I Am A Same Sex Club

Being bisexual in a society that basically told me I don’t have the right to exist has motivated me to stand up for those around me. Knowing what it’s like to go unheard, I now choose to speak for those who can’t yet do it themselves. Okay, so maybe that was a dramatic start, but sometimes it’s necessary. Growing up, I barely knew what bisexuality was, much less that it was okay. Living in a community where it pretty much didn’t exist was similar to what I imagine navigating a labyrinth would be like: full of confusion with no exit in sight.

The culture I choose to research is the Gay or LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transgendered) culture. One aspect of their culture that reflects who they are the nationalized annual celebratory Gay Pride cultural event [2, 3]. The Gay pride events are held across the nation and in other countries and is used as a positive outlet and Pro-Gay rights promotional forum for the Gay and LGBT community [2, 4]. During the events there are fashion shows, music events, health and AIDS awareness summits, games, parties and cooking expos all directed to encourage pride and acceptance from all walks of life [1, 2, 3, 4]. The Gay culture has made a huge impact on the world as Gay marriage is now increasingly being accepted and legalized and the bad stigma once associated with being Gay is decreasing at a steady rate as Gay and LGBT people are encouraged to be more openly proud [1]. This cultural event can last anywhere from a week to months as activities occur on a daily basis throughout the world within the Gay and LGBT community [2, 3,

Upon arrival, I was immediately surrounded by many diverse and intelligent individuals. Everyone was accepting toward people of different backgrounds, but I, on the other hand, was not so accepting toward myself and had a difficult time with becoming comfortable with my sexuality. Because I was not comfortable with myself, I found it difficult to be comfortable around people who were the same way as me. Fellow students and staff

She then identifies the importance of friendships in general and how these bonds are formed. There is discussion of same-sex, heterosexual friendships and same-sex, same orientation friendships. These topics were the precursor of delving into the discussion of intersectional friendships and how Muraco conducted this study.

People from all cultures are now stepping out to help the organization's main mission, to unify the world. A group that stands out the most would be considered the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Queer community. Due to cultural beliefs in many of the villages, homosexuality is widely discouraged among the villagers. With the enormous gap with cultural beliefs and sexuality, it was rare to see a person fully open about their sexuality. As the year’s progress and the world begin to open their eyes, difference in sexuality is becoming a distinct part of the past.

I started using my new found fame to bring greater attention to the Nevada State Board of Education, on sex education for LGBTQ teens, becoming the only student to the Nevada State Board of Education. Further more, As an advocate for the southern Nevada LGBTQ, we’ve made tons of little school videos giving advice to students trying to reach a ride range of acceptance, we even spoke at The Adelson Educational Campus about not only our story but with a message of acknowledgment, and how you don't need to be gay to support gay rights, we were later recognized by the Human Rights Campaign at the HRC Gala Las Vegas, giving a speech on a promising future. Over all, I may have helped a few kids coming out, but helping Jacob realize someone identifying under the LGBTQ, is really just like any regular person looking for friend, was how I would like to identify myself as a true LGBTQ leader of Southern Nevada, I was able to not only inform and educate someone, but help bring awareness between a friendship that should be accepted more often within our

The action project that I decided to do was organizing a survey about homophobic bullying for the students of David Suzuki Secondary School (DSSS). The survey included questions such as, how do you feel about homosexuality? What would you do if your best friend is gay? And many more that circulate around the topic of homophobia. The survey was done well with over 90% of people stating that homosexuality does not bother them and it should not be their business anyways. After the survey was conducted I took pictures of various students holding up a ‘Love Wins’ sign to show everybody who is of the LGBTQ community that DSSS is for the most part a safe and loving community with people who accept everybody. One of the biggest strengths of the action project was the fact that the questions in the survey were

I learned from this interview how easy it was for me to discuss this topic with the same easy as I have with anyone else. I learned that despite my personal preferences that I feel even stronger about equal rights amount the human race. I learned and feel a greater empathy towards children that have to struggle with their parents discrimination despite that their own personal sexual preference that could be different. I plan to continue advocacy for equal right regardless of sexual preference, race, and

“Coming out” is a means of identifying one’s sexual orientation as gay, lesbian, or bisexual. At its most basic, “coming out of the closet,” means being honest with those around you—friends, family, colleagues, and so forth—about your sexual orientation, about whom you are. It also means acknowledging one’s sexual orientation to self. Such disclosure is an ongoing, lifelong process rather than a one-time event. New personal, social, and professional situations require gay men and lesbians to make decisions about the degree to which they can be open about their sexual orientation (Morrow, 1996).

From this experience I learned how much I enjoy being the voice of thoses who do not have the privilege to speak for themselves. Being an activist was something I didn’t expect to become. Eventually, this experience has lead me to advocated the rights for the LGBTQ community and undocumented immigrants. Even though I am a minority, I understand that there are other people who are less privileged than me, consequently this has inspired me to fight for them whenever they are being

Coming-out LGBTQ is a highly individual and personal process, where one concedes and affirms their sexual orientation or gender identity, and deciding if, who and when to tell (1). Studies show that the nature of the process is ‘ongoing, dynamic and social’ because of the diversity and complexity of individual humanity. It is particular to each person’s unique circumstances. Sometimes the process is within their control, other times it is far more complex. Coming-out can be as simple as revealing ones self-acceptance of sexual orientation or a terrifying journey of confronting fear and concern for safety, leaving some to remain closeted for most of their life.

Not advocating one over the other as an open-minded individual, I remained indifferent towards the sentiment of sexual orientation as time has proceeded to evolve the social stigmatization enveloping one's sexual preference. As a young child, often overseen by a late family friend who I did not recognize was gay until after his departure, I did not conceptualize a severance between one's favored gender as a sexual partner and their own sexual identity. Never being one to distinguish one by labels or preconceived perceptions, I distanced myself from societal norms that most of the population seems to abide. By validating my impersonal attitudes concerning one's sexual orientation, I sustained my conscious

With this said, I will explore the importance of the bar scene in the development of gay gender perspectives, and to do this, I will use both Chauncey and Mushroom to show the how the bar scene provided a gateway where it was possible for homosexuals to birth a unique culture and custom tailor a set of guidelines for ones gender expectancies.

On September 9, 2015 I attended the Safe Space Training Seminar at Clayton State University. During the training we discussed the different sexualities that we are could see in the work place and school environment. We had students with different sexualities talk about what they have experienced with colleagues and how to handle uncomfortable situations. We had group discussion and did a mini activity for two hours.

I observed the atmosphere and looked to see who inhabited the assembly. People sat together with their group of friends, they all were yelling and enjoying their time although, there were a few people who chose to sit alone and enjoy their quiet, secluded time. They did activities in there that related to LGBT people,but my friend said that they hardly do any activities, but on that day the chose to do one. The activity they were doing was to create a person, where their heart, brain, and “private parts” didn’t matter, the person either thought and in their heart felt like they were male, but had a woman’s genitalia, or they thought and felt in their heart that they were female but, had a male genitalia.They asked the crowed what the person should want to be identified generally, but one boy yelled out “Can he be identified as a Pigeon?” which was very amusing, he kept on insisting that we was identified as a Pigeon. The classroom was interesting, walls had posters and flags that showed history, psychology topics, and even a rainbow flag. That made me feel extremely optimistic because most teachers don’t put up items that relate to LGBT people. It shows that Mrs. Lahey, the teacher that thought in room 35, strongly believes in the LGBT Movement and she wants to subtly show her students that they should also treat LGBT students equally and to not make fun of their