Queer Essays

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy premiered on Bravo in 2003 to extremely positive reception. The premise was simple enough: “Each week [the Fab Five’s] mission [was] to transform a style-deficient and culture-deprived straight man from drab to fab.” An admirable endeavor indeed, and one that was been praised by Out magazine as “the greatest gay success stor[y]” of 2003. While Queer Eye’s popularity certainly indicates heightened public support of LGBT imagery in mainstream media, the content of the

Queer theory focuses mainly on the treatment of the LBGT community and the prejudices they endured as a result of what was considered normal, or socially acceptable behavior. Similarly, Marxism focuses on the economic aspects of society and the separation between social classes with low economic standing versus those with high economic standing. The division between the two classes has become accepted as a natural aspect of society and like queer theory, society has "taken for granted" heterosexuality

Intersectionality has been considered an essential aspect of feminist and queer theory, particularly within the last twenty years. Theorist began to recognize that without considering other avenues of oppression their ideas would only go so far and apply to a limited number of people. While recognition and application are innately different, both queer and feminist works have made real attempts to be more inclusive. Yet in many of the attempts made, there is a faltering in what it means to truly

and the same? Sara Ahmed's Queer Phenomenology explores how we can understand the ways in which bodies are oriented and disoriented in the world. Or in rethinking our lines in the world, how we should negotiate the spaces we live in. According to Ahmed, disorientation is a “crisis of losing one's place in the world,” and it is an effect that prohibits us from blending in with a calming background (139). She also suggests that disorientation is a fundamental aspect of queer experience, as normative

different cultures and have different social standards and roles. One of these communities is put on display in Manuel Munoz’s short story “Good as Yesterday” in his novel of short stories, Zigzagger. The short story revolves around a Latino family with a Queer son, Nicky, living in the Central Valley. This story is told by an omniscient narrator that is centered on Vero, Nicky’s older sister, and her thoughts that show us the intricacies of their relationship between each other and a romantic partner, Julian

‘I Will Survive’ by Gloria Gaynor, are not explicitly about queer experiences, but the overall messages they relay and sometimes the singers behind the message hold the power. There is an idea of gay ‘knowingness’, expressed in The Dialetic of Disco, that reinforces this idea of the songs being important to queer culture but not necessarily directly about queer experience. Songs like ‘YMCA’ are much more popular with those who are not queer, but they fail to see the homosexual implications of its content

forcing the readers to figure out what each word truly means and implies. The usage of the term queer is one case in Alice in Wonderland. . Denotation, or the literal definition of a word, can greatly change the interpretation of a text. The denotation of queer depends on the usage of it in the sentence and the period in which the work was written. Alice

Inside Out is an annual Queer film festival based in Toronto that showcases current 2SLGBTQ+ cinema from around the world. The festival, which was founded in 1990 (Anderson 41), has become a major cultural event, attracting thousands of film enthusiasts, activists, and community members year-round. The Queer festival circuit offers a unique perspective on the intersection of contemporary media and activism, as well as the evolution of 2SLGBTQ+ media representation. Furthermore, Inside Out provides

I got some feelings after I watched <> and I am going to tell you gays what I got in the article. Also, there are lots of history events happened in the film. I will talk about these events on my article. I will talk about the plots of the file as well. Report A fool called Forrest Gump that come from South Alabama, a lifetime love with a woman called Jenny. When they were young, Gump and Jenny were good friends, they studied together, grow up together. Finally, though far apart from each other

discussed the various ways that people in these communities made money and example for both is sex work. While both showed examples of sex work they also showed examples of structural and interpersonal violence. The article by Stanley “Near Life, Queer Death” talks about the murders of Brazell, Paige, and Weaver each who were brutally murdered for being transsexual, gay, and a drag performer. Brazell and Paige’s murders were examples of structural violence which is when something is looked upon by

The Latino culture has very strong ideas of the masculine and feminine image and what is accepted from each gender identity. The Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, and Queer (LGBTQ) Latinidad community as a result often do not fit into the roles their society expected them to fill. Due to the conflict in beliefs between the sexual orientation and ethnic background of a Latinidad LGBTQ member, they can face various difficulties that lead into mistreatment from themselves and the surrounding world. They often

My identity as a gay man directly impacted my GPA of my undergraduate degree due to the impact it has had in my overall life. My experiences with homophobia from outside the gay community, and pressures from within it, impacted my ability to focus on school during my undergrad. The moment when my GPA drops, as well as its climb upwards since initially attaining my degree, is directly connected to the issues going on in my life at the time because of my sexuality. As a young gay man, particularly

American Popular Culture has becoming a driving force behind gays and lesbians. This nation has brought homosexuality to the forefront for everyone see. No matter if the person is real or a fictional character on T.V., in movies or singing on stage. With artist like Frank Ocean, transgender actors such as Laverne Cox and actress Ruby Rose and television host Ellen DeGeneres popular culture and homosexuality has changed drastically. However, in sports like football, basketball and boxing the culture

The definition of a hate crime is referred to as a “a crime, usually violent, motivated by prejudice or intolerance toward an individual’s national origin, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability”. "Hate Crime. Hate crime has existed all through history and are most likely going to exist for a while. When some people wakes up in the morning and began to start their day they don 't even think “ Will I be the victim of a hate crime today” or “Is someone

Are story endings essential? How can endings affect our story? Endings are anticipated by the reader, it’s the readers aim while reading any story. Without the ending the reader would feel confused, lost and maybe even frustrated because the story is left at the falling action, which contains all the suspense. Endings wrap up the story, leaving the reader thinking and imagining, in some other stories, leaving the reader surprised and shocked. They leave the last impression on the reader, either liking

Annotated Bibliography Draft: Jealousy Worthy Pegram Salem College PSYC 150 Personality Psychology Dr. Mary Jacobsen 11/09/2017 Annotated Bibliography Allen, B. P. (2008). Personality theories: development, growth, and diversity value pack. mysearchlab. Place of publication not identified: Prentice Hall. a) This book is a textbook on personality and only contains a small amount of information pertaining to jealousy as a personality trait. The author defines jealousy as the fear of losing

media is important, therefore I will underline the obstacles that appear in queer cinema. Moreover, I will explore the idea of the character’s identity and relatability to the film viewers. I will focus on the issues that are present in films that could be labelled as “trans’ or “queer”. By explaining these terms, I will link the issues that queer cinema has to deal with, underlining the importance of choosing queer cast for queer films. My focus will also be on the differences and similarities that

Identity is the individual’s psychological relationship to particular social category systems. Gender Identity is increasingly recognized as a ground of discrimination on which specific protection is required, especially for those teenagers. Most gender diverse young people experience the same range of mental health concerns as their gender-conforming peers. These people may, however, experience a range of stressful occurrences that can increase their risk of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicide

Stereotypes in media have been around since the earliest cartoons were drawn. The media gives supposedly identifying traits with images of the stingy Jewish man, the single Hispanic woman cleaning homes to raise her three children, and the “butch” lesbian falling for the beautiful blonde who just happens to glance at her every day in the hallway. These portrayals make up general knowledge about minorities for a lot of people, but their accuracy is questionable at best. While production companies

In the chapter, “The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven,” the main character, Victor, describes what happens on his three-a.m. walk to 7-11. His goal was to purchase a Creamsicle and leave, but noticed his presence made the cashier nervous because of his darker complexion. Although Victor understood the cashier’s apprehension, he wanted to tease the cashier so at first, he jokingly stated that the weather was hot enough to make an individual crazy. This made the cashier a tad fearful, but