Queer People By Richard Kim Summary

In this text, the author, Richard Kim, speaks about the problem America has with queer people and how that influences queer children. He starts off the chapter talking about Tyler Clementi, a young boy that killed himself after he was forcefully outed in an embarrassing fashion by his peers. Kim then gives numerous other examples of queer children killing themselves after being bullied for being gay, or simply for being accused of being gay. Kim argues that, while the bullies were definitely not making good decisions when they mocked these young students, the demanded repercussions of five to ten years in prison do seem to be rather drastic. In a society where homophobia is not only common, but a relatively dominant belief to varying extents,