The Women of Brewster Place

COMMON HEALTH ISSUES AMONG LGBT WOMEN Even with the diversity of the community, there are common health issues affect LGBT women and the LGBT community as a whole. Overall, LGBT women face higher risks for the following health conditions: mental health illnesses, substance abuse, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), heart disease, cancer, and violence. In regards to mental health, there are significantly higher rates of higher rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation among LGBT…

Federico Villalba's Texas: A Mexican Pioneer's Life in the Big Bend is a biography and autobiography about Federico Villalba’s different milestones throughout his life. It also focuses on the lives of his children and wife. The author Juan Manuel Casas brings blissful births, weddings, and family gatherings but, it also touches sadness of illness and loss of life. The book starts off when he is a young man and decides to move away from San Geronimo, Chihuahua in the 1880s. He wanted to start his…

daytime talk show arena” (Biography.com/people). Winfrey was soon recruited by a Chicago T.V station to host her very own show, A.M. Chicago. “Oprah’s warm-hearted personal style won her 100,000 more viewers and had taken her show from last to first place in rating”(Biography.com/people). Oprah became so successful that it led to her nationwide fame and a role in Steven Spielberg’s film: The Color Purple. Starring in this movie led to Oprah being nominated for an Academy Award for “Best…

to be only a male dominated area. Statistically, female dominated work sectors on average pay less than those of men. This has lead to the shift of women aiming to be employed in largely male-dominated sectors. As England states in her article, “—employers see the worth of predominantly female jobs through biased lenses—“ (p. 153). The rules set in place by society are patriarchal; therefore a woman working seems out of the question. Yet, when she is employed it is rather seen as an achievement…

colonization and founded government. Whether still abroad on another continent or joining them in the outpost, women were a supportive feature to the enterprise. Wives bid their loved one farewell, perhaps never to return from across the ocean. Frontier women worked alongside their men to build shelter, grow food, and tend animals. As the colonies grew past their need of English governance, women maintained the home and farm as their men went off to fight. The new nation was lead, not only by…

” If you thought sexual deviance was bad, this is off the chart. Now, this isn’t as popular as other paraphilia’s and in many states it is against the law just like other animal cruelties but it doesn’t stop everyone. These videos graphically show women beating, burning, and killing small animals, usually…

enjoyed, they did not deviate from achieving crossover appeal as well as achieving a success that gave Black America a heightened sense of pride. The Supremes were able to achieve peaceful integration between Blacks and Whites with their music. Set in a place of continuing racial tension, The Supremes were able to lower the barriers with their music and existence. By doing so, they positively shifted the perceptions of how Blacks was viewed during the time. As the leading export of Motown, The…

Ask any young gay where the modern LGBT movement began, and it’s likely they’ll answer “Stonewall.” The Stonewall Riot, a two day period of rioting after a police raid at a gay bar in 1969, is often hailed as the genesis of sexuality and gender liberation in America. However, ask any LGBT historian the same question, and their answer might be much more complex. Although within the modern LGBT community Stonewall is considered the turning point toward true equality, both socially and politically,…