For me, discovering shows and movies that are relatable is difficult. I find myself on YouTube searching for the best LGBTQ movies and series. I feel as if I am constantly smacking the refresh button on Netflix’s LGBTQ section just to see if there’s something that is interesting and new. The only show I have managed to fall deeply in love with is Queer as Folk, which can be found on Netflix. I managed to finish the whole series within a couple of months. The show is amazing, but I have had a seriously challenging time in finding a replacement; until now. I am not sure on how this little gem managed to enter my "suggestions" tab on YouTube, but I am for sure grateful for it! I saw The Horizon web series, and after the first episode, I was already …show more content…
Jake moved to the big city where he will finally meet a guy who he has been chatting online with for months, AJ. Little does he know that he is on his first step of becoming comfortable with his sexuality, where meets an exotic Drag Queen who acts as a mentor for this young protagonist. Later, he has his whole world flipped upside down when his best mates decide to move up to the big city with him. What I thoroughly enjoy about this web series is how I can actually relate to the main character at times. I know what’s like to be meeting up with people from the internet, and when I was in high school, I battled hiding my sexuality. In a way, this web series is like a coming of age story of how a shy, different guy later blossoms into being comfortable in his new skin. Another bonus from this series is all drama with dealing with relationships, whether it’s with your partner, family, or friends. The series really shows how complicated relationships can be and shows the struggles of battling your own inner demons as well. Without a doubt this series has its comedic moments, and how can’t it with a sassy, quick-witted drag queen roaming around. More importantly, The Horizon manages to cover important topics that should be discussed such as HIV and PrEP. They show the struggles and display a perfect example of how to educate the LGBTQ youth on the importance
The setup of the film really allowed the viewer to imagine the social issues such as racism, homophobia and AIDS that African-American gay men were facing at
Alison Bechdel's graphic memoir, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, documents the author's discovery of her own and her father's homosexuality. The book touches upon many themes, including, but not limited to, the following: sexual orientation, family relationships, and suicide. Unlike most autobiographical works, Bechdel uses the comics graphic medium to tell her story. By close-reading or carefully analyzing pages fourteen through seventeen in Fun Home one can get a better understanding of how a Bechdel employs words and graphic devices to render specific events. One can also see how the specific content of the pages thematically connects to the book as a whole. As we will see, this portion of the book echoes the strained relationship between Bruce Bechdel and his family and his attempts to disguise his homosexuality by creating the image of an ideal family, themes which are prevalent throughout the rest of the nook.
The horizon symbolizes goals and improvement for the future. Horizon’s first occurrence is in the first paragraph of the novel “Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board”. For some, they come in with the tide. For others they sail forever on the horizon, never out of sight, never landing until the Watcher turns his eyes away in resignation, his dreams mocked to death by Time. That is the life of men” (Hurston 1).
Overall the film was a very informative film for a more homophobic audience. The content was relatable and connected well with the information and discussions that have been within our society for a long time. It was a well-done film that really questions the homophobic opinions and while this is still a very real debate in today’s society the film does a great job at arguing the homophobic opinions.
They develop four main themes surrounding their finds: leaving aggressive social environments, facing 'coming out' in meaningful ways, remembering the social environment, and turning challenges into opportunities and strengths (Askura and Craig 2014: 254-5). Asakura and Craig confirm that life did not automatically get better for these participants. They conclude, “future activism and media campaigns should incorporate stories on how LGBTQ people’s lives are getting better and focus on how we as a society can make it better for today’s LGBTQ youths” (Askura and Craig 2014: 265). Asakura and Craig cover detailed information and exceptional insight to whether or not the “It Gets Better” campaign has had an impact on LGBTQ youths. In comparison to Kidd’s “Not that There’s Anything Wrong with That: Sexuality Perspectives,” this article gives personal quotes on suicide instead of just insight. This source perceives the argument that life does not automatically get better for LGBTQ youth after watching an inspirational “It Gets Better” campaign video. However, the question still hangs whether or not the “It Gets Better” campaign has provided enough strength and motivation to decrease the overall amount of LGBTQ youth
On television, I watched characters such as Marco del Rossi and Paige Michalchuk on the Canadian teen-drama Degrassi. These were the first positive experiences I had of what gay culture was like. Of what I saw, I did not feel like I fit into that lifestyle/group. On the other hand, the movie The Matthew Shepard Story shared the violent side of homosexuality’s history in the retelling of Matthew Shepard’s murder.
The sandlot was a vacant lot we especially used for unorganized sports. It was a place during my childhood years where I could go and not have a worry on my mind, except being with my best friends and playing some baseball. The lot was a place where the memories of endless fun and games took place. I can still hear the voices of neighbors yelling at us to go home because of the tennis balls we hit against their houses and off their windows. To us the sandlot was better than Wrigley Field, nothing else could compare to all the times we had there.
Empowers LGBTIQ young people by providing presentations, workshops to equip the community with skills and knowledge of maintaining mental health and peer relations.
... Being exposed to different resources at school and in Salt Lake inspired my wide eyes. The University’s welcoming recognition and reception sends the message that homosexuals are just people and should be treated with respect.
Media is changing and there is gradually more positive and highly visible LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) role models. I will let the kids recognize some LGBT role models through the media, such as video, newspaper and magazine. I will introduce LGBT role models and explain why they will do so. I will also answer their continuous questions as they must feel curious and strange to these LGBT role models.
Alison Bechdel’s beautiful graphic novel Fun Home explores the cause and effect relationship that exists between her late father Bruce’s sexuality and his internalized homophobia and disapproval of her own budding sexuality throughout her young life. The book defies the natural chronological order of most novels by revisiting key points in her life multiple times, each instance from a slightly different viewpoint, or revealing vaguely different information. Because of this, we are shown her coming out three times throughout the novel, even though in one chapter it isn’t explicitly stated. Each time, though, is slightly different, because we are shown a different person’s reaction or point of view on the announcement. The themes of each chapter in which her coming out takes place affect the announcement itself, and change whose reaction is shown in the forefront.
It is important to present LGBT in a positive light before parents, classmates, and media influence their perceptions. The movie “It’s Elementary” does a great job showing the positive reaction kids have to presenting LGBT issues in the school system. The documentary showed that all age groups can benefit from these lessons. For example, a heterosexual, 8th grade social studies teacher felt it was very important to teach his students to be respectful and not afraid of their sexuality. This teacher started his lesson by asking students to share stereotypes.
The 1990s saw a surge of gay characters in both television and movies. From Ellen Degeneres and her character Ellen Morgan coming out under much scrutiny on the TV show ‘Ellen,’ to Julia Roberts and Rupert Everett comedically playing off each other in the motion picture ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding.’ Sure, gays and lesbians have been around forever, especially in Hollywood. But never has there been a time to be more out. With the popularity of shows like Will and Grace, which feature leading gay characters, as well as Dawson’s Creek
We finish what we start. This was the motto that kept me going during the strenuous training period for a marathon. But prior to that, I must confess, I wasn’t an athlete. I was never interested in playing sports, except for recreational badminton. During gym class, I would walk three quarters of the time when it time for the dreaded mile run. I preferred staying indoors and sitting on the couch and watch movies. The first time I had heard about a marathon training program, called Dreamfar, in my school, I thought to myself, what kind of crazy person would want to run a marathon? Never did I realize, eight months later, I would be that crazy person.
Huegel, Kelly. GLBTQ: The Survival Guide for Queer and Questioning Teens. Vol. 1. Free Spirit Publishing, 2003. 1 vols.