In Queering Reproduction by Laura Mamo, does a superb job at describing and detailing the difficulties of trying to become a mother in a world where heterosexuality is the norm, while being a homosexual (lesbian). Mamo does a great job at challenging the opposing argument, She mentions why lesbians desire to procreate a family as well as, the difficulties on how wanting a family can literally make or break a person. The way mamo shows this in her ethnography Queering Reproduction she gives individual stories/cases of lesbian couples and their struggle on wanting a family. Each one of the cases goes into detail on how difficult it was to get a baby. Some cases contained regular insemination (donated sperm or anonymous sperm), assisted insemination …show more content…
Being that she is a lesbian as well goes to show that she put not only her intellectual abilities, but as well as he heart and soul into this ethnography and overall project. When she mentions her interest on queering reproduction as a reader you can read the enthusiasm and well as the dedication that she was willing to put into this project. Her disclosure made it relatable for women in the same position as the ones she mentions in the book. Knowing that she and other women might be in the same position as other women in the future also made it clearer for her to realize how difficult and exhausting it is, and how strong the dedication of wanting a family should be. That it self made the readers not necessarily relate but helped them …show more content…
In every single one of the books we read this semester all the people, case studies, and stories given in each book all they wanted in the end of everything was a family. They wanted to feel loved, cared for and whole. Even though those things were sometimes affected by different obstacles, just like the women in Mamo’s book, they still made it possible, as did the stories in Scattered family and Road to Evergreen. Which made it possible for each book to have its own way of relating to Queering
As someone who feels as though they are well versed in issues of LGBT discrimination and history, I felt so taken aback by this history of violence and systemic homophobia, and that I wasn’t even fully aware of it’s extent. Feinberg’s writing provided me with a lot of insight relating to current issues and the history of the LGBT movement. The most important thing I think to take away from this novel is to think outside of the binary in terms of gender expression or sexual orientation. Humans are not black and white and neither are their psychological makeups, trying to fit all of humanity into two neat, strict boxes does not work for a vast majority of the population. Realizing that even within the gay and lesbian community pressure to identify as “the man” or “the woman” in a relationship is very real.
I also think it is interesting because in society coming out can be viewed as either a bad thing that pushes your friends and family away or it can be seen as a wonderful time in someone’s life. For Alison, it happened in a weird way. It is not often you hear a story of someone’s father admitting he is gay because the child came out. It was not a happy and joyous time for Alison but was also not a terrible moment, her confession just kind of happened and lacked
Even to this day, shame about one’s sexual orientation remains a prominent topic. Whether one identified themselves as gay, lesbian, and transgender, society viewed them and their actions as a sin, a crime, and a disease, which only increased the amount of shame–a painful feeling of distress or humiliation caused by the consciousness of wrong or fooling behavior–they saw within themselves. Then changes began to occur as a group of gays, lesbians, and transgender people confronted police in an event known as the Stonewall Riots or the Stonewall Uprising, which became a turning point for gay liberation. Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home is a 1980s, family tragicomic-graphic memoir that addresses this perspective turning point through the use of the labyrinth
Each author has written about their experience growing up with prejudice in their style. Both essays are concerned with what society thinks of them. Boylan is concerned with what society will think when they find out she is transgender. Ever since she was a child, she has wanted to join the girls but was always left out. She wants
Many people have difficult relationships with family members but few are as explicit and ironic as Alison Bechdel’s relationship with her father. In her memoir Fun Home, Alison writes of how her homosexual father, in an effort to hide his sexuality, diverts attention from his family to his reputation. Alison Bechdel explains how her father’s obsession with perfection failed their father-daughter relationship using her experiences with literature, visual representation where words fail her and thoughtful reflection on her father’s shortcomings. Her using these literary methods to describe her father show the reader how she has overcome her upbringing and brought clarity to herself after her father’s death and how others can do the same. Fiction gives readers the ability to connect with characters as they develop and grow throughout their story.
A Whole New World Many people have experienced thoughts of the world ending and a different society following the aftermath, and this has led to many imaginary post-apocalyptic worlds. Station Eleven, a dystopian novel written by Emily St. John Mandel, revolves around human life on Earth after a pandemic wipes out ninety-nine percent of the world’s population. The author employs literary devices, such as imagery, tone, diction, and detail in order to effectively describe a world recovering from such a fallout.
As well as the highlights and strong points in her life. Allison’s mental dissension is portrayed through her family’s poverty, unrealistic expectations of society, and her lesbian identity. Allison struggles with her self-acceptance greatly in the chapter titled “Mama”, here it is made
I think she accomplished the goal of showing the culture for women during this time. The book was culturally accurate and had a great storyline. My favorite part of the story was when the women were in the red tent. I liked that the women were able to bond and spend time together. They were able to talk and relax during a difficult time of the month for all women.
For the longest time, I couldn’t explain or even understand the importance of representation, it was something that I unconsciously wanted. Growing up I felt this disconnect, like there was this wall between me and everyone else and I didn’t understand why until I hit my teens and understood that I was gay. I was raised Lutheran, so accepting my orientation wasn’t easy for me and it made me angry.
We, as a world, have grown into loving people for who they are, not how they were raised, what they look like, or what they have. However, this novel takes place in the 1900s when people were not as accepting as they
Although miscegenation is not a new topic, the effects that this phenomenon has on people’s lives has been the source of inspiration for many literary works. “Miscegenation” by Natasha Trethewey is an autobiographical poem that expresses the difficulty that mixed-race people face in accepting their identity in a society that discriminates people who are different. That is, this poem expresses how racial discrimination can affect the identity of those people who do not identify as white or black. Besides, in this poem, Trethewey narrates her origin, as well as how her parents were victims of a society that did not accept their relationship. Therefore, the speaker starts by saying “In 1965 my parents broke two laws of Mississippi” (Trethewey 1); those two laws that broke the Trethewey’s parents were that they were married and had a daughter.
She talks about the dangers of female sexuality because it could ruin her life. She tells how to get the power of domesticity. She also tells her how her daughters sexual reputation should be instead of what it is. Even though female sexuality can be a diverse topic, Kincaid was able to stick to one view of female
This novel follows the life of a recent college graduate, Marian MacAlpin, through her career and emotional maturation in a somewhat unnatural, if not threatening world. The queer concept of this world is branded by a spectrum of moral viewpoints of gender politics that manifest themselves and surround Marian. The political and cultural values and practices of a male dominated and sex driven society depicted in the novel are so strong that they seem to devour Marian physically and emotionally. She rebels against this cannibalistic, patriarchal society through a comestible mode and the end, reclaims her identity crisis by restoring her relationship with
This type of problem isn’t really one with causes, effects, and solutions, but one with pros and cons. Like any other adoption situation, a parent prove themselves to be responsible and capable enough to raise a child on their own, or with a spouse. This problem or issue is one that is proving to be a bigger one than many people most likely expected. In Today’s more liberal society, homosexuality seeing more acceptance than ever before. Homosexuals and heterosexuals alike have parental instincts and are as interested in beginning families and raising children.
Gay adoption is the adoption of children by same sex couples. Based on this topic, I’d like to look into the question “Are children adopted by gay parents more likely to have the psychological problem?” And the thesis I stated is that gay couples are able to provide a warm and normal environment for adopted children to grow up. I want to focus on this topic from the current situation of gay adoption, gay couples are capable of raising children and children adopted by gay parents are the same as those who born in heterosexual families.