Minimum Of 10 Indications Of Prejudice : The Most Hated Homophobic Family In America

In the article, How Homophobia Hurts Everyone by Warren J. Blumenfeld, Blumenfeld describes his experience growing up as a homosexual, and how homophobia affected him, as well as his family and peers. To begin, homophobia can be separated into two different catergories, personal homophobia and interpersonal homophobia. Personal homophobia can be described as a personal belief system, or prejudice that homosexuals, bisexual and transgender people are entitled to, should be disliked or remain powerless, due to their desires. They are also sometimes seen as psychologically disturbed, genetically modified or defective and overall, unfortunate human beings. While on the other hand, interpersonal homophobia refers to the personal prejudice or bias that affects relationships within individuals. An example of interpersonal homophobia could be making a joke, name calling, or insulting certain individuals or groups. This can be either verbal, physical or intimidation related.

2. "Usually people just call us blacky". What does this suggest about the attitudes of other people?

Not affiliated with any southern baptist or general baptist churches, the thirty-nine member (The Journal) Westboro Baptist Church is primarily known for its continued protest against the LGBT community, the Catholic Church, and the military (Wikipedia). The westboro Baptist Church’s first public service was held on November 27, 1955(Wikipedia). This was the first time the church publicly condemned the world. Most recently the Westboro Baptist Church have agreed with the shooting at the Pulse Night Club in Orlando, Florida stating that God sent Omar Mateen to kill the gays because “God hates fags.” While other churches preach about loving one another as god has loved them, the westboro

There are many different topics in the world that split people’s opinions. Some stronger than others. These views and opinions are often swayed by one’s political views, and one of the biggest topics that sparks controversy are the rights of all people. Some of the bigger groups are Black Lives Matter and feminists. While these are very big and prominent, the one that sparks the most controversy is the LGBT community, and one of the biggest claims they make is that they don’t have the same rights of marriage as straight people. The LGBT community have protests and parades to try to spread the message that homosexuals should have the same rights of

People in America who choose to identify as members of L.G.B.T.Q.I.A community have been chastised and mistreated for years, specifically Black Americans. Thousands of people who identify as members of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual community have been suppressed of the ability to love freely without being ridiculed. Every human around the world deserves to be loved, regardless of their sexual orientation. Identifying as a member of the L.G.B.T.Q.I.A community does not make you abnormal. There is nothing troubling with liking the same sex, it does not classify you as anything less than a man or woman. Furthermore, society has created this negative notion about identifying as an L.G.B.T.Q.I.A member, we are all humans, with emotions. Homosexuality amongst the African American community is prevalent; it has its detriments and burdens on individuals. The effects of how Blacks are ostracized amongst the Black community is disheartening and is displayed through homophobia, violence, and acceptance.

"Court Orders Christian Bed & Breakfast to Accommodate Homosexuals After Denying Bed to Lesbians" Christian News. April 19 2013. Christian News Network. September 10 2015 .

This situation shows that if hate crimes are not punished severally a case like this could happen here in the United States or anywhere else in the world that allows hate crimes to be punished lightly. Religion is big here because any U.S. citizen has the freedom of religion however Hate crimes occur against people who have choose a specific religion over another, not only this they also occur inside many religion who have had a way of life that they always follow. One issue that is being addressed nationwide is homosexuality in churches and how church leaders and the congregation feel about it. Incidents preventing homosexuals to get married in Christian churches have been occurring for a while now and this causes preacher to address it in their sermons until an act was passed that prevented preacher from talking negatively about homosexuals. The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act didn’t allow pastor to talk negatively about homosexuals one claimed raised against pastors stated “the American Family Association (AFA) warns that a minister could be prosecuted for preaching against sexual relations outside of marriage if someone in the congregation heard the sermon, committed an act of violence, and then claimed the minister's sermon inspired him to do it.”(Brownstein, 2008). This shows that there is an effort being put forward that will decrease the amount of hate crime against homosexuals, in 2014 1,178 reported incidents involving sexual orientation were reported. Even with the act supporters will not let it pass because they are entitled to freedom of speech as well as

Gay’s is something many people do not agree on. It has through the country for a spin, the hate, violence, and eventually equality. John found out when the pastor ask for any confessions later in the sermon just like every Sunday that his son stood up and admitted that he was gay. John didn’t know what to do. Stacey didn’t laugh or jump up and down she gave him advice and John someone would had hated gay people, and didn’t understand the situation has been ushered into the same shoes that Stacey had been. It doesn’t matter who you’re, what your name is, or how much money you make, you’re equal to the person next to you. People are entitled to their opinion and moral standards, but that should be kept to themselves. “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” –Martin Luther King Jr. People should not be judged by the color of their skin, same goes with sexuality, it should be judged by the kind of person they are, how they leave an impact on the world. I leave a challenge to the reader, what impact will you leave on the world, positive or

He criticized Students of a different race in University’s. In his opinion, he believes that students of a different race cannot learn the same as white students. Which is not true because many students in this world are very smart from every race. The author does not acknowledge everyone that has experience differently than he has. He criticized University’s students in addition to what they believe in. Besides the author expressing his feelings the reader feels attacked by all the negativity. He makes it seem like you are an evil person because you are different than others and that is not acceptable. We all deserve equal opportunity; not worry about our differences. In his believe he expects everyone to be the same and think alike as

Intersectionality is a relevant theory for some gay, lesbian or bisexual individuals. Intersectionality studies "the relationships among multiple dimensions and modalities of social relationships and subject formations" (McCall, 2005). The theory argues, pursues and considers how gender, race, sexual orientation and other categories of identity interact on many and often concurring levels of social relationships, therefore allowing discrimination and social inequity. Intersectionality explains how the notion of social injustice, such as racism, sexism, homophobia, and belief-based bigotry such as religion are not independent of one another; instead, they are interconnected, and thereby reflect “intersectionality” in regards to social

This article was anything but superficial in fact it was audacious, yet horrifying. It focused on the Westboro Baptist Church, a small congregation based in Topeka, Kanas. The church has been globally associated with homophobia ever since the 1990s when members would protest the funerals of people who suffered from AIDS. The church especially began to gain media attention in 2000 when they began protesting the funerals of military men and women who were homosexual. They believed that the nation’s acceptance of homosexuality was the reason for all the war casualties. The congregation of the church is mostly members of the Phelps family, although many of the Phelps children had begun to abandon the church. Megan Phelps is one of the many who abjure the church; she gives in an inside of the abhorrent church to the New Yorker. The

The members of the cult-like Westboro Baptist Church are very well known to show up at big events and protest against homosexuality. Not only do they protest, but often their claims are just downright ludicrous and bordering on insane.

Homophobia present in the black community has decreased over the years. Black culture is becoming more tolerant and accepting of the LGBTQA community. Churches are becoming more tolerant towards the LGBTQA community. A few decades ago, homosexuality could not be talked about in public without being shamed, however many Black celebrities are making their sexuality public, inspiring the change of mentality in the younger generations. Some of these artist include Frank Ocean, Azealia Banks, and Jason Collins. Also, the portrayal of LGBTQA persons of color in the media is becoming less stereotypical, they were portrayed as flamboyant gossipy men with feminine tendencies, however now they are represented as people that you can identify with. For

As a society, we feed off of each other for what a proper response to something may be. As children, we first look to see our mother’s reaction after falling down; if she is calm, I should also be. We look to each other for what a definition of things should be, as well. In the 1950’s, it was generally obscene for a woman on television to show her belly button, whereas today we will show nude breasts on primetime programming. This follows the sociological theory of symbolic interactionism, where society and individual social interaction provides a subjective meaning to deviant behavior. Many social definitions change for the better, however some change for the worse. One such example was once viewed as normal, with no second thoughts given

On the other hand, in “Support for Homosexuals’ Civil Liberties”, the author states “traditional gender role attitudes and support for homosexuals’ civil liberties are found to negatively co-vary over time.” Religious attitudes differ in both their approaches to the roles of men and women in family settings and their approach towards homosexuality. The author explains that typical household is a male, who