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One of the common topics today in the world is the LGBTQ community. In urban places, it is not rare to find those who are a part of the community. However, in rural areas, such as Honokaa, it is a shock if someone comes out of the closet. This is what needs to change - LGBTQ people in cities are no different than those in rural towns, but they are treated with further respect and frequently even admired for standing up for themselves. The LGBTQ community should be accepted and be treated fairly, no matter the location. From experience with friends that are a part of the community, I know that being genderqueer, pansexual, or bisexual can cause conflict with the people around them. There are about 10 million (4.1%) US adults that are a part …show more content…

While his article was about boys and their education, the general idea pertains to the LGBTQ community, especially when he says, “The basic problem is that schools praise diversity, but have become culturally homogeneous.” As Americans, we take pride in who we are. We are honored to be a part of one of the freest and richest countries in the world. However, the US is supposed to be diverse, with different ethnic groups all living together. On a smaller scale, LGBTQ people are diverse as a result of their different genders and sexualities, but are not exactly praised for being who they are. The LGBTQ people in rural locations do not carry the same honor as those in the urban places. Instead, they appear shamed and feel there is no point in living anymore when they are bullied. They hold no honor whatsoever, due to the people around them who do not respect the people who are different. Another article, “His Politeness Is Her Powerlessness” by the author Deborah Tannen, was about how women seem powerless when they talk. Tannen even said that “Experts and nonexperts alike tend to see anything women do as evidence of powerlessness.” Similarly, the LGBTQ people are at a lower rank as well and also do not hold much power when they speak. Occasionally, their words are heard,

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A statement by Congressman Jarred Polis of 2nd District of Colorado, “Equality before the law is an American value articulated in our Constitution.” However, LGBT people today are still being treated unfairly because they tend to be different. Congressman Polis is said to be strongly committed to ending this discrimination, which is why he came up with the term “Student Non-Discrimination Act.” It is to avoid all kinds of discrimination for the people who are part of LGBT community. It’s been proven that discrimination is a cause for the students to skip school and to harm

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It does not completely solve all of their problems but it is still very helpful. Because members are marked as other, they are made invisible. This allows heterosexuality and heterosexism to become the norm in society. Visibility combats this. Homophobia stems in part from fear and lack of knowledge of same-sex relationships.

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The LGBTQ community is one that faces an ongoing storm of stereotyping and stigmas and the media is no relief from it. One major factor in this is the common trope of the violent and aggressive transgender woman, which is often shown through

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The topic of this text is gender identity and the context necessary to understand the article is what LGBTQ+ and supporters think and gender. The text was created to voice the author’s opinions to an audience of people that

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In this example, the Theater teacher Mr. McNally combats the use of derogatory words for homosexual. In a class period, Mr. McNally tells his students that it is never okay to use the word gay as a substitute, explaining that, “It’s not Like I go around saying, ‘Oh, that’s so Italian’ or ‘oh that’s so Mexican’ or ‘Oh, that’s so people-who-wear blue shirts!” Saying that there will be no toleration to derogatory speech towards people. As teachers, we must set an environment of no tolerance for ignorance. From the very start of teaching, we need to set up an environment which accepts all diversity and allows people to openly express themselves.

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This example that White provides does not match up to many schools out there. White providing examples like these where he mentions it only shine a positive light towards females certainly do not prove that altogether boys are being left behind. At Sir John A. Macdonald, the publicity around the school of females or males depends on what kind of activities are taking place every week. One week the girls hockey team might be the talk of the school simply because they happen to defeat another school compared to the boys volleyball team that might have lost to another school or vice versa. White openly admits that the schools are failing our boys, but since when did schools take on the ful responsibility of the school to educate these boys to fully teach them how to be proper boys ?

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Consuelo Esters COM 3253 Dr. Richard Cluster Criticism Essay September 18, 2016 Cluster Criticism Essay On June 12, 2016, president Barack Obama lowered the flags at the white house to honor the lives lost in Orlando, Florida. One shooter murdered forty-nine lives and wounded fifty-three others that day. This was the largest massacre caused by a single individual in the United States and one of the largest acts of violence against LGBT community in America. Obama addressed the nation right after this tragedy and used rhetorical skills along with effect key terms that merit exploration.

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On the other hand, Loffreda notices the problem that is practically neglected by the media and the public, which the LGBT people’s position in the community are rather hard and the problem of hate and intolerance towards minorities are not yet solved. From the university president Phil Dubois, “nothing could match the sorrow and revulsion we feel for this attack on Matt. It is almost as sad, however, to see individuals and groups around the country react to this event by stereotyping an entire community, if not an entire state” (Loffreda, 244). The media is categorizing everyone in Laramie as the same, full of hate and prejudice, not because they are just generalizing the problem, but they want to feel superior and tries to show that they have more progressive mindset compared to the citizens in Laramie.

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Many LGBTQ+ individuals still face discrimination, violence, and harassment, especially in countries where homosexuality is still criminalized. In some places, LGBTQ+ individuals can face imprisonment, torture, or even death. Despite these challenges, the LGBTQ+ community continues to fight for their rights and visibility. They have created spaces and events to celebrate their identities, such as Pride parades, LGBTQ+ film festivals, and drag shows.

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My point of debate is the noteworthy propensity of LGBT communities to be more stable and prominent in suburban and rural communes, than in the large cities in the US. As advocated by post-structuralist feminist and queer theory, the reasons for such differences are numerous and intricate, including income, race, lifestyle, household structure, etc. LGBT communities have successfully established themselves in the suburbia and will continue to assert their political advocacy in the urban realm if more communities relocate to suburbs and beyond. Consequently, these regions are slowly turning into “gayborhoods”.

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The LGBTQIA community is now fighting for its rights, just as women, minorities, and others did before. Throughout history, homosexuality has been stigmatized as a criminal, sinful, and

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The feminist movement and the gay rights movement are two communities that have been fighting for their rights for a long time and are similar in many ways, yet different in many others. While they are both social movements, the feminist movement’s main focus is on women’s rights, while the gay rights movement’s main focus is on gay rights. Similar to each other or not, the two movements could (and do) benefit from each other. Both women and gay people have faced discrimination due to being seen as lesser in the eyes of society. However, the reasons for this discrimination they face/have faced are very different.

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The cultural war between majority and minority has been an ongoing struggle in America because we believe in Democracy. A government ruled by the people and for the people is tested when minorities and majorities butt heads on social issues. Many times the majority has the political power to influence legislation to the detriment of the minority leaving members of the minority group to seek justice through the court system. This was the case for the LGBT community when they fought against Colorado’s 2nd Amendment which they felt limited their protections as a minority class. Colorado, in 1992, was one of the first states to experience a rising cultural conflict between the LGBT community and religious groups.

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This youths experienced of estrangement from their family and friends, invisibility and harassment at school that may cause a mental ill-health, dropping on their school, and homelessness. This discrimination affects the equal access to key social goods, such as employment, health care, education and housing of the LGBT people. And they also experienced marginalization in the society that leads to them of being vulnerable group(Subhrajit,

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