fear…

important matters, such as sexuality, dating, violence in relationships, and finances, both of my parents took on the role of talking to us equally. Both of my parents always let my brother and I know that they would love us no matter what sexual orientation, a “preference for sexual parents of the same sex, the opposite sex, both sexes, or neither sex,” we were (Benokraitis, 2015). This made my brother and I feel very comfortable because we knew that we could talk to our parents about sexuality…

Diversity is valued by some nonprofit organizations, tolerated by others, and its value is questioned by some, but what exactly does this term diversity mean in the context of governance in a board. Diversity goes beyond race or gender in the workplace, but encompasses every aspect of each board member as a form of diversity. While there is no universally agreed upon term to define diversity, the most agreed upon definition consists of “all characteristics and experiences that define each of us…

Transgender bathrooms Should transgender people be allowed to use either bathroom? For the safety of all transgender people need to use the restroom that their birth certificate identifies them as our family/private restrooms.This will help prevent Sexual predators from being able to attack also kids and parents need to feel safe when their kids are in school or anywhere, although transgender people might consider this is harsh we need laws to set boundaries so everyone feels safe they do not…

discrimination and bullying toward LGBT youth found in all sorts of settings including the home, work, and school. Many LGBT teens experience abuse at home and even being kicked out of their house. Finding a job is sometimes harder as their sexual orientation is unwelcomed by employers and fellow colleagues. LGBT youth also endure harassment and bullying at school facilities. Many religious and political groups fight to keep the rights of these teens restricted and try finding ways around…

Milk Envision taking a shot at a job in an unpleasant neighborhood, having somebody decline to enable you to join an affiliation and debilitate to call the police. That, as well as to have your business permit renounced on no legitimate grounds. This is just a single of numerous circumstances that Milk experienced living in San Francisco, California, as a gay. Gay people were frequently depicted as social freaks and regularly confronted serious police mercilessness. This film tends to numerous…

The year 2015 has constituted several monumental changes in regards to marriage equality in the U.S. After many years of debate and consideration, the United States Supreme Court finally decided to put an end to the discriminative legislature preventing homosexuals from being legally married. The film La Mission captures some of the harassment and intolerance homosexuals have to cope with from disapproving family members. La Mission conveys the story of a Latino, ex-convict named Che Rivera who…

Rhetorical Analysis of Jim Fitterling’s “Making Small Talk: The Case for LGBT Diversity and Inclusion” Most Americans speak freely in the workplace about life and home without compromising their job security. Ideally this would only be problematic in cases where individuals are involved in illegal or otherwise deliquent activities. Author Jim Fitterling addresses how members of the LGBT community lie somewhere in between, many remaning silent and in secret due to the fear of losing their…

Roxanne Gay, in her Op-Ed piece “On the Death of Sandra Bland and Our Vulnerable Bodies” that featured in The New York Times, takes a stand position regarding the treatment of Black women, or black people in general, in America. However, the injustice illustrated by Gay is not the one from one civilian to another but rather from the justice systems originally designed to keep all Americans safe notwithstanding their skin color nor racial affiliation. According to Gay’s piece, the crimes that the…

In the professional field, it is important to understand cultural diversity. Multiculturalism includes a wide range of areas that counsellors need to consider, including “gender, sexual orientation, age, spirituality, religion, social class, disability”, as well as “nationality, ethnicity and race” (Schulz, Sheppard, Lehr & Shepard, 2006 p.118). Code A1 clearly states the requirements of maintaining “a high standard of professional competence” (CCPA, 2007 p. 5), which requires representative…