This past week in class we talked a little more about disabilities and how disabilities are handled here compared to in other countries. It really shocked and kind of upset me that in China some people would use their children to get money off of other people that feel bad for them. I feel that when people do that they are putting their kids in a freak show like image when they are really not. They are normal people that have something that may hinder some of the things that they may like to do.
This week we also talked to Mary from San Diego who shared her work with LGBTQ. This stands for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer. There is also Q and I that are classified here that stand for Questioning and Intersex. This is a group at the college there that is a safe zone for people that are open about their sexuality. The thing that made this whole discussion even more interesting was finding out that Mary herself was a lesbian.
For me, it was interesting hearing about the kind of ridicule and hate she receives being of that sexual orientation. We hear about all these protests and what not that go on but we don't really see much of it in this area. I also liked how comfortable that she was talking about all these things and how she would say all these terms like queer that most of us are typically very uncomfortable saying.
I really like seeing things from a different point of view in all of the discussions that we have in class. It helps a lot for me to then come on here and talk about what we talked about when I can reference it back to our class time.
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