Fighting Misogyny in the Gay Community

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Fighting Misogyny in the Gay Community

The word
“misogyny,” which denotes the hate of women in Ancient Greece, is derived
from that word. Hatred or opposition to girls or women is known as misogyny.
Misogyny can take many different forms, such as sexual discrimination, female
inferiority, violence against women, and sexual objectification. The ancient
world’s mythology and diverse religions have been described as being heavily
influenced by misogyny. The antithesis of misogyny is the love or liking of women.
Sexism and misogyny, the male counterpart of misogyny, is the hatred or dislike
of males. Women are affected by misogyny in both their attitudes toward other
people and toward themselves. There are sexist women, just as there are hateful
queers.

Men’s violence
against female family members can be attributed to misogyny and the acceptance
of it by society.

Among other
social injustices, discrimination against women in the workplace, in academia,
and in politics; a lack of effective health care for women such as insufficient
financing for research on female cancers and ongoing unequal division in the
family are just a few. Lesbians may also face harassment from misogynists since
they are perceived as lacking heterosexual protection necessary in the eyes of
misogynists. They are consequently seen as simple prey that must be taught a
lesson.

The absence of
lesbian health resources and adequate responses to victims of domestic violence
in lesbian relationships is partly a result
of misogynist views. While dealing with such stressful situations, they can seek Online
Counselling
from the Top Psychologist in India at TalktoAngel No1 Online Mental Health &
Wellbeing Platform in India, Singapore, UAE, Dubai, Muscat, Hong Kong, and Australia.

The gay community
includes transgender people who are classified according to their gender
identification and presentation, unlike lesbians, gay men, and bisexual men and
women. This group includes people whose gender identity differs from the sex
originally assigned to them at birth or whose gender expression significantly
deviates from what is typically associated with or typical for that sex, for
example, people who were initially assigned the sex of male at birth but later
identify as female or people who are initially assigned the sex of female at birth
but later identify as male, as well as other people who deviate from or reject
traditional cultural conceptualizations of gender. Gender identity, gender
expression, and sexual orientation are all varied among transgender people.

Lesbians may
also face harassment from misogynists since they are perceived as lacking
heterosexual protection necessary in the family are just a. They are
consequently seen as simple prey that must be taught a lesson. The first issue
mentioned, misogyny, is real, in part, despite the fact that we have not yet
achieved the majority of what we have battled for. By emphasizing their sexual
disinterest in women, many gay men distinguish themselves from straight guys.
Misogyny pours out of it. Sometimes out of jealousy for their alleged sexual
dominance. Many of them have neglected women structurally and individually as a
movement. Gay men and feminists have had complex relationships in historical
practice and popular thought, encompassing areas of agreement, disagreement,
and intellectual contribution. Misogyny is a social and psychological challenge
problem and it’s not exclusive to straight men. The gay community is just as
guilty. Whenever women enter a sexualized space dominated by gay men, someone
is bound to get their dick in a twist. It is indeed possible for straight,
cisgender women to invade and objectify our spaces. They do but don’t get
to claim the moral high ground.

Lesbian, gay,
and bisexual people have worked hard to obtain the equality we have today –
frequently with the backing of crucial allies who aren’t gay.” Homophobia
and bi-phobia are still pervasive in many facets of society, and many LGBTQ individuals continue to experience abuse and bullying
simply because of who they are, which causes severe anxiety, stress, depression, and PTSD
symptoms.

Social movements
that promote LGBTQ or queer people’s acceptance
and rights have their start as reactions to centuries of discrimination by the
church, the state, and medical institutions. When gay behavior or a departure
from conventional gender roles or dress is enforced by law or custom, this
judgment can be expressed through sensational public trials, exile, health
warnings, or sermon rhetoric. These channels of persecution not only exposed
entire populations to the reality of diversity but also for generations
reinforced homophobia. Before the scientific and political revolutions of the
18th and 19th centuries, there were few organizations or resources available to
people who recognized they shared this identity and were vulnerable or stood up
to speak out for tolerance and change in gender identity. Campaigners from all
walks of life came together over time as public media and human rights values
grew stronger. These rights groups grew in number and gained supportive medical
studies, outlawed literature, burgeoning sex research, and an environment of
increasingly liberal humanistic
democratic rights.

So how do we
become more compassionate allies to the women in our lives?

The first step
is realizing the ways gay men glorify masculinity, just whipping it out, masculinity
is somehow more powerful than femininity. 
Since we know that the majority of the time, the evidence does not support such conclusions, psychologists
typically require, in addition to such categorical absolute
pronouncements. In conclusion, compassion is innate, and these investigations
have not revealed any gender variations in this trait. But this does not imply
that compassion is felt or expressed in the same ways by men and women, and
this is where science becomes fascinating. We might simply be predisposed
to viewing compassion from a female perspective and failing to notice the ways
in which males work to end suffering as a result.

No matter what
the situation is, LGBTQ community individuals can seek compassionate and
empathetic Online Counselling from Queer Affirmative Therapists
and address their concerns.


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you would like to learn more about your gender or sexual identity and live
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Contributed by: – Dr (Prof) R K SuriBest Clinical Psychologist in Delhi  & Swati Yadav