Queer Theory And The Way Of Life

Everyone has their own take on controversial subjects faced in society, and no matter what age we live in, this particular subject seems to stay just as relevant in the generation before as it does today. The poem written by Richard Blanco titled â Queer Theory: According to My Grandmotherâ (2012), which

Homophobia is the concept in which people are hateful or fearful towards lesbians and gays (Dictionary.com, 2014). Fear and revulsion of the LGBT population commonly emanate from religious concepts or traditional ideas of society. In 2011, 18% of hate crimes based upon sexual orientation were reported, however, the number proved to be higher than expected due to the fact that many more individuals are reporting these crimes to the authorities (Northhumberland View, 2013). This further demonstrates the progression of LGBT rights in Canadian society due to the fact that lesbian, gay and transgender individuals alike feel comfortable enough to report these matters to the police and receive justice rather than allowing the issue to go unnoticed out of fear of being judged. Also, though many laws have been implemented to prevent discrimination, it is a reality in which many members of the LGBT community still face today. In terms of bullying, 25% of homosexual adolescents reported being physically harassed by heterosexual peers in 2009 (CBC, 2010). However, in 2002 approximately one third of homosexual students were harassed based upon their sexuality (Riese, 2014). Although discrimination and bullying based upon sexual orientation is prevalent in today's society, Canadians have become more accustomed to the idea of homosexuality which is reflected through the decrease in the amount of harassment that occurs. However, with adequate education and continuous learning about the matter, discrimination based upon sexuality can be virtually eliminated in the

In my paper I will be discussing homophobia in schools and how it affects students and even teachers. Homophobia in schools is the leading cause of suicide and depression among teenagers and young adults. I believe that this is a crucial situation and needs to be addressed both at home and in school. School officials must be permitted and comfortable with addressing issues of homosexuality and homophobia that students may have. This is crucial in not only enabling a LGBT teenager to get an education that is in a non-hostile environment, but also in enabling the student to become a strong confident adult.

The abuse was both verbal and physical which brought about attempting suicide for many times, drop out from school and, unfortunately, run away. This case was recorded by the federal appeal court and marked as the first case that was raised Equal Protection Clause to support an openly gay student in The USA since then. It was resulted on a mandate to assure people not involve in bullying and respect homosexuality within the society. Yet, it does not mean the challenge was over because there are no guarantee that bullying behavior will stop, people still get away with bullying attitude over time and context. Writer interestingly addressed the reason why queer bullying was prevalent through the history by investigating its possible origin, the gender norms, the dichotomy roles of the media, the distressing reality about it, and the heteronormative atmosphere that bounding it. The writer noted that along the history there was a belief that homosexuality deemed as a form of deviant and unnatural behavior over some cultures, context and time and even in some cases they were punished to death due to this conservative beliefs. Some typical perception of boys within the society by assuming heterosexual as the normal and right thing to get alone with particularly bringing about queer bullying. Boys' perception functions through as if a boy lack of masculinity in the society, they then would be judged as ‘queer or homo'. To some extent, this particular conformity became a foundation for queer bullying. Moreover, the media also played out two integral rules which are in one side continue to intensify negative attitude against queer people by made queer not only tolerated but it is also normalized and in the other hand, it reframed and disseminated positive paces made on behalf of the queer

The Bullying Policy has been introduced around the world which, according to the 2014 observations , rates of bullying vary across studies from 9% to 98%. An observation of 80 studies analyzing bullying involvement rates for both bullying others and being bullied for 12-18 year old students reported an estimate rate of 35% for traditional bullying involvement and 15% for cyberbullying involvement (Modecki, Minchin, Harbaugh, Guerra, & Runions, 2014). This means the Bullying Prevention Policy affects million of students nationwide due to the programs created. More specifically, females face a higher indication of bullying victimization than males do. To explain, high percentages of each gender are faced with the aggressive acts of violence, making it extremely hard to perform well in the school environment. Furthermore, as many as 93 percent of students hear derogatory words about sexual orientation at least once every day at school or in their community (violencepreventionworks). Negative name calling and harassment about sexual orientation can be disrespectful to all students. For an example, 3 out of 4 students who are bullied/harassed with such remarks are not identified as lesbian, gay,

Bullying is progressively seen as a enormous problem in the United States and around the world and unfortunately for many, numerous research has started to prove that its consequences are real and can have long lasting impact for both victim and those who love them. Throughout or society Homosexuality is deemed unfavorable in religious and cultural circles of people in the United States. Thus providing those to be outcast and making them even more of targets for the hostility of others. Bullying it its own right has consequences that are far reaching especially for those in the LGBT community.

When 11% of Australia’s population as a member of the LGBT community, having 61% of these people facing homophobic abuse is a real issue and it needs to be solved now. Since it’s first appearance in 2010, the safe schools program has helped gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender kids to feel acceptance and combat against homophobic bullying. Although the ‘Safe Schools’ program has showed extremely positive outcomes when it came to reduction of bullying and overall happiness of students, however, the current Australian Government

“In discouraging the bullying of LGBTI students, it seeks to upend traditional understandings of gender and impose cultural values offensive to most Australians.”

As being developed by poststructuralism, feminism, lesbian & gay studies and even American pragmatist theory (Parker,2001; Seidman,1997), queer theory has become one of the most important theories, which contributes to the research of sociology, arts and organizations. On the one hand, queer theory has been used to study the relations between the sexuality, gender and workplace. On the other hand, by utilizing denaturalized, deconstructive and performative methods to queer the presumptions of the taken-for-granted norms, queer theorists question and disprove the traditions which people cherish (Seidman,1995).

Bullying has impacted many secondary school students, making them feel self-conscious, less confident, and more anxious. A study by Collier, Bos, and Sandfort (2013) discusses this common incidence and the connection between homophobic verbal victimization and mental health in teenagers. The article highlights a specific kind of bullying, homophobic name-calling and its connection to teenager mental health in the Netherlands. They also examine the different parts of gender, gender expression, and sexual preferences in homophobic peer victimization. The verbal victimization that is being used by children and teenagers tend to emphasize

Along with verbal abuse, LGBTQ youth also experience physical violence in schools across the country everyday. Back in the 1980’s and 1990’s sociologists such as Joyce Hunter thought that much of the physical abuse happening towards the LGBTQ population stemmed from the stigma and fear that came from the AIDS epidemic that was spreading rapidly among the gay community in that time. In a study as recent as 2003, 60% of LGBTQ youth had reported being assaulted physically due to their sexual orientation (Chesir-Taran, 2003) These physical actions towards the gay and lesbian youth has caused many to fear going to school. In fact, many LGBTQ students avoid school in order to escape the physical harassment. This drop in attendance has detrimental effects on the student’s academics (American Educational Research Association).

Marginalization may also be the explanation for the high risk of self-harm in gay, bisexual, transsexual teenagers who are 2 to 3 times more likely to self-harm than heterosexual young people, this groups results in regular absenteeism at school due to homophobic harassment. 50% of those reported bullied at school had contemplated self-harm, 40% of those had self-harmed at least once. A survey in 2000 to 2002 interviewed 2,430 lesbian women, gay men and bisexual men and women in England and Wales and concluded that there is a greater link between discrimination and mental health issues. (Truth Hurts, Mental Health Foundation 2006).

(Topic Sentence) Anyone, no matter their race, orientation, shape, or size can be a victim of an injustice such as bullying, due to how others believe they should act. (Background Info) Jamie Nabozny was very young when he came out to his grandmother. While he never told his fellow classmates the foreshadowed truth about himself, he began to get abused and bullied by his peers at both Ashland Middle and High School based on his sexual orientation. When he tried to tell a higher authority, his principal, she simply stated that, “boys will be boys” and did not offer any assistance. Due to this constant abuse, Nabozny began to consider

Valocchi’s article, NOT YET QUEER ENOUGH The Lessons of Queer Theory for the Sociology of Gender and Sexuality, discusses the advances queer theory has made towards becoming a Sociological Theory. Sociologists that study gender and sexuality are trying to cover all aspects when considering queer theory. Social structures need to be taken into consideration when dealing with sexuallity as well as gender ientities. To fully understand queer theory we need to understand how all the concepts regarding ones sexuality, the gender they choose to identify as, and sex in regards to their biology relate. Sex is the biological classificaition of being male or female while gender is the social construction of who you are and what you have to do because

In New Zealand there is a wide range of diversity. New Zealanders have only recently adjusted to the social acceptance of The LGBT community (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transsexual). It is important that we evaluate the implications that the LGBT minority group are faced with. We must use Orbe’s co-cultural theory in order to understand the issues that arise from the dominant heterosexual community.