11.01 / Khari / Twitter Task

Remember to write 5 paragraphs about the group of the week (see below):

1. Identify the twitter handle of the three people you chose (you cannot use the person suggested on the syllabus as one of these people but you can look at who they follow for suggestions)
2. Explain why these particular individuals were chosen (were they particularly active around a certain topic? Were they trying to organize or promote knowledge around this groups risks in general? Did their approach to twitter or their age inspire you to follow them?
3. Identify a risk one if these individuals has highlighted either that week or past weeks.
4. Explain how the above risk connects to the content of the class. (cite something from the module 7 readings about people who have been incarcerated with APA citation)
5. Provide a reflection on your own thoughts and feelings regarding the increased awareness you have felt following these individuals.

Overview:

In order to understand and learn about different groups is best to listen those individuals’ voices. Twitter is a platform that allows individuals from all walks of life to engage and learn from each other. One main assignment for this course will be to create a twitter account that will be specifically used for our course content only. You will be asked to create an anonymous twitter account in beginning of the semester (you may want to create a new and anonymous gmail account as well so that your information is not shared on social media as twitter requires a verifiable email account). If you have a twitter account and want to use it for this class you can do that as well.

Please review the Twitter Rubric for more information.

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Weekly Assignment

Task for twitter – begin following three people who identify as asexual, pansexual, bisexual, gay, lesbian (you can choose a mixture of any of these groups to make your three). You may use @ as a point to begin by looking at who they follows but they cannot be part of the three people you choose

People to follow: Asexual @Links to an external site.AsexualityBlogLinks to an external site. @Links to an external site.wrongaboutaceLinks to an external site. Bisexual @Links to an external site.bisexualindexLinks to an external site. @stillbisexual @Links to an external site.BRC_CentralLinks to an external site. @Links to an external site.PansexualityOrgLinks to an external site.

Hashtags:#asexuality #ace #aromantic #stillbisexual #bisexuality #bisexualerasure #homophobia

Asexual

• MacNeela, P. & Murphy, A. (2015). Freedom, Invisibility, and Community: A Qualitative Study of Self-Identification with Asexuality. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 44, 719-812.
• Kelly, K. (2015 ). Why we need mental healthcare without asexual erasure – and how to get there. Retrieved from https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/07/asexual-erasure-mental-health/Links to an external site.
• Tamar, (2015) Asexuality and black feminism. Retrieved from https://medium.com/@tamarlly/asexuality-and-black-feminism-21cc1e3db573?platform=hootsuiteLinks to an external site.

Bisexuality

• Ross, L.E., Salway, T., Tarasoff, L.A., MacKay, J.M., Hawkins, B. W. (2018). Prevalence of depression and anxiety among bisexual people compared to gay, lesbian, and heterosexual individuals: A systematic review and meta analysis. The Journal of Sex Research, 55(4-5), 435 – 456.
• Zane, Z. (2017). In the LGBT community bisexual people have more health risks. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/soloish/wp/2017/09/25/in-the-lgbt-community-bisexual-people-have-more-health-risks-heres-what-could-help/?utm_term=.c4d5aa8737f3Links to an external site.
• Anxious Bisexual Activist (nd). The LG is failing bisexual people and its got to change. Retrieved from https://earningmileage.wordpress.com/2018/01/17/the-lg-is-failing-bisexuals-its-got-to-change/Links to an external site.
• Shering, L . (2018). Bisexual women are more likely to face abuse – and no one is asking why. Retrieved from https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/bisexual-lgbt-pride-sexual-assault-violence-invisible-minority-survivors-a8435226.htmlLinks to an external site.

Pansexuality

• Sterzing, P. R., Gartner, R. E., Goldbach, J. T., McGeough, B. L., Ratliff, G. A., & Johnson, K. C. (2017). Polyvictimization Prevalence Rates for Sexual and Gender Minority Adolescents: Breaking Down the Silos of Victimization Research. Psychology of Violence. 1-12.
• Wong, B. (2018). 9 things pansexual people want you to know https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/things-pansexual-people-want-you-to-know_us_5b328d99e4b0b745f17877ccLinks to an external site.

Gay and Lesbian

• Blumenfeld, W. J. (2013). Heterosexim, In readings for diversity and social justiceLinks to an external site., Eds, Adams, Blumenfeld, et al. third edition.
• Matthews, A.K., Breen, E., & Kittiteerasack, P. (2018). Social determinants of LGBT cancer health inequitiesLinks to an external site.. Seminars in Oncology Nursing, 34(1), 12-20.
• Baume, M. (2018). Almost Half of Gay Male Couples Experience Intimate Partner Violence, Study Says: New insights shed light on just how pervasive abuse is among gay couples, and what can be done to helpLinks to an external site..
• King, J, (2018). Lena Waithe’s Comments About Her Haircut Say a Lot About the Gripping Power of Homophobia: The pressure to conform to gender ideals is hard to shed. Retrieved from https://www.teenvogue.com/story/lena-waithe-haircut-locs-comments-homophobia?verso=trueLinks to an external site.