This project has been all about how science influences our perception of sexuality, but in this post I would like to talk about how the media and popular culture shape our viewpoints and beliefs. With the New Year coming up I want to explore what an awesome year it has been for LGBTQ rights, and how the media has begun to reflect the diversity and beauty of the society we live in today.
Gay Marriage is Legalized in Seven more States
France Legalizes Gay Marriage and Adoption
Indians Utilize Social Media to Protest the Government's Ruling of Homosexuality Being Illegal with the "Gay for a Day" Movement
Orange is the New Black features a Transsexual Woman of Color in a Leading Role Making Television History
Olympic Diver Tom Daley Comes Out Publicly as Gay
Proposition 8 and the Defense Against Marriage Act are Overturned
All of these wonderful things have happened is 2013, but we still have a long way to go. I think one of the most noteworthy things that has happened this year in relation to this project is Olympic diver Tom Daley coming out as gay. Part of what Darwin believed is that people belong to higher “tiers” on the evolutionary pyramid, the top being the white heterosexual male this disproves everything Darwin believed. An Olympic athlete, the picture of fitness and discipline is gay, this disproves Darwin’s belief that one kind of evolutionary fitness is the only format that can thrive. These historical events this year make me realize the beauty in the diversity of humanity. I believe that our diversity is our true strength and the key to thriving is accepting the diversity that we have in our global community.
-Mary
-Mary
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