The homosexual community in the USA: from marginal to mainstream?

Docs en anglais | 11 pages | 03-05-2007 | Format : | Note : Non noté

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Résumé

Today, the concern of minorities' rights is crucial in the United States of America. The rights of the homosexual community represent a wedge issue. The homosexuals, indeed, acquire more and more rights in the United States and this acquirement causes a great debate in the entire country. It raises many different domains such as law, politics, religion, culture and so on. The situation changes every day. That is why the subject is so fascinating and motivating. There is a real evolution of the state, the perception and the representation of the homosexuals. As we began our work, we thought that the United States was a very conservative and traditionalist country and that, therefore, homosexuals did not have many rights, compared to the rest of the world. Truly, we discovered that it is a progressive country, considering the situation of the gays and lesbians, even if there is still homophobia.

In the first chapter of the project, we will consider the law aspect, the gay rights: we studied decisions of the Supreme Court, federal laws and states' laws. In the second chapter, we interest ourselves in the perception of gays and lesbians in the country. We present the most common homophobic myths, then a brief history of the gay rights movement and finally the role of the religion. In the third chapter, we will see the representation of homosexuals in the local culture: in the movies, the TV series and the music.

Outline:

I) An ideal to reach: equality of rights
II) The perception of the gay community in the United States
III) The homosexuals in the popular culture

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