will become confused. Students are afraid and confused of things that are unfamiliar to them. Since most student are sexually illiterate when it comes to queer studies‚ we can only imagine that most are afraid of queers. This easily explains the bullying of queer students in highschool. Alexander sugests that if there is an increase of queer studies students will become more comfortable. This does two things‚ makes homosexual students comfortable with themselves‚ as well as create a more relaxed
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the idea that sex and gender are synonymous‚ while the scene makes light of the efforts by many trans-women to “prove their womanhood‚” (Koyama). Cathy is already inherently disadvantaged as a person whose body is read as female‚ but that intersects queer-discrimination‚ when her sex at birth is discovered. Her queerness horrifies Ted because it means that he— a cishetero man— has been attracted to and “tricked” by a person who he now perceives as male‚ despite her own assertion of gender. This is exemplified
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with the local law legislative and parents need to support transgender policy in schools and make sure that schools are protecting them (Berg).Be physically present for them‚ Donate to LGBTQ organizations‚Get involved in pta meetings‚Recognize that queer people and Contact your local lawmakers
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autobiography including retellings of his failures‚ opinions on sexuality and experiences with various people in his life. Throughout his narrative‚ the reader gets a glimpse into the heteronormative society that circulates misinformation and condemnation of queer individuals and heavily impacts Crisp’s view on homosexuals. At times‚ it is evident that Crisp consciously opposes society’s condemnation by choosing daily to be himself‚ but he cannot help his thoughts from being tainted by the surrounding oppressive
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walked in mortal fear… A little shiver passed down Vera’s back. What on earth was the woman afraid of?” (Pg 23) 5. “Queer business when you think about it--the whole thing was queer--very queer…..” (Pg 21) (repetition) This quote uses the word queer more than once and this has the effect to where it leaves an air of questioning and throughout the book the word queer is used over and over again. Christie manages to keeps us in suspense even though she uses an omniscient third-person narrator
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The summer internship I am looking to secure works with youth and young LGBT folks in the Springfield area called Out Now. As fellow LGBT person I would like to work with the only queer youth organization in Springfield Massachusetts. I would like to assist in providing a safe space for queer youth and their allies to learn about themselves‚ develop leadership skills‚ and explore the history of the LGBTQ movement. I hope to assist and continue their mission‚ and provide resources as a fellow community
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The article talks about why the Black Lives Matter movement is an LGBT issue. It talks about how queer and trans people of color are disregarded‚ disrespected and abused; ironically even within the LGBT community. One instance of this would be the hostile‚ complacent and apathetic response towards the mourning queer and trans POC’s who peacefully protested bars in the Castro area of San Francisco. The interesting thing is that it is supposed to be an LGBT-friendly area but when people of color
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society. This is the premise of Judith Jack Halberstam’s groundbreaking thesis‚ The Queer Art of Failure‚ dedicated to “all of history’s losers‚” which‚ beyond gift shops and fish hooks‚ is the foundation for one of the greatest works on capitalism‚ art‚ comedy‚ and ultimately‚ failure‚ that I have ever read. In the book‚ Halberstam seeks to connect the archaeology of social expectation to the investigative forms of queer theory‚ all in the objective to construct one of the most controversial theses I
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noticed in my studies that judging people gender practices can reinforce gender equality as well as take for granted the human body. Have you ever watched the film Paris is Burning? Paris is Burning is about the 1980’s and queer culture. Paris is Burning describes how queer communities survived during this time. In Gender is Burning Butler writes “Paris is Burning documents neither an efficacious insurrection nor a painful resubordination‚ but an unstable coexistence of both.” What does she mean
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intersectionality approaches‚ postmodernism‚ and queer theory—address both agency and social structure‚ implicit in their theoretical assumptions are the sources of social praxis. Because of their differing analyses on the source of social praxis‚ they analyze structure and agency differently. For example‚ radical feminism and intersectionality approaches to gender emphasize systematic oppressors like capitalism and patriarchy‚ while postmodern and queer theories emphasize the structural oppression—and
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