Sexual orientation

“Side B” represents those that identify with the LGBT Community. This community loosely represents people that identify with being lesbian, gay, bisexaul, transgender, as well as other sexual orientations. It is to be noted that most of the research done about the LGBT community is predominantly on those that identify as gay or lesbian, and that there is still a lot of research to be done on those that identify as Transgender or Bisexual in the LGBT Community. Those that identified as lesbian,…

about their sexual orientation so that they would be allowed entry into the Armed Forces is telling and perhaps portend grave change. One of the contentions for the open expression of homosexuality is the Christian interpretation of the Bible and its denouncement of homosexuality as a sin as noted in Romans 1:24-27.…

How do you know if you are a product of privilege? Is it the color of your skin, the contents of your pocketbook or that of your parents, or is it the social status of your family? Are you privileged because of who you are or what you are? According to Jackson, “privilege refers to any advantage that is unearned, exclusive, and socially conferred” (Johnson, What is a 'system of privilege '?, 2013). How one is viewed; what makes them different from the next person at any time is a…

marriage nation-wide. However, with the presence of a substantial discrepancy amongst humanity, the desire to meet true equality has not been met. Due to the combination of deeply-embedded homophobia and the lack of sufficient legal protection to sexual and gender identities, many individuals of LGBTQ community continue to in come in contact in…

a lesbian at all; I am a heterosexual female with some bisexual tendencies. I can confirm to people through my experiences that sexual identity cannot be placed into a box, and that it is not black and white. Someone can be heterosexual and still develop sexual feelings for someone of the same sex, or someone can label themselves as homosexual and still engage in sexual relationships with the opposite sex. I believe that as long as we are human beings, we will be attracted to other human beings…

This prohibited conduct included service members talking about their sexual identity and participating in homosexual conduct, anything from sex to handholding. Those who did would be discharged. On the other hand, military officials were also banned from asking enlistees about their sexual activities and they could not launch investigations just to determine if a member was gay or out members. This policy was not what Clinton had…

discriminated against on his job because of his sexual orientation. Gaspari worked for FMC Technologies where he thought he could be a good employee until he was fired. He was often harassed, and called names at work by his supervisor. He then took the issue to FMC’s Human Resource’s manager, but nothing changed after that, so he filed an EEOC complaint and a law suit against the company. After taking this action he was terminated because of his sexual orientation, (TelNews, 2015).…

that the school could be involved in to promote positive attitudes and behaviors towards people of all sexual orientations in the school is a health committee or group that is open to all students and staff in the school. This health committee would have meetings at lunchtimes and could do presentations in assemblies to inform people that there is a wide diversity of sexual beliefs and orientation within the school community. She can learn how to deal with the bullies in the school and this…

According to Benshoff and Griffin (2009), sexuality is used to describe one’s sexual orientation. Generally, the level of sexuality in Hollywood films has remained consistent. However, when they present characters that have a different sexual orientation, rather than what society views as the “normal”, boy-and-girl, husband-and-wife-relationship, these characters are seemingly, made into a mockery (The Celluloid Closet, 1995). With the influence of media, it is acceptable to say that society…

gay, or bisexual, and over five percent report they are either lesbian, gay, bisexual, or have had sexual experiences with individuals of the same sex. As a minority population in schools across the country, LGBTQ youth commonly experience high rates of discrimination and harassment, yet are often not protected under school policy. And even though most parents favor teaching about sexual orientation in schools, most sexuality education programs do not cover this topic at all, and…