Combatting Homophobia

Author : Michael Groneberg,Christian Funke
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783643111463

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Combatting Homophobia by Michael Groneberg,Christian Funke Pdf

Discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity concerns everybody, but it is foremost lesbian and gay persons who have to deal with it, especially when confronting the discovery of their homosexuality as a child or adolescent. In this book, education practitioners working with youth and researchers - from social, political, and educational sciences, as well as theology and philosophy - raise awareness of the wide spectrum of homophobia and offer solutions to the suffering it engenders in youths. The book will be helpful for parents, teachers, and others who are responsible for youth and education. It reviews concrete knowledge, combines it with scientific approaches, and identifies the need for further research. (Series: Gender-Diskussion - Vol. 13)

Author : Louis-Georges Tin
Publisher : arsenal pulp press
Page : 625 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2008-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781551523149

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The Dictionary of Homophobia by Louis-Georges Tin Pdf

"Tin's Dictionary of Homophobia is so sweeping in its scope that one can dip into it again and again and learn something, or confront an idea in which even the most well-read queer will find fresh intellectual nourishment and historical illumination."—Gay City News Based on the work of seventy researchers in fifteen countries, The Dictionary of Homophobia is a mammoth, encyclopedic book that documents the history of homosexuality, and various cultural responses to it, in all regions of the world: a masterful, engaged, and wholly relevant study that traces the political and social emancipation of a culture. The book is the first English translation of Dictionnaire de L’Homophobie, published in France in 2003 to worldwide acclaim; its editor, Louis-Georges Tin, launched the first International Day Against Homophobia in 2005, now celebrated in more than fifty countries around the world. The Dictionary of Homophobia includes over 175 essays on various aspects of gay rights and homophobia as experienced in all regions in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the South Pacific, from the earliest epochs to present day. Subjects include religious and ideological forces such as the Bible, Communism, Judaism, Hinduism, and Islam; historical subjects, events, and personalities such as AIDS, Stonewall, J. Edgar Hoover, Matthew Shepard, Oscar Wilde, Pat Buchanan, Joseph McCarthy, Pope John Paul II, and Anita Bryant; and other topics such as coming out, adoption, deportation, ex-gays, lesbiphobia, and bi-phobia. In a world where gay marriage remains a hot-button political issue, and where adults and even teens are still being executed by authorities for the “crime” of homosexuality, The Dictionary of Homophobia is a both a revealing and necessary history lesson for us all.

Author : Samantha Wehbi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317992493

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Community Organizing Against Homophobia and Heterosexism by Samantha Wehbi Pdf

Examine how community organizing can help eliminate sexual oppression! This book presents insights from activists working in dramatically diverse cultures toward a common goalthe eradication of sexual oppression. Contributors share their experiences in organizing for sexual emancipation in many parts of the world, documenting progress in transforming oppressive sexual attitudes, policies, and practices, while acknowledging the long road to sexual democracy that remains to be traveled. Community Organizing Against Homophobia and Heterosexism: The World Through Rainbow-Colored Glasses highlights the importance of building alliances with social service providers and community organizers, of physical space as an element of identity-building, of understanding the tension between members of sexual minority communities and their other communities of belonging, and the transformation of individual efforts into movements necessary to affect long-term social change. Community Organizing Against Homophobia and Heterosexism presents chapters that focus on community organizing against homophobia and heterosexism, bringing to light the history and contemporary face of resistance in global contexts. The book highlights practical actions to liberate sexual and gender expressions, including: the challenge of organizing within a Two-Spirit (LGBT people of Aboriginal descent) community in Montreal the organization of Tongzhi (LGBT and their supporters) rights in Hong Kong the work of Yoesuf, a Muslim association that works on battling homophobia and xenophobia in communities in the Netherlands the foundation of GALF, a Peruvian feminist group dedicated to organizing against lesbophobia and heterosexism the development of GALZ, the gay liberation movement in Zimbabwe Community Organizing Against Homophobia and Heterosexism: The World Through Rainbow-Colored Glasses is an essential resource for social service professionals, community activists, and anyone else working to eliminate sexual oppression in all forms.

Author : Angeline Jackson
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-07
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781459749214

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Funny Gyal by Angeline Jackson Pdf

Lambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Young Adult — 2022 Finalist “Instead of remaining silent, she chose to speak out ... That’s the power of one person.” — Barack Obama The inspiring story of Angeline Jackson, who stood up to Jamaica’s oppression of queer youth to demand recognition and justice. When Angeline Jackson was a child, she wondered if there was something wrong with her for wanting to kiss the other girls. But as her sexuality blossomed in her teens, she knew she wouldn’t “grow out of it” and that her attraction to girls wasn’t against God. In fact, she discovered that same-sex relationships were depicted in the Bible, which she read devoutly, even if the tight-knit evangelical Christian community she grew up in believed any sexual relationship outside of marriage between a man and woman was a sin, and her society, Jamaica, criminalized homosexual sex. Angeline’s story begins with her traumatic experience of “corrective rape” when she is lured by an online predator, then traces her childhood through her sexual and spiritual awakening as a teen — falling in love, breaking up, coming out, and then being forced into conversion therapy. Sometimes dark, always threadbare and honest, Funny Gyal chronicles how Angeline’s faith deepens as a teenager, despite her parents’ conservative values and the strict Christian Jamaican society in which she lives, giving her the courage to challenge gender violence, rape culture, and oppression.

Author : Warren Blumenfeld
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1992-06-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0807079197

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Homophobia by Warren Blumenfeld Pdf

The hatred of lesbians, gay males, and bisexuals remains an "acceptable" prejudice in our society, despite the widespread damage it causes in all of our lives. Inviting sexual minorities and heterosexual men and women to become allies in the fight against homophobia, the contributors to this anthology explore how homophobia colludes with sexism by forcing people into rigid gender roles; how homophobia causes unnecessary pain and alienation in family relationships; how it works against health-care policy and arts administration that would benefit all members of society; and how homophobia leaves the policies of religious insitutions unfulfilled In both personal and analytical essays, the contributors show how the fight to end homophobia is everyone's fight if we are to bring about a less oppressive and more productive society. They offer concrete suggestions on transforming attitudes, behaviors and institutions.

Author : Sarah Schulman
Publisher : The New Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2009-09-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781595585349

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Ties That Bind by Sarah Schulman Pdf

Although acceptance of difference is on the rise in America, it’s the rare gay or lesbian person who has not been demeaned because of his or her sexual orientation, and this experience usually starts at home, among family members. Whether they are excluded from family love and approval, expected to accept second-class status for life, ignored by mainstream arts and entertainment, or abandoned when intervention would make all the difference, gay people are routinely subjected to forms of psychological and physical abuse unknown to many straight Americans. “Familial homophobia,” as prizewinning writer and professor Sarah Schulman calls it, is a phenomenon that until now has not had a name but that is very much a part of life for the LGBT community. In the same way that Susan Brownmiller’s Against Our Will transformed our understanding of rape by moving the stigma from the victim to the perpetrator, Schulman’s Ties That Bind calls on us to recognize familial homophobia. She invites us to understand it not as a personal problem but a widespread cultural crisis. She challenges us to take up our responsibilities to intervene without violating families, community, and the state. With devastating examples, Schulman clarifies how abusive treatment of homosexuals at home enables abusive treatment of homosexuals in other relationships as well as in society at large. Ambitious, original, and deeply important, Schulman’s book draws on her own experiences, her research, and her activism to probe this complex issue—still very much with us at the start of the twenty-first century—and to articulate a vision for a more accepting world.

Author : Mollie V. Blackburn,Katherine Schultz
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-04-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780807771495

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Interrupting Hate by Mollie V. Blackburn,Katherine Schultz Pdf

This timely and important book focuses on the problems of heterosexism and homophobia in schools and explores how these forms of oppression impact LGBTQQ youth, as well as all young people. The author shows how concerned teachers can engage students in literacy practices both in and out of school to develop positive learning environments. The featured vignettes focus on fostering student agency, promoting student activism, and nurturing student allies. With a unique combination of adolescent literacy and teacher action projects, this book offers a valuable model for educators interested in creating safe learning communities for all students.

Author : Mollie V. Blackburn,Caroline T. Clark,Lauren M. Kenney,Jill M. Smith
Publisher : Teachers College Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-11-15
Category : Education
ISBN : 080775031X

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Acting Out! Combating Homophobia Through Teacher Activism by Mollie V. Blackburn,Caroline T. Clark,Lauren M. Kenney,Jill M. Smith Pdf

In this volume, teachers from urban, suburban, and rural districts join together in a teacher-inquiry group to challenge homophobia and heterosexism in schools and classrooms. To create safe learning environments for all students they address key topics, including seizing teachable moments, organizing faculty, deciding whether to come out in the classroom, using LGBTQ-inclusive texts, running a Gay-Straight Alliance, changing district policy to protect LGBTQ teachers and students, dealing with resistant students, and preparing preservice teachers to do antihomophobia work. Book Features: Examples of antihomophobia teaching across elementary, secondary, and university contexts, and discussions of the consequences of this work. Concrete discussions of how to start a teacher-inquiry group, and the challenges and rewards of engaging in teacher activism. A comprehensive annotated bibliography of texts that address homophobia and heterosexism.

Author : Lutz van Dijk,Barry van Driel
Publisher : Trentham Books Limited
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Education
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123323599

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Challenging Homophobia by Lutz van Dijk,Barry van Driel Pdf

This international collection shows how educators in Britain, North America, South Africa, Poland, Holland and Belgium are dealing with prejudice, discrimination, stereotyping and violence against sexual minorities. Examples of positive projects and resources for combating homophobia are described. Foreword by Desmond Tutu.

Author : Steven Solomon
Publisher : James Lorimer & Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781459404410

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Homophobia by Steven Solomon Pdf

A timely resource for helping kids understand and resolve conflicts stemming from homophobia and bullying

Author : Esther D. Rothblum,Lynne A. Bond
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1996-08-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780761900238

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Preventing Heterosexism and Homophobia by Esther D. Rothblum,Lynne A. Bond Pdf

Even in today's society, gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals experience multiple pressures and constraints related to their lifestyles, in addition to the stresses of everyday life. This dual tension can result in psychopathology among gay men, lesbians, and bisexuals. Preventing Heterosexism and Homophobia examines the gay and lesbian experience in light of their tension and points toward a future free of heterosexism. The stress of "coming out," the uncertainty of parenting their children, and the difficulties facing ethnic minority lesbians and bisexuals cannot be adequately addressed without confronting the heterosexual bias in society. The contributors to this informative volume propose methods geared toward eliminating heterosexual bias in various settings--health care, therapy, communities, corporate America, and education. Ultimately, this book examines both the risks and joys of being gay, lesbian, and bisexual, and how to prevent heterosexism and its effects on the lives of all people, including those of heterosexuals. Students and professionals in interpersonal communication and interpersonal relations, clinical psychology, and public health will benefit greatly from the original perspectives this book has to offer.

Author : Sheila Scraton,Anne Flintoff
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Feminism
ISBN : 0415259533

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Gender and Sport by Sheila Scraton,Anne Flintoff Pdf

With contributions from many of the world's leading experts on the sociology of sport, this volume brings together influential articles that confront and illuminate issues of gender and sexuality in sport.

Author : Jamie Hunt
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-17
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781422296721

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Homophobia by Jamie Hunt Pdf

The 1998 murder of 21-year-old college freshman Matthew Shepard brought home to many Americans the issue of homophobia and hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Eventually, it led to legislation at the federal level against people who commit hate crimes. But homophobia, the fear and hatred of gay people, has a long history, and despite many advances by the LGBT community, homophobia continues in our own society and around the world. Learn about the ways homophobia oppresses LGBT people, their fight for civil rights, and why an end to prejudice against gay people is important for all Americans. Examine how you yourself might be homophobic. And finally, explore the ways young people—straight and gay—can work together toward mutual understanding, respect, and a better future for all of us by ending homophobia.

Author : Tonya D. Callaghan
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781487522674

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Homophobia in the Hallways by Tonya D. Callaghan Pdf

In Homophobia in the Hallways, Tonya D. Callaghan interrogates institutionalized homophobia and transphobia in the publicly-funded Catholic school systems of Ontario and Alberta.

Author : Suzanne Pharr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112280933

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Homophobia by Suzanne Pharr Pdf