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    Quinceañera Traditions

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    Quinceañeras In several different Latino-American countries and cultures, when a person becomes 15 it is perhaps the most significant event worthy of a huge celebration. There is a history to quinceañera that is generally tied with religion, although the religious aspect of a Quinceañera is not always practiced today. In the Unite States many families of Latino decent are also beginning to infuse the American Sweet Sixteen with the traditional Quinceañera. Although Quinceañeras are not always as traditional now as they were in the past, they are still a very important time in a girl’s life. The roots of Quinceañeras go back to the indigenous tribes of Mexico such as the Mayas, Incas, Aztecs, and so on, who all had traditional ceremonies when girls turned a specific age depending on the tribe itself. After this ceremony they would begin training for what their place was to be in the tribe and to be available for marriage. When the Spanish conquistadors arrived in Mexico they adopted this tradition for the age of fifteen. In fact, the word quince in Quinceañera means fifteen in Spanish. The Spaniards made this tradition for girls to transition into womanhood, sharing the Native’s customs of readying the young woman to be married, have children, learn to cook and handle the kitchen, and to keep the whole house well kept. The Spanish also incorporated the religious aspect to Quinceañeras that we sometimes see today. Some of these traditions are not enforced today but over the…

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    Very few disabled bodies have been present in the show, with notable exceptions being narcoleptic contestant Jinx Monsoon of season five, and Piyah Martell, a transwoman with caudel regression syndrome who was a special guest for a mini challenge in season four. Both times, two very popular frameworks for disability were evoked; Jinx was framed in a combination of freakshow and charity case, and Piyah was positioned as an inspiration in the Supercrip model. Both were framed as being successful…

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    A recollection of my personal experiences of using public restrooms as a transwoman in the Philippines, as well as those bathroom stories shared to me by transwomen friends, gave me the urge to pen this reaction piece on how trans* and gender non-conforming people, through seemingly innocent, apolitical practices such as using the toilet, are 'queering' citizenship by asserting their right to access public spaces that validate their gender identity (including the uniqueness or possible lack of…

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    As a cis-gendered white male who has grown up in privileged life, it would be easy for me to live life without considering the struggles of those who are less privileged than me, but because I am gay, I feel like that opens the door for me to better empathize with people of color who experience racism on the daily. I am not saying that people of color and the queer community face the same struggles, but there are some definite parallels between the two. Race and sexuality are two different…

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    myths continue to deny people basic human rights. It is also giving women a false sense of security that cannot be allowed to continue. By imagining rapists and sexual predators to only be this stereotypical bogeyman, women are being put at risk. Cassandra Thomas, a member of the National Sexual Violence Resource Center Board stated, “Sexual assault is overwhelming carried out by people victims know and trust – family members or friends, religious and community leaders, etc. – and not random…

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    Transgender Bathroom Laws

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    Transgender Bathroom Laws The United States has been determined for its citizens to have equal rights given for every citizen no matter race, skin color, sexual orientation, religion, and gender identity. Although with the United States’s determination, a few complications stand in the way for a certain group of people in order for them to get the rights someone like you and I would have. This group of people, known as transgenders, have recently been targeted for wanting to use the bathroom of…

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    0-10 Scale Case Study

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    difference is that we're trans!" Transnormativity also practices assimilation politics wherein trans people aim for assimilation rather than destruction of normativity altogether. Transnormativity otherizes those who do not align with the standards of normalcy by enforcing a notion of who is trans as well as the idea that there is a right way to be trans. The dominant narrative can be seen in media such as Orange is the New Black, where Sophia identifies as a transwoman and thus performs…

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    Transvestite Hooker. Cox had to sacrifice her dignity by acting out these one-dimensional stereotypes to get any jobs at all. While Cox was wasting her talents on bit parts as ‘tranny prostitutes’, many other trans actors couldn’t even get hired for these demeaning roles. Instead, cis men in wigs got to take on these parts. So more than just stealing major characters from trans people, cis men have also stolen the bare minimum an actor can participate in for their livelihood. Did someone mention…

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    Essay On Heterosexuality

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    who, in my opinion, are not fit to be parents at all. Throughout the past week, I engaged in discussions with colleagues, acquaintances, friends, and family members, in order to receive anecdotal evidence that discrimination occurs based on sexual identity. To protect confidentiality of those I spoke with, I will leave their names out of this document. I found similar themes in the conversations, such as, many people were aware at a young age that they didn’t find into the norm of…

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    has rejected me, due to biphobia. As I begin the coming out process of being my authentic self concerning my gender, I have already experienced the trans community rejecting me. This rejection stems from the stereotypes people assume about queer and trans people. The representation of queer woman (which I am assumed to be, because I am not fully out) on television and other forms of media only exhibit women with masculine traits: deep voices, wearing flannels, short hair. Similarly concerning…

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