Sexual orientation identity

The notorious seven time tour de France winner Lance Armstrong who doped throughout his seven wins in cycling’s most notable and prestigious event admitted that if he could start his cycling career over again he would still dope (reference 1). Possibly the biggest case of doping in not only the sport of cycling but world sport he had repeatedly said during his career that he did not take performance enhancing drugs but one of his most famous quotes that makes him look foolish now is “I have…

Unlike its prominence in Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, revealing one’s sexuality is only an underlying theme in Jandy Nelson’s I’ll Give You the Sun. The novel introduces readers to two different narrators, twins Noah and Jude, whose accounts take place at two different points in time. Specifically, the topic of homosexuality and coming out is mainly featured in Noah’s account at thirteen years old. Throughout his side of the story, Noah, who is gay, struggles to embrace his sexuality…

Before Night Falls is a biopic that chronicles Reinaldo Arenas’ life in Cuba as a writer and a homosexual. Arenas was an important figure not only for his achievements in his literature but also for his dissident homosexuality. He felt that being who he was as a gay in Cuba was a form of social protest. Arenas dealt with a lot of repression while living in Cuba. Through the portrayal of Reinaldo Arenas by his actor Javier Bardem and through the use of Johnny Depp’s two characters, Before Night…

On the other hand, One Million Moms focused on preserving the traditional family values. Nowadays, there are groups of people who belong to third sex orientation. These people are still human and they can’t control who they really are and what they believe in. One Million Moms has no right to meddle over JC Penney’s business as they themselves seemed to have lacked ethical viewpoint over the matter and their…

Privacy is considered to be an important value because it protects personal information from the public's perusal. People’s uniqueness derive from their personal judgement and belief towards others. Although everyone’s differing viewpoints can contribute a greater alternative to society, it is not always the case. Since people's’ minds are so different from one another, there is bound to be disagreements. A great example of this is homosexuality. For centuries, homosexulaity is seen to be some…

Boys Scouts of Americas has come under heavy scrutiny about its ban to allow openly gay scouts into the organization and has finally decided to lift it. In a statement by Wayne Perry, BSA President, he said “While people have different opinions about this policy, we can all agree that kids are better off when they are scouting.” The decision to lift the ban was a move in the right direction towards progression and acceptance. Originally, W.D. Boyce founded Boys Scouts of America (or BSA) in 1910…

In recent years, the LGBT movement has gained steam and successfully fought for the rights of gays and lesbians. Gays and lesbians enjoy more social acceptance than they did 20 years ago. This social acceptance, however, is not enjoyed by all members of the LGBT community, as transgender and transsexual individuals are still discriminated against with far more vehemence than gays and lesbians. This discrimination is explored in the film Boys Don’t Cry and the novel She’s Not There, by Jennifer…

The only internal organisation for gay rights within Uganda is SMUG. The acronym stands for Sexual Minorities UGanda. SMUG is currently headed by Frank Mugisha and his deputy Pepe Julian Onziema. SMUG fights for the protection of the Ugandan LGBT community’s human rights. Amnesty international is another organisation fighting for gay rights in…

ability to allow the existence, occurrence, or practice of (something that one does not necessarily like or agree with) without interference. As a teacher, it is important to understand and embody tolerance for the diversity of people, cultures, sexual orientation, race, etc. There will be many students from many places to teach, and a teacher must strive to be the best educator that he or she can be. This means it is crucial for the teachers to evaluate themselves in terms of tolerance and it…

(2000) asserted that homosexual behavior has existed throughout all cultures. For example, Melanesian, Tahitian, Hawaiian, African, South American, and Europe are among some of the cultures where homosexuality is normative. Is it possible that sexual orientation perception is an evolved trait gained through evolution? Evidence in this field has been mixed but we will attempt to determine…