Saturday, November 21, 2015

Week 10 - "“In the shadows of stonewall examining gay transnational politics and the diasporic dilemma” by Martin F. Manalansan IV - Jimmy Tran



Jimmy Tran
Professor Valverde
ASA 114
21 November 2015
Week 10 Blog Entry
       In “In the shadows of stonewall examining gay transnational politics and the diasporic dilemma” by Martin F. Manalansan IV, the author does a good job of talking about “stonewall”, a movement that promotes the protection of rights and well-being of gay, lesbian and transgender peoples. The author mentions that as “gay” ideologies are becoming the norm in society, it has still been problematic because there is still people out there who are against this ideology which creates tension amongst one another. This is connected to gender and sexuality because we live in a world where this type of lifestyle is becoming more normal. There is still homophobic individuals who are against this idea but it has drastically reduced since our society has become more liberal when it comes this type of lifestyle. Congress has recently passed the gay marriage laws which grants the rights for gays to get married if they choose to do so. 
      
Has political activism such as “stonewall” lead up to Congress passing gay marriage in some ways? If not, what other motives might persuade Congress to allow this right to take place?

Works Cited

Manalansan IV, F. Martin. “In the shadows of stonewall examining gay transnational politics and the diasporic dilemna” GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies. Vol 2 (1995): pp. 425-438. Print.

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