The Importance Of Sexual Orientation Of The LGBTQ Community

The LGBT community has been silently suffering through generations. But in this generation, they are finally showing the world their voice. There have been many instances where young adults were denied their right to be who they are and now they are speaking out about the mistreatment. Even though the united states have begun to be more open about the LGBT community here is still more change it come. These changes can be explained through many sociological perspectives including: functionalist, conflict, symbolic interactionism and interactionism. Along with these perspective religion, norms and deviance all impact these individuals who are striving to be open about who they really are inside and out.

The “gender role” refers to a theoretical construct in society that refers to the set of social and behavioral norms

Norms in society are the expectations of actions in specific situations. Social norms keep human social relations and behavior stable. Norms are “rules” that have developed within a particular society taking into account its values, culture and way of living. Sometimes, it is even the case that individuals do not have a choice and rarely recognize that fact that social norms have arbitrary origins because they have experienced this during the ongoing process of living (Clinard and Meyer 2011:10). Thus, gender norms are sometimes seen as limiting, disenfranchising and oppressive. People who are in less-favored or less-accepted norms are sometimes pushed to “deviate” from the norm in order to achieve some form of “liberation” from their

Between family legacies, traditions, and an abundance of college themed movies, books, and television shows, it would be difficult to find a prospective college student who is not familiar with the idea of “Greek life.” For the purpose of this essay, “Greek life” refers to the system employed by many colleges and universities to establish and maintain fraternities and sororities (primarily dominated by caucasian and economically advantages students). It is important to note the existence of fraternities and organizations outside of this stereotypical “Greek” realm, such as coeducational honor and service based fraternities, though even these are not fully exempt from detrimental practices. Fraternities and sororities are often looked down upon with a negative light for a number of reasons, some of which include dangerous hazing habits and unsavory social scenes. While there certainly are undeniable benefits and negatives within these systems, the biggest effect they have is on gender. “Greek life” in college is unhealthy due to its impact on post-college gender expectations by promoting party culture, encouraging misogyny through ingrained tradition, and indoctrinating women into subservience at an impressionable age.

The differences between interactions of social events are derived from people feeling secure and protected verses feeling threatened and helpless. Campus settings are interrupted as high-risk environments for rape culture and are seen to promote sexual aggression from the dominant groups. When looking at systemic factors in the problem we can see how fraternities create guideline that follow in the traditions of perpetuating rape culture. Men who participated in fraternity living arrangements are encouraged to interact and bond with like-minded members. Often these brothers are not encouraged to develop or share experiences with others outside of the fraternity. This level of involvement embraces the dominant cultural beliefs or values to be see as a way of life. Without being able to experience healthy and diverse situation these people are

This paper will continue on, researching the societal change/acceptance in the gay and lesbian community as no longer being unorthodox and with the stigma coming from the gay community itself.

The world is full of all type of discrimination, Racial Discrimination, Equal Rights among minorities, yet, the society struggles with sexual orientation. Sexual orientation is the classification of individuals, such as heterosexual, bisexual, or homosexual based upon their emotional and sexual attractions, relationships, self-identity, and behavior (Mooney, page 400). This sexual orientation is a global problem. It is illegal for a males or females to be homosexual in the majority of the 86 countries in the United Nations (Ottosson 2008); these individuals can victim of criminal punishment or corporal punishment for being

This norm is based on the idea that males and females are different in terms of anatomy,

Greek life organizations on higher education campuses have been the subject of much debate since their inception in the 19th century (Parker & Pascarella, 2015). In Student affairs, professionals often develop well-defined plans to help Greek letter societies facilitate opportunities for student development, involvement, and community outreach (Zhang, 2010). Proponents of Greek life will often cite the positive areas of development like scholarship, leadership, service, and friendship as to the reasons for keeping them on campuses (Long 2012). Critics of fraternities and sororities present and examine the issues of drug and alcohol abuse, sexism, and racism as key points in having them

Over several decades, Greek life has been an integral part of colleges and universities throughout the United States. There is a high demand of “fitting in” in today’s society and a question that students, parents, and teachers alike often ask themselves is, “Does Greek life provide a more safe or harmful environment?” With strong evidence, it is absolutely absurd to believe that fraternities and sororities do more good than they do harm. Various statistics provide factual evidence as to why Greek life is a toxic and dangerous environment for many young adults. Between the rape culture, hazing, and delinquency linked to the students associated with Greek life, it is time that it comes to an end for good so that students may have a more safe and enjoyable college experience. Fraternities and Sororities should be banned off of college and university campuses due to the danger and drama associated with them.

Most people have seen the hit television series Greek. It suggests drugs, alcohol and sex are the three most important elements that make up a typical sorority girl or fraternity boy’s life. In the hit reality series, they are portraying students who are involved in Greek communities as wild, untrained students, who are always throwing outrageous parties and drinking until they pass out, getting tangled in relationship drama, sending their pledges on crazy errands in the middle of the night, and never seeming to take any responsibility. However, there is one thing missing from this reality series: the truth. Modern Greek life has change quite tremendously; from the hazing policies, to the amount of alcohol intakes and partying: reshaping the

I am extremely lucky to have had the opportunity to come to terms with much of my identity before heading to college. However, some of my residents might not have had that opportunity and I’d love to create programs to allow for that questioning and affirmation to occur. With regard to my own identity, I know seeing queer representation in the media was a step towards finding out my own queer identity. For a program, I could work with another member of the LGBT community or even another marginalized group, such as a person of color, to watch content featuring individuals who unapologetically embrace their identity. Afterwards, the RA’s could facilitate a conversation about the content and the identities featured (with snacks of course). Many people might not be comfortable with talking about their identity point-blank and therefore the content allows for an introduction to the conversation. Overall, I want to create an environment where discovering the different aspects of your identity is encouraged and accepted by all.

Homosexuality is a very sensitive topic in society because there is a large number (an estimate of 2 to 10 percent of the population) of people that are a part of the LGBT community. Homosexuality is based on the attraction of one of the same gender. Most people may think that being homosexual is not a serious issue in our generation but it is still a tough adjustment. Acceptance, culture, gay marriage, coming out, youth homosexuality, and religion are all controversial topics. This overall topic is sensitive because society makes us to believe that is it normal; it is common. It is also serious because the judgement from society could lead to psychological and suicidal issues amongst those of this community. There are a lot of things that we overlook when discussing this topic. Most people try seek the underlying cause of homosexuality instead of discussing the many problems people, of this community, face on a daily basis.

Humans are naturally a curious and questioning species. We’re always questioning if is it right or wrong or why. While we question religion it’s no different, from questioning, our beliefs have either stayed the same or changed over time. Beliefs that we grow up with or beliefs we started to take in over the years of our life. Religion impacts so much on a cultural community. Without religion their wouldn’t be different types of cultures to say the least in most cases. Culture is defined to be a way of bringing people together in a community. Religion ties in because in most religions there are churches and that is something that brings a community together, that’s if you’re a firm believer. Religion is sought out to be a belief mechanism as to where a culture is your way of life and how you make your life how you want it to be.

Being a bisexual in the community can encounter struggles, problems, and many questions by the heterosexual and homosexual community. People somewhat have the ideals that you are accepted everywhere and anywhere when being bisexual, but it is actually the opposite. I believe that every group throughout the LGBTQ+ community have been through different life instances that were difficult, usually people in the LGBTQ+ community believes that their personal story is more important than others, definitely compared to bisexuals. I know from experience that I have had personal encounters with members who are part of the LGBTQ+ community and heterosexuals and have been told by both discourse communities that I need to pick a side. I have been told that I am in a phase and confused. I have also been asked about threesomes and other inappropriate and deceiving questions. I have also been told “you have to be lesbian, because you are with a girlfriend right now.” All these questions and statements happened to me the first two weeks of attending Eastern Michigan University by LGBTQ+ students and the heterosexaul students. I believe that the bisexual community is not represented enough nor does the group get explicitly educated on. I believe that both groups think that it is easier for bisexual men and women within the community and that they do not get talked about during a group setting. Not even trying to promote bisexual and the way of thinking on their perspective.