AS Media Studies Foundation Portfolio

  1. What do you identify as and what is your sexuality?   AL: I identify as a heterosexual trans male (he/him). AA: I identify as a pansexual nonbinary (she/they). 2. Have you come out to your family? If so, how did you feel and what was your experience like? AL: I've actually come out to my family twice. I first came out as a lesbian when I was in 5th grade. I wrote it on a piece of paper and left it on my moms' pillow because I was too scared to actually tell her. My parents strongly believed it was just a phase and it definitely took some time for them to accept it because of religious and cultural reasons but they came around. I came out again my sophomore year during our car ride home. I asked my mom how she felt about the trans community to ease into the conversation since I was nervous and then told her. It took a while for everyone to adjust as both my name and pronouns changed. Overall my experiences have been positive and I'm more than grateful to have been bless

1. What do you identify as and what is your sexuality?   2. Have you come out to your family? If so, how did you feel and what was your experience like? 3. Have you ever felt anxious to publicly display your relationship due to negative reactions from others? 4. Have you ever been discriminated against because of your gender or sexuality?  5. What was the most difficult part of embodying who you truly are?  6.  Do you have any advice for those that are struggling with coming out or embracing their authentic self? 

 Since I will be interviewing Individuals in my magazine, I wanted to research how other magazines write their interviews. Surprisingly, they were all laid out the same. The questions are in bold and the response right underneath. Although some magazines do write the initials of the interviewer next to the question and the initials of the individual being interviewed next to their response.  However, most magazines considered these interviews to be Q&A's. 

 Liam hates lying. Although he's done it a couple times, he always regrets it. He's well aware that with lies come consequences, but at that moment he's fearful of what his mom may think or do. He doesn't want to be perceived negatively, but he knows that even when he's honest he still gets yelled at. Whatever it is he does, his mom always thinks it's wrong. 

   Liam knew what would cross everyone's mind if they found out. They'd call him irresponsible, a liar, a deceiver, selfish. His thoughts filled his head. Even if he tells his mom the truth, she'll still be mad. But he couldn't keep up with these lies. Finally, he spoke, "I um...I have something to tell you mom", he whispers under his breath. Tapping his foot anxiously, unwilling to look her in the eye. He says, "My teacher never paddled me, I just got caught up having so much fun at the park I forgot the time. I truly am sorry." His heart began racing like a wild animal trying to escape his chest. He knew his mom well enough to know she was not going to let this go easily.                     

 4.  The police in this municipality received a call at 3:45 p.m. yesterday afternoon. A woman shouted at the sergeant who answered the telephone. She said: "My son's been beaten. His teacher whipped him this afternoon, and he's all red where she paddled him. Can teachers do that? That's assault and battery, and I want her arrested." Two police officers were sent to the home. They questioned the boy, who is 9 years old. At his mother's insistence, the police officers also inspected the boy's reported injuries. They reported: "We couldn't tell that the boy had been paddled. His fanny didn't look red to us, but we did notice that his pants legs were wet and muddy. As we talked, it became obvious that the boy was lying. He finally admitted that he had stopped to play on the way home from school, forgot the time, and got home late. He told his mother that the teacher had spanked him and kept him after school. His mother was there with us and heard

* In 1973 homosexuality was classified as a mental disorder. * Transgenders were prohibited from serving openly in the U.S. military.  * During the 1960s tenants were able to kick people out of their homes because they were gay or transgender.  * homosexuality was and still is illegal in certain parts of the world. * punishment is death or imprisonment. * The Stonewall riots played a crucial role in the gay rights movement. * The stonewall riots were the start of Gay Pride celebrations.  * Up until 2015, the U.S. legalized same-sex marriages. Sources: https://www.britannica.com/topic/gay-rights-movement https://www.aclu.org/other/rights-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-people