Malinowitz

Before you read:
I am familiar with the term lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community. I know what each term means and have know the meaning of them for a long time.

Summary:
In her article, --> "Queer Texts, Queer Contexts," Harriet Malinowitz argues that many gay and lesbian people are scared to show their true sexual identity because they fear being rejected by others. She also discusses the role of sexual identity in producing discourse.

Syntheis:
Malinowitz's article can relate to Swales because they both talk about what you have to have in order to fit into a discourse community. Her article also relates to Wardle's because they both talk about identity and fitting into a discourse community. Finally, her article also relates to Gee because they both talk about conflicting discourses and how the gay and lesbian discourse is a very conflicting one.

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Response	Quote
It is good that there has been some change I the classrooms, even if it is not that much of change.	“In the last few years, there has been a subtle but persistent change in the classroom climate around the subject of sexual orientation.”
I agree with this quote because I am sure people fear that they will be made fun of and looked at differently if they told others the truth about there sexuality.	“I can hypothesize that the closeted gay students in my classes remain silent out of some of the same fears.”
I liked this quote and it shows that women are capable to do many things and are often looked at as fragile.	“We believe women aren't so fragile that we need to be helped into carriages and lifted over ditches; in a better world you would see that we are competent enough to vote”
Many people fear people who are gay, lesbian, or have a different sexual identity. Some people look down on these people, which is wrong in my opinion.	“Sexual identity is a component of personal and social identity highlighted for lesbians and gay men because homophobia in the culture makes it problematic.”
I believe that she got her purpose across in her article.	“My primary purpose In this book is to illustrate some of the complex dimensions of how lesbian and gay experience in composition classes.”
Some people really do not agree with other sexual identities they are not used and develop homophobia.	“Leaving sexual identity out of the classroom is not an accident; it is an expression of institutionalizing homophobia, enacted in classrooms not randomly but systematically, with legal and religious precedents to bolster it and intimidate both teachers and students.”

Thoughts:
I liked this reading and thought it was easy to understand. I also liked it because it was interesting and taught me a lot. I believe people are more accepting of gay people. I think that people used to be homophobic, but have learned to accept and not care about sexuality as much.