Thesis Statement:
Homosexuals in South Africa are discriminated against at colleges and universities they attend.
Introduction:
After high school, most scholars look forward to the “university life”, as that is where you expect to discover who you truly are and where you belong in the world. Because the student community at universities are so diverse based on race, gender and backgrounds, you expect to experience acceptance, unity and from there, also adopt me confidence. In spite of this, it isn’t always easy for homosexuals to express themselves as they are, because many of the other students seem to be overly judgemental towards them.
The following research proposal is conducted to identify what homosexuality is, and how students that
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Many people who are not homosexually orientated have the misconception that being homosexual means you are mentally ill, and this is why homosexuals are ashamed of their orientation, even though it is adopted naturally. This study will benefit students (and all others) from the queer community who have been discriminated against by other students and even lecturers and staff members at their campus. They will benefit, as people who aren’t part of the queer community, will become aware of how negatively these students are affected, and see how it omits unity and acceptance in a country that has been run democratically for the past twenty years.
This study aims to identify what discrimination against homosexuals is, the reasons as to why this type of discrimination exists within colleges and universities of South Africa, how victims are affected and how their academics are influenced, what policies the various institutions of study may have, and also possible solutions to this issue. This proposal may also enable the government and campus management teams (who set up policies) to identify whether there are strategies that require improvement, and in doing so, this will allow for corrective action to be taken by
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(Smith, 2012). The following research questions are what prompted me to conduct this research:
Firstly, do campuses have policies that protect homosexuals? Secondly, what reasons do people have for discriminating against homosexuals? Lastly, how are victims of homosexual discrimination affected?
Research design:
The research proposal method has a qualitative design. A qualitative design tries to understand and explore situations by analysing and making sense of the data. A qualitative design allows participants to speak about their experience, if given the opportunity. This research design typically makes use of small groups of individuals and feedback obtained from it is descriptive.
The key participants for this research are; students from the queer community who have been victimized, students who choose to discriminate against homosexuals, and campus management staff.
This method of research includes interviews, questionnaires, and also supporting documents.
The instruments required to conduct this research include; printed out questionnaires (on paper), pens (for participants to fill out questionnaires), a voice recorder (for interviews), access to a library and the internet for additional
Although members of the (“LGBTQ”) community are allowed to apply to the school, students will not be allowed admission unless they are willing to read, understand and agree to abide by the terms set out within the Community Covenant. By agreeing to accept the Covenant, members of TWU commit themselves to abstain from various activities, including “sexual intimacy that violates the sacredness of marriage between a man and a woman.” The repercussions of the covenant are that students in the LGBTQ community are discriminated against, in admission to, and life at, TWU. However TWU, on the contrary, believes that the Community Covenant is protected by its right to freedom of religion granted under section 2 of the Canadian charter of rights and freedoms.
Sexuality and gender are often confused in society. Women and men have biological differences; from these differences societal establishments are created within a community, culture, and or race. In the article “Dude, Where’s Your Face?”, Brandon Miller presents a study in which the social networking profiles of male homosexuals represent themselves and how they depict partner preferences. As a result, it brings up the discussion whether this population of people is trying to fit in with societal norms.
For example, Elmhurst might want their applicants to answer the question simply to make their campus safer. Bullying is a big issue for people that identify themselves has part of the LGBT community. Which could more likely be a factor why some students might not feel comfortable answering. Then we have the students that are heterosexual that will ask questions like, “what’s the purpose of this question on a college application or why do they want to know?” Elmhurst College states, “committing to diversity and connecting underrepresented students with valuable resources on campus” is the reason for the question on their college application.
Case Analysis: Gay-For-Pay Introduction This case takes place in Wichita, Kansas, a midsize city in the Midwest. Located in Wichita is the Wichita Center for Families (WCF), an agency that provides a variety of services for at-risk families and youths. Alicia Hall is a 25-year-old MSW student from Wichita State University, currently interning within the "youth-at-risk outreach unit" at WCF. Alicia has 2 years of bachelor level case management experience with adults with mental illness and has a passion for the LGBT community.
Over 90% of students who identify themselves as LGBTQ hear discriminating comments on a daily basis at school. People who are from this community have a bigger probability of being victims of hate crimes than any other minority group. This violence is made up of hatred and aggression towards the queer community. Despite personal opinions, everyone deserves to feel safe.
Moreover, homophobia can also contribute to the spread of HIV. LGBT individuals may face social and economic exclusion, leading to increased risk-taking behaviors, such as sharing needles, feeling accepted, or coping with discrimination. It is crucial to address homophobia and HIV as interconnected issues to ensure that everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, has access to quality healthcare and support services. This resolution includes implementing policies that protect LGBT individuals from discrimination, increasing education and awareness about HIV prevention and treatment, and providing access to affordable and effective HIV testing and treatment options.
Starting college can be one of the best times in young person’s life. However, it may be one filled with apprehension, angst, and confusion. Adjustment to college life is vital for all students, though the manner and amount of adjustment faced by each undergraduate will fluctuate contingent on a student’s upbringing, life-experience, and former education. Consequently, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ) community knows this all too well. Therefore, the college counseling center will be offering a series of therapy groups for the incoming freshman that identify as part of the LGBTQ community in order to help them adjust to college life, the separation from home, and the stress of classes.
In 2009, the Hate Crime Protection Act was passed for the federal government to provide state and local authorities grants and assistance to investigate and charge individuals for hate crimes (Human Rights Campaign,a). The Hate Crime Prevention act include hate crimes involving sexual orientation and gender identity (Human Rights Campaign,a). However, violent hate crime continues to increase in the LGBTQ community (Kirst- Ashman, 2014). LGBTQ youth experience abuse and harassment from their peers, teachers, and parents about their sexual preference (Harper & Schneider, 2003). Research by Harper & Schneider (2003)
This is defined as knowing infraction of a victim’s health and safety and conscious disregard of consequences by their acts or omissions. Many violators can avoid serious prosecution by lack of obvious deliberate indifference or union protections and victims do not reach valid relief. Furthermore, recent federal reversals of Title IX withdrew interpretations of sex discriminations to exclude sexual orientation and gender identity as grounds of expression. With these setbacks in place, many students fail to see proper prosecution of their violators and face heavy subjugation based solely on their identity. Current interpretations and actions in federal school environments is facing a regression rather than progression of student’s
In being seen as different and as challenging a societal norm, they are often ostracized and discriminated against. Therefore, in an investigation into the higher rate of suicide among LGBTQ youth, people should not look to them for the cause, but to themselves and their stigmatization of the LGBTQ youths because people perceive them as “different from
Over the last decade many individuals who admire the same sex have been frequent targets of violence. In fact, according to the FBI’s HCSA reports, gay men and lesbians are constantly victims of hate crimes and are number three on the list of offenses being committed. In the year of 2013 approximately 6,000 hate crimes were carried out and about 1200 of those were individuals who approved of the same sex. Due to “common individual motives, such as jealousy by their lovers and robberies gone badly” (1000s who died in anti-gay, anti-trans attacks , 2015) it is extremely difficult to pinpoint exactly how many deaths are caused by hatred. Those who have mixed feelings about their sexual orientation are more than likely to (The Nation's Premier
Through samples from students, information was consistent with the fact that there were significant discrepancies with competencies concerning multicultural and sexual orientation when compared to their community counterparts. The results brought to light concerns that the current state was not conducive to a pro-social environment for those within the LGBTQ community at the school. The information signified the importance and need for further cultural competencies. Moreover, the author advocated for furthering social justice advocacy as it related to challenges when
According to Meyer (2008), many people, because of the intersection with race and sexual orientation, find it difficult to determine whether the violence is rooted in homophobia, racism, or both. When LGBTQ people of color experience violence, many aspects of their identity is being attacked. Most of the volence experienced by that LGBTQ people of color encounter is simultaneusly racist, misogynistic, and homophobic. The difference in experience between people of color and white individuals of the LGBTQ commuinty, can be understood by addressing the social construction of white privilege. Barbara Perry, hate crime scholar, argues that hate motivated violence is a social control mechanism rooted in institutional power structures.
3.2) A social/public issue affecting youth in South Africa, or in any part of the world: Moral, religious and legal attitudes are definite interferences with sexual behavior as well as an ostensible insight of the medical and psychological aspects of homosexuality. This phenomenon is possibly much less destructive of social aspects of our society and culture than is commonly believed, since it is actually more prevalent than is generally acknowledged. Homosexuality is most likely a result of hormonal and undoubtedly social and psychological factors.
This youths experienced of estrangement from their family and friends, invisibility and harassment at school that may cause a mental ill-health, dropping on their school, and homelessness. This discrimination affects the equal access to key social goods, such as employment, health care, education and housing of the LGBT people. And they also experienced marginalization in the society that leads to them of being vulnerable group(Subhrajit,