Since the time we were little, I have always had speculations about my friend, Eric's, sexuality. Within the last year he decided it was time to come out to his family and friends. I was not as shocked as everyone else because I had always thought this of him. It was much more noticeable for me while we were growing up because we spent more time together than with anyone else. Over the summer on vacation Eric stopped me and said he needed to talk about something. He said he did not know how to say this and was afraid that me and our other friends would disown if we knew the truth. I knew what he was going to say at that moment and I told him that I already knew and I had no problem with it. From that moment on he has been comfortable with telling me all of his problems and opinions relating to his homosexuality. Seeing firsthand the difficulty homosexuals face in their lifestyles, marriages, and adoptions has enlightened me.
As Eric began getting more involved in his lifestyle he met a new friend who was also homosexual and eventually this friendship evolved into a relationship. His parents were more apprehensive and referred to his boyfriend as his friend They did not feel that they should attend family events together and slowly started pushing him out of the family. On the other hand, when I introduced my new girlfriend to my family they were excited to meet her and invited her to a family reunion. It is also easier for me to walk in public holding hands with my girlfriend than it is for Eric and his boyfriend. It is very awkward as society is still close-minded to this lifestyle. Eric invited me and some of our friends to come along with him to our first gay club one weekend in New Orleans. The club was not the type of club that I am accustomed to. However, there was loud music, dancing and a bar like the other clubs, but it was different. It was different because at this gay club the people are more hands on and they touch and hug the club-goers. This is the homosexual hangout and there were very minimal heterosexuals insight.
be a person who accepted him for who he was in a society where homosexuals are
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After a few attempts to meet or have a phone conversation during a course of a few weeks, finally, we both were able to find time to talk about his “son”. His son was born a biological female. I have always been an advocate for him and his wife for being openly supportive of their child. I knew about his son was “coming of age” as a lesbian, but was surprised to discover that this young “girl” I once knew was transforming into a bonafide, by all definition, male! I discovered this through social media. Reading comments from fellow ex-classmates were
...ery anxious about disclosing his sexual orientation to his family. Suggest that he does this only when he feels confident enough and at a time and place that suit him. There should be no pressure on him to disclose his sexual orientation to others.
Hilton and Szymanski (2011) conducted research to understand the experiences of 14 white homosexual biological siblings after they learned that their sister or brother was lesbian or gay. Their subjects consisted of eight females that had a gay brother, two females that a lesbian sister, and four males with a gay brother. Hilton administrated the study by asking a series of questions; the subjects getting interviewed through these methods person to person...
Diversity, as it relates to thoughts, ideas, ethnicity, race, and a host of other areas, is the quintessential ingredient needed to establish a free nation. Amendment I of the United States Constitution states, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." Through this simple statement made so many years ago, the founding fathers laid down not only the framework for the basic freedoms that Americans cherish, but also the foundation for establishing a diverse nation. You see, without diversity, there cannot be freedom, and without freedom, there cannot be America.
All of this happening within the span of roughly three months. Like McCandless, I have also formed friendships with others that resulted in nearly becoming family. It wasn’t adoption, but we became so close, it was almost like I’d grown up with them all my life, and am viewed as another daughter. this was all because I had decided to strike up a conversation He wasn’t too fond of truly becoming close to others.
As I recall one incident, the mother of a friend hosting a get-together decided to share her views on gay marriage. This topic entered the conversation due to the recent Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage. She began to state how she was in disbelief that America would allow for gay marriage. She continued by saying she could never support anyone who wanted to live that lifestyle. Her comments made me feel uncomfortable, as I stayed quiet
express that after coming out that they experienced a ‘second childhood’ in terms of dating and meeting new friends.
One problem that affected my family pretty deeply was diversity issues when they both started working in their careers. My mom and dad both started out in their careers working for Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E). “The treatment of Native Americans, Asians, African Americans and Hispanics by California Anglos has been characterized by systematic and individual violence at worst, and consistent political, economic, and social discrimination at best” (DeBow, pg. 238) During the start of their careers, my mom and dad faced difficult challenges, a lot of racism and bullying. My mom would be bullied by her boss and I remember she would complain on a weekly basis of her boss treating her poorly and embarrassing her in front of other employees, until one day her boss moved on to another job. Meanwhile, my dad was bullied by other employees and was constantly being picked on, calling my dad with racial slurs and treating him with a hazing-like mentality. It was brutal, but they both persevered in a way I have never seen to this day. They stuck it out like true champions, but it was a time in their life where they really had only each other. My mom continued to stay, while my dad left for an even better job, thus with City and County. Diversity is still an issue today because I still hear from my dad that he witnesses diversity issues in the workplace.
Diversity is broad and incorporates the concept of acceptance and respect. It understands that individuals are unique in their own way and recognizes the differences between individuals which can be in terms of race, gender, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, religious beliefs among other ideologies (Nederveen et al, 20013). It entails the exploration of all these variances in a positive, safe and nurturing environment as well as understanding one another beyond levels of tolerance, so as to accept and celebrate the rich variety of diversity each individual possess.
Yes we all have known that this population has been around for so many years, but as a Mexican and being the only daughter it was hard for my friend to admit she was a lesbian when she was younger. She feels grateful for President Obama because he is the person that has welcomed this community to society, even though some individuals cannot accept the fact that the LGBT Community is here to stay my friend is happy for who she has become. A lot of anti LGBT religious people preach about being homosexual is a sin and that is a subjected that she gets irritated about, no one is perfected in this world. Being a lesbian does not make my friend any different when it comes to believing in God. As a lesbian and with kids no one has the right to judge her but only God. My friend goes to Abundant Living Faith Christian Church, she only attends that church for the reason being that she feels welcome by that church. She attends service with her wife and her kids, not even once she has felt and awkward stare or she has never felt people talking down to them because they are a lesbian
So that was one side of my family that did not like me due to the color of my skin and it did upset me. This made it even harder for me to be myself when it came to my father’s dad’s side of the family because they were really religious and did not agree with someone being LGBT, or so I thought. I came up with that explanation on my own based off of the time period that they were raised and the fact that they grew up in a church. So I was nervous to tell them that I am a lesbian because of their backgrounds. I should have never done that because I never tried to figure out their true thoughts towards that subject matter. I gave into the way that society was and their beliefs that they put into place, instead of figuring out my own families beliefs. This made me become the part of society that I did not like and that is, the part that passes judgment on people based off of the time that they grew up in and the beliefs that were in
...sed about it because now there is a lot more homosexuals in the world so you are not surprised like you would have been years ago. Just face it, it is becoming a normal thing and that homosexuals should have the right to have a happy family and a child to call their own just like any other family. Leave them alone and the let them live life as if you are doing with your family not bothering anybody. “What is most important is love. A homosexual couple can give much love to a child, sometimes even more than a heterosexual couple” (Subulica).
"Culture", as a word, fits with a group of words that do not have just one definition or meaning, but multiple. With a diverse population prevailing in the United States today, our country is a melting pot of diverse cultures, every distinctive in its own respect. Culture is distinguishing one social group from another, including beliefs, language, traditions, art, food, religion and economic systems. Through lifelong and ever altering processes of learning, and sharing, culture shapes our patterns of behavior and thinking. A culture’s significance is so philosophical that it touches almost every aspect of who and what we are. As Henslin once said “Culture becomes the lens through which we perceive and evaluate what is going on around us.” It becomes who we are and how we see things differently from the people of a different nationality. In Warren St. John’s Outcasts United, culture is an important aspect that plays a significant role throughout the book and challenges the refugees in their daily lives. Having a pluralistic society can influence the behavioral and thinking styles of the people living around them. Some of these people may learn from the diverse range of cultures to find faults in their own living styles and try to better improve them. The Liberian’s, the Middle Easterner’s and the African’s are some of the examples of how one’s culture can impact lives of the people living around them.