Ellen DeGeneres might be better known for her short spurts of memory as Dory in Finding Nemo, but she is also known for her shocking coming out in 1997 on network television. Her coming out was one of the most important events to happen that year. Her show and career suffered for a bit, but … Read more
It began not with a knock but a whoosh as the door opened and my mom poked her head in. What was going to be a nice morning cuddling Aaron quickly became a panic as we realized what happened. My mom was just happy I had a really close friend to be anything but overjoyed … Read more
Discrimination has always existed in our society. No matter how many attempts we make to repeal it, it always finds an opportunity to keep going. African American people have been the ones who have suffered most from this atrocity rejection. Society used to exclude them for the simple fact of their skin color. The racism … Read more
Because language represents such a ubiquitous and vital function of daily life, analyzing the unique slang or jargon used by a community offers valuable insight into certain features of its culture; shared values, the language of self-identification, and underlying communicative mores emerge when evaluating a subpopulation. To this end, inspecting the function of language as … Read more
Notably one of the obstacles that the UN still faces today when it comes to eliminating the various abuses based on gender identities and sexual orientation, can be characterized by cultures’ extreme disapproval of any sexual orientation or gender identity that opposes the perceived norm that is rationalized in the subjective name of protecting the … Read more
The movie Philadelphia stared by Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington entails the story of Andrew Beckett (Tom Hanks) suing his old employers for firing him based on prejudice against his HIV + condition. Andrew is a senior associate at one of the largest corporate law firms in Philadelphia who’s asked to be the head lawyer … Read more
On tuesday morning, I participated in a role play in my early morning class, The Practice of Generalist Social Work. The class role played to help practice certain ethical dilemmas that may occur during our social work career. Not only did these role plays concentrate on ethical dilemmas but it focused on the difference between … Read more
This paper will focus nursing home health care disparities among the LGBT elderly. Throughout the paper, there will be research to identify the problem and support the factors that contribute to the identified problem. This paper looks at the issue of nursing home disparities among the LGBT community at a micro, mezzo, and macro level … Read more
People’s ideas about gender can be influencede by the portrayal of woman in hip-hop music videos. The videos that have been studied in class include; ‘Candy Shop’ by 50 cent, ‘My House’ by Flo Rida and ‘Sweat’ by Snoop Dogg. All three of these videos demonstrate women in a provocative mannar. The woman appear to … Read more
Homosexuality is becoming more acceptable in today’s society; however, when it comes to homosexuals establishing a family, issues begin to arise. As of 2015, 27 states are opposed to homosexual adoptions due to the fact that the bible states it is a sin and individuals perceiving themselves as homosexuals will go to Hell. There is … Read more
In Adam Foulds’ short story, The Rules Are the Rules, Peter’s closet homosexuality is the most obvious instance of a character being in the closet. His character steamrolls his way through the story, showing the challenges of being a closeted Catholic priest. Throughout the story, we see Peter struggling internally with his secret and his … Read more