LGBT Essays and Research Papers

The raid is said to have been due to the illegal sale of alcohol, but today it is widely known to have been a tactic of intimidation born of fear and prejudice against the LGBT community. The decades following what has come to be known as the Stonewall riots, have been a constant battle of…

People Megan Fox (Memphis, TN) is a bisexual actress and model. She is best known for her roles in the movies Transformers, Jennifer’s Body, and Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. “I have no question in my mind about being bisexual,’ she told Esquire. Miley Cyrus (Franklin, TN) is pansexual. Although she may be best…

Jaqueline Woodson once said, “Diversity is about all of us, and about us having to figure out how to walk through this world together”. Does this still reign true? When it comes to Hollywood, in the past few years it has been a topic of debate on whether Hollywood is diverse. Film and television has…

Opening Segment The Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy which lifted a ban on homosexuals in the U.S military, but made them keep their sexualities a secret, leading to mental health issues. Context This policy was established on October 1st, 1993 by former president, Bill Clinton. Roughly 80,000 members were discharged due to the Don’t Ask…

Introduction My area of research will center around the Sexual Offenses Act of Jamaica (2009) in regard to rape and marital rape, and the issue of buggery in the Offences Against the Persons Act, OAPA (2010). Buggery refers to the act of anal intercourse, which in Jamaica is a criminal offence which is punishable by…

Many cultures celebrate the aging process and idolize their elders. In western cultures; however, that is not the case. Youth and vitality is worshipped, while the elders are made to feel disrespected and worthless. Aging is typically viewed in a negative light; therefore, the elderly being to feel as though they have no value and…

The definition that Suzanne Kessler, The writer of Lessons from the Intersexed, gives us is that a true hermaphrodite is where a baby has either testes or ovaries, but the genitals are indistinct. This birth defect has been happening to a small percentage of babies throughout history. A lot of Kessler’s essay deals with the…

“When a gay couple sought to adopt a boy- who had leukemia, had been neglected by his biological parents, had lived in five foster homes, and whose adoption was favored by his legal representative- the judge deemed it not in the interest of a seven-year-old male child to be placed for adoption into the home…

Including biological sex, can all manipulate what a person should identify with or as. Although many believe gender is and must be based on your biological sex it is more than that for those who choose to identify outside of their biological sex. For many its how they see themselves and what they believe they…

Throughout history, Americans have used symbols and slogans in order to represent our values and patriotism. Unfortunately, society is constantly evolving and a few of our nation’s symbols do not fulfill my current understanding of our country. I believe that many of our symbols fail to include every american and our values. One of the…