Compulsory heterosexuality

Society has changed to fit the “norms” of its time throughout America. Some groups are still fighting every day to try and fit the norm. Legalizing same-sex adoption is moral because it would help complete a family for a child who doesn 't have one and for a couple that wants one of their own. Morality is defined as what is good and bad in who we are as humans. The right for co-adoption has prolonged throughout the years and there have been milestones which changed the course of history for the LGBT

Adoption is the formal, voluntary process by which adults are legally declared as parents of children who are not their own. “When you adopt, you become more than the legal parent of a child. You become that child’s mom or dad — in your heart, in your mind, in your body, and in your soul.” (Tracy Barr, 14) Adoption is a beautiful process. The adoption process allows children (who were not as blessed to know or stay with their biological parents) a family who can provide for and shelter them. According

Slow Your Role: Gender Roles No Longer Needed In the past, there has been a need for men and women to take on complementary roles for relationships and survival. As the law of comparative advantage implies, women have an inherent advantage to becoming the caregiver in a family—the caregiver for the children they have given birth to, therefore leaving it up to the other partner, the man, to become the protector and provider. Regardless of these traditional roles in history, there is no necessity for

1.To be honest, the only way I understood how my behaviors should be as a girl child was by observation. I watched TV and observed all the women and men around me. I can say I wasn 't pursued to be one way or the other. As I grow up I wanted to wear less dresses and more shorts, do daredevil things that boys do, play football, and basketball. I was considered a tomboy by my friends. I wanted nice tennis shoes, not sandals. At that time, I wasn’t thinking about my sexual orientation I just wasn 't

The articles that stood out the most to me were Cheryl Clarke’s “Living As a Lesbian” and June Jordan’s “A New Politics of Sexuality”. These articles stood out, because while given a similar topic (lesbians) they both possessed very different, yet similar arguments. I found this interesting because it is a prime example of societies different views on controversial topics. Cheryl and June’s articles contain many differences, similarities and information to be reflected on. Cheryl’s main arguments

I learned a little bit more about myself, mostly how horrified I was to hear some of what Pumpkin has to say about himself at times, although most of that was from the conversation we had about our lives after the interview, and how lucky I am to be, and be perceived as, straight even if I am asexual. I was also pretty happy to hear about RS’s experiences growing up and to have her try to explain the feeling when she sees or hears people talk negatively about people who are not heterosexual. It really

Selena Hernandez Sociology 105b Kristin Miller March 5, 2017 The Power of Sex Born this Way? Society, sexuality, and the search for the ‘gay’ gene by Simon Copland discusses the actions people are taking in order to find out how sexuality comes to be. For instance, many are looking at science to find “the” answers. Specifically, a study by Simon Levay who is looking for a possibility of a “gay gene” existing, explained, “small differences in the size of certain cells in the brain could influence

The Netflix original series, Orange Is the New Black takes a “consumerist approach to sexuality,” by repetitively featuring sexual relations among inmates as a way to attract viewers. (Schwan) Orange Is the New Black neglects to explore emotional attachment beyond a need to fulfill sexual needs and minimize loneliness while in prison. Bisexual female characters, if given the opportunity, often leave their female partner for a relationship with a male, downgrading the realism of an actual bisexual

The morning ritual for millions of Americans is waking up in the morning and drinking their favorite blend of coffee. What would happen if you didn’t drink coffee and changed this routine? How would you react? What would you do instead? What would you realize? Habits have this insurmountable power that can shape every aspect of our lives. From the way we dress, to what we eat, to how we communicate can all reflect back to comfort, personality, and routine with controlling aspects in our lives

What is socially appropriate? How or more so who decides what is appropriate? These questions have been asked, debated, and fought over since the dawn of civilization. The rhetor of the movie The Imitation Game integrates these questions into the true story of Alan Turing and the people around him. The rhetor allows these questions of appropriateness to be narrowed down to two very influential people in history to give these large, foundational questions a more personal touch, and for the audience