Fictional person: Seahorse CHUCKII-Black fully tattooed intersex human being living in the state of Florida, in the United States.
Sexual orientation: Pansexual
This is a masculine identified male that just had a baby a year ago. The time has come for bottom surgery. Now the law has changed and this person is in danger of getting surgery in his state. On top of the fear he was already living in with being a single father. He has been abused physically, mentally, spiritually, emotionally and financially. The abused occurred by family, friends, lovers, churches, organizations, communities, politics, religions, and country. The world exposes his truth as conversation pieces. Even with all odds against him he still fights and advocate for himself and his community with a target on his back. He can’t believe that in 2023 that a state of emergency has been called for the LGBTQIA+ community.
you will compose a paper of a “fictional” person from a jurisdiction where their identity is criminalized. In generating this paper, you have a choice to develop a creative account from this “fictional person” in the form of a first person narrative of their life. If you would rather, you can forgo the first-person account and write a paper that improves on aspects that the “fictional person” might have experienced.
Your initial goal is to select a geographical area where LGBTQ identities are illegal and create a fictional person (what is their gender identity and sexual orientation). Then, you will consider the following questions as part of your narration or paper:
- Describe the person overall.
- Describe the daily experiences of this fictional person.
- Explain what this person thinks about their country (i.e., beliefs, politics, religions) overall.
- Describe this person’s family interactions.
- Determine if this person would be “out” to anyone in their life.
- Describe how your fictional person feels about the laws in their area.
- Identify the most prevalent fears in this person’s life.
- Determine if this person has challenged policies in their area. Then explain, why or why not.
- Describe any mental, emotional, or physical health challenges this person is experiencing. And then, explain why.
- What (if any) help have they gotten for any of these issues?
- Identify the resiliencies that have evolved as part of this person.
Length: 5-7 pages
References: Include a minimum of 3 scholarly resources.
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How are Iranian Gay Men Coping with Systematic Suppression Under Islamic Law? A Qualitative StudyYadegarfard, M. (2019). How are Iranian gay men coping with systematic suppression under Islamic Law? A qualitative study. Sexuality & Culture: An Interdisciplinary Quarterly, 23(4), 1250.
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‘It’s Because of our Culture’: Navigating Gender Norms and Coping with Sexual Stigma Among Lesbian, Bisexual, and Queer Women in JamaicaMarcus, N. L., Logie, C. H., Jones, N., Bryan, N., & Levermore, K. (2020). ‘It’s because of our culture’: Navigating gender norms and coping with sexual stigma among lesbian, bisexual, and queer women in Jamaica. In N. Nakamura & C. H. Logie (Eds.), LGBTQ mental health: International perspectives and experiences (pp. 59–74). American Psychological Association.
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Letter from KakumaKushner, J. (2017). Letter from Kakuma. Nation, 304(6), 12–16 .
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LGBT Mental Health in Mongolia: A Brief History, Current Issues, And Future DirectionsKoch, J. M., Knutson, D., & Nyamdorj, A. (2020). LGBT mental health in Mongolia: A brief history, current issues, and future directions. In N. Nakamura & C. H. Logie (Eds.), LGBTQ mental health: International perspectives and experiences. (pp. 89–102). American Psychological Association.
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You are Illegal in Your Own Country”: The Perceived Impact of Antisodomy Legislation Among Indian Sexual and Gender MinoritiesRao, S., Mason, C. D., Galvao, R. W., Clark, B. A., & Calabrese, S. K. (2020). “You are illegal in your own country”: The perceived impact of antisodomy legislation among Indian sexual and gender minorities. Stigma and Health .