...presence of homosexuality has been around for as long as humans have. The acts of homosexuality has taken place all around the world in history. More notably in ancient Greece and Rome. Before homosexuality was recognized, there were laws against sodomy, heavily influenced by the bible’s Sodom and Gomorrah. The term “homosexuality” was founded in the 19th century, which focused on males rather than females. Throughout the 1900’s homosexuality was heavily repressed and something to be ridiculed of. During WWII over 50,000 people were targeted for homosexuality and many of them died in concentration camps. A major turning point in history was the Stonewall riots, it was one of the first time that people finally took a stance against the suppression. Society is basically what shapes everything there is in the world. Society makes up our unique countries and society is also was helped shape the LGBT community, in both positive and negative aspects. From the beginning, anyone who was queer was instantly a minority in society. Anything other than the heteronormative was repressed and later something to be persecuted for. Much of this is a result of religious aspects and social misinterpretation. Societies around the world have made it to be something to fear, repress, and discriminate, in doing so, it made anyone feeling themselves outside of the hetero-norm hide in the shadows. Since brave individuals have fought back in the world and made society see that homosexuality is as normal...
Words: 1132 - Pages: 5
...marriage. In the past there has been many protest, court dates, letters to higher power, etc. just to fight for equality just as the colored folks fought for their equality and nothing was ever done about it, until decades later. The LGBTAQ+ (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Asexual Queer) community has been discriminated against for many decades, it’s recently that this community is starting to see a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel and being accepted more by society as a whole but the real fight has just begun. Back in the early 1900s people were ashamed and thought they were mentally sick because they liked the same sex or felt they were born in the wrong body. Back in those days people were still family oriented and believed men should be the provider and women should be a housewife and raise kids and that God gave you the body he wanted you to be born in. Also people at this time were still very conservative. In the early 1900’s there was not a lot of resources and technology as we have now to properly do research or properly diagnose someone with an illness. So most of the time when there was the slightest thing wrong with someone mentally, doctors would just put them in a mental facilitation. One of those mental illnesses was being homosexual, doctors brained washed people to believing that loving or being sexually aroused by the same sex meant you had a mental illness. Which at that time the doctors didn’t have enough knowledge on the subject to classify it as...
Words: 1271 - Pages: 6
...Leo Dudziak HLS 301G Human Sexuality Library Research Project 6/21/2015 1. Religion and Sex 2. International Human Sexuality Issues Female genital mutilation Female genital mutilation is a ritual removal of some or all of the external female genitalia. The practice of female genital mutilation is concentrated in 27 African countries. Although cases are found in other countries those 27 countries compose a vast majority of worldwide female genital mutilation. It is an appalling tradition that is practiced for religious and cultural reasons. There are four types of female genital mutilation according to The World health organization. Type 1 is partial or total removal of the clitoris. Type two partial removal of clitoris and labia minora. Type three is narrowing of the vaginal orifice and type 4 is any other harmful procedure to female genitals for nonmedical purposes. 85% of women who have had female genital mutilation have had type one or type two performed. The practice significantly affects females the sexuality of those that have had it performed to them. Woman can be severally affected because removal of part of the vagina or clitoris has many negative physical and psychological affects. The physical effects that can happen are severe bleeding, problems urinating, cysts, infections, infertility as well as complications in childbirth and increased newborn deaths. Female genital mutilation can take some or all pleasure away from sex. It also reduces orgasms...
Words: 1725 - Pages: 7
...Historically speaking, the notion of homosexuality has been the cause of major conflicts for the last two millennia. For centuries, people considered different based solely on their sexual orientation have been shunned, alienated, imprisoned, and, in extreme cases, even murdered all around the world. More specifically, the issue of homosexuality reached its apex in Canada in the post-Confederation era from the 1900s to the 1960s. Throughout those decades, the federal government of Canada placed a huge emphasis on the then entrenched “typical family structure,” consisting of the male breadwinner, the stay-at-home wife, and around two or three children (even more during the post-WWII decades). That being said, homosexuals were viewed as a threat to the heterosexual family structure, which was the fundamental social fabric at the time. It can be argued that the major factor leading to the quest for the decriminalization of homosexuality in Canada was the case of Everett George Klippert in the 1960s. For many federal government politicians at the time, such as Justice Minister Pierre Trudeau (Prime Minister from 1968-1979), Klippert’s case brought to light the imprecision of the laws and legal concepts concerning homosexuals and, by extension, homosexuality as a whole. In the following paragraphs, this essay will first provide a general context of how homosexuals were treated and/or perceived in the first half of the 20th century. Subsequently, an in depth examination of the Wolfenden...
Words: 2351 - Pages: 10
...Freud talks about sexual psychology Huey Hefner releases Playboy for romantic sexual pleasure Anthony Comstock in 1800’s tried to ban all open sexual behaviors, no contraceptives info/supplies, public displays of affection and pornography The early 20th century Women had to go into the work force because men were going to war They wanted them to abstain from sex so they don’t get venereal disease Automobile was like an accessory to sex to have privacy Felons that needed punishment received vasectomy’s 1920’s Prohibition was happening New behaviors of women: Jazz clubs and danced, cigarettes and alcohol, rode bikes and drove cars 1930’s and 1940’s The great depression makes women return to being more conservative New laws for women’s right to legal access to contraceptive info/devices World War II Post war back to traditional roles Baby boom began because all men were coming back from the war Televisions became a “must have” Development of penicillin to cure STI’s There was a different outlook on the war for men to have something to be excited about after war 1950’s -1970’s Alfred Kinsey published book about male and female sexuality 1960: FDA approved distribution of Enovid (1st oral contraceptive) Men are volunteering vasectomies 1973: Roe vs. Wade – abortion is legal Homosexuality no longer labeled a mental disorder 1980’s First AIDS diagnosis LGBTQ first male-male romantic kiss More Internet available for pornography and cybersex HPV...
Words: 659 - Pages: 3
...Christopher Isherwood’s novel A Single Man, follows one day in the life of one reasonably distraught, Californian, British born, homosexual, English professor, George Falconer. Isherwood’s novel addresses difficult concepts such as homosexuality, loneliness, oppression, depression, and the all too real inevitability of death. The oppression and alienation faced by homosexuals in the mid 1900’s, along with the psychological journey caused by great loss, is revealed in Christopher Isherwood’s A Single Man when viewed through the feminist lens, with attention to themes, imagery, allusion, and symbolism. The 1900’s were a time of great change all throughout the world. Both of the World Wars took place in the 1900s, and after these came the war...
Words: 2260 - Pages: 10
...Multiple Choice Questions Please review Week 7 Readings. Mark your selected choice with an X: see question below as an example. Each correct answer earns 2 points for a total of 60 points. ee. Which of the following is NOT an example of racial profiling? a. Elmo Randolph, a black dentist, was stopped dozens of times by the police while driving to and from work. b. Arab American secret service agent, Walied Shater, was prevented from flying on American Airlines. c. High schools and colleges use Indians as mascots for sports teams. X d. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., a black Harvard University professor, was arrested in his own home for disorderly conduct. Week 7: Chapter 15 - Women: The Oppressed Majority 1. Gunnar Myrdal, in An American Dilemma (1944), observed that an experience parallel to that of __________ was found among __________. X a. Black Americans; women b. Hispanic Americans; women c. Black Americans; first generation immigrants d. Black Americans; Hispanic Americans Gunnar Myrdal observed that a parallel to the Blacks’ role in society was found among women. 2. The ideology that one sex is superior to the other is called X a. sexism. b. androgyny. c. sex stratification. d. gender identity. Sexism is the ideology that one sex is superior to the other. 3. The idea that men and women can be both aggressive and expressive describes a. sexism. X b. androgyny. c. gender identity. d. bisexuality. androgynous model of behavior...
Words: 1402 - Pages: 6
...Homosexuals in the Military Homosexuals have been excluded from our society since our country's beginning, giving them no equal protection underneath the large branch of the law. The Emancipation Proclamation gave freedom to blacks from slavery in the 1800's and women were given the freedoms reserved for males in the early 1900's with the women's suffrage movement. But everyone still knows the underlying feeling of nation in dealing with minorities and women, one of contempt and utter disgust. Hate crimes are still perpetrated to this day in this country, and most are unpublicized and "swept underneath the rug." The general public is just now dealing with the struggle of Homosexuals to gain rights in America, although this persecution is subtle, quiet and rarely ever seen to the naked eye or the general public. The big question today in Homosexuals rights struggles are dealing with the right to be a part of our country's Military Forces. At the forefront of the struggle to gain access to the military has been Females who have tried to gain access to "All Men" facilities and have been pressured out by other cadets. This small group of women have fought hard, and pressured the Government to change regulations dealing with the inclusion of all people, whether female or male, and giving them all the same opportunities they deserve. The Homosexual struggle with our Nation's Armed Forces has been acquiring damage and swift blows for over 60 years now, and now they too are...
Words: 846 - Pages: 4
...Evolution of Homosexuality in the Philippines Introduction US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton once said: “Gay people are born into and belong to every society in the world. They are all ages, all races, all faiths. They are doctors and teachers, farmers and bankers, soldiers and athletes. And whether we know it, or whether we acknowledge it, they are family, our friends, and our neighbors. Being gay is not a western invention. It is a human reality.” Homosexuality can be tracked throughout history. In ancient Rome, philosophers, such as Socrates, were having sexual practices with their students. They believed it was a part of becoming a man. The Bible, one of the oldest books in literature, discusses homosexual practices among the citizens of Sodom and Gomorrah. Some of the most influential people throughout history were discovered to be homosexual: Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.), Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) and Tennessee Williams (1914-1983). http://main.uab.edu/Sites/students/life/safe-zone/33566/ Homosexuality is worldwide and has a global impact on society. It transcends borders, cultures, and governments. The homosexual society even bears its own international flag, a rainbow which signifies the bond between different people all over the world. The society shows how peace can be achieved throughout the...
Words: 4284 - Pages: 18
...increasingly borderless market, where market rules and competitive logics predominate. In another lecture, Rupp stated that sexual revolutions are linked to and caused by: globalization, economic forces, technology and culture. Rupp expresses that many changes in behavior and attitude have been related to these factors. Many sexual revolutions according to Rupp are caused by resistance to oppressive governmental and cultural regulation of sexuality and the diverse ways that people, both individually and collectively, resist regulation and bring about change. People are agents and resist individually and collectively the perils of oppression. Two sexual revolutions addressed were that that took place in the United States in the 1910’s and the 1960’s. Gender roles were extremely limiting and constricting especially from the perspective of many females. Females were limited to household jobs and conservative dress in addition to their overall conservative behavior. On top of women’s restrictions behaviorally, there was restriction on “sexual liberation.” Women eventually revolted against oppression, aiming for their “sexual liberation,” by showing more skin with their clothing options. Rupp declared in lecture that states and cultures both mobilize and contain women’s sexuality: sometimes both at the same time. She said that we tend to think of containing sexuality: publicly about honor...
Words: 983 - Pages: 4
...The Hays Code How Did it Cause the Movie, A Streetcar Named Desire, to be Changed From the Play Abstract This paper will address changes from the play, A Streetcar Named Desire, that were made in the production of the movie due to the regulations of the Hays Code. Specific changes will be discussed. The conclusion of the paper will address if the changes still allowed the movie to effectively convey the original theme of the play. The Hays Code How Did it Cause the Movie, A Streetcar Named Desire, to be Changed From the Play In the early 1900’s, movie producers began shocking audiences by portraying themes that were socially unacceptable to discuss in public at that time. Films of this era were not censored, but state and local boards made the determination of whether a film could be shown or not. If they deemed a film as “inappropriate”, they simply banned it. The film The Birth of a Nation was a catalyst to changes in this. This film was banned in the state of Ohio. The company that handled the distribution of this film sued the state claiming it was a violation of the due process clause and the First Amendment. This suit went to the United States Supreme Court as the case Mutual Film Corporation v. Industrial Commission of Ohio (1915). In simple terms, the court ruled that films did not carry the same protections as books and other types of speech. (The Hays Code) This led to the creation of The Production Code of 1930, by Will H. Hays. This code became known...
Words: 912 - Pages: 4
...hostility towards his father which he regarded as a universal event of early childhood. The term is derived from the Greek myth of Oedipus who unwittingly killed his father and married his mother. In a letter to Fliess dating back to 1897, Freud (1954) attributes these ideas to his self analysis and indirectly to the Greek myth as presented in the popular Sophocles’ play ‘Oedipus Rex’. During the late 1890s Freud, theorised that fantasies built around the Oedipus complex were the primary cause of hysteria and other neurotic symptoms. The idea is explored in Studies on Hysteria, where Freud (1895), traced his patients’ symptoms of hysteria to sexual seductions by their fathers. The concept was introduced in ‘The Interpretation of Dreams’ (1900), and is central to Freud’s (1905) analysis of Dora. He further elaborated his ideas in the case study of Little Hans (1909), but the term ‘Oedipus complex’ itself first...
Words: 2893 - Pages: 12
...someone else enough to kill or harm another human being? Hate crimes are criminal actions intended to harm or intimidate people because of their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, or other minority group status. They can also be referred to as bias crimes. Hate crimes have been going on in the world for a long time. Jesus was crucified by the Romans because of religious reasons they did not agree with. Was the crucifixion of Jesus the root of hate crimes going on in our society? There is no way to say what really was the actual root of hate crimes, but there are a lot of things that could have helped the increase of these crimes. The media, race, and sexuality are the things that have increased hate crimes greatly. During the 1900’s, the hate crime rate sky rocketed because of race. During this time, African Americans were being lynched because white people refused to see them as their equals. The whites during this period, went through desperate measures...
Words: 1478 - Pages: 6
...suggested that certain things are inborn, or that they simply occur naturally regardless of environmental influences. Other well-known thinkers such as John Locke believed in what is known as tabula rasa, which suggests that the mind begins as a blank slate. According to this notion, everything that we are and all of our knowledge is determined by our experience. For example, when a person achieves tremendous academic success, did they do so because they are genetically predisposed to be successful or is it a result of an enriched environment? Today, the majority of experts believe that behavior and development are influenced by both nature and nurture. However, the issue still rages on in many areas such as in the debate on the origins of homosexuality and influences on intelligence. HISTORY From the mid to late...
Words: 1226 - Pages: 5
...vA Very Brief History of Computer Science Written by Jeffrey Shallit for CS 134 at the University of Waterloo in the summer of 1995. This little web page was hastily stitched together in a few days. Perhaps eventually I will get around to doing a really good job. Suggestions are always welcome. A translation of this web page into French has been prepared by Anne Dicky at the University of Bordeaux. Before 1900 People have been using mechanical devices to aid calculation for thousands of years. For example, the abacus probably existed in Babylonia (present-day Iraq) about 3000 B.C.E. The ancient Greeks developed some very sophisticated analog computers. In 1901, an ancient Greek shipwreck was discovered off the island of Antikythera. Inside was a salt-encrusted device (now called the Antikythera mechanism) that consisted of rusted metal gears and pointers. When this c. 80 B.C.E. device was reconstructed, it produced a mechanism for predicting the motions of the stars and planets. (More Antikythera info here.) John Napier (1550-1617), the Scottish inventor of logarithms, invented Napier's rods (sometimes called "Napier's bones") c. 1610 to simplify the task of multiplication. In 1641 the French mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) built a mechanical adding machine. Similar work was done by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646-1716). Leibniz also advocated use of the binary system for doing calculations. Recently it was discovered that Wilhelm Schickard (1592-1635)...
Words: 2415 - Pages: 10
