SOC102H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Gregory M. Herek, Victim Blaming, Sexual Orientation
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James hubley: high school student at a. y. Jackson secondary school in kanata, ontario (near ottawa, ontario: the only openly gay student in his school, committed suicide due to the bullying he experienced and the depression he suffered, posted a suicide note on his online blog. In 2009, 202 canadian teens between 15-19 years old committed suicide. Suicide accounts for almost 25% of deaths among 15-19 year olds: youths who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender are more susceptible. Pascoe: conducted an ethnographic study, proposed that boys use the words fag and gay . To police the boundaries of what is considered masculine. To lock in the negative connotation of the word and its implication of minority sexual practices. Despite the gay rights movement and progress made toward tolerance, it is still tough to be gay in our society. Sexuality or sexual orientation whether we are attracted to people of the same or the other biological sex.
