What Is Being Gay To Being Fabulous?

Heterosexism, according to Warren J. Blumenfeld, is the system of advantages given to heterosexuals based on the social construct of gender roles and heterosexual norms, while marginalizing and oppressing homosexuals and others who do not fit into the heterosexual culture (373). The enforcement of this system is known as heteronormality. This is seen in the binary system, which is a social construct that divides people into different strictly bordered categories organized by “social roles, values, stereotypes, and behavioral and attitudinal imperatives, expressions, and expectations” (Blumenfeld 373). Those who stick to the binary system, maintain power and privilege. People who may live in the binary system, but also intentionally

Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon and presidential hopeful, recently stated that being gay is a choice not biological. He likes to think that you can’t change your sexual orientation till you are old enough to make that decision. He believes it’s not possible to have “gay genes” because being gay isn’t genetic it’s your choice whether you want to be or not. People should understand that being gay is a choice that we as individuals make in this world and choose to live through everything that gets handed to us for how we want to be. While growing up you start to develop your feelings of sexuallity and their bodies and mind set start to change.They can not be able to be born gay because they do not

The word “gay” has gone through drastic changes. Traditionally, it was a positive term that meant to be “happily excited” or “jolly” (Merriam Webster, “Gay”). It was used regularly to express one’s feelings about life. Today, it has a far different meaning. Now people use the word gay to label homosexuals, those with feminine qualities, or those who do something thought to be outside of the norm for their gender. “Being gay” went from expressing someone’s happiness to describing his sexual preference. The definition of gay has changed so much that its original meaning has become archaic and lost to the times.

In the last several years the United States of America has shown progression towards equality for LGBT. With whole states being the frontrunners of support for LGBT rights it has become apparent that change is happening. In 2012 gay marriage was legalized in all fifty states, allowing many couples the ability to wed. Close friends of my mom were able to wed because of the law. Not only has there been steps taken for sexuallitys but, also for those who are transgender. In the last couple years the Transgender Community has seen discussion after discussion about the use of bathrooms. It has shown that there’s many who support trans bathroom rights and that the country is willing to move forward. Also on the chopping block of the transgender

The period of World War II and the years immediately after illustrate such astonishingly rapid shifts. These shifts provided: change in the economy, many jobs were made available, women left from being at home into the workforce, and gay and lesbians individuals often enlisted into the military. According to historian Allan Berube, World War II was known to be the “quintessential coming out party” for LGBT Americans. The war created a substantially new “erotic situation” conducive both to the articulation of a homosexual identity and to the more rapid evolution of a gay subculture (24). I believe that this saying is meaning that World War II was an opportunity for many LGBT to go out and have the ability of having some freedoms.

I believe teachers innately assume a corrective role in their interaction with students who exhibit gay or lesbian tendencies. Teachers are so accustomed to assuming roles and wearing various hats when dealing with their students. Teachers spend countless hours helping students learn to problem solve. Gay and lesbian tendencies are view as a problem especially in the elementary school years when students are at their purest and are naïve about the world and its expectations of them. In a teacher’s eyes boys should be playful, rough, and tough. Girls should be cute, prissy, and giggly. When teachers encounter children who are outside of their assumed roles they automatically try to correct them by saying things: “little girls/boys shouldn’t behave that way or little boys/girls shouldn’t walk like that or wear their clothes like that.” Teachers unconsciously and some consciously, devote a great deal of time trying to correct those undesired tendencies, which often leads to embarrassment or berating of the student(s). How teachers interact with these students is an area that needs to be explored.

I quickly stick the key in the lock turning, my hands are shaking with adrenaline as I quickly yank out the glittering gold medallion. I set the key back on his chest and practically ran out my heart still racing.

The sexual identity and uncertainty not only in minorities but across the globe and the concerns related the mental stability, stress levels suicide rate, and human rights implicated in the United Nations and according to International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (2017) throughout the world. Although the cultural and social barriers do exist, the LGBT community as a whole does exhibit a certain unity for the protection and discrimination of its members.

The process of asylum itself can be tool for creating trauma, in the hands of untrained adjudicator becomes a weapon that tears apart these vulnerable, traumatized, LGBT asylum-seekers and leaves lasting wounds that may never see a mental healthcare practice. The issue centers around the focus on the homosexual identity over homosexual acts, and the burden to prove this western, homosexual identity. Homosexual practices are analyzed with scrutiny and many times prejudice to no avail. Closeted, bisexual, and those of non-binary gender identities are downright rejected or humiliated in asylum court for not conforming to the standard homosexual identity. The literature review reveals stories of gay men and lesbian women being rejected on the

Former President, Obama once said, “We are big and vast and diverse; a nation of people with different backgrounds and beliefs, different experiences and stories, but bound by our shared ideal that no matter who you are or what you look like, how you started off, or how and who you love, America is a place where you can write your own destiny.” Many things have changed in the past decade, the United States electing its first African-American president not only for one term but for two. President Obama administration helped expand and advance equality regarding the LGBT community. The Obama Administration provided support and equality towards the LGBT community. Numerous people have come to accept their ‘true identity’ without the fear of

Do you see the problem with the usage of the word gay here? Gay used to mean bright and happy but now it has become an insult. The term today literally refers to a male homosexual person. After many years the word gay has changed its meaning and its meaning continues to constantly change today. When gay first came to be a word it meant bright or showy, like a rainbow. The word presently and popularly is used to as an insult but the word's actual meaning refers to a homosexual male. Presently, people use gay in two different meanings, some use it literally and some use it as profanity or insult. Unfortunately, as a society by using a term in this way it shows that as a society we aren't as acceptable, judgmental, homophobic people.

When you hear the term ‘gay theatre’ the first thought that may come to mind is that it describes theatre written for and by homosexuals.  If this is true, then before the decriminalization of male homosexual sex in 1967, there was no ‘gay theatre’ in existence due to the political and social landscape of that time. Spanning as far back as Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare, themes of homosexuality have been rampant within theatrical content, but because theatre always reflects the social conditions of its time period, the theatre’s behavior toward homosexuality was a microcosm of its contemporary governing attitudes.  Before the 1960s, theatre was subject to

Being a gay person in America is not nearly as difficult as it once once. There was a time at one point where homosexuality in the US was treated as taboo as many other social subjects such as criminality. However, times, beliefs, and perspectives have changed in the general populous. In 1996, only 27% of Americans polled by Gallop showed a positive stance on gay marriage, and homosexuality in general. By May of 2015, this percentage was nearly reverse, with only 37% of the population showing a negative stance on homosexuality. Despite the recent support for homosexuals in America, sexual prejudice is still prevalent in some areas of life for gay men and women. Life is still hard for gay people in America for a number of reasons, despite an overall acceptance of gay marriage by adults, and as a gay person myself, I have witnessed this injustice and prejudice on several levels.

Do you think someone should be judged for what they believe? What about how they look? Well, critics argue that people should not be gay because, people should only (be “normal”) or like the opposite gender because that is what is commonly practiced. While that might be true, people should be able to be who they want to be and do what makes them feel comfortable. It is often thought if someone is gay, they will do something to you especially, with a group of male teammates, but actually, they are normal people and most times you can’t even notice until it is spoken about. My argument is that, if you are gay, people shouldn’t judge you for that reason because, it is their decision and other people can’t change that even if they want to. Also, it is rude to judge them because there is nothing wrong with being gay.

My first inkling that something was different was when I went on the Internet this morning and ended up consuming video after video, reading articles, comments, and posts. I have been sitting on the computer for who knows how long now, and it’s clear to me that the majority of the world is homosexual, with it being universally accepted and widely preferred. Heterosexuality was a minority and therefore, so was I.