Reading Desperate Housewives discusses several aspects of the show, including queer dilemmas. The eighth chapter written by Kristian T. Kahn contains that Marc Cherry “is a self-proclaimed ‘gay Republican’” (McCabe, 95). Cherry supports Republican values and he is also homosexual which appears in the show, so left and right wings also can enjoy it (McCabe, 97). The creator of the show has a lot in common with Andrew Van De Kamp.
In addition to this she doesn’t actually finish her thought. For instance, in sentence one she writes, “When I see men who look like him or his friends”, or in the next sentence when she writes, “When I smell beer on a mans breath.” These are incomplete thoughts or sentence fragments. Gay allows these intentional mistakes to hook readers into finding out what happens next. This form of repetition also drives home what triggers are, showcasing their importance, and forcing readers to meditate on them.
In some cases, such as Shrek 2, it depicts the emerging of coming one’s true self just as many gays and lesbians must do. Another example of how the media/ televi?sion industry has changed in the ways they want to depict gays and lesbians is the example of Ellen. Although, it failed and they had to redirect the way of the show, they used Ellen to speak on LGBTQ issues. The Ellen show also helped to get recurring gay characters in double digits. (Gibson.pg.310)
This use of direct style is a way of addressing the listener directly, talking to him, persuasively convincing him of the change. Pictures of naked young women are fun In Titbits and Playboy, page three of The Sun There’s no nudes in Gay News, our one magazine But they still find excuses to call it obscene Read how disgusting we are in the press The Telegraph, People and Sunday Express Molesters of children, corruptors of youth
Throughout the novel, Giovanni’s Room written by James Baldwin, there is a common theme of sexual identity. Despite how David tries to hide the truth about his sexual identity, internally he feels ashamed of admitting that he is gay. He attempts to cover up his identity by dating women, and by fleeing from destinations. David attempts to cover up the truth about his sexual identity by fleeing to different places.
Reading Response for “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” In “ What’s Love Got to DO with It”, Anjula Razdan talks about how humans are probably not the best at finding love. She quotes others such as doctors, who tell us that “ People don’t really know how to choose a long-term partner” (525), this goes to show how she is pushing the point that people might need help, in order to find love. Also, she goes to tell us that about half of marriages end up getting a divorce.
The sexual preferences of, in this particular instance, actual gay men are portrayed in a humiliating and demeaning manner. This film makes it seem as if one can get special treatment by proclaiming they are gay and abusing what is a struggle for this community. Contrasting to the constant objectification of women, members of the LGBTQ+ community have this struggle themselves. One of the newest additions to this film conundrum is G.B.F. (Gay Best Friend) (2013). This film objectifies a gay high school boy who was outed in his school and was then sought after to be the ‘gay best friend’ of many high school girls.
According to symbolic interactionism, people are able to “denote [actions] symbolically and treat the actions and those who perform them as symbolic objects” (Hunter & McClelland, 2018). Although in a broader sense this could refer to people understanding that a green light means drive, while a red light means to stop, it also applies in this situation. Because she tends to dress in a masculine way, does not wear makeup, and exhibits “manly behavior” we interpret these symbols to conclude that she is gay. This is due to the fact that we are exposed to some of these behaviors regularly and associate them with a gay
Honestly, the message still applies, but with the recent legalization of gay marriage, I doubt that we have nowhere else to go but by moving forward and accepting that the gay community is for the most part accepted. We may get people who still dislike the community, but with the recent generations being brought up to understand what being gay means, there shouldn’t be any serious issues in the future. But take my opinion with a grain of salt, there will always be people who dislike gay people no matter how much you educate them. And that is because through ignorance and influences from either old generations or religion. I also with that people who are uneducated about what the gay community is remain similar to one of the characters being interviewed.
So let me ask you one last question, how would you feel in their shoes? I mean people say it’s their choice if they’re gay or not, but if there is so much hatred going towards the LGBT community, why would someone want to be gay. It’s like saying it’s not your choice who you fall in love with, but it’s not you can’t choose who you like, you can only choose to act on it. So tell me if you saw the love of your life, would you just ignore them because your friends, and family disapprove of him/her.
In the essay, “Why Shouldn’t Tommy and Jim Have Sex?” by John Corvino, he protects and fights for the right of homosexuals to engage in sexual activity. Also, he criticizes the arguments that are against homosexual sex and marriage. Corvino takes his time addressing each argument and provides evidence to back up his statements. Corvino’s opening statement is about Tommy and Jim being a homosexual couple.