Lesbian Essays

SITUATING KINSHIP: AN ANALYSIS OF LESBIAN RELATIONS IN KERALA Recently I read a book on Lesbian Kinship in Kerala named, ‘Mithyakalkkapuram Swavarga Laimgikatha Keralathil’ (2004) which means ‘Beyond all illusions, same- sex relations in Kerala’, a collection of essays written about Lesbian relations and several controversies on the topic in the state of Kerala. The title of the book itself is an answer to the question of why lesbian/ gay relations are unsettling for a majority of people in Kerala

Should gays and lesbians be allowed to adopt? This is a hard question for the government also for many reasons. One reason is higher child abuse rates. Same-sex parents tend to neglect their child or children. Their tends to be more sexual abuse in a same sex couple. Gays and lesbians should not be allowed to adopt. Gays and lesbians should not be allowed to adopt because of higher child abuse rates, neglect, and sexual abuse. If the child goes to school and sees or hears about all the other children’s

pinnacle of the lesbian identity is the taboo connotation that follows women’s identities in same-sex relationships transcending history and culture. Initially, the term “lesbian” is used to refer to women in homosexual, romantic relationships. However, because of our heterosexual society, over time, the term “lesbian” is hurled as an insult towards lesbians and straight women in order to ridicule their identities. In the movie, Mean Girls, directed by Mark Waters, the term “lesbian” is often used

commented that Singapore is not ready for same sex marriage as “the society is basically a conservative one” (Wong, 2015). It is a fact that Singapore is a conservative state, where most people have traditional views on gay culture. However, since the lesbian, gay, bisexual and

and lesbians struggling to develop a community identity. Southern lesbians in particular faced a unique set of challenges as they contended with not just the stigma of homosexuality, but also the strict gender roles pervasive throughout the South. Thus, it was important for these communities to have public institutions that supported them. Softball is often stereotyped as a lesbian sport, and this paper will discuss softball as an institution for lesbians, and in particular Southern lesbians. In

their community they have earned the rights that they know they have as an American. Unfortunately, not every American citizen is given equal rights to the fullest extent. Gay and lesbian families are constantly being denied rights that a typical American citizen wouldn’t think twice about. Law abiding gay and lesbian citizens have a disadvantage from other people, not because they are breaking laws or doing anything wrong but because unaffected parties don’t accept their sexual orientation and cause

Socially constructed identities are utilized to identify who we are and to oppress individuals, especially if they do not conform to those identities or are coming from an intersecting identity. Sometimes on the journey to establish identity and sense of self battles are faced in terms of oppression, acceptance, and silence. All of these variables, in accordance with intersectionality, can make it very difficult for someone to identify themselves or for others to identify them. When an individual

Gay parenting has been viewed various ways by society, some view it as awful, and some stand somewhere in between. Same sex parenting has been around since for a few decades, yet not publicly acknowledged until about 2010 when same sex partners started fighting for the right to legally care for the wellbeing of a child. It is strongly believed by some in society that one man and one woman should raise a family in a home that consist of a married couple, man and a woman, and their natural born or

Woman, write about how creation of such oppositional gaze on screen contributes to the creation of a black queer/lesbian memory. The Watermelon Woman film created an interacial lesbian gaze that will be unforgettable for me due to how attracted these two women were to each other and the events that the gaze lead to. How, as it were, could a film like The Watermelon Woman build up a lesbian, black female gaze. Something that I don’t think has ever been spoken to on the screen

consumers do. Individual earnings and household income statistics show that lesbian women earn more than heterosexual women regardless of relationship status. typical adult lesbian woman personally earns $43,100 per year compared with $37,600 claimed by the average heterosexual woman. On average, adult lesbian woman personally earns $43,100 per year compared with $37,600 claimed by the average heterosexual woman. A lesbian couple earns $7,200 more per year than a heterosexual

Xhonneux, L. "The Classic Coming Out Novel: Unacknowledged Challenges to the Heterosexual Mainstream." College Literature, vol. 39 no. 1, 2012, pp. 94-118. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/lit.2012.0005. Xhonneux argues within her article that Oranges Are Not The Only Fruit does not primarily focus on the protagonist’s sexuality. Instead, the author believes that the novel does not follow a chronological sequence in order to present the reader different sides of Jeanette. For example, Xhonneux points out

The queer historical past has been characterized positively, with aspects such as identification, desire, longing, and love highlighted (31). In contrast, Heather Love seeks to focus on the negative aspects that characterize the relationship of queer history amid the past and present, in her work, “Emotional Rescue: The demands of Queer History,” the first chapter in her book, “Feeling Backward: Loss and the Politics of Queer History” (31-32). According to Love, some queer critics have failed to

societies scapegoats, put all of our efforts into making it so we could have these heterosexual practices. Oh yes, we are society 's scapegoats. As John D’Emilio put it, “...while capitalism has knocked the material foundation away from family life, lesbians, gay men, and heterosexual feminists have become the scapegoats for the social instability of the system.” (473). We are being used to reinforce heterosexuality by being offered as a darker, alternative lifestyle with no prospects and no chance of

A marriage is a kind of relationship between two people that fall in love with each other; it is also the ultimate expression of love and the way they have been recognized their relationship from family and society. “Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage between people of the same sex, either as a secular civil ceremony or in a religious setting.” (Wikipedia) The only difference between a same-sex marriage and an opposite-sex marriage is the sex of the groom and the bridge

Conformity and Individualism in Society In our daily lives, we live on to progress and shape ourselves to become who we want to be. We witness the people we’re closest to change over time, and we view their decay while we grow. Our friends eventually over time get separated from us, and we’re beginning to get into adulthood. From there on we’re trying to support ourselves, and a family if we decide to have one. We live on to watch our children grow up, and when that task is accomplished, then death

The details of the wedding ceremony suggest a lot of information about the communication style that is taking place throughout the ceremony. One type of information that is demonstrated throughout the ceremony is the idea of the Hindu religion being part of a high context culture. High context cultures are cultures that do not explicitly transmit message but instead meaning is implied by the environment (Lustig & Koester, 2013). The Hindu wedding ceremony is full of these indirect messages that

I believe that this is a sensitive topic for both genders and I don’t have adequate knowledge to state whether absolutely agree or disagree with the abolition of adultery law. So, considering from what I understand and believe is that if we are seeing married couples just as living creatures falling in love and cheating, I agree with the abolition of adultery law because it’s not the public business to handle. At the same time, we as humans, we can’t really control our emotions and feelings of love

Molly’s homosexuality as a lesbian female is clearly presented In Ruby fruit Jungle. She wanted to be defined in a new way that is totally different from her natural sexuality. She kept repeating, “I’m me” and “I’m here,” to improve her new identity that only exists within her. I don’t care whether they like me or not. Everybody’s stupid, that’s what I think. I care if I like me, that’s what I truly care about. (Brown, 1973) From this line, we can inform that Molly was trying to say that I am free

Every member of the LGBT+ community has been fighting against the discrimination flung at them since day one. You might be asking yourself, "Gay marriage was legalized in the US, so are they still oppressed?" According to the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, 72 countries have anti-LGBT laws and in 12, queerness is punishable by death. On June 12, 2016, 49 people were killed in Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. On August 12, 2016, trans rights activist

allows the reader to delve into the personal and dark times in her life. As well as the highlights and strong points in her life. Allison’s mental dissension is portrayed through her family’s poverty, unrealistic expectations of society, and her lesbian identity. Allison struggles with her self-acceptance greatly in the chapter titled “Mama”, here it is made