patriarchal orientations. The new, vibrant, potent weapon of marginalized gays is language- creatively crafted like a magic spell that colors their tongue and weaves their protection. It is a language that only homosexuals can understand. “Gayspeak” or gay language in the Philippines is a form of verbal sublimation of gay people against domineering power of patriarchy. Yet the positive response of the people outside the gay community to gayspeak has ironically rewarded the homosexuals, giving them
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Annotated Bibliography BSHS/345 Diversity and Special Populations Annotated Bibliography Arab Culture: Learn about Arab etiquette and protocols. (2004). In Planet Egypt online. Retrieved from http://www.planetegypt.co.uk/samoora.shtml This article discusses the difference between Arab, Middle-Eastern and Muslim people. The author talks about the region in which a person is from, as well as language and religion is what determines which group one would identify with. The history
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Philippines, it is a near-to-reach dream. Suchlike example was the recent movie Beauty and the Bestie flaunting Erika (Vice Ganda) as an empowered gay. Erika’s homosexuality is widely accepted by the community in which he lives. However, Erika's best friend Emman (Coco Martin) does the opposite as he ended his friendship with Erika after learning that he is a gay. Both acceptance and rejection are undeniably real scenarios in modern-day Filipino communities. The film displays the ‘traditional’ image of
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projected biased against the gays. Biases are often manifested even within the family in which the father, more specifically, would even disown a child who is a gay. And in this patriarchy world we live in, no wonder the gay language immerge as a shield, Gay speak or gay language in the Philippines is a form of verbal sublimation of gay people against the domineering power of patriarchy (Casabal,2008). It made evident then that during the times of our forefather, gays considered a cause of shame
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advertising. “Homophobia is a social, cultural, and religious illness that paralyzes society,” (Kamua 241). LGBTQ simply stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, There are many homophobia/LGBTQ issues in entertainment. “I can’t think of a time when I’ve seen homophobia on television. But I see it in movies all the time. In an industry so well-populated by gay and lesbian filmmakers and producers, we can do better.” says Kelly Bush Novak. In the film & television industry they don’t address
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outcast among them. Some five years passed and a lot changed. I’m not indifferent, but happy. I’m proud of him for having the courage to come out to my parents, something I will never be able to do. I avoid conversations with my mother about LGBT rights because I’m not sure if I’ll be able to hold myself back the next time. I’m careful with what I say around my father. I stay quiet when my sister and her big mouth and keen ears are around and my brother is brought into the conversation. I don’t know
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achieve their full potential.”Harvey Milk, (Harvey Milk Quotes) acceptance is critical for gay/lesbian teens. Gay/lesbian teen that grow up in an environment which accepts and support them grow up mentally healthy and with high self-esteem, opposite to those teens that grow up facing rejection, bullying, discrimination harassment, depression, and being homeless are some of the problems gay/lesbian teens face. Many Gay/Lesbian teens end end up being homeless because of the rejection at their home, some
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Gay Marriage Word Count:752 It’s not a secret that the relations between men and women become different when they start living together. The period of dating is something like a preparatory stage for the creation of the family. Once that happen things become more different between men and women, but is it a difference when gay people get marry? Gay Marriage has always been a very sensitive topic throughout the past decades. People have always had good or bad views about gay marriage. In
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legal organization whose mission is to get full recognition of rights for the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender community (LGBT). Lambda legal is very big on educating the people about the LGBT community. They have a campaign called "#Don’tEraseUs" where they go to different schools seeing how the LGBT community fits in. Lambda is known for fighting and winning some of the noteworthy and first legal cases on behalf of the lesbian and gay community. They even won the nation’s first HIV/AIDS discrimination
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Corners, Is New York City dangerous for gays and lesbians, by Eliza Shapiro. This article is concerning the safety of the gay and lesbian community in New York City. The Stonewall INN, in 1969 gave birth to the gay-rights movement. There has been a disturbing rise in deadly anti-LGBT (Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) hate crimes. Not only in New York City but all over the world. New York City was considered to be for a long time the safe haven for the gay community. The violence against the LGBT
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