Homosexuality Today: Where To?
It is not simple living in the twenty-first century. Today, one can easily note how things have changed. Our world is slowly being dominated by a state of open-mindedness that is setting the right atmosphere for new trends and lifestyles to emerge. Perhaps one of the most striking cultures that materialized
due to "the transformation of silence into language and action" is the homosexual lifestyle. Homosexuals today feel more at ease with who they are because they have refused to stay put and silent, and have chosen to speak up and be heard.
Audre Lorde is one of the very prominent authors who have ventured into this territory. She even names herself a "Black feminist lesbian mother poet". In one of her articles titled "The Transformation of Silence", she discusses how she came to believe that speaking her mind is the only way to live, because she was going to die, sooner or later whether or not she had spoken herself.
They led a writing workshop together in Austin, Te...
Audre Lorde by Elsa Dorfman
1980, Austin, TX. I took it in very poor light wit..."We all hurt in so many different ways, all the time, and pain will either change or end" (Audre Lorde, 1982).
Therefore, one of the major reasons for the widespread appearance of the homosexual culture is communication; language. People today have more opportunities than ever before to express themselves freely, be it through books, television, radio, or most importantly, the internet. The World Wide Web revolution has kept us on our toes for the past few decades, just wondering what's next. It has allowed minority groups to find each other all over the world, relate to one another, share ideas, beliefs, and advice, give support, etc⦠and therefore become stronger altogether, with more courage to face the world and come out okay.
This is where the magnificent power of language can be seen.
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Sorry about the bibliography, it's not clear enough...
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