What Culture Can Choose For My Cultural Immersion

“Although sharply divided, public attitudes toward gays and lesbians are rapidly changing to reflect greater acceptance, with younger generations leading the way” (NORC University of Chicago, 2010, p. 1). This push for international acceptance of the LGBT people could not come any sooner. Lesbians, gays, bisexuals as well as transgender individuals from around the world have almost all experienced some sort of discrimination in their lives. This is why there is such a gap between heterosexual and LGBT people. There are hundreds, if not more, reasons for why some people will not accept LGBT individuals and couples, whether it is religion, family values or simply the fact that some people find LGBT people unnatural. This is why the common sufferings

In America, there are many voices that are being heard, but there are voices that are being louder than others. There are many ways that a culture can have themselves be heard and create the change that they are yearning to have. The United States of America has a whole variety of communities, which can impact the world. There are two specific co-cultures, teenagers and LGBTQ, that are stepping up to create the change that is needed in this country, to accept that is it okay to be different. The LGBTQ culture are the most accepting but misunderstood co-culture in America. Explaining specific characteristics of the gay community, like identifying prominent values, symbols and cultural norms, and comparing and contrasting the communicative behaviors of the gay culture with the teenager culture of today’s society will show how it has impacted their communication style, because everyone has the right to be who they are and not be afraid to express it, which is why being a teen or being a part of the LGBTQ culture shows a perspective that

LGBT culture is a community made up of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. This community shares a common interest in social movements. Many people today have been able to come out and be who they truly are because of the LGBT community. Roughly, 6.7 percent of the U.S. world population is said to be a member of the LGBT community. However, many negative stereotypes do not support this community. People are very biased towards the LGBT community and it is unfair. The LGBT culture has always been frowned upon by many people, however, most of those people are uneducated and do not understand what the LGBT culture truly is. The LGBT community deserves a chance to be who they truly are without being judged and looked down upon by

In recent years, society has become more accepting towards the LGBTQ community; however, it is of vital importance to explore and understand why different races with differed cultural backgrounds and religious beliefs approach the subject in an adversely manner. Minorities, specifically Latinos and African Americans, tend to have a completely different experience than that of their Caucasian counterparts when it comes to exploring their sexuality and ultimately coming out to their families. It is important to analyze how the reaction of certain races towards the LGBTQ community, specifically transgender individuals, and how it ties back in to their cultural backgrounds. The objective is to explain why different racial groups react differently

Largely, individual variables within the LGBTQ community can consists of race, ability, gender identification, age, or in this case, age. The cultural competency trainings are based on a “Cultural Humility” meaning change occurs as a lifelong process of learning, this includes self-examination and refinement of one’s own awareness, knowledge, behavior and attitudes on the interplay of power, privilege and social contexts (Joo, Margolies, & McDavid,

I have chosen to do my cultural immersion project on adults with disabilities. I was able to visit with two different women with different types of disabilities Darlene and Rhonda. Darlene is around 60 years old with a developmental delay that had her mental age around 6 years old. Rhonda is around 50 years old with psycho-affective disorder with features of Schizophrenia, Manic Depression, and Bipolar disorder. One I thing I found interesting was how they were able live in the same household with very different personalities. Darlene is very much like a typical 6 year old talkative, hyperactive, and always on the go while Rhonda is more reserved, does not like to do any activities, and enjoys being a couch potato (her words). I assume that they would bicker like anyone would living in a bigger family in tighter corners ,

Choosing an unfamiliar place within the small town of Athens, OH was a difficult task for someone with a diverse list of interests to do. Personally, I had to think about where I wanted to spend my time ‘culture watching’. There are many places that I have spent much of my time, like coffee shops, multiple basketball and football games freshman year, and three well known dining halls across campus. I had to think to myself where have I not spent time in Athens, and then it came to me, church. For the cultural immersion project, I spent three Sundays observing the Athens First United Methodist Church, each service being one hour long focusing on different areas each time. The location of the church is extremely familiar to me being that I live

The demographic for the, College Greek Life: Perceptions and lived Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Queer (LGBTQ) Students, qualitive study included 11 individuals. Three which were Greek- Affiliated (2 males, 1 female), Three who attempted rush (1 male, 2 females), and five who were independent (3 males, 2 females). To receive more in-depth responses from the candidates the interviews consisted of open-ended questions, and the option of a public or private interview process. This study allowed these individuals to share their positive and negative experiences with Greek life and how, as a philanthropic society, they show their acceptance of sexual diversity.

For my immersion paper I would like to write about the Latino LGBT community. This would be a great opportunity to immerse myself in a group that has had a history of oppression and recently has been involved in major civil movement towards equality. As I have previously mentioned in class, my 18-year-old brother is gay and has had a difficult time finding comfort in his environment. It was as if he had to go through a period of re-socialization to adapt a to a new role as a gay man. Being raised in a culture that shames homosexuality has strained my brother’s relationship with our nuclear family and his community as a whole. I would like to see how the Latino American LGBT community deals with the dichotomy between their culture/ethnicity

Supported by my high school principle, I researched the topic, created and presented a multimedia workshop to the Roslyn School District faculty discussing positive interventions for LGBTQ youth facing discrimination. The purpose of the training was to increase awareness of LGBTQ youth, to identify language that supports inclusion, and to offer interventions that address bias and discrimination in school settings.

After my first cultural immersion experience interviewing Rabbi Tepper, I resolved to experience my second cultural immersion activity with the Jewish community. Ultimately, I wanted both of my encounters to be with one culture. I desired to achieve a deeper understanding of one culture, rather than gaining superficial understanding of two dissimilar cultures. Furthermore, I wanted my second immersion experience to consist of several activities. Rabbi Tepper was kind enough to invite me to attend Shabbat (Jewish Sabbath) and Torah study. These comprised a large portion of my overall experience. My hope was to include an activity that was more intimate as well, such as social time spent in the home or a shared meal. As luck would have it, I was able to share a meal with the congregation after Shabbat. This meal was a celebratory meal of the conversion of two individuals to Judaism. I was rather nervous leading up to attending the Shabbat service (my first activity), but I was also excited. The nervousness partially stemmed from not knowing what the proper etiquette for attending a Shabbat service and part of it was just a general anxiety about experiencing something new and different.

The LGBT community has been silently suffering through generations. But in this generation, they are finally showing the world their voice. There have been many instances where young adults were denied their right to be who they are and now they are speaking out about the mistreatment. Even though the united states have begun to be more open about the LGBT community here is still more change it come. These changes can be explained through many sociological perspectives including: functionalist, conflict, symbolic interactionism and interactionism. Along with these perspective religion, norms and deviance all impact these individuals who are striving to be open about who they really are inside and out.

I have chosen the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender culture (LGBT), more specifically, the Gay culture as my study in intercultural communication. My person of contact is a 21-year-old homosexual male by the name of Scott Gardner. Scott identifies himself as gay but more specifically a panromantic homosexual; meaning, he is sexually attracted to men, but romantically attracted to all genders.

When I think of LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) group, I cannot really relate to them at all because I am a straight female. I also have different beliefs about the group. I do not choose to ridicule anyone just because they are different but I do stay true to what I believe in. Despite my beliefs, I was very open to their discussion and tried to relate and understand where they were coming from. During the session, I realized that many people in the LGBTQ community suffer ridicule every day, want to change how the LGBTQ community is looked upon, and struggle with identity.

The paper in mind for this integrative project will be discussing about how North Americans became more approachable to be acceptant towards the LGBT community mainly concentrating in Canada and the United States. This topic is relevant for the world we live in since; the LGBT community is a big part of our culture and these individuals still needs to be heard from this day. They are human beings just like heterosexual people, yet they