I Identify As A Heterosexual Woman, My Pronouns Are She

What truly surprised me as a worked my way through the survey questions, was the immediacy of the rebuttal to the entry “my sexual orientation is not clear to me.” Though a heterosexual in general practice, currently involved in a monogamous heterosexual relationship between cisgender individuals, I am not a stranger to displays of affection of what could be considered of the homosexual kind; never have I been involved in what I would define as a romantic relationship with another man, but I have been more intimate with my close male friends than what I have seen other be, sharing kisses of affection and friendly love without later engaging in more physical demonstrations of romantic love. Like all, I’d like to think, I am able to appreciate and express friendly love, valuing it greatly as a component of my social life, and not limiting the extent of such emotion to a particular gender; in the expression of this love, I find enjoyable the connection made by something as innocuous as a hug, but possibly because of my upbringing in Italy, I further appreciate the intimate kisses shared on

I myself am heterosexual but don’t have any qualms with anyone else’s preferences; nonetheless, I take responsibility for the comfortableness of my fellow humans. I am disappointed in the hate that is fed through people’s actions. It’s even more disheartening that groups are made to

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) falls within societal minority groups such as low income, people of color, and disables (AHRQ, 2011). Due to their gender identity, discrimination, violence, and even denial of human rights and healthcare services is a common challenge among LGBT population. LGBT still faces many health disparities primarily related to the historic bias of healthcare professionals anti-LGBT manners even though society acceptance has been favorable. According to Ard and Makadon (n.d), “until 1973, homosexuality was listed as a disorder…, and transgender still is.” This stigma prevents healthcare professionals to openly ask questions in a non-judgmental manner related to sexual identity. On the other hand, if the patient senses that the healthcare environment is discriminating they may be reluctant to disclose important information as their sexual orientation; thus, missing important opportunities of been educated about safety and health care risks.

The idea of intersectionality is that all of our identities overlap and are also constantly affecting our privileges and oppressions. People do not always think about their interactions despite them playing a pivotal role in our human experience. This is what causes some writers to feel the need to put them into words so that maybe more people will look at themselves and do some thinking about their own intersections. Some of the authors that I believe have done this well are Patricia Collins in her work titled Black Feminist Thought. Another work that discussed intersectionality well is titled “A Black Feminist Statement” which is powerful in the way it discusses how race interacts with womanhood. The final piece I feel as though needs discussed is Women, Race, and Class which is a piece written by Angela Davis that discusses the intersections that can be seen in

As many women struggled to retain their values and traditions, there were existing male dominated conceptions of race and white dominated conceptions of gender. Kimberle Crenshaw describes the concept of intersectionality where race and gender interact in various ways to shape multiple dimensions experiences for different groups

In each generation, it seems as if there is always a very controversial issue. It usually varies from the legalization of marijuana or the lowering of the drinking age all the way to the views on abortions. However, one thing is clear, the issue on interracial relationships is still as controversial today as it was nearly fifty years ago. While times may have changed and society has gotten used to these interracial relationships, it’s still something that is being talked about regularly. Starting in the 1960’s, the issue on interracial relationships became more relevant. It sparked much controversy after a couple from Virginia was arrested for participating in an interracial relationship. The case, Loving versus Virginia, was taken to the

I’m a non-binary transgender black person. Personally, I don’t know anyone else who is transgender and identifies outside of the Western gender binary. I have a very lsrge interest in psychology and how the mind works. I find it absolutely fascinating. If I receive the opportunity to attend any of the Telluride Association’s seminars, one of my goals is to be able to experience what it will be like to engage in intensive college curriculum. As a Cambridge magnet student, I am currently taking three classes at a college level in order to work towards my Advanced International Certificate of Education, or AICE diploma. I am enrolled in AICE Sociology, AICE International History – European Option, and AICE General Paper/every day I am exposed

An anthology edited by, Hull, Bell-Scott, and Smith (1982) titled, “All the women are White, all the Blacks are men, but some of us are brave” succinctly captures the ubiquitous pairing of women with Whiteness, Blackness with men. I would go further and argue that sexual minorities experience both gendered (maleness) and racialized (whiteness) coupling. Rendering the experiences of those who are Black, women and sexual minorities invisible (for further discussions on intersectional invisibility, see Bowleg, 2008 ; hooks, 2000; Purdie-Vaughns & Eibach, 2008). People with interlocked marginalized social identities, experience intersectional invisibility in research and policy

Neomoto argues that although America is seeing more interracial marriage, we haven’t reached a post-racism era because there are only certain types of interracial couples who are embraced by society. To demonstrate this point, he discusses the gendered ideas surrounding interracial marriages of whites and Asians or Asian Americans. Neomoto points out how marriages between white men and Asian women are far more common and accepted than between white women and Asian men. This is because Asian women, along with being eroticized by their petite frames and dark hair, are often stereotyped with traditional gendered qualities like being submissive and good caretakers (Neomoto, pg. 223). This is seen as attractive for white men and a way for them to feel more masculine in a world where white women strive for more

An intersectional approach is an approach which seeks to demonstrate how race, class, gender and sexuality make certain experiences different. Intersectionality is the overlapping of social categories such as race, class, gender and sexuality that leads to further discrimination against a certain individual or group. To take an intersectional approach to understand race, class, gender and sexuality, is to consider hardships not as a similar element for all individuals without regards to race, but instead consider where in a specific hardship different races, genders, classes and sexualities are affected different. According to Crenshaw, “many of the experiences Black women face are not subsumed within the traditional boundaries of race or gender discrimination as these boundaries are currently understood, and that the intersection of racism and sexism factors into Black women’s lives in ways that cannot be captured wholly by looking at the woman race or gender dimensions of those experiences separately” (Crenshaw, 357). Crenshaw explains that the personal experiences of women of color cannot be fully understood by looking at race or gender discrimination as two separate factors, but in fact can be understood if both aspects are looked at together. When race and gender are examined separately, this causes for women of color to be “erased”. Crenshaw says, “ And so, when the practices expound identity as “woman” or “person of color” as an either/or proposition, they relegate

I chose this book because though out the book Newbeck did more than just the case of Loving v. Virginia but she also talks about all the laws against biracial relationships in all states across the country before the case was settle in 1967. I chose the topic of interactional couples, and the acceptance over time because I have a personal connection to the subject. As a Caucasian / Native American girl who is in a relationship with a Caucasian/ Mexican boy. Even before I started this relationship I have been interested in the interracial couple acceptance, growing up in today’s age, I have never really seen “color.” Yes, I can physical see if someone is an African American Race or Chinese but never once has it affect how I see them as a person.

The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community has never received as much attention as they are right now. Much of this attention is stemming from this population struggling to obtain the same rights given to the remainder of the population. The LGBT community faces many challenges in their personal system, social environment, and then in the public system. In working with the LGBT population, the social worker needs to examine how the individual views themselves, not only through sexual identity, but as an individual. We need to look at the prejudices and condemnation they have encountered which may have led to further uncertainty or confusion.

While some believe intersectionality is a “new thing”, this theory is anything but new; however, it has become relevant in today’s society. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, “intersectionality- the complex, cumulative manner in which the different forms of discrimination combine, overlap, or intersect”. In the novel Desi Hoop Dreams, by Stanley I. Thangaraj, the author describes the concept of masculinity in relation to gender, race, sexuality, class, and ethnicity. Thangaraj uses his friends’ along with his own experiences to illustrate an intersectional relationship, thus creates a stereotypical view of Asian-Americans. Throughout the book, character Mustafa illustrates the idea, as well as gives examples of both intersectional

Steven Pedersen is currently a student attending Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and during our mutual time at this university I had the pleasure of meeting him in our English 202 class. Originally we didn’t have much interaction, but through the development of the course I was enlightened into more of the life of Steven. When tasked with writing a Sustained Inquiry Project I really got to peer into who Steven really was through his writings and personal interactions. Steven wanted to understand “How has questioning [his] sexuality throughout [his] life impacted [his] past, present, future and has it affected [him] as a person?” I personally think most people at some point in their lives have questions just like this and often have to seek or ignore finding the answer.

The two articles used were “Understanding the Occurrence of Interracial Marriage in the United States through Differential Assimilation” (Lewis, Ford- Robinson, 2010) and “Marital Dissolution among Interracial Couples” (Zhang, Van Hook, 2009). The first article “Understanding the Occurrence of Interracial Marriage in the United States through Differential Assimilation”, spoke about the unprecedented changes that our society is going though in the 21st century.