Paper 3

Topic: Gays & Lesbians

Sources:

Walker, Michael. “Gay Male Youth and the Atlanta Rave Scene”. Features. Oct. 2007. Lunar Magazine. < http://www.lunarmagazine.com/features/gay_youth.php>

Snider, Eric. “Meth Infiltrates Gay Community.” Drug Reporter. 3 Mar. 2004. Independent Media Institute.
<http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/18025?page=entire>

Smith, Frederick. “Right Side of the Wrong Bed.” Kensington: 2007. 256.

“The Way We Were.” 26 June 2006. Say it Out Loud. 13 Mar. 2008. <http://sayit-outloud.blogspot.com/2006/06/way-we-were_26.html>

“Representation of Gays and Lesbians on Television.” Media Awareness Network. 13 Mar. 2008. <>
Reflection:
I think one of the most stereotyped groups of people in this country is gays and lesbians. Often times our pre conceived perceptions of what gays or lesbians are suppose to look and act like come from television, or movies, etc. I think the article provided by Media Awareness Network is a great article because it discusses just that. The article is entitled “Representation of Gays and Lesbians on Television.” It will be helpful in addressing what exactly those specific stereotypes are in order to help discuss them in my paper, and compare them to actuality. There are so many homophobic people in this world, and I think a lot of that stems from the medias portrayal of it so I really think this article will be beneficial in my paper.