Transphobia

Mrs. Doubtfire follows Daniel Hillard, a recently unemployed voice actor following a messy divorce. His ex-wife Miranda had divorced him after coming to the realization that her husband was an extremely immature father to their children Lydia, Chris, and Natalie as well as an unfit husband to herself. When she files for divorce, Miranda originally gets sole custody of the children, but the judge tells Daniel that if he is able to find a steady job and a suitable residence within three months,…

Fractured Equality: The Effects and Solutions of LGBTQ Bullying Found in the lyrics of the song, ‘Same Love’ , by Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, and Mary Lambert, the quote, “Kids are walkin' around the hallway, plagued by pain in their heart, a world so hateful, some would rather die than be who they are” leaves a powerful message to all in regards to Lgbtq bullying. Most Lgbt students have been in a situation of bullying or similar harassment, or has seen it happen to another in the community.…

violence under our prison system; in many times, they have no idea to stop it. From the book, we find that the sexual violence of prison guard is routine to happen in jail, and it is always infused with racism, sexism, heterosexism, ableism and transphobia. There are several prisoners that suffer the sexual violence mentioned in the book. For example, Jake Donaghy is transgender and he writes to the author about the ways that prison guards manipulate bodies into deeper isolation. He suffers the…

Women and Gender Studies is a discipline that primarily focuses on the relationship of womyn, womyn subjects, and contextualizes their relationship to the world. It has its roots in feminist activism and continuous to teach within this framework. “The binary between men and women seemed not only to be a presupposition within feminist work, but was elevated to the theological status of the ‘irrefutable’ within some feminism” (Kushamiro, 2000) What occurs within this framework is that it…

judgement to be clouded by a fear-one of the unknown, which she had so tragically had realized in the worst possible way...but this does not excuse infringement upon the personal liberties of others, regardless of her position. Sadly, in some areas transphobia has prevailed; fear has plowed through reason, albeit momentarily. In places like Houston, where Proposition 1 (a bill securing equal rights for LGBT citizens) had failed due to conservative outcry, “the campaign was as explicitly based on…

President Barack Obama once said “When all American are treated as equal, no matter who they are or who they love, we are all more free.” As a Hispanic LGBTQ American, these words resonated with me. In my exposure to a plethora of cultures, in my personal experience and academic career, I have had the privilege to understand and further appreciate many lifestyles. Through these experiences, my mission: to serve toward compassion and respect, rather than intolerance and isolation, has remained…

The majority of the people I encounter at my school have a complete lack of care when it comes to important social issues. To even mention words like feminism or Black Lives Matter brings eyerolls and headshakes from various parts of the classroom.But I enjoy discussing and thinking critically about these issues. Discussions of social conflicts that are pervasive in our community are important and necessary. Martin Luther King Jr once said that “our lives begin to end the day we become silent…

Lee Mun Wah’s Color of Fear features a thoughtful and emotional discussion of the problems men face in society with focus into the race relations that shape lives. Hosting a variety of men from different race backgrounds and experiences, the discussion they have among each other opens up new questions and a deeper understanding of the ways racism has interwoven its way into society and masculinity. Working from explanations of white privilege to the sensitive topic of racism between men of color…

Although these items are basic and talk about homophobia on a college campus, they lay a foundation that other nations could follow. For example, “Interrupt anti-LGBTQ jokes, comments or any other behaviors that make homophobia and transphobia appear OK”, and “Use neutral labels like “partner” or “significant other” instead of “boyfriend,” “girlfriend,” etc”, appear on the list (UNC Charlotte, “Combatting Homophobia”). Interrupting homophobic jokes signals the mob mentality. When one…

movements that were supposed to be supporting them. They saw “on one side, mainstream gay activists whose agendas ignored farm workers, police brutality, and racism; and on the other side, mainstream Latino activists whose agendas excluded homophobia, transphobia, and misogyny,” (allgo). The prolonged exclusion of and discrimination against those who were both queer and Latino is the social injustice that gave ALLGO a solid foundation. As time has passed, the name of the brothers and sisters in…