Comparison Of Equiano And Wilson's Narratives

The different lives and experiences of William Bradford, John Smith, and Olaudah Equiano show how there are many ways to be adapted to a new world. There were many struggles that each of them faced, and each had different motives when writing their experiences. In some way, there are all connected to one another, with some similarities, but there are differences also.

Society kills homosexuals in ways other than murder. Due to the societal pressures, suicide rates amongst LGB individuals are skyrocketed compared to heterosexuals. Gay youths are 4 times more likely to attempt suicide. Gay teens are 3 times more likely. Gay men are 6 times more likely. 30% of the total suicides globally are made up by LGB individuals. Treating homosexuals as abhorrent and inferior, and societal persecution is exactly what causes these shocking statistics.

Written by Equiano himself, The Interesting Narrative and Other Writings was published in 1789. It is written from a first person point of view. It includes a number of letters written to express himself as a person. Equiano was born in 1745 in a province of Africa, called Eboe. The book discussed, in detail, his cultural background as well as his family. His father was a very important man within their village. In the book it also discusses the bond that he had with his mother and his only sister, expressing how very strong his bond with his sister was.

In recent years, sexual orientation has often been hypothesized in being a causal factor for adolescent suicides. This paper examines the decrease in suicide rates of LGB (lesbian, gay, and bisexual) youth since the 1980’s, and claims that increased visibility of issues of sexual orientation are correlated with this reduction. This research begins by providing statistical information concerning LGB youth suicides in the 1980’s and now to first, highlight the proportions of suicide rates based on sexual orientation and second, elucidate the drop in LGB suicides. Next, focus will shift to the ways visibility empowers LGB youth through its elucidation in social justice movements and LGB-friendly social media. The aim here is to reveal that visibility

Throughout history, there have been great differences in the way people view homosexuality. Clouded by inaccurate information and offensive stereotypes, the LGBTQ+ community has always been in a constant struggle to prove their worth as people. It was not until the mid-2000s that their efforts were understood, and federal action started being taken to protect and establish their rights. Marriage equality began to appear in states across the United States, and with that came increased acceptance and representation of homosexuality within those communities. As with every oppressed population, each human rights feat provides the LGBTQ+ community with the means to have a better quality of life. In a longitudinal study on the health and well being

Imagine a boy being born into a heavily religious family, growing up in an environment where his religion, family, and friends look down on homosexuals. The boy goes to school, only to find one of his fellow classmates being picked on simply because the way he dressed was “gay”, or that the way he acted was “gay.” The boy joins the crowd too, as he also thinks that his overall appearance simply made him “gay”. This young boy swore to himself that he would never be attracted to other boys, and that he would go to every lengths to make sure of it. Then one day, it had happened. After waking up from a good night of sleep, he realized that the impossible became a reality; he had gained an unconscious infatuation towards other boys. He could not explain why he is suddenly feeling this way. The boy had learned that he had been homosexual all along. Knowing that if he ever came out to the world, he would struggle to find love, he would find his society to be unbearable, and he would live in fear that his life would be at risk as a homosexual. Homosexuals around the world face similar problems to this boy; they all live in a dangerous environment that belittles homosexual society. If they ever decide to come out, they are immediately punished simply because of something they have no control over. As a result, it is crucial that we improve life for gays. We can accomplish this by promoting gay marriage, removing homosexual stigma, and expressing compassion for gay people. By doing

In the summer of 2015, people who lived in the USA saw a law passed that allowed same sex couples to marry in all 50 states. With sweet victory comes some downsides, since this anti-LGBTQ group numbers have risen from gay people success. Many of these groups, are violent, and people are still being killed.  In central America 2008, 1700 teens were killed for being gay. Teens. They could have some of the best working kids out there, but we will never  known because they have been murdered.

To reduce the severity of these issues and the probability of mental health problems amongst the LGBT community, future reforms must be made both in legislation and society as a whole. In conclusion, this Capstone consists of three parts: analysis of recent political and social advances, problems that the LGBT community faces as a result of existing homophobia, and recommendations for future laws and

“They don’t have a clue what to do…the system is just full of major disparities” (Neumann, 2012, para. 1). With a sense of hopelessness and sufferance, Alena Neumann expresses her feelings about health care and its’ under reported gaps in mental health services for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) population. Many LGBT persons experience a life of torment and cruelty which leads to adverse outcomes that commonly begin during adolescence and transpire into adulthood. Dating back to the 1950s and 1960s, LGBT persons were thought by mental health professionals to be suffering from a mental illness; solely due to their sexual identity. This often led to adverse treatment against their will such as: forced hospitalization, aversion therapy, and electroshock therapy (NAMI, 2016). These experiences result in isolation, embedded trauma, and self-hatred, which have been linked to the development of mental health disorders. A Boynton Health Service (2012) survey reports more than 43 percent of gay and lesbian students have been identified having three or more mental health stressors in comparison to almost a quarter of heterosexual students. Additionally, a study conducted by Largent (2012) echoes these disparities, finding 44 percent of LGBT adults reported having ever been diagnosed with depression, almost twice that of heterosexual adults. These outcomes and findings speaks volumes to the mental health disparities experienced by this population and creates a

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or otherwise famously known as LGBTQ are a community that continues to remain a subject of discrimination, bigotry, and hatred in our ever-advancing society. Homosexuality did not begin being decriminalized in the United States until the 1960s when Illinois did so in 1961, and was not repealed in all 50 states until 2003. As well as same-sex marriage was not being legal country-wide in America until 2015. Even with the arduously-earned victories throughout time, progress has been a constant uphill battle for not only the members of the LGBTQ community, but allies to the community, as well.

Last but not least, during the summer of 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court finally ruled gay marriage as legal across the nation. However, despite the influence of an increasingly accepting society when it comes to sexual orientation and the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community, there persists to be individuals who are ignorant of gay rights and are overly homophobic. These bigots are radical and extremist to the degree that they wish to invoke fear and suffering into the lives of people, who simply desire to, appreciate and most importantly, are proud of pursuing intimate relationships with their preferred gender(s). Once again, corresponding to the demographic findings of the FBI:

LGBT rights have been a controversial issue for decades now and they’ve always sparked heated discussions between those who believe in fighting for LGBT rights and those who strongly oppose them. LGBT stands for, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender; this term is heard quite often when discussing discrimination and harassment because the agonising truth is that LGBT people face a disturbingly greater amount of it than those who don’t identify as LGBT, and it has been this way for decades now in the United States of America. The struggle for LGBT people in the U.S. has been long and largely oppressive but in the recent years the acceptance of LGBT people has been slowly but notably improving, this is a hope for the future. The LGBT movement has been successful in obtaining the rights for same-sex couples to get married, changing hate crime laws, and many other notable achievements, but it took a long time to get to where the United States is today, and the U.S. still has a long way to go, but to understand why LGBT people deserve to be equal, it first needs to be understood what an unfortunately dark era LGBT people were forced to endure decades ago and still experience to some degree today.

The media is a powerful tool in the twenty-first century that we are living in, and along with people on social media, it can make an impact on the world as a whole. In terms of the LGBT community, the people apart and not apart of this group can be greatly impacted by what people and the press say and do. Unfortunately, just as there is with everything else, the stereotypes related to the body of people in it is great. Through these, there is a great impetus at odds with everyone and anyone apart or leaning towards the LGBT community. In 2012 there were 9 million people apart of this community, a number that has obviously risen since (Gates). The amount of people who are in the group is hard to identify because the census currently does not ask of sexual orientation, thus it is hard to measure. Also since gay marriage was deemed legal on June 26, 2015, there has been a great rise in the number of LGBT community members. Since there has been a great rise, the amount of bullying and harassment towards these people has also greatly raised which is where our problem begins. Since there is a persistent presence of this problem, the people who are apart and are on the edge of almost being apart, fell more and more threatened by the day.

Discrimination is a most distressing problem that continues to exist in the modern society. One of the most controversial issues is homosexuality, being homosexual in the modern society are not considered normal. Many individuals, especially a psychologist will say being homosexual is a mental disorder that has to be treated professionally. When I was a child, I realize that I am gay, many people will judge and criticize about my sexual orientation. When I was growing up, fear is my most enemies- many people, especially my parents, friends, and relatives will discriminate of being who I am. Being homosexual in modern society, it’s not simple, every day I woke up I keep telling myself that “be strong and no one is going to bring me down” and learned that everybody in this world will not like about my sexual orientation. There are many challenges that I have been through that I nearly gave up on my life, such as depression, suicide, and acceptance. These challenges are part of my life that I have to face during the time of my darkest moments.

Throughout mankind's history, gays and lesbians have become fairly known as another scapegoat to societies venomous opinions about accepting anything new or unfamiliar in order to balance out any negative baggage left behind by previous generations. In order to accept them for who they are, we must not abolish anymore given rights from them due to the misconception that homosexuality could break the mindset through fear and righteousness of Christ; that we must beat them down until eradicated from the planet. Restricting all equal rights to the LGBTQ community could threaten the pillar of society and eventually, the destruction of equal common grounds for everyone. Granting equal based rights and legal marriage rights under the authorized laws, must be expanded far enough to not only the common men and women, but as well for the gays and lesbians too,.