Sadarangani Nowhere Woman Summary

As the youngest south Asian girl in a family with traditional values expanding my understandings of social value and public health to race, ethnicity and sexuality is an exciting process. I am now studying my master at the University of Manchester in Gender, Sexuality and Culture. My ambition to gain more knowledge of the power systems of complex identities and social value has grown over the years at university. My interest in social value and public health studies arose from my research from my undergraduate degree at Coventry University. Exploring and challenging current cultural identities, in particular, those of ethnicity has been a personal interest of mine throughout my further education. My undergraduate dissertation explored the history of India and Hinduism and how the homophobic attitudes have affected British Asian attitudes in the Hindu community. Since my undergraduate dissertation, I am now exploring how men’s mental health is now in the process of de-stigmatization.

Some women seek lesbian relationships because they want to reject this sort of powerless state they may feel in a heterosexual situation. Relationships between men to men and women to women hold several differences, but at the same time they share several similarities. Downing concludes the article by stating that there are both gay men and lesbians that dismiss the homosexuality myth, but it is crucial that they understand that the myth does hold a cultural vision on the power of gender and human selfhood. In order to get past the myth, we must understand to accept its existence.

Elizabeth Ettorre, an sociologist who using a feminist participatory action research process to analyze voices. Particularly, the theme of this auto-ethnography she wrote is a vision of is it truly equal? Or are we still trap by other, more on society expectations view? The author of this journal wants to challenge every of having an loving eyes not the arrogant eyes to those lesbian. In my opinion, this challenge is most fulfillable since in Canada, part of America, and other more country have approve and set LGBT right for loving the same sex, one woman love another woman. It is only the matter of time, how long can all the people can view them normally and not to push them alway from the society. In conclusion, using loving eyes to see

In Bharati Mukherjee’s essay “Two Ways to Belong in America,” the author explains the differences that aroused between two sisters living in America as legal immigrants. After a sum of thirty-six years in America, Mira, Bharati’s sister, strived to return to India once she retired while Bharati accepted the American culture and created roots from within. Due to her passion for her Indian culture, Mira married an Indian student from Wayne State University who was set out to receive his business administration degree. They went on to acquire the labor certifications necessary for the green card of hassle-free residence and employment. Although the marriage was

The film Harsh Beauty explores the life of individuals who challenge the gender binary and the way the go through life trying to be accepted for who they are. This individual are from Bombay a city in India where a community of this kind of individuals live. In India they are call Eunuch, which means intersexual. This individuals are usually born as males but with the pass of the years they discover that the gender they were assigned is not who they are. Most of them run out of their house in order to fully become a Eunuch. They travel to Bombay where the community of Eunuch live and go through a surgery done by a guru. In this surgery their genitals are removed with no medicine or anesthesia, just a hot oil that according to them helps them heal. After their sugery there is a ceremony where many Eunuch from all over the city come and join.

Queer is a term that lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) people use to describe the entire LGBT community. It has made them feel like they have their own community where heterosexist people won’t judge them. “The term is used positively to say it is okay to be different and it serves as an inclusive category that encompasses the shared political and social experiences of the group (classnotes, 2016). Basing on this assertion, Queer Theory through the theme of lesbian isolation in a heterosexist world is seen in “Don’t Explain” by the ways the protagonist Letty recognizes her sexual orientation but denies it, demonstrates internalized homophobia, and the way Letty interacts with Delia and Terry. In addition, the articles “We’re Here, We’re Queer, Y’all” by Karen L. Cox and “The Paradox of coming out” by Steven Petrow further proofs how queer theory is evident in “Don’t Explain.” It is clear that stereotyping basing on sexual orientation has led to negative perceptions of different LGBT community members (McDonald, 2013). In most cases, lesbians have been painted as men haters or over-feminized just as gays have been portrayed as haters of women. These stereotypes do not apply to all lesbians but creates undue pressure on characters like Letty forcing then to live in fear because of being different. The fact that fictional lesbian visual representation has being distorted by heterosexuals males has caused Letty and her lot to conceal their true

There are million reason to accept the people as they are. Reading this book, the boy does not go with stereotypical boy flow and open up about understanding and accepting difference. The boy who love to like pink or love to wear princess dress that might be or might not grow up to be gay. And that child might be labeled with gender confusion or gender identity disorder or other unprintable name. This book has hugely important in expanding the national conversation about diverse gender expression.

The Lesbian experience in the early and mid-twentieth century seemed to be more obscured than the queer male subcultures. For many lesbians of the early and mid-twentieth century, to live as a queer woman and to still maintain social respectability meant that lesbians often had to live in the closet. I believe that that lesbian subculture was unknown and ignored because it was impossible for women to claim their identity as a lesbian; they were frequently viewed from the outside as sick, confused, or sinful and no one would want to be considered one. Being a lesbian woman in the streets was unsafe for them, as they were vulnerable to be followed and harassed by men. Finally, in this era working-class women were working more and had to keep silent about their sexual identity because it could cost losing their jobs.

“The Well of Loneliness” and “Anne Lister’s Diary” are two readings about lesbians in different periods in history. In the 1800s, homosexuality was nonexistent so Anne Lister felt unique and did not face any evident negativity. On the other hand, Stephen Gordon’s period was exposed to homosexuality and had a negative view of it. Thus, leading to Stephen receiving negativity for her identity. Firstly, Stephen Gordon’s family had a negative vision on non-normative identities and expressed it to her while Anne Lister’s family never indicated any thought on it. Secondly, discrimination became more common in the 20th century which impacted Stephen. Lastly, relationships between women in the 19th century were praised while in the 20th century

For queer theorists, identity has been constructed through performativity, which is based on the opinion of Judith Butler. Butler (1990, p.25) believed that “ there is no gender identity behind the expression of gender; that identity is performatively constituted by the very ‘expressions’ that are said to be its results.” In other words, there is not any factor to produce the identity, but identity creates itself through performativity. One should imitate and repeat the gender expression again and again according to norms, then the identity will be constituted, which also shows that identity is fluid and constructed. Moreover, Jenkins (2000,2004) stated that a dynamic social process generates identity, so identity is not static but fluid and dynamic.

The writer will analyze the potential challenges there is when communicating with Lorella. Will describe the clinical countertransference in working with patient Lorella for the first time. Then, will discuss the literature there is when interviewing the patient and ways on how to engage a patient to a conversation. Will explain different tips on how to communicate with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community in or to make them feel comfortable in the first session. Finally, will talk about applying cultural appropriate strategies to engage and build rapport with the patient. Pointing out potential strengths and challenges and how they can be use in other to build a bond.

This chapter talks about the development of gay and lesbian identities. According to Mary McIntosh, gay identity developed in the 17th century with the development of molly houses in England. The molly houses created a way in which homosexaulity can be recongizeded by expression through clothes, language, gesture, buildings, etc. D’Emilio believed that homosexual identity (men and women) developed in direct response to capitalism and wage labor. He argues the that the family shifted from unit of production to a unit of emotional satisfaction and happiness. In addition, the need to procreate decreased with the labor of children no longer being necessary. This led to a change in sexual relations within marriage. Furthermore, lesbian identity

The issue of human sexuality is one that has been discussed for what seems like forever. Despite our towards becoming those who are accepting towards people who engage in ‘non-normative’ relationships, whether they be romantic or sexual, there are still issues. One particular problem is that of women who are interested in other women and how they are either ignored or looked down upon, more so than their male counterparts. A majority of the women, whom had to write under pseudonyms or under the mask of anonymity, during the 1800’s could not reveal who they were attracted to and could only live out their fantasies through their writing. And even then they had to be careful about how that aspect was represented in their works, though most people would never acknowledge the fact that two women interacting could ever be anything more than friendship. With this oppressive nature surrounding lesbians at the time, keeping them from showing a vital aspect of themselves that any person should be free to express, it is only natural that a good amount of these women would devolve into madness. It happens to plenty of members in the LGBT+ community who are unable to accept who they are based on the way they were raised.

In the last few decades, there has been a rapid change in social attitude towards so-called sexual problems. There has been a call for the freedom to live in the style of which one chooses, so long as no one else is harmed in the process. One area that appears little understood, however, is transvestitism, or cross-dressing. In order to gain some knowledge about this phenomenon, there are many aspects of transvestitism that should be examined, some being: history, societal views, the gay versus straight issue, and women dressing as men.

Sexuality is an issue that has been widely discussed and has often been misunderstood by society. It has often been a misconception by members of the heterosexual community that all lesbians want to be men. Through applying common sense, it can be understood why people may think gay women want to be men when looking in on the lesbian community, some lesbians prefer to express themselves and their sexuality through the way they dress and act; their short hair, masculine clothing, wearing no make-up and their macho