WOW Again!! I learned so much from the readings this week and a few of them caught my main attention. I am going to sound really angry and that is because I am but hang on, this all are things we should all be acting upon:
I want to start on a great point that chapter 78 made about how society sees sexuality: "love for sameness (homosexuality) makes people different but love for different (heterosexuality) is seen as right and accepted". That really doesn't make sense and, individual sexual preference should not matter, it's non of society's business!
Then came the discussion on institutional homophobia and I thought about what May had said in class this week about the school that would not allow the elementary school kid to dress in feminine clothes. I think that people, children, and everyone else should be able to dress in what ever way they prefer, institutions, especially school which is almost a second home for kids, should not be putting those type of rules because they are impeding kids from expressing their unique personalities.
Oh the medical model! I was so upset when Prof G read to us that homosexuality is seen as a mental disorder, So why do heterosexuals not have a disorder for that same reason too? I don't think its fair to say that someone has a mental disorder because they have certain feelings for someone of their own sex. I think that the medical model is hurting all individuals everywhere because individuals who are homosexual, transgender, bisexual and all other that exist go through adversaries in consequence. The video that Prof G showed us was pretty tough for me to watch and listen because I would not want any of my friends, family members or anyone else in this world to ever have to end their lives because they don't feel accepted by society. It's cruel and humans are not all the same so people need to learn more about homosexuality, bisexuality, transgender, and all the other sexes. The binary should not blind everyone thinking that it is only right to have two sexes like there is black and white colors. NOW that I notice we have black and white colors, we also have hundreds of colors that mix and make new colors thus, that is sexuality; it is not a fixed black and white one person can be a rainbow while one is a green and pink.
My personal thought is that sexuality and all of the realities that go on in the world need to be taught at an early age because frankly right now I am fairly traumatized of the horrific things that are happening and no one ever told me. I like how Dr. Aguilar said he was going to explain to his son about the cartoon that was posted in The Daily Texan even though he is young. I think it is better to prepare children instead of protecting them because when real life comes there will be no one else but them to protect themselves.
"Everyone is heterosexual until proven guilty" (Adams, pg.379). How wrong is this having to hide who you are for the acceptance of society!! It's wrong and unacceptable for someone to have to conform to society this way. Again I stress that sexuality should be talked about more because all we ever hear is that it is a taboo. Being homosexual or sexually active is a taboo. If anything sexuality is one of the most natural things we still have and it's beautiful too but all of the taboo behind it takes the beauty away and gives it a negative connotation. I decided that I will be more alert when I see these kinds of injustices happen and I would like to join an organization helping to talk more about sexuality and advocating for homosexuals, bisexuals, transgender and all other that exist. We should all be treated fairly an be feel free to love who ever or how many ever individuals we want. It's a precious freedom that should be elaborated in the Constitution of the United States!!!
Extra but still part of the talk:
The Public Health Carnival was great if anyone made it, it was this Thursday. I saw so many people coming together to have fun playing games, eating sweet food, and winning prizes. But the best part was that I saw many homosexual individuals and others coming together for the same cause. I was so happy to be helping out. Public Health is important for individuals that are sexually active because protection should always be a must! I liked how everyone came together and everyone felt accepted there. Of course Public Health organizations and agencies came by to talk about the importance of staying safe and healthy and I liked how inclusive everyone felt. I like this from UT and I wish there were more of these organizations celebrating something we all have in common. GO PUBLIC HEALTH!!! =]
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