We Read, Sexualities, Queer Theory, And Qualitative...

For this week’s reading, we read â€Å"Sexualities, Queer Theory, and Qualitative Research† by Joshua Gamson. The author started out the reading by describing that sexuality is a very complex topic because it consists a lot of different categories. Besides heterosexuality, which people view it as a â€Å"norm†, we also find homosexuality (gay and lesbian) are gradually becoming more widely seen compare to the past, In the older days, people are afraid to appeal their real feelings and sexual orientation because they are afraid to â€Å"come out from the closet† and reveal their real self to the public. People think being homosexual is a shameful thing and should be kept as a secret in the past. Nowadays, people are more willing to discuss about this topic. As a result, researchers find it easier to collect information about this topic. Sexuality should be concerned to be more cultural and political, and people of homosexual should be encouraged to speak ou t their voices and let the world understand the inequalities that they had been through. Everyone should be treated equally no matter what their sexual orientation is. As soon as the researchers began to do studies about homosexuality, terms like â€Å"queer†, became challenging to be recognized. The purpose of this reading is to present how the qualitative research covers the study of terms like lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. People are always eager to figure out what makes some individuals’ sexuality different from everybody else,