Rich Jozwiak On The Gawk Analysis

First, let’s start with the LGBTQ+ community. LGBTQ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer. This community is amazing, and I’m glad that more and more people are accepting them today. Unfortunately, there are still individuals who stand for homophobia. A homophobe is a person with an extreme and irrational aversion to homosexuality and homosexual people. A man or woman, who likes their own gender, identifies as another or none at all can be a victim of homophobia. Homophobia tends to be more prevalent among men than women. In the minds of many people, gay men are inherently not masculine. That is of course, completely false. Sadly, society projects an image of what is acceptable to be if you are a man, gay not being one of them. In the eyes of many, males are not supposed to act feminine. Males aren’t allowed to do things like wear feminine clothing or makeup, or act feminine to say the least. Obviously, being a man is accepted and promoted in our society. Women who are more masculine or present themselves as men sometimes have an easier time than men who present themselves as women. That's because what is projected to society is that to be male is to be powerful and to be female is not. In my opinion, the stereotypes when it comes to gender roles are horrible. Men and women should be able to express themselves without the fear of getting judged or

Assimilating completely to society’s norms is not an option either, especially to those whose very existence defies these norms. Many aspects of queer theory scorn those who do make decisions deemed regressive by popular queer theory, for example, the accusation that LGBT individuals who advocate for marriage equality are upholding heteronormativity. “Critics of the same-sex-marriage movement have argued that advocating for marriage rights is assimilationist and simply affirms that some families are better than others.” (Brandzel) This critique fails to take into account the importance that marriage can have to some people, and the legal and economic benefit to being married. Additionally it implies that establishing a longterm relationship is somehow not a part of being gay. Assuming that every action by an LGBT person must be subversive not only tokenizes LGBT individuals, but also places an unjust amount of pressure on the shoulders of people who did not ask to be put on a pedestal.

In S. Mays article, what about gender roles in same-sex relationships, published by Norton, Mays discusses same-sex relationships, and why no one is considered the girl in the relationship. More male gay couples are stereotyped about their identity then same-sex female relationships. This is simply because the roles a man does makes him look feminine. The life of typical same-sex relationships is characterized by appearance, masculinity and femininity.

The acceptable idea is a man with a woman, but for years there has always been the underlying compatibility between relations within the same sex (a man with a man, a woman with another woman). Just like with the racial, ethnic, and gender discriminations, these prejudices that people have against certain sexual orientations are taking opportunities away just the same. Homophobia (extreme prejudice towards same sex relationships) is amongst our nation, it is so extreme that they start to judge the children of gay couples. All of this creates so many social problems that tend to have a ripple effect. All of these ripples can affect the spiritual, intellectual, social, and mental aspects of a person that down the road helps to determine and pursue most things we need or want in our lives. I feel that it is so unfair, how are we suppose to control our feelings, how are we suppose to know who to love and how? We don’t, everyone is born and made to be whom they are suppose to be. Everything happens for a reason, a gay person could be ten times smarter than a person with the acceptable sexual orientation preference but we may never know if the discrimination

I agree completely as a society regardless of if you are in a heterosexual relationship or homosexual relationship you have a chance of fitting into gender roles. Women especially have this issue, a woman can have a job, go to school, and still be expected to have dinner on the kitchen table. Our society has women very insecure about their success for some it feels like cheating on their spouses if they invest in their work and career. To a degree I have felt that way having to decide between my relationship and my career, until I realized the career I had was not something that I wanted. I feel that one day we can have it all, but it will take a lot of feminist action to get there.

Everyone in the world 1st, 2nd or 3rd class citizens has the right to choose who they love and form a bond and relationship with. No one has the right to say how a relationship should “look”, Why do some people put themselves in a position to judge others freedom of choice? Changing attitudes in gay relationships is something that is slowing becoming apart of society and its tolerance. Yes, most cultures have defined marriage as the union of one man and one woman for hundreds if not thousands of years.

Also to continue on that note, the benefits that gay couples should have should be the same as heterosexual couples. Like I said it's a free country and if the government wouldn't let gay people do the same thing as normal couples then it would be wrong. The concept of traditional marriage" has change over time, and the defiition of marriage as always being between one man and one woman is historically inaccurate.

Have you considered the fact that not all love regulates on a basis of reproduction? How insensitive would it, in actuality, be for a loving couple of the same sex to marry and raise a family? How traumatizing could it possibly be for a homosexual couple to raise a child with tender care? What makes it acceptable to say homosexuals ruin the measurable worth and prosperities of marriage? Honestly, in reality, what makes it so wrong for someone to live the life he or she was born to live, if there are only positive consequences? How can we feel it is our prerogative to reject someone because of his or her sexual orientation? Additionally, what brought us the ridiculous idea that homosexuals wanted to change to meet our imprudent, fanciful societal standards? Are we merely blinded to reality, or are we arrogant?

Recently, controversies have been witnessed concerning the issues of gender and sexuality. For example, the US government has issued directives regarding the legality of same-sex relationships. Several states in America have legalized homosexuality while the others have remained adamant to accept such sexual orientations. Same-sex and transgender couples have been facing prejudice, discrimination, and hatred from the general public that supports heterosexual relationships. However, the legitimacy of any form of sexuality should be determined following an empirical research and analysis rather than drawing conclusions from unsubstantiated arguments. The most common

In our current society it is not abnormal to see couples of all different styles. Someone who is gay is a man who is attracted to other men. Lesbians are women attracted to other women. Someone who is straight is anyone attracted to the opposite sex. Seeing a gay or lesbian couple is becoming as normal as seeing a straight couple. Straight couples used to be the most typical type of couple, and this used to be viewed as the only normal type of couple, however now it’s not uncommon to see couples of the same gender. Couples of the same gender have different roles compared to couples of opposite genders. Same gender couples face different types of relationships issues that a straight couple may not have to deal with. Every type of couple

What doesn’t make sense is why can’t people be happy for them? Being gay doesn’t affect the world in a negative way. It’s not like if you’re gay you’re a threat to society, you just love who you love. “I think all consenting adults who want to commit to a life partner ought to be treated the same way.” (John Stossel). This quote from this author is really well said and I agree with it. If everyone was treated the same and not judge other people for who they are then there would be less hate in the world. “Even though in religions it is frowned upon for two people of the same gender to get married, it is still the union of two souls, whether it be man and man, woman and woman, or man and woman – an expression of love and commitment to each other as well as the rest of the world.” (Carrie Gilleand). I also agree with this statement because love is love no matter who you end up loving whether it be the same gender or

Monogamous, reproductive heterosexuality is also valued socially above all other forms of sexuality. Society has constructed the belief that heterosexuality is the ideal sexual identity, and society subsequently critiques non-heterosexual identities, such as gays, bisexuals, and trans, which all fall outside this custom.

Like with most topics, this one has many counters, the most important of which is that it simply hurts no one. Many people will justify anything with a near-universal excuse - “It never hurt anybody for me to…” or “One little didn’t hurt anybody…” For most things these may be practical and somewhat logical, but for the topic of homosexuality and homosexual marriage, it does hurt someone, and that someone is the natural order of life, tfpstudentaction.org states: "There are absolutely no grounds for considering homosexual unions to be in any way similar or even remotely analogous to God's plan for marriage

Lesbian and homosexual couples, in many ways, have the same familial goals and expectations as heterosexual couples. The question is how they experience and navigate marriage and family formations. The data shows lesbian and homosexual couples differ from that of heterosexuals because of legal limitations and community bias. A sample of four male and female lesbian or homosexual individuals, in committed relationships, underwent in-depth interviews. These interviews helped to increase understanding of their definitions of marriage and family as a universal concept. Additionally, they provided insight on how they go about achieving family and marriage. More specifically, all participants placed an emphasis on love and commitment and a de-emphasis on gender regarding marriage and family. The findings are sociologically important because they illuminate how the definition and value of marriage and family formation, in lesbian and homosexual couples, changes the traditional concept of marriage as a heterosexual institution.

For some homosexuals, in order to follow the wishes of their parents and the culture, they may have some reciprocal marriage with the opposite-sex homosexuals with premarital consensus. However, their marriage does not have some traditional functions of family (e.g. economic function).