Sexuality and gender identity-based cultures

that but the fact that sometimes our culture carries being masculine as important and not to be seen as weak. Obviously the best way kids can prove…

This is a case that requires the decision of whether the establishment of nude dancing clubs and bars are promoting an increase in salacious behavior in the City of Norman. McWert is a business owner in the city of Norman and is also a Political Science professor at the University of Oklahoma. His business, along with thousands of other businesses alike across the United States, has multiple licenses to employ nude dancers at his establishment named “Come On In”. Without these licenses, he would…

expanded over the years, and during 201* it reached the attention of a small group of students at John Fraser Secondary School. This group known as Positive Space has the mission to provide a safe environment for all students regardless of their sexuality, background, age, or religion. Therefore, after learning about Purple Day they decided to implement it in their school and support this cause. Nowadays, Purple Day has become a "tradition" on John Fraser Secondary School, and it gives the…

1) “Rooted: Tim Miller” is a one man performance featuring Tim Miller who focuses on his life, before and after marriage equality. Before marriage equality, Tim Miller faced a life of discrimination and hardship; this was due to the constant homophobia brought on by our country. From a young age, Tim Miller bestowed to never back down from discrimination; thus, Tim Miller has been an avid egalitarian and participates in protest groups for immigration rights, homosexual rights, Binational…

For many years gays and lesbians have been judged for their sex preference, they have been judged so much that some of them wont tell their family members that they are gay. They were not only judged by the people, but also from the government and the church. But in June, 26, 2015 the U.S Supreme Court legalized gay marriage on all fifty states. Now the gay community is looking to start a family by adopting a child. On like most heterosexual parents, gay parents chose to become parents the…

The Heidenreich article looks at the relationship between race and sexism. Heidenreich argues that there is harsher discrimination against queers of colour, and particularly those who cross gender lines. This is due to a broader discourse about queers of culture, which normalizes violence, dehumanizes queers of colour, and threatens masculinity norms. In the case study, the murder of transgender Latina youth Gwen Amber Rose is compared to the murder of Matthew Shepard. Heidenreich observes…

On Sunday, September 27, 2015 around 7:00pm, my life was changed. That Sunday, I went to a Drag Show at Rick’s Café. It was such amazing experience for me. I have never seen a drag show before, but always wanted to see one. I was really excited when I saw a posting about it in MSU Spectrum Facebook group. Also, my friend told me about it, and he really wanted to go to the show but not by himself. Of course, I was game to go to the show with him. When I walked into Rick’s Café, it seemed like…

Before June 28, 1969, homosexual acts between consenting adults were illegal in all fifty states of America, which was reported in the article “The Stonewall Riots: June 28, 1969” (“The Stonewall Riots”). The Stonewall Inn is a gay bar in New York City. In 1969, it had no liquor license and held refuge for gay men and transvestites against the prejudiced police and laws. The laws were made to specifically On June 28th, these police raided Stonewall, which was not uncommon. But that night, for…

Homosexuality in Uganda Documentary Reaction In class recently, we have been discussing human rights and how they fluctuate between contrasting states. Particularly in the state of Uganda, an ongoing issue has been impacting and violating the rights of several individuals. This affair is how homosexuality is recognized and the repercussions it is posing on it’s citizens who identify as gay. ‘The World’s Worst Place to be Gay’ is a documentary in which DJ Scott Mills travels to Uganda to…

In the novel, A Confederacy of Dunces, Ignatius is not the best when it comes to understanding people. When he meets a man named Dorian, nothing changes. Dorian is amused by Ignatius ‘originality’ and humors what he says. But when Dorian insists that Ignatius is nuts, Ignatius starts to insult the gay community. But when Ignatius see’s that the Gay community in New Orleans is larger than he thought, even extending to the military, he decides to work with them. The gay community in New Orleans…