Deviance as Part of the LGBTQ Community

The first topic I want to talk about is something that relates closely to my life. Being a part of the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) community has given me a chance to experience being a deviant to our society in ways that many people don't experience. For this reason, I chose to research Deviance from chapter seven of the book "Sociology, The Essentials" by Anderson and Taylor.

Below are links to two scholarly articles that I found related to the subject of deviance as part of the LGBTQ community. The first one discusses sexual minority women's experiences with discrimination in college. The second one takes place in Turkey, and discusses the labels of gay, lesbian and homosexual, and the negative connotations that come with that. I think these are both good representations of deviance as part of the LGBTQ community because the first one looks at discrimination from our society's perspective, while the second one shows that this is seen as deviant behavior in many parts of the world.

URL: http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=23&sid=752eb8a6-08a2-4563-8ea7-16757e7a5c90%40sessionmgr111&hid=113&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZSZzY29wZT1zaXRl#db=aph&AN=50275921

DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2010.01558.x

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So this video is on YouTube, and it is pretty cheesy, but I like it because it shows how exactly the LGBTQ community can be seen as deviants to society. The video is a recording of same-sex couples walking down the street in public, simply holding each other's hands. It is visible that many people are surprised by this, and might be unsure what to think about it. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkzFIFxBg4w

The first link below will take you to a website that discusses the debate on whether homosexuality should be considered deviant or not. According to the sociological definition of deviance, it would be, but in other fields such as medical science, it is not.

http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/catholic-university-homosexuality-a-deviant-behavior-like-murder-rape-drug-use/politics/2012/09/10/48755

The second link will take you to a website that discusses the negative connotations to the word deviant, and explains why homosexuality is considered deviant in our society. It also mentions the concern that some people have with homosexuality being taught as a deviant behavior in schools, and how it can cause a negative viewpoint. 

http://foghorn.usfca.edu/2012/09/calling-gays-%E2%80%9Cdeviant%E2%80%9D-is-accurate/