LGBT Case Studies Samples For Students

In Kimberly Pierce’s 1999 film Boys Don't Cry, the true-life story of Brandon Teena (played by Oscar winner Hilary Swank), a transgendered man who attempts to pass for a biological man in rural Nebraska, is told. Over the course of the film, Brandon (born Teena Brandon) tries to fit in with a group of male friends he encounters, and continues to pose as a man in order to woo her friend Lana (played by Chloe Sevigny). However, by the end of the film, his friends find out about his anatomical femaleness and is raped and murdered by them. The film is commonly ...

The concept of Epidemiology is derived from Greek words which mean study upon populations.epi- means upon,-demos mean people and -elogy means study. This study deals with diseases and their impact on health. It analyzes data on how diseases spread among the population of a certain section and the findings are used to determine control measures and the causes of diseases, their relationship with other diseases and find a common measure to curb the effects. It has been widely accepted in the health sector across all concerned organizations including NGOs, hospitals Government health sector. It helps in providing basic information on ...

The 1999 film Boys Don't Cry, directed by Kimberly Peirce, tells the story of transgendered man Brandon Teena (Hilary Swank, in an Oscar-winning performance), who was born Teena Brandon, a woman. In his attempts to ingratiate himself with his male friends and pursue a relationship with a girl named Lana (Chloe Sevigny), his anatomical differences are discovered, and he is raped and murdered by those same male friends. The film examines the concepts of homosexuality, transgender issues, and identity in a way that few major studio films typically do. However, Boys Don't Cry presents a remarkably gender-binary worldview for its subject matter, as Brandon ( ...

In the last few years, there has been sharp reaction from the members of the public, human rights movements, and government agencies on whether lesbian and same-sex couples should be allowed to form their families by adopting children or not. This topic remains controversial in the contemporary society, despite the number of children adopted by lesbian and same-sex couples keeps on increasing. Researchers articulate that the number of children under custody and care of lesbian and same-sex couples stand at six to thirteen million globally. It is presumed that this number will increase significantly when other states allow lesbian ...

The question on whether gay marriages should be legalized remains a contentious topic that elicits a heated debate among politicians, religious leaders, and members of the public. The proponents of this motion support their arguments by providing concrete facts; an idea that is heavily condemned by opponents using the strongest term possible. In most nations, gay marriage remains illegal, but other countries have refrained from this tradition and legalized abortion. Six states in American have legalized abortion, but it remains illegal in the some states, while others are in the process of amending their constitution so that to legalize gay marriage. ...

Age: 27

Introduction
Lady Gaga was born in March 1986 in New York and since she was young she has always displayed her talent in music .Since her high school years, she has always been a provocative and an extremely strange performer. During her high school years, Lady Gaga was frequently mocked and ridiculed because of her personality. In interviews, she has admitted that she was a freak and never fitted in with her peers especially because of her obsession with attention. She has been the kind of person with crazy actions that make her look like she is seeking attention. But ...

- How would Xerox define diversity? How has its definition changed over the years?
Xerox is one organization which values and respects diversity. It treats diversity as a means to include all strata of people in its organization rather than going by numbers or just concentrating on gender and race. Xerox believes that a diverse workforce facilitates innovation and has incorporate diversity in its workforce policy.
Post the race riots of 1960, the first Chairman of Xerox, Mr. Joseph C. Wilson incorporate a policy which employed a diverse workforce including individuals from minority groups and women. Gradually the diversity policy of ...

External analysis of online matchmaking industry

Online matchmaking industry is one of the most controversial issues that most people do not seem to agree on. This may be due to the fact that like many applications that continue evolving with new ICT, it is very new especially to the old generation. This has opened a whole new idea of a third party in a relationship. Recently though, this activity has become acceptable even to the older generation since it has opened new opportunities of finding love. However, when people hear of matchmaking services, they tend to confuse the term with online medium-term relationship sites. Despite the similarity in ...

Richard John BAKER and Another v. Gerald R. NELSON

John Richard Baker and James McConnell filed a suit against Nelson Gerald for failure to issue them with a marriage certificate to legalize their same sex relationship. Nelson Gerald was a clerk in Hennepin County District Court who and was mandated to offer legal marriage certificates. During the case trial, it was held that the petitioner was not supposed to be issued with a marriage certificate. The plaintiff contends that, the failure for state organs to include an express statute prohibiting same sex marriage meant that, it was not be against the practice. Since ...

Introduction

Question 1. how and why the incident happened (what conditions allowed the incident to happen)?
Hiroshima is located in the west of the largest Japanese island of Honshu. The town's name translates as "Wide Island". It is so named because the bayou Ota, flowing from the mountains to the plains Chugoku, where the Hiroshima formed at the confluence of the Inner Sea 6 islands protrude into Hiroshima Bay. They located the city. Hiroshima worth almost entirely in the valley, only slightly above sea level; to the north-west and north-east lie the hills, up to 700 feet (Rotter, ...

The current paper is devoted to the analysis of appropriate promotions strategy as well as an illustration of the most appropriate pricing method for two product/target market combinations. When conducting this analysis, a conclusive illustration on the two promotions strategies is undertaken so that an inclusive decision is made as to why they are different or similar. Also, two pricing methods are highlighted for two product/target market combinations to present their differences and similarities. The two products combinations are non-lethal for handgun owners, and fitness products for black women aged 18 to 30. After conducting inclusive research on the pricing ...

Abstract

The God squad group, mainly made of boys in junior and senior years, uses the 9/11 attacks as a rallying point for combination of white supremacist, racist, anti-Semitic, ant-Islamic, anti-immigrant, ant-gay, nee-fascist dogma mixed with a good dose of anti-abortion and fundamentalist Christian diatribe. The group catches the attention of the administration when they show up at school all wearing their uniforms and distributes the first edition of their weekly "newsletter". The” newsletter” contains highly offensive diatribes on how it is the "the duty of all true Americans to fight against the forces trying to destroy our country". The ...

CALIFORNIA CIRCUIT COURT

Civil Action No. 35 of 2014
IN THE MATTER OF; THE CUSTODY OF CHASTITY
SALLY BRIGHT. PETITIONER
VERSUS
JOHN BRIGHT .. RESPONDENT

Comes Sally Bright, by counsel and in her Memorandum she states as follows:

I. FACTS
The petitioner was married to the respondent and later separated due to marital difficulties. Later, the petitioner filed a divorce petition and the court granted her temporary custody of their daughter. However, the court granted the respondent weekly visitation a right in regard to their child .The issue is that the respondent wants custody of the child.
II. ISSUES

A.SHOULD THE PETITIONER BE GRANTED CUSTODY OF THE CHILD?

California family code 320-322 provides that the judge should consider the interests ...

Introduction

- What is students freedom of expression

Discuss its extent and limitations in modern societies of students’ freedom of expression

Explain some diverse interpretations of students’ freedom of expression
How students’ freedom of expression is unique in relation to student publications
Conclusion
- Personal views regarding students freedom of expression emerging from chapter 10

Abstract

This essay encompasses discussions pertaining to students’ freedom of expression as it pertains to schools in United States of America. A case study contained in chapter 10 of teacher and the law will reviewed in an attempt to reflect on what is students freedom of expression; its extent and limitations in modern societies; explain some ...

The film Legally Blonde pretends to be a celebration of the power of women in the dusty, sexist halls of Harvard Yard, but in fact it is a comedy that uses the time-tested ability of sexist roles to gain cheap laughs and play to the tastes of those who snicker at women, believing them to be less able than men and qualifying all of their successes at having been based on luck or some other sort of dynamic than true competence. Reese Witherspoon stars as Elle Woods, a sorority girl who fits every stereotype of the naïve blonde. She catches the ...