This was done for a class (CAN149) at Seneca college, it explains how demonstration is used by the LGBT community is used to create awareness. Okay, let's do this. Click the read more for a butt load of information Demonstrations are a form of social activism. The definition of a demonstration is "a mass group or collection of groups of people in favor of a political or other cause". It was used in the past mainly for protesting on a specific topic but currently it's used to raise awareness, spark debate, or inform. Demonstrations can influence change by getting those who see it think to research on the topic or at least become aware of the topic presented. For example, people are fighting for Asexuality to be more known and for people to understand that it's a valid sexuality. Yes, we have safe havens with schools offering LGBTQ+ spaces but spaces like these is where Acephobia is the most present. Since Asexuality is fairly unheard of, a lot of people in the lgbt+ community refuse to accept it as a sexuality. I've heard people say that Asexuality is made up since "everybody likes sex, right?". This is why social activism is so important, an example of social activism through demonstration being used in Canada is the Toronto pride parade. The image below is from the 2014 pride parade where Asexuals had their largest pride march yet [in terms of the number of people who identified as Asexual]. This is helping make change because they are demonstrating that Asexuality is sexuality that is a part of the LGBTQ+ community, that other people identify as and with and they are helping Asexuality become known as a sexual identity/orientation. This is type of activism is so great because it's an "in-your-face" activism, people are made aware that Asexuality is a real sexuality and that these people belong in the community. It also makes people go "I haven't heard of this sexuality before" which is a big step in getting anything known. Making people realize this is important enough for them to recognize the topic as something they need to know. In this case, Asexuality as a sexual identity/orientation. Gotta go, plans are happening over dinner. Thanks for reading, until next time! -Sam :) **Bibliography is below this post *Marginalized Orientations, Gender Alignments and Intersex (MOGAI)
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