My Gender and Sexuality Story (written paper) Note: this paper should be written in your "I" voice i

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 My Gender and Sexuality Story

(written paper)

Note: this paper should be written in your "I" voice i.e. I think, I believe, I experienced.

 

· (This is my brief introduction) My name is Blank…. I am 36-year-old Latina woman from the island of Puerto Rico. I am the oldest of six children and I have a 5-year-old son. I am currently a Medical case manager at a non-profit organization as well as a full time graduate student. I pride myself in spending quality time with family and friends and I enjoy expressing myself through body art. I enjoy traveling, meditating and doing fun activities with my child.

Assignment Instructions: For the rest please create

 

1. Introduction: introduce yourself.

2. Early Memory of Behavioral / Attitudinal Expectations: describe an early memory when you understood that there were particular behavioral or attitudinal expectations of you because of your gender (i.e.. how you should “act” as a girl or boy).

3. Influence of Family on Beliefs: describe how your parents or other family members influenced your beliefs about sexual orientation (who should fall in love with and expectations of marriage, children, etc.).

4. Influence of Social Circles on Beliefs: describe how your school classmates or social group friends influenced your perceptions about your sexual orientation or sexual orientation in general?

5. Learning Related to Heterosexuality: describe how you learned that heterosexuality (“straight”) was the “normal” sexual orientation.

6. Stereotypes and Source of Origin: what stereotypes about lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or trans* (“gender non-conforming”) people did you learn while you were growing up? Where did this information come from?

7. Earliest Memory of LGBTQ+ Stigmatization: describe your earliest memory of understanding that being lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or trans* people are stigmatized or discriminated against?

8. Earliest Memory of LGBTQ+ Encounter: describe your earliest memory of meeting a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and/or trans* person. What were your thoughts in that encounter?

9. Socialization Process & Disconnection: describe, to the level you feel comfortable, anytime during your socialization process when you felt disconnected from the expectations others had of you related to gender identity/expression and/or your sexual orientation. If this is not applicable for you or you choose not to respond for any reason, there is no need to note that, just leave it unanswered.

10. Conclusion: conclude by sharing your experience with this assignment.

 

Paper Format:

· This paper should be written in your "I" voice i.e. I think, I believe, I experienced.

· This paper should incorporate appropriate terminology to describe your gender/sexuality (use in-text citations and references as appropriate and necessary).

· Students should use the student paper format, including a cover page. For more information: refer to Chapter 2 of APA Publication Manual, Seventh Edition, the  APA Style Paper Format resource , and the  APA Student Title Page Guide (Links to an external site.) .

· Student papers do not include a running head. For more information: refer to page 30 of the APA Publication Manual, Seventh Edition, and this  APA Style Header resource .

· This paper should NOT include an abstract, table of contents, or appendix.

· The paper should be double spaced and include 1" margins throughout.

 

Headings: use the APA-style headings listed in the chart below to organize your paper.

Introduction	level 2 heading
Early Memory of Behavioral / Attitudinal Expectations	level 2 heading
Influence of Family on Beliefs	level 2 heading
Influence of Social Circles on Beliefs	level 2 heading
Learning Related to Heterosexuality	level 2 heading
Stereotypes and Source of Origin	level 2 heading
Earliest Memory of LGBTQ+ Stigmatization	level 2 heading
Earliest Memory of LGBTQ+ Encounter	level 2 heading
Socialization Process & Disconnection	level 2 heading
Conclusion	level 2 heading

 

Font Type and Size:

· A variety of font choices are permitted in APA Style. Use the same font throughout the text of the paper. Options include:

· Sans serif font: 11-point Calibri, 11-point Arial, 10-point Lucida San Unicode

· Serif font: 12-point Times New Roman, 11-point Georgia, normal (10-point) Computer Modern

· For more information: refer to page 44 of the of APA Publication Manual, Seventh Edition, and this  APA Style Font resource .

· Ensure the font type and font size of your page numbers are consistent with the rest of your paper. 

 

Paper Length:

· This paper should not exceed 7 pages (-1 point for every page over, not including cover or reference pages; there is no minimum page requirement)

· Your paper should include a cover page and a reference page.

 

In-Text Citations and References:

1. Sources:

1. You!

2. Course textbook(s)

3. Articles

4. Genderbread Person  http://itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/2011/11/breaking-through-the-binary-gender-explained-using-continuums/ (Links to an external site.)

2. In-text citations and sources used (reference page) should be formatted according to APA style (double spaced).

3. For more information about in-text citations, refer to Chapter 8 of the 7th edition APA Manual or this  APA Style resource regarding 'Author-Date Citation System'. (Links to an external site.)

4. To review formatting and structure of various reference examples, refer to Chapters 9 and 10 of the 7th edition APA Manual or this  APA Style resource regarding 'Reference Examples' (Links to an external site.)