FYS 6: (Queer 3.0) LGBTQ Rights in the Internet Era
Fall 2023

SECTION II: LGBT RIGHTS IN THE OBAMA ERA

Assignments
Paper #2: Are We There Yet?

PROMPT AVAILABLE: Wednesday October 18th
PAPER DUE: Monday October 30th, 11:45am Wednesday November 1st 11:30am as GoogleDoc

Choose one of the options below.

OPTION 1: gay liberation
In a typed, double-spaced 3-5 page (800-1400 word) essay, respond to the following questions:

In this section of the class we have examined the time period from the 1960s to the present using excerpts from Neil Miller's text on LGBT history  titled "Out of the Past" and subtitled "Gay and Lesbian History from 1869 to the Present." Why does Miller interpret the 1960s-1980s as the era of "gay liberation"? To what extent do you agree with Miller's characterization of this era? Why or why not? Consider the legal, social, and cultural history of the era from the 1960s to the 2020s to develop your own analysis about the key people, events and processes that inform your responses to these questions.

OPTION 2: insider/outsider
In a typed, double-spaced 3-5 page (800-1400 word) essay, respond to the following questions:

In  this section of the class we have examined the period  from the 1960s to the present in the context of the fight for full equality for LGBTQ citizens of America."Are we there yet?" In other words, do all LGBTQ people have full equality in America? How about some LGBTQ people? Which ones and in what contexts? Why or why not? Consider the legal, social, and cultural history of the era from the1960s to the 2020s to develop your own analysis about the key people, events and processes that inform your responses to these questions.

REMINDERS & FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS
0) YOUR NAME SHOULD APPEAR NOWHERE ON YOUR PAPER UNTIL THE BACK OF THE VERY LAST PAGE (ON WHICH YOU CLEARLY HAND WRITE  IT AFTER YOUR WORKS CITED PAGE).
1) NO LATE PAPERS OR ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL.
2) YOUR PAPER SHOULD BE DOUBLE SPACED, IN 12 POINT FONT WITH 1-INCH MARGINS AND INCLUDE A TITLE AND WORD COUNT (NOTE MAX IS 1400).
3) YOUR PAPER SHOULD INCLUDE A THESIS STATEMENT (IN BOLD FONT) WHICH DEMONSTRATES A CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE CONCEPTS REFERENCED ABOVE  AND WHICH ANSWERS THE SPECIFIC QUESTION(S) IN THE PROMPT. YOU SHOULD UNDERLINE ALL MAIN BODY PARAGRAPH TOPIC SENTENCES.
4) YOUR PAPER SHOULD INCLUDE A SEPARATE "WORKS CITED" PAGE OF ANY SOURCES YOU REFERENCE IN YOUR ESSAY. YOU MAY USE MLA OR APA CITATION STYLE.
5) A SUCCESSFUL PAPER WILL REFERENCE AT LEAST TWO READINGS AND DISCUSS ONE HISTORICAL EVENT WHICH HAPPENED IN YOUR LIFETIME AS WELL AS ONE THAT HAPPENED BEFORE YOUR LIFETIME.