Hello! In this blog post I’ll be going over my topic for my Research Project which is going to be related to the LGBTQ community. I’ll be explaining the “zeitgeist,” or “the spirit of our time” of the community today and how it’s going to affect both me and others in the near future.
The zeitgeist topic I want to research is the LGBTQ community and the impact that it has on society today. I think this would be a good opportunity for me to look into it and see if this is maybe something I want to get involved in in the future in terms of helping and finding out ways that I can help support. A few primary sources I’d use to begin my research would be articles and blogs from people who are LGBTQ themselves. This zeitgeist would most impact people who are young adults, or teens people ages 15-25 since we are the new generation and anything new and upcoming in the LGBTQ world would fall on the new generation and it’s our choice to change laws and the world when it comes to topics like this. In my mind, the boomer generation and even some of the new generation now is too far strung on old, conservative ideals and they don’t support things such as the LGBTQ community as much as the new generation of kids and adults. This zeitgeist has always been around- as LGBTQ people were always a thing. The only difference is that now it’s a lot more accepted. Years ago, it wasn’t even legal to get married in same-sex relationships and it still isn’t in some countries. This zeitgeist would most impact the LGBTQ people, but also people such as lawmakers or the government since they would eventually be the ones changing laws about these types of things. This zeitgeist exists because you can’t exactly help who you’re attracted to. It’s nothing new, people have been attracted to the same sex for centuries upon centuries now. People would get criminalized about it and sometimes even killed. It needs to change. Liking someone, regardless if they’re the same gender as you or not.. It’s just something that happens. Why should someone care so much about who someone else loves? It’s not impacting your life directly. This zeitgeist makes me feel like I want to support those in the LGBTQ community. I have a few friends who are a part of the community, and the idea of her being pointed out in a negative way just for her being a different sexuality just isn’t something that I can get behind. She’s a person just like the rest of us. This zeitgeist makes me want to think how the LGBTQ people have been impacted themselves from a first person point of view. Even now that it’s much more accepted today, there’s still a lot of people who aren’t completely on board with it. That’s completely fine and all, but there’s a line that needs to be drawn when you start treating them a lot different just because of their sexuality.. I’m hoping that if I do the research about it, I can also figure out new ways to help support people in the LGBTQ community. This zeitgeist makes me want to change the way I do things by being more active in the world. If I see something wrong or someone being singled out I’ll step up and say something rather. Another way I could help is by calling politicians and asking for different laws to be changed regarding the community.
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Abby
11/3/2019 09:13:23 am
Hey Destiny! I love your idea to do your research on the LGBTQ community. I totally agree with you, why should someone care so much about who someone else loves? Can't wait to hear more next week!
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Sabatino
11/4/2019 08:56:39 am
IP
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Mason
11/4/2019 03:00:31 pm
I think the zeitgeist of the LGBTQ community is a great topic to have discussion on and I look forward to seeing how you will provide more insight on the community as a whole.
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Mason
11/5/2019 06:24:38 am
I found this source that I think you would find useful for your research project. This article in particular could have some useful information on what the LGBTQ community thinks about situations like this and what they plan to do.
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Sabatino
11/7/2019 05:27:27 am
Hey Brianna .... do we have the link?
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Abby
11/7/2019 05:27:40 am
Hey Destiny. I found a website called Our Queer Stories, and I think it might be a useful source for you. Here's one of the stories I found: https://ourqueerstories.com/what-its-like-being-gay-in-a-private-catholic-highschool/
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