Orientation week

To begin, the topic presented in week five reflected the taken for granted notion of sexual subjectivities. Entering this course, I was not aware of the significant influence culture and gendered roles had on sexual subjectivities. Through the lecture (Dundon, 2015), tutorial and readings of this week, (Lorway, 2010; Blackwood, 2010; Schwartz, 2007) I came to understand how sexual subjectivities are considered to be an individuals’ sense of self as a sexual being, which links to their sexual…

As his freshman year of high school came to an end, he decided to take a bold action by testing the waters with his sexual orientation. Few weeks before final exams, he revealed his close friend that he was gay. Although Daniel didn’t think it was a big deal, his friend had a different perspective about this matter. Rather than keeping that information private, he shared it with the…

academic.oup.com/bjsw/article/39/8/1598/1624782 Bullying occurs in schools, home, religious spaces, public areas (eg: malls) on the street, public transit, online “Conversion Bullying”: Occurrences where LGB people are harassed to change their sexual orientation and comply to heteronormative ideas the American Psychiatric Association disproved “Conversion” in 1973 Homophobic bullying effects: Psychological effects: low self-esteem, anxiety, depression “You would begin to feel that you weren't…

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, and queer, or LGBTQ for short, people have a history of getting bullied, harassed both physically and verbally, and discriminated against all because of their sexual orientation and or gender identity. Many were even reluctant of, what many refer as, “coming out of the closet” because they feared they would not receive approval and support. Throughout the years, though, there have been people fighting for equality and the acceptance of these people. Outspoken…

and declare their gender as such. People have claimed that they are gender fluid, they feel like they shift between genders because they might feel female one week and male the next. I think gender gives people a way to express themselves as they please without being confined to their physical sex. Sayad and Yarber define sexual orientation as “the pattern of sexual and emotional attraction based on the gender of one’s partner” (17). This differs from gender and biological sex. For example,…

the United States Department of Justice states that these crimes are motivated by a bias towards a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnicity or national origin. Statistics from 2006 show that racially motivated crimes account for the most hate crimes committed. The remainder of crimes are committed by bias against a religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity or national origin, and disability, in that…

given, making it difficult for society to accept the idea of homosexuality. Due to differences in social views of sexuality in today’s society and the fear of not meeting established social norms, people are torn between embracing their sexual orientation with pride or being too ashamed to come out to the world. Coming out means making it public and acknowledging that one is gay, lesbian or a bisexual. For example, in the memoir, Fun Home, narrator Alison Bechdel portrays the effects of…

consequences is something that people maybe never seriously think about, although many people get affected by it. The show, “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” elaborates on the issue of LGBT discrimination. The Equality Act of 2015 is a bill passed by the House of Representatives and Senate, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, gender, identity, and sexual orientation, and for other purposes. Yet, this does not guarantee the equality of gay people because it is still legal to…

adults as they develop their sexuality (i.e., establishing sexual orientation, integrating love and sex, forging intimacy and making commitments, making fertility/childbearing decisions, practicing safer sex to protect against STIs, and enhancing a sexual philosophy). Establishing one’s sexual orientation is crucial in a young adulthood because it’s basically the start of your whole life. Once you figure out your sexual orientation whether it be heterosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual, or…

first generation Muslim living in a post 9/11 nation, I can detect the discrimination against my parents because of their faith. Although America us a society of contradiction, we often struggle with issues such as gender, religious, and sexual orientation inequality. Gender inequality…