Ellen Degeneres Monologues

Early that morning, newly hired park ranger, Jennifer Flores, stuffed a banana into the blender and mixed up a high energy chocolate drink. Her dark brown hair was pulled back into a ponytail and her face was clean and free of makeup. She was dressed in a black jogging outfit that hugged her body tightly and showed off her shape. She poured her drink into a glass and guzzled it down like she was in a beer chugging contest with her sorority sisters.

Although my main focus of my mockumentary was Trump’s issue with Mexicans, I’d like to expand the focus onto Trump’s racism, xenophobia and general thoughts, policies and views that have offended many different individuals and groups of people. I believe that these things he has said he would do should nullify his eligibility to run for president.

There are certainly various points in history that can be construed as trailblazing for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. One event in particular, however, sparked awareness and a call to action that previously could never have been conceptualized in the United States. This unforgettable incident, the Stonewall riots of 1969, altered the public’s view of the gay community and arguably jumpstarted the next revolution in an entirely new civil rights movement.

She created a space for people of color to flourish and dominate. She created a space for LGBT member to flourish and dominate. She has managed to give everyone a chance to see themselves reflected on TV. She uses her shows to speak out against police brutality, to bring awareness to black lives, to Uplift the LGBT community and to show the world that women are not sex toys or damsels in distress that women are strong and smart and can be leaders too. Despite some backlash for the characters she decided to portray in her shows she continues to break barriers and writes the world as it actually

The increase in support can be seen through the number of people who attend pride parades each year, which are now taking place in almost every country nowadays. The growth of the gay rights supporters compared to amount at the first pride parade in 1970 displays that the lives of the LGBT are being acknowledged and will continue to be spread and talked about in earnest as things progress for their community (Hirshman). The major shift from the 1960s race, gender, and sexual orientation discrimination to the acknowledgement of women’s rights and needs, African American opportunities and equality, and increase in trans and gay rights in the present show that the civil rights movement of Stonewall, Black rights, and women’s equality had a major effect on the future of society today (Williams). The effects of the Stonewall Riots can also be seen through the Supreme Court’s legalization of same sex marriage in all states in 2015. This is the biggest change in the journey for gay liberation in America and it’s evidence of the growing support that began with the riots and has continued on to the present.

One’s gender identity represents who they are, whether they were born with male or female genitalia. Back in the 1900’s, “for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) folks in America, the efflorescence of sexual expression did not begin until the waning months of that decade in the heart of the nation’s then-largest bohemian enclave and gay ghetto, New York’s Greenwich Village” (Wolf). In the 60’s, being able to express who you were freely was pushed aside much too often. But because of the Stonewall Riots in Greenwich Village, their fight has helped people today be who they want to be without any discrimination. Over “four decades after the Stonewall riots, political leaders are now beginning to recognize the influence of the LGBT community, knocking down barriers to gay and lesbian participation in the military and nominating at least two transgender officials, for the first time in history, to senior posts in the federal government under the Obama administration” (Teal). Whether someone identifies as a man, woman, or neither, they are able to participate in any group regardless. Due to the Stonewall riots, no matter what no one can turn you down based off of your gender identity, which is causing political leaders to now think differently because of this monumental time in history where everyone can be accepted for who they want to

The 1960s and early 1970s was a period of social movements for women’s rights, African American, and gay rights. The civil rights era brought significant change of the United States through society’s defiance against government laws and injustice. The period was full of protests, riots, and parades led by civil rights leaders for black, women's, and gay rights. The social inequality of the United States brought a need for change in society and the civil rights activists of the 60s made the change happen. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his I Have a Dream speech as an activist fighting against African American segregation. Betty Friedan brought a shift in society’s views on women’s roles in society with her book, Feminist Mystique. These civil rights activists were a major part of bringing attention towards the continuous issue of inequality towards minorities in America. The civil rights movements that arose in the 1960s brought progression in societal changes in America with issues of racism, sexism, and discrimination. The era was about bringing change to the United States government and developing new societal views towards people of minorities. The Stonewall Riots fit into this large social movement with the resistance and passionate spirit of the gay community for equality and acceptance in society. The riots took place on the six nights of June 28 to July 1 in 1969 when police forces raided the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, New York. The first night of the raid was a great turning point to the future of the gay population. During the late 1960’s a conflict between police authorities and the LGBT community in New York brought awareness to the discrimination of the gay community and boosted gay rights movements bringing progress towards equality for LGBT people, however a full compromise was not reached as homophobic views remained in America’s society.

I remember walking through the doors of my high school and feeling a mixture of dread and excitement settle heavily somewhere between my throat and my gut. This was not the first time, nor the last time that I experienced what most people would call butterflies, except in my case it felt more like the butterflies were nukes playing tag, and the aftershocks were giving me the shakes. Due to my inability to talk to my fellow classmates without feeling like a leaf in the middle of a hurricane, I came to the conclusion that the only way to get rid of this fear was to face it head on, so that’s exactly what I did.

She has a funny personality that she became one of the recognized sort of ambassador for the LGBT community. While she was hosting the said award show, she even opened with, "Ladies and gentlemen, and everyone in between." Everyone thought that was hilarious.

On June 26, 2015 the Supreme Court brought the country one step closer to true freedom for all. Marriage equality was a widely debated topic over the last few years especially, but it is no way a new issue. Richard John “Jack” Baker and James Michael McConnell were the first citizens to apply for a same-sex marriage license on May 18, 1970. Even before Baker and McConnell, marriage equality had been a more accepted topic in comparison to years before when homosexuality was perceived as voodoo in the eyes of most Americans. In the last decade, hundreds of influential people have “come out” as homosexual, from actors like Neil Patrick Harris, who starred in How I Met Your Mother, to politicians like Jim Mcgreevey, the first homosexual governor. Melissa Hergott wrote a brief article/book review which was featured on page 48 of Broken Pencil. Hergott reviews The Right Side of History an anthology written by Adrian Brooks; Brooks book discusses the LGBTQI activism in the last 100 years. Hergott raves “Readers unfamiliar with queer history will appreciate the book 's chronological approach, which presents a comprehensive timeline of events from the last 100 years: Alfred Kinsey 's ground breaking sex research, the founding of the Mattachine Society and Daughters of Billitis, the Stonewall riots, Harvey Milk 's assassination, the AIDS crisis, and the contemporary struggle for marriage equality.” Hergott and Brooks both explain the history of LGBTQI activism and the impact it has

This event is relevant to policies regarding lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights such as same-sex marriage and discrimination against sexual orientation or gender. Jane Anderson’s great aunt, Edith who was a lesbian was living a life hidden from society in which being gay was not only prohibited, but it was also suppressed. This prejudice was apparent given the fact that she was judged by her family 's lawyer of being gay and it was easier for him to deceivingly institute her in an insane asylum. This specific example

To you, Erin Tam may just seem like another Asian girl in Monterey Park. I can assure you, she isn’t. This girl named Erin goes to a school called Repetto, and is currently in eighth grade, but she isn't some random eighth grade either. Her insight on things aren't influenced by the internet, and she refuses to fill her head with the nonsense of the average thirteen-year-old brain. After interviewing her, I cannot say that me perspective of the world has miraculously changed, but I will say that Tam has given me a gentler insight.

As walked into the lunch room I saw in the corner of my eye Britney looking at me with hatred in her eyes. I decide to sit down at the other end of the table far away from Britney hoping she wouldnt bother me today. But of course she walks over to me and sits right next to me. Then she slowly started to simile but it was not like the happy kind of simile it was more like the evil kind. I knew instantly she was planing something. Before I could even ask what she wanted she graps my water and pours it on my head. Everyone started dying laughing and even some of the teachers started to laughing at me. Still laughing Britney says “ Why dont you go and kill yourself nobody cares about you so nobody would miss you.” She told me that every day and

but also she spots lighted the lesbian and gay in general communities and their effect on the civil right that happens before and during that time period. An interesting historical context about that time is the gay community begin to rise and become more “acceptable” in society around that time period with laws in several states that makes it illegal to discriminate against gay people. Also, there were official magazines printed for the gay

“We’re here, we’re queer, get over it.” In 1990, these words, shouted and displayed proudly on signs waved by the activist group, Queer Nation, were revolutionary. Never, not since the Stonewall Riots, had non-straight, non-cis people been so vocal about their existence and demanded acceptance – something that straight people take for granted on a daily basis. However, in the years since the Riots, LGBT activism has become much more mainstream, no longer whispered about behind closet doors or something to be wholly ashamed of. Gay marriage is legal in all 50 United States, something that has been fought for since the conception of the LGBT movement. In fact, gay couples are routinely being featured on popular television and other forms of media. Some might say that in 2016, the dreams of the rioters in Stonewall have been realized. Marriage rights and the spotlight on nighttime television; equality seems to truly be right on the horizon.