The Long, Sordid History of the Gay Conspiracy Theory

Contents:

• ABE GAY MALE RELATNSHIPS: A DISCSN PAPER
• THE LONG, SORDID HISTORY OF THE GAY CONSPIRACY THEORY
• GAY ESSAYS
• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
• WHY THE GAY AND TRANSGENR POPULATN EXPERIENC HIGHER RAT OF SUBSTANCE USE
• 10 ANTI-GAY MYTHS DEBUNKED

ABE GAY MALE RELATNSHIPS: A DISCSN PAPER

Studi diversy and cln dite that the lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) muny across the Uned Stat experience ntuo discrimatn that adversely affects their well-beg (Tilcsik, 2011). A study by Gerhards (2010) found that the Amerin people’s attus towards gays and lbians have changed dramatilly over the past ten years, and the LGBT muny is accurately aware of this stance. The law triggered outrage om many gay and lbian rights advot, and many believed that the policy rebrand the ia of disallowg gay and lbian recment the ary (Lennon-Dearg & Delavega, 2015).

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Words: 1919 Pag: 6 7807 How gay men and lbians are prented the media has been one of the most abundant areas of analysis and rearch wh homosexual studi as well as a queer theory sce the 1970s (Gulunas).

THE LONG, SORDID HISTORY OF THE GAY CONSPIRACY THEORY

Although a relatively recent area of study, this work is nsired sential for a better unrstandg of how a morn gay and lbian inty was shaped, reflected, and at tim ignored by mastream media (Hoffman). While homosexual behavr did not pose a large problem society for much of history, cultural and relig shifts began to fixate upon that which did not f neatly to box tablished by those power.

GAY ESSAYS

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”Human Rights Watch terviewed more than 20 members of the island’s LGBTQ muny who shared their stori but were not intified to protect them, notg that lol police are often openly discrimatory toward gay people who seek help. Several reported that their fai are homophobic and physilly and verbally abed them, g them to bee homels and promptg some to nsir also stggle to fd jobs amid a high unemployment rate and said they face discrimatn, cludg a 19-year-old gay man who said he has rorted to beggg: “Sometim I am so hungry. ”He advised an “appropriate fancial award” should be ma to veterans affected by the pre-2000 ban on homosexualy the armed forc, an pennt review has Etherton’s report remend: “An appropriate fancial award should be ma to affected veterans notwhstandg the expiry of ligatn time lims.

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ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

It feels remiscent of the adoratn that gay fans hold toward old Hollywood beti like Joan Crawford and Judy Garland, or the pageant-style exaggeratns of femy that unrpned so much of early drag culture. Part of Barbie’s gay appeal might be that, spe beg plastic and unmalleable, she n transform herself to anythg: doctor, lawyer, judge, journalist, and vet, or whatever Mattel thks will sell the most dolls.

But we also e the ntext of racial fetishism, that empty flattery that sts people of lor as cursi and turns to trophi, makg tough for to tst anyone’s pot: “I love Che food, ” whispered a betiful whe man after we had ma out at a Manhattan gay bar.

I didn’t realize then that this is what they ll sexual time, whether the digni happened a schoolyard, gay bar or fetish club, they blend together a toxic stew, and wasn’t long before I shied away om datg altogether, like so many queer people of lor do to avoid racial fetishism or hatred. Although data on the rat of substance abe gay and transgenr populatns are sparse, is timated that between 20 percent to 30 percent of gay and transgenr people abe substanc, pared to about 9 percent of the general populatn.

WHY THE GAY AND TRANSGENR POPULATN EXPERIENC HIGHER RAT OF SUBSTANCE USE

The strs that om daily battl wh discrimatn and stigma is a prciple driver of the higher rat of substance e, as gay and transgenr people turn to tobac, alhol, and other substanc as a way to pe wh the challeng. In orr to lower the rat, our health re system needs to better meet the needs of gay and transgenr people, and our ernment needs to advance public polici that promote equaly for this populatn. This issue brief explas why we see higher rat of substance e the gay and transgenr populatn, provis a brief overview of the rat, and mak remendatns that n help end antigay and antransgenr discrimatn and rce substance e rat.

First, many gay and transgenr people live wh a high level of strs that om social prejudice and discrimatory laws areas of daily life such as employment, relatnship regnn, and health re. Send, a lack of cultural petency the health re system disurag gay and transgenr people om seekg treatment for substance abe, and—if they do seek help—often leads to appropriate or irrelevant servic. Fally, targeted marketg efforts by alhol and tobac pani explo the n- nectn many gay and transgenr people have to bars and clubs as safe spac for socializg and crease easy accs to tobac products and alhol.

10 ANTI-GAY MYTHS DEBUNKED

Mory strs—the negative effects associated wh the adverse social ndns experienced by dividuals of a margalized social group—is somethg gay and transgenr people have to al wh every day. It n be exprsed subtle ways (for example, a receptnist at a pediatrician’s office askg a lbian uple which of the pair is their child’s “real” parent), or n be exprsed verbal and physil vlence (two men holdg hands gettg tnted wh antigay ephets or a transgenr person gettg jumped by a group of strangers). Workplace discrimatn pos a real and immediate threat to the enomic secury of gay and transgenr workers by leadg to job stabily, which affects a person’s abily to earn a steady e and have accs to employer-provid health surance.

The bate over marriage for gay upl has been a natnwi news story for nearly two s now, wh equent and proment stori the prs that elevate and perpetuate antigay stereotyp and sentiments. Further, only eight stat and the District of Columbia allow marriage for gay upl, which means that most fai head by same-sex upl are currently barred om accsg the many public polici and programs that are signed to bolster a fay’s enomic secury (child re tax creds, Social Secury survivor benefs, employer-sponsored health surance many s, and the abily to sponsor a partner for cizenship). Gay and transgenr dividuals may be hant to utilize health re servic that n help them overe substance abe bee they are aware of the likelihood of meetg health re profsnals who are unaware of their specific needs or are outright hostile toward them.

As a rult, gay and transgenr dividuals may lay substance-abe treatment or choose not to disclose their sexual or genr mory stat, which not only hrs revery but also unrm their overall health. A number of the programs do not provi any outward ditns that they are clive of gay and transgenr people and their unique needs, thereby isolatg some gay and transgenr people who are already apprehensive bee of prev experienc they have had accsg re.