Transphobia

Domestic Abuse Intimate partner abuse has some correlation with substance abuse, being that alcohol and drugs have a large part in the use of violence within these relationships. This is not always the case but the likelihood of violence is higher when one or both of the partners is under the influence of drugs. Domestic violence is defined as “abuse committed against an adult or fully emancipated minor who is a spouse, former spouse, cohabitant, former cohabitant, or person with whom the…

Ansley Kunnath Mrs. Cavalier Ethics and Public Policy 29 October 2014 Safety Is Not For Sale Sometimes, governments must sacrifice individual freedoms for the security of a larger population. This is the case with prostitution. Some may say that since selling services is legal, and sex is legal, selling sex should also be legal. However, prostitution should remain illegal for the safety of the people involved. Legalizing prostitution would encourage sex trafficking, increase the amount of rape…

The Intersection of Sexuality and White Privilege True feminism teaches us that women experience multiple oppressions and privileges that show the unique struggles faced all over the world. Feminism is not one universal movement that applies to every woman. In the words of Barbra Smith in her essay Making Face, Making Soul (1990), she writes, Feminism is a political theory and practice that struggles to free all women: women of colour, working-class women, poor women, disabled women, lesbians,…

infected. According to HIV public records, there were about 16,301 deaths before Reagan even mentioned AIDS, showing the homophobic behaviors of our government. Homophobia is an irrational fear of the LGBT+ community and an umbrella term for biphobia, transphobia, acephobia. Together, we can drive this irrational hate out of the world and unite to eliminate this hostility, leaving a better tomorrow. If you are scared that a gay person will turn you gay, you are homophobic. If you hate based on a…

One of the feminist photographers in the 1970’s is Californian born Judy Dater, who aimed at depicting women at comfort with their bodies through portraits (Marien, 2006). The feminist photographer aimed at highlighting the need for women to be comfortable with their bodies despite differences in body shapes and sizes among women. Judy Dater used sexy middle-aged subjects in the 1975 period to represent the feminist agenda. Noggle is another feminist photographer in the same period that together…

The Right To Pee Peacefully What would occur if someone entered the women’s bathroom and saw a muscular, bearded man standing at the sink; likewise, what if someone entered the men’s restroom and saw a young woman with beautiful long hair waiting for a stall to open up? These two individuals are obviously in the wrong bathroom, but what if they are being forced to use these restrooms? The man happens to have a female reproductive system; even so, he is currently taking testosterone.…

Before taking SGST 200 class, I had a very narrow view of sexualities and gender’s problems, but I was fine with that for such a long time. Even when I decide to take this class, I wasn’t expecting to change or have a whole new view of problems like racism, sexism, and homophobia. In SGST200, I learned that there is nothing wrong with being different from others, we should be proud of ourselves and be respectful to others. We can’t change the biological diversity; everyone is different since…

Byrd Graham Period 6 Mr. Zetzer Shakespearean Literature Annotated Bibliography Shakespeare, William, and Norman Sanders. Othello. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1984. Print. A. Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to see. She has deceived her father, and may thee. (I.iii.333-334) Con [Untrustworthy] B. When Desdemona says "I am obedient" (III.iii.89) [women as submissive] Con C. Emilia Objecting her husband Iago (IV.iii.92-95) [Women as fearless] Pro D. Emilia implies that men are…

of the LGBT community have criticized the disproportionate political-agenda focus of the national LGBT community on marriage equality, arguing that this narrow national focus sidesteps other urgent community issues like racism, class conflicts, transphobia, youth homelessness, and others (Spade and Willse 2013; Duggan 2012a; Warner 1999). Moreover, many LGBT activists and scholars, some of whom are black, have argued that the legalization…

indeed all members of the LGBT community are faced with. In addition, there exists the worry that raising a child in a gender neutral environment encourages that child to become “queer”, transgender or gay. So, if we ignore the inherent homophobia, transphobia and bigotry in prioritising your child’s sexuality over their wellbeing, I may put your mind at ease: studies have shown that the overwhelming majority of kids raised gender neutrally (85%) grow up to be cisgender and heterosexual.…