Positive And Negative Aspects Of The Lgbt Community

The building blocks of personal identities begin at birth. Parents and teachers are a major influence on one’s identity. They teach the individual the basic morals, knowing right from wrong. However, some individuals do not have the benefit of parental or teacher’s guidance, and this results in a stunted personality, which negatively affects these individuals’ sense of identity. In some circumstances, these

There are some groups that none of us has any choice in whether we belong to them or not. Factors such as gender, ethnicity, family and even social status are at birth, groups that we belong to, yet cannot choose, and many of these endure throughout life. Although family, religious beliefs and even social status can be altered in later life, all of these groups are ones that are integral to an individual’s identity and in fact add it in life. However, as a child their influence is perhaps even more important as in these formative years one’s gender, culture, family and even religion actively create individual identity.

The LGBTQ community is one the communities that has been fighting for their right till the present. The L from in the LGBTQ stands for Lesbian, the G for Gay, B for bisexual, T for transgender, and the Q for queers. The term gay is meant for males that are only attracted to other males. The lesbian term is meant for females that are only attracted to other females. The bisexual term is meant for male or female that are attracted to both males and females. A transgender person can also be gay, lesbian, bisexual, etc. The term transgender includes a lot of others term; it is an umbrella term, therefore there is not one definition to really agree on (Bukhari, S., Mushtaq, H., & Aurangzaib, S. (2016), p.93). There are many more names or term that are included in the community. There are many communities in the United States that are accepting toward the LGBTQ community, and there are many communities that make it harder for the community to come out. LGBTQ community are more likely to be accepted in communities that are more comfortable to talk about sex and LGBTQ topic. The more it is talked about the more people have their own opinion, and think about what exactly is bad or good about the topic. The psychosocial and sociological aspects plays a role in how today’s society feels about the community, and how the community has been treated in the past till this day. For some people to be able to support the LGBTQ members, one has to try to see past their huge beliefs in gender

Each individual possesses an identity that makes him or her unique in their own special way. This identity is considered a marker that helps define and shape the person, even as they develop by means of age or wisdom. In addition to that, various factors, such as ethnicity, gender, religion, language, or culture, contribute to establishing one’s identity. Although each identity is different, Andrew Solomon acknowledges another difference amongst one’s identity. This difference depends on whether someone encompasses a horizontal identity or a vertical identity.

The public self is often times not the true self. This indication of a difference between the public and true self leads to the idea that the self and identity of an individual are different concepts. The self, is a person’s essential being that makes each individual unique compared to others; whereas the identity, is a person’s character that is essentially created to help the individual fit into society. These two concepts begin to form early in life through influences from society, family, and culture. However, as the individual beings to assimilate the world around them, their sense of identity transforms in order to adapt to the new environment, while their sense of self remains the same.

An individual’s identity has an impact on our behavior (Bibble, Bank, Anderson, et al., 1985). According to Thorits and Virshup (1997) they assert that there are categories that individual’ s employ to explain themselves, which comprise sociodemographic characteristics such as social roles, social types, or personality traits. These categories guide identity-relevant behaviors based on identity ideals associated with meanings and expectations (Eifert, Adams, Dudley,

“We are not born knowing who we are or what our place is in the social landscape; we learn to be American or Japanese, male or female, husband or wife, or Amy, Richard, Micheal, Rachel, or Rebecca.” Our identities are constructed by this “social landscape”. The social construction of identity takes place by living life through first hand experiences and through certain social circumstances. Amartya Sen says,” Classification is certainely cheap, but identity is not. More interestingly, whether a particular classification can plausibly generate a sense of identity or not must depend on the social circumstances.” Identity is a complex matter but can be defined in simple terms. It is who you are. Your personality, the way you act in response to

There seems to be a misconception that the LGBTQ community is immune to poverty when in actuality, a large majority of them are living in poor conditions. When most people think of gay men specifically, they think of rich, white men living in suburban areas, wearing designer clothes, constantly accessorized, and shop at expensive boutiques. But that is simply not the case. In fact, most LGBTQ people are poor or working-class, female, and people of color who struggle with obtaining or keeping a job as well as paying bills. In my paper, I will answer where this is most common and why. I will start by delving into the past of LGBTQ history as well as the discrimination they faced to show any patterns or trends regarding LGBTQ affluence,

According to Erikson, the development of the lifespan is a lifelong process from birth to death and includes the formation of identity (Broderick & Blewitt, 2010). I will cover in the paper six life events that influence my identity development from childhood to middle adulthood. Each life event will be explained based on the significance of the event as well as the impact the event had on my development. Also, theories will be discussed as they relate to my development.

Our identity can sometimes be shaped by the way others see us. As we have seen, the way in which others view us can have some sort of impact on how we see ourselves. There are also other contributing factors such as our years of adolescence, the basic human need of wanting to belong and maturing; all play an equally important part in the forming of our character and who we are. On balance it appears that there is not only one influence in the shaping of our identity, but there are many.

Viewers are less likely to accept same-sex lovers than the company who hires them. The text stated that gay, lesbian, and bisexual actors support the Queer Theory considers the “performative” nature of gender: the idea that gender “identity” is actually nothing more than a “role” actor learns to do what’s necessary. Actors may be more skilled at their role with this type of experiment and not be judged by society, if that statement is true.

When you hear the term ‘gay theatre’ the first thought that may come to mind is that it describes theatre written for and by homosexuals.  If this is true, then before the decriminalization of male homosexual sex in 1967, there was no ‘gay theatre’ in existence due to the political and social landscape of that time. Spanning as far back as Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare, themes of homosexuality have been rampant within theatrical content, but because theatre always reflects the social conditions of its time period, the theatre’s behavior toward homosexuality was a microcosm of its contemporary governing attitudes.  Before the 1960s, theatre was subject to

A social problem is normally a term used to describe problems with a particular area or group of people in the world. Social problems often involve problems that affect real life. It also affects how people react to certain situations. While differences in racial/ethnic prejudices have been explored extensively in past literature (e.g. Bobo and Zubrinksy’s 1996, study of differential prejudices directed toward Hispanic and Black individuals), little U.S. research has investigated how attitudes toward lesbians, gays, bisexual men, bisexual women, and male-to-female (MtF) and female-to-male (FtM) transgender (henceforth “LGBT”) may differ ( Marcus, 2015).

Research has suggested that teenagers or young adults that are openly and not ashamed of being gay or lesbian have a better relationship with their parents, family and friends. When a person has support behind them it is always good for their self-esteem and mental health. Researchers believe that gays & lesbians always have a better chance at a happier well balanced life if they don’t have to hide their sexuality/ gender identity. When you are hiding the real you then suicidal feelings, substance abuse, and dangerous unprotected sex may occur. When teenagers/ young adults have a sense of comfort it definitely will help strengthen their character as a lesbian women or gay man. However if you have really religious strict parents who are reluctant to change then I don’t know if you should rush to tell your parents. It may bring more stress on than joy as crazy as that may sound. Everybody can’t handle the truth even when it’s right in their face. I believe that people are more understanding of gay and lesbian people in 2017 however some parents still disapprove of their children when they come out. Some parents kick their children out of the house, stop helping them out financially, turn cold towards them or even become violent. Teenagers & young adults who contemplating out may have a hard time handling others reaction.

Despite being members of the LGBTQ community, the concerns of transsexuals remains different than the concerns of homosexuals. Author Kate Bornstein believes lesbians and gays are fortunate to have a community where each member can relate to each other, but “the transgendered experience is different” (Bornstein 67). Homosexuality and heterosexuality remains on a system where people are assigned a gender at birth and live with this specific gender while seeking others based on their partners’ genders. Are homosexuals still attack in public for their preferences? Absolutely. They are able, however, to form groups based similar backgrounds and desires to another member. As a straight female, I was born comfortable with societal expectations of my assigned gender, although I can see how others may be uncomfortable with theirs. I act feminine when I feel like it and sometimes I practice some masculine habits. I seek partners that I feel are masculine and aligned with my definition of a male. In the end, I go to my bed at night believing a match all the imaginary criteria of being a female. I do this despite never stopping to think if I have proof that what I believe is the definition of a female really the definition of a female. In this sense, how is a cis lesbian different from me? She was assigned a female gender and she lived with that gender. She can debate with me how she practice her gender roles and who her lovers are to her, but it is a similar story. If she dress