In 2012, a gay couple came into a bakery in Colorado. They asked this company to make a cake for their wedding. The company is a Christian based company, and the baker did not want to bake a cake for their wedding. The couple was not very happy with this. They claimed that they were […]
John Weir’s story Homo in Heteroland was part of Ethan Mordden book, Waves: An Anthology of New Gay Literature. This book had 14 stories from different authors who identify themselves as gay. This book was published in 1994, during a time that many people were frightened by growing AIDS and HIV crisis spreading throughout inner […]
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Get startedToday there are about 153 million kids in orphanages worldwide. With a number that high, we shouldn’t hold people back from providing these kids with a home, a family, and an education. You hear so many people say, They are the future, but the same people who say that, aren’t doing everything they possibly can […]
Over the preceding decades, there has been an upsurge in scholarship dedicated to the matter of sexual and gender minority within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning (LGBTQ) community. The dialogue and research that has been exerted into the finding the link that that determines if homosexuality is determined by choice, genetics, or […]
Most people lack an understanding on how far the gay community has advanced throughout history. A factor behind this issue derives from not educating and acknowledging homosexuality within public school parameters. Instead of receiving guidance from informed individuals, students were left to interact with misleading-based evidence. Since correct information was inaccessible to students, society could […]
Heterosexism and homophobia in the school environment. In the United States, the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) publishes the results of the National School Climate Survey every two years on the school experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students. It shows that the manifestations of homophobia in schools are plural and […]
All throughout history people have been fighting to be seen as equal to each other. Whether it is between men and women, or between the races, humans have always struggled to find a common ground among us all. American society has always struggled against racism and sexism; however, we need to bring attention to the […]
Every day, thousands of transgender Americans have to deal with several kinds of injustices. Whether it be trying to do basic, everyday activities, grow up in an unsupportive household, come out to family, or obtain basic healthcare, there is always trouble in the lives of transgender people. In America today, the negative stigma surrounding transgender […]
The concept of gender-neutral bathrooms and the campaign against them is not a new concept in America. Dating back to at least 1978, people have been protesting for genderless bathrooms with resistance from those who believed that transgender individuals were a threat, a danger to society, and would increase sexual assault towards women (Scout, 2016). […]
Early Life and Education Harry Benjamin was born in Berlin, Germany on January 12, 1885 to a German mother and Jewish father. He was the oldest of three siblings. His father converted to Lutheranism shortly before Dr. Benjamin’s birth. Dr. Benjamin enjoyed opera from a young age, and was enamored with singer Geraldine Farrar, who […]
What is the LGBTQ community you might be wondering? LGBTQ is a culture shared by Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning individuals. In a recent study according to (Gates, n.d.), there are approximately 9 million people who identify themselves as members of the LGBTQ Community in America today. According to (Greve, 2016) This indicates the […]
21 years ago, in 1997, the Chinese government abolished the hooligan law, which in transferred meaning was decriminalization of homosexuality or same-sex love, in Chinese , in People’s Republic of China. Just a few years later after the first step in modern progression, the Chinese Society of Psychiatry in 2001 declassified homosexuality as a mental […]
Since ancient times, sport competitions have been used to showcase men, their masculinity, strength, and physique. According to Doriane Lambelet Coleman’s article Sex in Sport, men used to compete in various competitions naked to show off their bodies to, . . .pay homage to Zeus by showing him how they had trained their bodies to […]
The purpose of Yildizhan et al.’s (2018) article was to examine transgender individuals who had gone through Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS) and sex reassignment with those who had not yet gone through those procedures and compare their lifestyles, personal and social relationships, adjustments to society and quality of life. Previous research has gained some insight […]
Violence in relationships and bullying has been a growing problem in the United States. Victimization is very prevalent in society especially among the LGBTQ community. Studies have shown that if your peers assume your sexual orientation, individuals are more likely to get victimized to the same extent as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) individuals […]
Nobody needs or wants to feel like they don’t have a place or feel like they are not being thought about. Transgender individuals are much the same as every other person on the planet and have the right to be dealt with similarly to cisgendered individuals, or individuals who distinguish as the sex they were […]
Most people don’t have to think about which bathroom to use. They use the one labeled men’s or the one labeled women’s, for their whole lives it’s been a simple decision. For transgender individuals, however, it is not that easy. With the transgender rights movement gaining a lot of attention in recent years it has […]
We became not a melting pot, but a beautiful mosaic; With different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, and different dreams. said our 39th U.S. president Jimmy Carter. The United States is not only a multi-racial country, but also a place with different sexual orientations. In terms of gender and inclusion, we talk about […]
There was never a massive distinguish difference between contemporary pop culture and religion. Religion has always been a part of world. From the music industry to books, food, media and science, religion is in all. Even in controversial topics religion has its place. One major controversy has been going on in the world for the […]
I am writing about homophobia and I’m going to explain how they were treated, specifically in the 1900s. Homophobia is and was a huge debate within our world. Many people absolutely go against it, saying that it is not natural. At the same time, what is normal? In the 1900s, homophobia was a wicked time. […]
When you open up your phone or turn on that TV and you hear that a young child has committed suicide because of bullying and not being accepted breaks your heart. Suicide in youth happens a lot more than you expect, it is actually the leading cause of death in LGBTQ youth. To prevent suicide […]
This article predominantly demonstrates the manner in which familiar ties and structure are subjected to various forms of erosion due to the open non-normative nature of an adolescent’s sexual preference and subsequently their gender identification. The author, Brandon Robinson PH. D, illustrates the qualitative methodologies he utilizes in depicting the correlation between not solely familiar […]
Contents Homosexuals and current Scenario of Egypt: International Human Rights and Social Justice for Homosexuals: Human Rights and Social Justice at Country Level: Violation of Country Law: History of Homosexuality in Egypt: Perpetrators of Homosexuality: Primary motivation orobjective of the violations: Consensus on the Crises and Compensation of the Victims: Gay and Lesbian Rights and […]
Heterosexism (Research and Thesis proposal) The topic that I would like to explore on my finale research paper is in regards of LGBT community families and the effect of existing heterosexism on those families. There are three types of heterosexism that greatly impact lives of LGBT communities and their families throughout the United States. First, […]
Ever present and always relevant, transgender issues deserve a lot of traction and there is this excelling push for reformation. Nonetheless, passionate hearts, old and young continue to fight for their own. Whether you are an ally or personally affected, the drive for change still remains. I, myself, a member of the LGBTQIA also referred […]
Ever present and always relevant, transgender issues deserve a lot of traction and there is this excelling push for reformation. Nonetheless, passionate hearts, old and young continue to fight for their own. Whether you are an ally or personally affected, the drive for change still remains. I, myself, a member of the LGBTQIA also referred […]
Transgender History by Susan Stryker is a non-fiction book that is about Transgender individuals throughout history in the United States from the 18th century to the 2000s. Author Susan Stryker is known to be an American author and professor whose field of profession is on gender and human sexuality. The beginning of the book starts […]
Imagine waking up and not feeling equal to what you see in the mirror. How you are on the inside is the complete opposite of what’s reflected back to you. Now imagine trying to use the bathroom that` equates with what you identify as and who you are and being turned out because who you […]
Everyday people witness couples in public getting called disturbing slurs, being harassed, and escorted from businesses. Majority of the LGBTQ community have reported that they have experienced harassment, threats, and violence due to their sexual beliefs. LGBTQ Couples are being discriminated on a daily basis just by doing everyday activities. Several Incidents have shown discrimination […]
Based on my current research I have come to learn that the Sexual Discrimination Act of 1984 was modified on August 1 in the year of 2013 to prevent discrimination against any person’s gender, sexual orientation and identity. Even though this act was put in place for people all over who identify as lesbian, gay, […]