Paper Homework: My Gender and Sexuality Story
(This is my brief introduction) My name is Blank.... I am 36-year-old Latina woman from the island of Puerto Rico. I am the oldest of six children and I have a 5-year-old son. I am currently a Medical case manager at a non-profit organization as well as a full time graduate student. I pride myself in spending quality time with family and friends and I enjoy expressing myself through body art. I enjoy traveling, meditating and doing fun activities with my child.
Task
o Introduction: introduce yourself.
o Early Memory of Behavioral / Attitudinal Expectations: describe an early memory when you understood that there were particular behavioral or attitudinal expectations of you because of your gender (i.e.. how you should "act" as a girl or boy).
o Influence of Family on Beliefs: describe how your parents or other family members influenced your beliefs about sexual orientation (who should fall in love with and expectations of marriage, children, etc.).
o Influence of Social Circles on Beliefs: describe how your school classmates or social group friends influenced your perceptions about your sexual orientation or sexual orientation in general?
o Learning Related to Heterosexuality: describe how you learned that heterosexuality ("straight") was the "normal" sexual orientation.
o Stereotypes and Source of Origin: what stereotypes about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or trans* ("gender non-conforming") people did you learn while you were growing up? Where did this information come from?
o Earliest Memory of LGBTQ+ Stigmatization: describe your earliest memory of understanding that being lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or trans* people are stigmatized or discriminated against?
o Earliest Memory of LGBTQ+ Encounter: describe your earliest memory of meeting a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or trans* person. What were your thoughts in that encounter?
o Socialization Process & Disconnection: describe, to the level you feel comfortable, anytime during your socialization process when you felt disconnected from the expectations others had of you related to gender identity/expression and/or your sexual orientation. If this is not applicable for you or you choose not to respond for any reason, there is no need to note that, just leave it unanswered.
o Conclusion: conclude by sharing your experience with this homework.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.