Shortly after graduating high school‚ I sat her down and somehow managed to force the words “I’m gay” out of my mouth somewhere within my ramblings (“Matthew’s Story”). My hands were shaking and heart was beating out of my chest during those few seconds before she said something‚ and I just watched her‚ trying to gauge her reaction. After what seemed
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Assignment 2 I believe the LGBT community as a whole has made the most significant gains in the last 20 years. This can be proven with such facts as that in 1993 the all famous “Don’t ask don’t tell” policy was enforced‚ this permitted gays to serve in the military but banning homosexual activity. From 2004-2006 Massachusetts‚ New Jersey‚ and Connecticut all legalized all civil-unions. More recently‚ in 2012‚ both Washington and Maryland approved same-sex marriages. All of these points are all
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Essay #4: Politics and Propaganda Many people have witnessed‚ heard‚ or read some famous politician’s speech. It is because of their speeches that they are either elected or thrown off the ballots depending on how nice their future promises and words are. However‚ according to Donna Cross’ article called “Propaganda: How not to be Bamboozled”‚ taking into consideration their choice of words and persuasive techniques would help us. We could be misunderstanding them‚ falling for their hidden tricks
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are who they are. Many grandparents and parents think it’s not okay to be gay or lesbian. So when a child goes to them for help‚ because they believe that they are‚ their parents shoot them down leaving them to feel trapped and isolated. Some parents that are religious don’t except people in the LGBT community because they believe being gay or lesbian is a sin. My grandparents are those kinds of people. They don’t like gay or lesbian people. So every time I see them‚ I have to hide who I am. Many
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The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood sends a warning to the readers of the novel. It implores the readers not to take the privilege of living in a democratic society for granted. Atwood includes many warnings to support this idea such as showing us how fortunate one should be for having the right to choose their sexual orientation‚ danger of males dominance‚ and societies ruled by patriarchy. Firstly‚ Offred talks about how homosexuality is illegal in Gilead and is punished by death. For example
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A Cause Beth Loffreda‚ an associate professor of English and the advisor of the Gay and Lesbian rights group at the University of Wyoming‚ stresses for change in her publication "Losing Matt Shepard: Life and Politics in the Aftermath of Anti-Gay Murder" (2000). Her publication is a study of how the residents of Wyoming responded when Shepard‚ a young gay student at the university in Laramie‚ was brutally beaten‚ tied up to a fence‚ and left to die by the side of the road. Loffreda examines
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The article I chose from the Journal of the American Art Therapy Association (AATA) was written by Laura M. Pelton-Sweet and Alissa Sherry‚ titled‚ “Coming Out Through Art: A Review of Art Therapy With LGBT Clients.” They found that the potential between LGBT clients and the use of creative art interventions is an area that deserves more research. It states that AATA does not publish guidelines for working with LGBT clients because homosexuality is no longer classified as a mental illness or disease
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Disability in the Media The Inaccurate Representation of the Disabled Population “1 in 4 people that will hit their 20s will become disabled before they get the chance to retire.” (DoSomething.org) This startling fact emphasises the significance of disability in today’s society and how it can potentially impact a person’s life. However‚ the media portrays people with disabilities as outcasts; vulnerable‚ depressed individuals that are inferior to the normal society. By outlining such individuals
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“sadness and solitude” (Hosanna 7). Despite the difficulties and struggles gay minority face in society‚ Claude Lemieux overcomes many challenges that lead to the acceptance of his identity. To begin with‚ Claude proves that he is strong enough to bear the society’s judgement on homophobia. Long in the history of Quebec‚ gay rights has been a huge issue in Quebec‚ where the society has little or no toleration towards this gay minority. Since Claude dissatisfies the image of what is considered a “norm”
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teammates. Parker states that homosexual panic‚ “refers to the fear by people of uncertain sexuality that others might think they are lesbian or gay in a homophobic culture” (209). Could it be that Brad’s teammates were questioning their sexuality when they bashed Patrick? It can certainly be interpreted that way‚ seeing that Patrick was assumed as a gay man by the homophobic culture within the
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