My topic is going to be about the hardships of being in the lgbtq+ community. Existing is hard but living in lies is harder. The family aspect is specifically hard. You develop feelings when you are young. You do not think negatively of it until people put things into your mind. From young I was told how wrong it is to be gay or trans. This affected me greatly as I grew up. When I first had any feelings, I thought it was normal and there was nothing negative around it. Once someone put these thoughts in my mind it messed up my life. It created identity issues and problems with developing relationships. It is important as a parent to be supportive. Why do people need to come out? Why does everyone need to know I like girls? Can’t I just come home with my partner? Can I just live a normal life and date? The answer is no, but this is all I wish. I wish that other people were not suffering from this. I wish there were no such thing as coming out the closet. Pride parades are nice but there is not a straight parade. When I say this, I am trying to say why is it such a big deal. Why can’t it just be a regular thing? Why must we stand out? All it had caused it negativity and hate. People killing and disowning their own children. People say you are going to hell if you are gay but that cannot be true because hell is this earth in my opinion and straights live here too. Hell consists of people who commit evil acts to those who are just loving on whoever they want to love on. 

Prof Hollis Glaser

GWS 100-1300

Discussion 6

Unfortunately, I cannot decide if I have been successful in the marketplace. On one side I feel I have been. Then again most jobs seem to overwork their employees. It does not matter if it is a retail job or a job in the food industry. The type of job most of the time does not make a difference. I have not always been satisfied with the amount I was getting paid. In the past I have left a job because they were overworking me too much. They did raise my pay when they offered the job, but it still was not enough. People in general are a lot to deal with. I will not go the extra mile if my personal needs are not being met .I often must stop myself from putting so much effort into it because I think to myself, am I getting paid enough for this? However, for my future career I think I will be very successful. I want to be an actor or apart of the behind the scenes. I want to write scripts or direct. I want to costume design or even clean sets. I will take part in anything that allows me to be involved with the play/movie itself. I am willing to start from the ground up. I want to build my resume and make it known that I am a part of every part of the system. From there I can meet new people and move up in my role. Meeting new people will open new opportunities. If I do well that will make people think of me and tell others about me. I can be recommended to other jobs. I feel confident about becoming one of these options because I am actively looking for jobs and auditions. I am doing my part to find a place to start. I will not give up because this is my dream. Now if this were a feminist economy a lot would go different. For example, women will run huge cooperation’s. Women will be CEOs. Women will not be seen just because they are pretty or in a sexual way. We will be seen for our minds and hearts. Women will not be forced to settle in low positions. There will be options to move up and go beyond. Women have so much potential and think big. A feminist economy would completely shed light on the importance of women. 

Liliana Luzon 

Prof Hollis 

2/22/2023 

Discussion 5 

Patriarchy is a system. A system set in place to allow only men to hold the power. A system that has existed for hundreds of years. It is not induvial and because of this woman cannot dominate. Men are given privilege while women stay below them being treated differently. It is important to recognize that women want to be seen as equal however in the current society we live in that cannot be the case. This system is why.  

Personal 

It is often said that men are the head of the household. People feel the need to ask lesbian couples who the man of the relationship is because they want to know who is above who. What if they are just equals? What if they both do everything and take on different roles just because they may live together? When you start a job and work with men you will automatically feel pressure or that you cannot go above them. As a woman you will feel taunted and even be sexualized by men at your job. As a woman you are not seen or taken as seriously as the man. That is patriarchy 

Interpersonal 

When it comes to behavior men expect you to behave a certain way because you are their boss. They expect to be listened to all the time. For example, at my current job the building manager is a man. He has the audacity to yell and cuss at sales associate because of the simple fact that he alone can put in words for her to get fired. If she explodes back at him there could be issues. Why does he use this language with her? It is because she’s a woman and she can’t defend herself? Why don’t you think she has a voice? 

Institutional 

There are many ways women go about certain thing due to unwritten policies or rules. Unwritten as in is not on paper but that can become an issue. There is much higher risk for women because men have the tendency to overpower not only with words but also physically. This taps into taking advantage of people. It is so easy to threaten a woman with her job. If you know what she has the line you may use that against her to get what you want. Unfortunately, those needs become more than work things. They push to sexual things too. 

Cultural 

In society it is considered normal for a man to make all decisions. It is normal for a woman not to work, and her man will make the money. It is normal for women that stay at home with kids to be worried about their man cheating because even if he does cheat you can’t leave him. If you leave you will be put in a bad situation. In culture you are expected to stay with a cheating man. Some cultures don’t believe in divorce. You have to accept what you don’t want for the sake of your children. But what about your own mental health? Are women cared for? Why is it only right for you to forgive and stay?  

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My name is Liliana. I was born and raised in Bronx, New York. I am 19 and my major is theater. I love reading and shopping. My favorite thing is to pick out outfits and go out with my friends. I love being outside. I can’t stay home for too long. I hate math and everything that deals with numbers except money. I am a very picky eater and I love eating routine foods. Chipotle is definitely my addiction. Also I love chocolate ice cream In the future I hope to be in acting. I am willing to be in any part of it which includes directing, cleaning, script writing and being in the play itself. I want to gain experience in any way that I can. I hope to one day be in a movie or a play. A tv show would work for me too. Acting for me is so fun. I love to step out of myself and be in a fantasy world. Its like reading a book. I love everything fantasy because it gives you a break from a mostly stressful reality. I am open to all pronouns. (he,she,they). I like to dress differently and do my hair differently so I like to be referred to differently based on that. I am taking this course not only because its a requirement but because I generally am interested in the topics of gender and society. I love controversial topics. I am very forward and will state my opinion always. I stand up for what’s right.