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Reel Queer: A Movie Lover's Look into Films Dealing with LGBT Issues

Submitted by Kim K on Sat, 10/29/2011 - 10:48pm

 

           

*Please note: There is a vast range of films in this category. This is just a sampling of a few films that I felt pertain to certain aspects of our class discussions of gender and sexuality.

 

 

Chasing Amy (1997).

Kevin Smith’s late 90’s movie deals comically with issues of bi-sexuality, lesbianism, and sexual experimentation. Ben Affleck plays a comic book artist who falls in love with Alyssa (played by Joey Lauren Adams), who decides to leave her lesbian orientation for a heterosexual relationship with Affleck’s character.

Biological Probability: This movie deals with issues of multiple sexual feelings – from the relationship between Affleck’s character Holden and his best friend Banky (played by Jason Lee), to Alyssa’s bi-sexual past, which makes Holden think twice about his love for her. While Holden and Banky’s friendship focuses on a strong suggestion of homosexual feelings between longtime friends, Alyssa’s fluid sexuality rings true with many.

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Public Sex Education in the Philippines

Submitted by leamirella on Sat, 10/29/2011 - 6:31pm

Proposing  a Lesson Plan For Sex Education in the Philippines

  1. Background Information:

This project looks towards creating a lesson plan for teachers of public high schools in the Philippines. The country, a bedrock of Catholicism, has previously prevented measures to implement sex education in the country because of religious concerns. (1) The main argument behind this resistance to sex education is the idea that this type of education will lead to pre-marital sex – an act that is frowned upon within the context of the church. Thus, the sex education lesson plan that I will propose will emphasize creating a middle ground between informing the students about the subject but will also take into consideration their religious backgrounds and values. I will aim my lesson plans towards 3rd year high school students who will, presumably, have only ever looked at the reproductive system in terms of biology.

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