Clarence, a new client, has revealed that he is homosexual and is having difficulty admitting his sexual orientation to his family and others close to him. Clarence has also states he fears being rejected by his church congregation. He states that being abandoned by the church would further “shame his family” but admits that he cannot keep his life a secret anymore. He wants James’s help to embrace his homosexuality and live without shame. Define "Sexual Identity"and "Empathy" Do not use the dictionary, encyclopedia, Wikepedia or search engines such as "Ask.com" "Sexual Identity the way you act your personality, how you feel about yourself because you are a male or female.
Accord “I have never poked or prodded either a baby or a child, so why did I feel so dirty?” (Sedaris 222) This quote supports the argument that homosexuals can not touch any child, because their acts, perhaps, would be compulsive rather than sexual, and they think that others are misunderstanding them. Here, Sedaris uses the question if he is dirty or not to make himself likeable and affable to the readers. Also, he explains to the readers how these worried thoughts about others’ view would be a side effect to homosexuals and limit their actions. The readers laugh at the beginning, and they love the author’s character, but notice that Sedaris is
She uses Michael Jordan as an example of his masculinity in sports and femininity in dressing style. We do not generally poke fun at Jordan because he already has gained that respect from the public. To this point, Bordo draws an implication that men are afraid to dress well because they do not want to be judged by everyone else as a metrosexual and be stereotyped as a homosexual. Most try to stay inside the norms which expectations have created for us (in a way taking out uniqueness) and dare not to venture out. Bordo and I would both agree that as long as a man is secure with his own sexuality he will not have a problem dressing the way he would like
To the last question, Crisp himself has a caveat: "It is universally agreed that men are neither heterosexual nor homosexual; they are just sexual. "[11] While there are many heterosexual men who would hotly disagree (even though a majority of adolescent males tend to "experiment" at least once or twice), the fact remains that Crisp seems to insist that appearance is multi-sexual, and that no specific reference should be drawn from how (outrageously) a man dresses. Crisp follows the "rules and regulations" of Dandyism, which seems to declare: “The man who is rich and idle, and who, even if blasé, has no other occupation than the perpetual pursuit of happiness...he, in short, whose solitary profession is elegance, will always and at all times possess a distinct type of physiognomy..."[13] Crisp aspired to the life of the idle rich, even though he was not born with that proverbial silver spoon in his.... umm...mouth. In other words, there was and is a sort of decadence about the whole "art" of the Dandy, even in times of transition, when public morality is changing, and the ultra-conservatives hold on to the status quo ante with all their televangelist might. It was getting noticed, and proving to oneself that the persona does matter.
A great many have no personal stake in the rights of a group such as homosexuals, perhaps no knowing any, so are less inclined to fight on their side. These people, who may not have a particular objection to an issue such as gay marriage, tend to err on the side of what is generally perceived as “good”. This could derive from simply wishing to follow the status quo, or not to rock the boat. With no direct attachment to a cause, they have no motivation to go out and support it. Others who do support the efforts for equality are often forced side with the religious right for fear of the repercussions that such a solid, motivated power base can bring to bear.
However, one of his main struggles is to not find or fit his identity into society as a homosexual. The homosexual goes through a lot in life. Many people do not tell the society they are homosexual until they know for sure they are. Once a gay tell society they are gay, they feel more free in living their lives. Sullivan gives a clear example, “…but at this funeral couldn’t help but at least tasted a few years of life.
“Don’t force whatever is not beautiful to be ugly, or whatever is not good to be bad. It’s the same with Love: when you agree he neither good nor beautiful, you need not think he is ugly or and bad; he could be something in between.”(46, Symposium) Socrates said this because he knew that Love cannot possibly be a god since he lacks beauty but he must be something between mortal and immortal. Socrates believes that Love is rather a great spirit who is in search of more than just beauty on the outside. The beauty that Socrates speaks of is an internal beauty that he believes is one of the main goals of love. Socrates said,” After this he think that beauty of people’s souls is more valuable than the of their bodies.”(58, Symposium) For Socrates the highest point of madness is that people constantly want what they don’t have.
According to Bordo’s claims made in the essay, a man’s worth and pride are challenged with accusations that “real” men do not choose clothing that will enhance their appearance, do not look in a mirror, nor are they even supposed to know what a mirror looks like because each of these things would – stereotypically, of course – immediately turn a man gay. In addition to these ideas, homophobia is more complexly present in this new taboo, as the text suggests that to be so dependent on the gaze of another person for one’s sense of self worth is incompatible and contradictory to being a real man (Bordo 134) . However, she provides the reader with a quick rebuttal in their defense, stating that maybe heterosexual men would feel more
‘In The Kite Runner relationships between fathers and sons are never joyful’ Whether or not a child has experienced genuine bonding with his father is integral to what characteristics and values that child will grow up to have. Hosseini portrays many father-son relationships, including that of Amir and Baba, Hassan and Sohrab and Amir and Sohrab. Despite some of the obvious tension between these relationships – such as Amir’s hopeless pursuit of approval from Baba – it may not be so clear to argue that the relationships throughout the novel are never joyful. On the one hand it could be argued that the relationships are never joyful when considering the recurring lies and hypocrisy that many of the characters have to deal with. Amir and Hassan where both concealed of the fact that Hassan was Baba’s true son despite Baba’s himself stating that ‘lying is stealing someone’s right to the truth’.
Homosexual Rights Many people argue that homosexuality is wrong, that its a sin, and claim it is gross or inhuman. Likely, people who claim this are uneducated straight people and they have never actually talked to a homosexual person about their relationship. Or, perhaps they have never thought about how homosexual people might feel when they are being discriminated against, when they are being called names. Or they simply don’t care enough to ask and find it easier to just discriminate against them rather than look at the other side of the story. Well today is hopefully the day that they will learn that it’s really none of their business, and that we all look the same on the inside, and they should just have the same rights as everyone else because there would most likely be less problems if they had the same marriage rights.