Straightlaced: How
Gender Got Us All Tied Up
This is a documentary film that was produced in
2009. Focusing on how society places the pressure on gender and
sexuality of teens. The film shows how expectations and hemophilia have been
interwoven into society. The film
discusses about how hard it is to go against the rigid gender roles. The roles
of gender affect how the youth are not only having trouble with in their social
environments but also their gender roles affect them hen entering the
workforce.
This film showed how homophobia in American
schools remains unsafe for many young people. The youth in today’s society that
choose to go against the social norms are victimized because they do not match
the dominant social norms. This affects these individuals by creating a
dangerous social and emotional well-being.
Straightlaced shares stories
of many U.S. high school students who speak about their experiences in a very
powerful way. They speak about their experiences with gender, sexuality, and
homophobia. This film covers the relationships with peers and teachers and they
answer the questions about gender identity.
Focusing on how the gender role doesn’t always
fit clearly fit into a box. It also talks about how
it is society have decided that there are two genders but nature has shown us
there are many more. Many of the individuals interviewed either identified
as male or female but it also focused on how society feels like there are only
two choices in gender. The film shows
how gender roles have been interwoven in culture, race, and class. They touched
on the social mantra of “you’re hiding in the closet?,” and how many of the
individuals expressed that is wasn’t a closet but instead it is more like a
prison. The personal testimonies of the painful experiences with their social
environments and how its personal friends that have helped influence them to
feel safe in these hazardous social environment that they are forced to deal
with daily. The youth honesty wants to
be heard and trusted. They spoke about how these individuals were sexually harassed and their experiences with antigay harassment.
They disclosed how they were close to teachers and adults but these individuals
would never stick up for them. Some individuals had to file lawsuits to protect
themselves.
Straightlaced is a
film that shows a gender lens into the lives of adolescents across America. The
film serves as a powerful introduction to the social environments which the
individuals had not only emotionally experience but intellectually as well.
This film shows how consistent and committed gender, sexuality, and safety in
schools are and how its overlooked by the adults but instead the voices of the
youth. The film touched on how in
society girls feel like they need to dumb down so they don’t intimidate boys
and how boys need to show that they are sexually active to prove that they are
not gay. The relentless bullying is on the non-conforming teens that say the
ultimate insult is being called gay. This film has come out at a time where
teen suicides are running rapid because of the unhealthy and dangerous impact
that they have to experience from their gender role change in life.
This film showed how homophobia in American
schools remains unsafe for many young people. The youth in today’s society that
choose to go against the social norms are victimized because they do not match
the dominant social norms. This affects these individuals by creating a
dangerous social and emotional well-being.
Straightlaced shares stories
of many U.S. high school students who speak about their experiences in a very
powerful way. They speak about their experiences with gender, sexuality, and
homophobia. This film covers the relationships with peers and teachers and they
answer the questions about gender identity.
Focusing on how the gender role doesn’t always
fit clearly fit into a box. It also talks about how
it is society have decided that there are two genders but nature has shown us
there are many more. Many of the individuals interviewed either identified
as male or female but it also focused on how society feels like there are only
two choices in gender. The film shows
how gender roles have been interwoven in culture, race, and class. They touched
on the social mantra of “you’re hiding in the closet?,” and how many of the
individuals expressed that is wasn’t a closet but instead it is more like a
prison. The personal testimonies of the painful experiences with their social
environments and how its personal friends that have helped influence them to
feel safe in these hazardous social environment that they are forced to deal
with daily. The youth honesty wants to
be heard and trusted. They spoke about how these individuals were sexually harassed and their experiences with antigay harassment.
They disclosed how they were close to teachers and adults but these individuals
would never stick up for them. Some individuals had to file lawsuits to protect
themselves.
Straightlaced is a
film that shows a gender lens into the lives of adolescents across America. The
film serves as a powerful introduction to the social environments which the
individuals had not only emotionally experience but intellectually as well.
This film shows how consistent and committed gender, sexuality, and safety in
schools are and how its overlooked by the adults but instead the voices of the
youth. The film touched on how in
society girls feel like they need to dumb down so they don’t intimidate boys
and how boys need to show that they are sexually active to prove that they are
not gay. The relentless bullying is on the non-conforming teens that say the
ultimate insult is being called gay. This film has come out at a time where
teen suicides are running rapid because of the unhealthy and dangerous impact
that they have to experience from their gender role change in life.
Focusing on how the gender role doesn’t always
fit clearly fit into a box. It also talks about how
it is society have decided that there are two genders but nature has shown us
there are many more. Many of the individuals interviewed either identified
as male or female but it also focused on how society feels like there are only
two choices in gender. The film shows
how gender roles have been interwoven in culture, race, and class. They touched
on the social mantra of “you’re hiding in the closet?,” and how many of the
individuals expressed that is wasn’t a closet but instead it is more like a
prison. The personal testimonies of the painful experiences with their social
environments and how its personal friends that have helped influence them to
feel safe in these hazardous social environment that they are forced to deal
with daily. The youth honesty wants to
be heard and trusted. They spoke about how these individuals were sexually harassed and their experiences with antigay harassment.
They disclosed how they were close to teachers and adults but these individuals
would never stick up for them. Some individuals had to file lawsuits to protect
themselves.
Straightlaced is a
film that shows a gender lens into the lives of adolescents across America. The
film serves as a powerful introduction to the social environments which the
individuals had not only emotionally experience but intellectually as well.
This film shows how consistent and committed gender, sexuality, and safety in
schools are and how its overlooked by the adults but instead the voices of the
youth. The film touched on how in
society girls feel like they need to dumb down so they don’t intimidate boys
and how boys need to show that they are sexually active to prove that they are
not gay. The relentless bullying is on the non-conforming teens that say the
ultimate insult is being called gay. This film has come out at a time where
teen suicides are running rapid because of the unhealthy and dangerous impact
that they have to experience from their gender role change in life.
Straightlaced is a
film that shows a gender lens into the lives of adolescents across America. The
film serves as a powerful introduction to the social environments which the
individuals had not only emotionally experience but intellectually as well.
This film shows how consistent and committed gender, sexuality, and safety in
schools are and how its overlooked by the adults but instead the voices of the
youth. The film touched on how in
society girls feel like they need to dumb down so they don’t intimidate boys
and how boys need to show that they are sexually active to prove that they are
not gay. The relentless bullying is on the non-conforming teens that say the
ultimate insult is being called gay. This film has come out at a time where
teen suicides are running rapid because of the unhealthy and dangerous impact
that they have to experience from their gender role change in life.
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