Reflection On Paris Is Burning

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As a nurse, we’ve always been taught to put our biases aside so we can provide exemplary healthcare service to everyone. We were taught to always be compassionate to everyone even though their beliefs may be the exact opposite of what we believe in, although we do have the option to opt out in certain procedures such as abortion, but never refuse to offer services to any gender. In our eyes, we treat everyone the same, no matter where they are in the pyramid or how many intersectionalities they belong to.
The topic for this week has always been puzzling to me. Having a younger brother who’s gay, my heart always aches when I hear troubling or disturbing news about the LGBTQ community, such as the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando. I’ve always had a hard time understanding the people who tend to find happiness by making other people miserable. I do know that some religions forbid their members from being gay, lesbian, or transgender, and I respect that too. However, after reading the assigned materials for this week, I’ve begun to clearly …show more content…

They faced issues such as gender discrimination, racism, and poverty, but these didn’t get in the way of their passion to perform and entertain while incorporating the latest fashion statements. The movie showed the same process women undergo as we have been discussing since day one, with the exception of them having male genitals. Emi Koyama further steps it up by redefining the meaning of feminism, as they (trans women) further widen the scope of feminism. Koyama (2001) added, “transfeminism embodies feminist coalition politics in which women from different backgrounds stand up for each other, because if we do not stand for each other, nobody will” (para 5). And by women, Koyama meant every person who associates themselves as

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