Nonelectric wheelchair code = GY – I selected this code because it applies to an item statutorily chosen that does not meet Medicare benefits.…
The sex education system is ruled by a heteronormative ideal that only men and women are accepted in this system. Questions about sexuality like stated are often met with ill replies and ridicule. There is a complete lack of same sex education in this system with little to no reference to same sex and if there is a mention it is often in poor statements. As example when Linda asked about any “books of teenage lesbians” (Garcia, 2012) the teacher yelled out demanding to know who asked the question and how inappropriate it was, even though she wanted to learn about her…
The last time I checked, parental permission was not required to discuss diversity and respect. The argument that parental permission should be required or that parents should be able to “opt-out” their students from the lesson is because they say that discussing LGBTQ issues is the same as sex education, which does need parental permission. However, discussing LGBTQ issues would be discussing people and families present in every community. It would be a discussion about a struggle for civil rights. Part of the discussion would also be about bias-based bullying against the queer agenda.…
But at three local high schools here this fall, dozens of gay students and their supporters finally convened the first Gay-Straight Alliances in the history of this conservative, largely Mormon city. It was a turning point here and for the state, where administrators, teachers and even the Legislature have tried for years to block support groups for gay youths, calling them everything from inappropriate to immoral.…
As a unit, the human race is notorious for only looking at the clean, reflective side of a coin, and ignoring the rust to be found on the other side. Society's avoidance of difficult or unpleasant topics is made painfully obvious by entertainment and news media, and the lack of brutally honest information. With the rise of the millennial generation, the LGBTQIA (Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual) rights movements begun in the sixties and seventies are pushed on with fervor, but only behind closed doors and through text on a screen. Though the LGBTQIA community has recently achieved marriage…
“We believe that visibility leads to awareness, awareness leads to education and then education leads to normalcy,” Duncan said. “The more we can have the dialogue, the more we can have this discussion about what it means to be LGBTQ in the…
Schools need to provide better trans-inclusive education. According to a New York Times article, only 5% of students in 2013 reported being taught LGBT+ information in their health classes, and LGBT+ students are five times more likely to seek out the information that they are denied online. In eight states, there is explicit legal discrimination against LGBT+ students being educated about their needs in health classes: Alabama, Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas and Utah have laws against “positive portrayal” of LGBT+ relationships. Transgender children are also at higher risk than their peers to…
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual transgender, and queer identified (LGBTQ) runaway and homeless youth are of the most vulnerable groups in this country. Homelessness, particularly among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, queer youth is an enduring example of a social problem in our society. In the state of California, it is estimated that roughly 15 to 25 % of the homeless youth identify as being a member of the LGBTQ population (Milburn, 2006) Communities are not aware of the real issues that these youth face, their day to day struggles.…
In the article, the author describes the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) campaign “Teach Kids, Not Stereotypes” and its goal to “discredit and terminate gender-specific programs in American schools.” The American Civil Liberties Union thinks organizing schools by gender is equivalent to organizing schools by race. Their goal is to terminate all single-sex programs in America, by threatening the schools with expensive lawsuits and investigations. The author spends much of the article discrediting the claims made by the ACLU, saying “race and sex are different, as the Supreme Court has emphasized and as most everyone recognizes” (Sommers, 1). Although I do not agree with the extremity of the arguments made by the ACLU, I believe there are strengths in their reasoning. There are two major critiques made by the ACLU regarding single-sex education. The first argument is that “there is good evidence that sex segregation increases gender stereotyping and legitimizes institutional sexism” (Kimmel, 1). They believe a single-sex educational environment inadvertently leads to the reinforcement of stereotypes. Assigning students of one gender to a class and using gender-based instructional techniques is evidence of the assumption that all students of the same sex are alike, and will respond in like fashion. Just because a boy is in the boys ' class, does not mean that he is interested in physical…
Cyber bullying is when someone is harassing someone else online with electronic means like a phone or computer or even through messaging. It’s a type of bullying that is not face to face. The difference between cyber bullying is different is because it can happen twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. Some may be bullied when they are by themselves. There are many risks to cyber bullying, the worst one would be attempt of suicide because the victim might be confused and might not know how to ask for help. The victim may start physical harm. “Physical harm and include depression, anxiety, social isolation and an increased risk for attempting suicide’, said Peggy Andover, a psychology professor at Fordham University in New York. Usual they victim will turn to alcohol or drugs because they think that they can run away from their problems. They might start skipping school, and might not want to attend school because they might want to isolate themselves. That leads to low grade and a high chance of dropping out of high school. The victim might suffer from low self-esteem and all of these effects of cyber bully can cause health issues. In a report by the ABC News in 2006, a survey was conducted on 1500 students in the grades between 4-8 and gave the following findings.42% of the children had experienced some form of bullying while online. 35% of them had received threats while online.21percentage had received threatening and mean emails or other forms of messages. 58% of the kids admitted that they had received hurtful information while online while the most shocking statistic was that 58% of these kids did not tell any adult about the form of harassment they receive while online. This clearly shows that a very large number of teenagers are being involved in cyber bullying and their parents or teachers are not even aware. Just imagine how many victims there are suffering because of cyber bullying. Imagine…
When our children and our youth comes to terms with their sexuality and identifies themselves as being a lesbian, or gay, bisexual or perhaps a transgender human being, they are facing this unrelenting teasing and bullying their peers in school or in public. This aggression can be sexual in nature or the effects can closely resemble those of sexual harassment and then can constitute sexual harassment. Middle and high school students are dealing with verbal and physical bullying in school to where these students are either dropping out or transferring schools or even becoming a home…
During last century, our society has changed a lot in terms of accepting minorities LGBTQ, despite there are still people who do not accept them. One of these minorities who had suffered more are the transgender people. They had to change their genders, usually late in life and hiding from the rest of the society. They had to live the entire life being someone who do not fit with their minds and personality. For this reason, Transgender kids should be allowed to start cross-sex hormones before puberty, because it facilitates their lives and it does not carry any further complication later, and they will not have problems during the complex period of adolescence.…
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, transgender means of, or relating to, or being a person who identifies with or expresses a gender identity from the one which corresponds to the person’s sex at birth. Children have commonly developed their gender and identity roles by the age of three. At such a young and tender age, it is important that schools be prepared to handle situations these children may face as well as give them the support they may need.…
In the society we live in today, many people believe that being raised by a homosexual or lesbian couple isn’t a good thing for the children. Based on the article “Is Gay Parenting Bad for the Kids?” it seems to me that Charles C.W.Cooke (the author) and Dr. Mark Regenerus also believe that gay parenting is a bad thing. In the article, Cooke says that gay parenting is a bad thing because, “the child(ren) will end up different” or “the children are going to be missing at least one of their biological parents and they might experience some instability. Even though this article is defending the fact that gay parenting is bad for children, there are a few key points that challenge this statement because I believe that homosexual and lesbian couples are just as good as heterosexual couples when it comes to raising children.…
When one school district had decided that their policy of teaching homosexuality in sex-ed classes was imposturous, because it generated the idea homosexuality was okay. The school created a new policy in which bashed students whom were gay and those whom were perceived as being gay. Their policy “No Homo Promo” created hostility among the student body. It allowed for all bullying to be overlooked, ignored, and also reinforced the idea teachers could not teach certain subjects. According to the article, “teachers were not allowed to mention gays in any context” (Erdely, 2012). Ultimately, this policy led to nine students committing suicide because, they could not take societal pressure any longer. This group of adolescents wanted society to accept them as being normal individuals. Eventually, the school allowed an organization (referred to as GSA) to be created which, allowed for students whom were homosexual to have a place to go to feel safe. As stated in the article, “I joined the GSA cause I wanted to be just like her. I wanted to be nice and – loved” (Erdely,…