Sara Bareilles 'Brave'

Olympic gymnast and four-time gold medalist Simone Biles has revealed that she shares her Christian faith with other kids she encounters to help them conquer their downfalls.

The piece is classified as Aboriginal Australian literature. It was published in the 1960’s. The purpose of the text is to give hope in a new beginning after the events involving the racial tension between the Aboriginals and the white settlers. The poem is directed to the Aboriginal people of Australia who suffered from these events

Intro: Like various art forms such as film, television, and literature allows artists to express their own sense of identity, that being nationality, race, class, ethnicity, gender or sexuality. In this case, Queen uses music to illustrate the themes of gender and sexuality through their music video I Want to Break Free (1983). This essay will attempt to discuss how Queen’s music video, I Want to Break Free, explores queerness in relation to queer theory. Firstly, I will introduce the ideas and arguments of queer theory through Gilbert Herdt article Same Sex Different Cultures (1997). I will then discuss Queen’s portrayal of drag within the music video and how it can be seen as queer rather than heterosexual. Lastly, I will argue that

A major reason for the writing of this essay for Roxane Gay was to express the idea that gay celebrities have an obligation to come out and be counted to become role models for the community. Throughout the essay she focuses on three major coming out stories of three well-known celebrities : a journalist by the name of Anderson Cooper, Sally ride a famous astronaut, and Frank Ocean who is a up incoming hip hop artists. Using a strong narrative through the recalling of the stories of these three individuals Roxane gay express the importance of strong role models in the LGBT community. She compares the brave story of Frank Ocean’s coming out story in a community, that in the past has been known for being very homophobic, to the work of famous rapper “Tyler the Creator” . Gay expresses that people looking up to and idolizing Tyler the creator, a rapper whose work contains “213 gay slurs on one album”, is a step backwards, while having a brave role model like frank Ocean would help drive the progress of gay rights forward. Gay uses the rhetorical strategy of repetition by repeating the phrase we must “stand up and be counted” in order to support her idea that strong role models help the community and work towards a greater good.

Feminists from Rose Scott - an important figure in the women’s suffrage campaign and who devoted her life to improving the condition of women, to Beyoncé – pushing for women’s rights through the media and music industry, have greatly aided in shaping and transforming the structures of feminism today.

The World Peace Movement protested war, weapons and violence (PBS.org) and wanted safety for all, like the way the Women’s Music Movement wanted a safe place in music for women. Also, Holly Near came from that movement to the Women’s Music Movement after struggling to find songs to perform during peaceful protests that “felt right coming out of her mouth”, which she did not find with songs that were written by men (Mosbacher, 2002). The Labour Movement fought for fair pay, sensible hours and proper work conditions (History.com), something else feminists strived for. The Civil Rights Movement challenged racial equality and freedom (History.com), something also being challenged by women—especially black feminists—like Sweet Honey and the Rock (Mosbacher, 2002). These existing movements already faced struggles similar to those faced by Second Wave Feminists fighting for gender equality and equal rights for lesbians. These movements produce passionate emotional responses that can be expressed musically such as how lesbian women made desperate pleas for equality in their songs. For example, in Mary Watkins’ song “No Hiding Place” she softly croons “There’s no one else to judge when love is really love” (Mosbacher, 2002).

The women’s liberation movement (or feminism as it is now known) of the 1960s and 1970s touched every home, business, and school (WA, 705). The movement even touched the sports and entertainment industries, in fact, “There are few areas of contemporary life untouched by feminism” (WA, 717). The word feminism in the early 1960’s wasn’t often used and when it was it was used with condescension or hatred. However, in the late sixties that changed thanks to a new group of women. This new diverse group of women included the: young, old, heterosexual, lesbians, working class, and even the privileged. This diverse group came together and collectively created the second wave of feminism.

Sylvia was electrified; after years of harassment and discrimination, the LGBTQ community was finally waking up and expressing its rage. As the crowds swelled and began to fight back against the police reinforcements that had arrived, Sylvia howled through the streets, “The revolution is here!”

This song displays the traditional messages sent by male artists. What about female artists? What do their songs portray? Andsager and Roe’s findings give a good description. According to them, there are two kinds of female artists. The strong, more established female artists portray women as “fully equal.” These women are in their thirties at least, they are more established, and they dress in casual suits. They sang romance, female emancipation, and heartbreak like the rest, but they did not compromise their image in their videos. They use Trisha Yearwood as an example in her song Everybody Knows. The other type, were women who “fell into the lowest level on the consciousness scale.” They used Deana Carter’s song We Danced Anyway as an example. In this song she rolled on the beach in a wet t-shirt. Another one is Faith Hill’s song Breathe. In this song, Hill is seen rolling around in her bed sheets with no clothes on.

There are certainly various points in history that can be construed as trailblazing for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. One event in particular, however, sparked awareness and a call to action that previously could never have been conceptualized in the United States. This unforgettable incident, the Stonewall riots of 1969, altered the public’s view of the gay community and arguably jumpstarted the next revolution in an entirely new civil rights movement.

Mr. Frank shows courage, compassion, and sacrifice. This book shares the story of a young girl and her family hiding during world war 2. She goes into hiding in a small annex for two years with another family and two other men. This book shares the story from Anne’s point of view. it’s a great book to read and tells you how they survived for 2 years.

The following thesis will lay out the progression in the LGBTQIA movement along with the deficits that these individuals have encountered throughout history. An interdisciplinary perspective through historical,

The increase in support can be seen through the number of people who attend pride parades each year, which are now taking place in almost every country nowadays. The growth of the gay rights supporters compared to amount at the first pride parade in 1970 displays that the lives of the LGBT are being acknowledged and will continue to be spread and talked about in earnest as things progress for their community (Hirshman). The major shift from the 1960s race, gender, and sexual orientation discrimination to the acknowledgement of women’s rights and needs, African American opportunities and equality, and increase in trans and gay rights in the present show that the civil rights movement of Stonewall, Black rights, and women’s equality had a major effect on the future of society today (Williams). The effects of the Stonewall Riots can also be seen through the Supreme Court’s legalization of same sex marriage in all states in 2015. This is the biggest change in the journey for gay liberation in America and it’s evidence of the growing support that began with the riots and has continued on to the present.

Conference coordinator Samantha Jo Dato said, “It’s about honoring what the trans movement was, what it looked like, where it came from. We’re here to remember that we are all in a marginalized situation and these are our roots.”

When one hears the word “feminist”, many different things may come to mind. One may think of the “bra burning” feminists of the 1960s or the “riot grrrl” feminists of the 1990s. It can bring to mind issues such as abortion, birth control, and unfair wages. There are many different aspects of feminism, some of which are understood only by those involved in the movement. But like most things people are passionate about, feminism has held a strong place in music since its very beginning, and can be seen in its festivals, its politics, and in the average American’s everyday life.