User talk:Kellyzamora

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Hello, Kellyzamora, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Adam and I work with the Wiki Education Foundation; I help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment.

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Introduction
Hi, I'm Kelly. I am a junior at Montclair State University studying Child Advocacy & Policy, Social Work, and Gender, Sexuality & Women Studies.

Racialized homonormativity
Hi, Kellyzamora. I took a look at your sandbox additions to heteronormativity. Remember what you're trying to accomplish with this section. A reader who is already on the heteronormativity page and has read up to this point needs to understand the basics of how homonormativity can be racialized. Part of the work can also be off-loaded to articles like intersectionality, Racism in the LGBT community, or Homophobia in ethnic minority communities within the text. Linking articles rather than explaining again how intersectionality works can help you focus the section.

When writing wikipedia articles, keep in mind that articles should be neutral. They should not call the reader to action or voice an opinion about a subject. For instance, you cite an author who argues that certain features of The Kids are All Right marginalize certain experiences (among other things). But we can't include statements like "With films that falsely depict gay white couples it would be very rare to find one that depicts a gay couple of color" nor can we use that article to conclude "The media has also allowed for many scenarios to appear “normal”, in that they are white, straight-passing, and barely realistic." That's a really sweeping claim, especially from a single scholar. I also removed your last paragraph as it is best considered a 'call to action'.

Let me know if you need more help. I recommend you take a look at our Editing Wikipedia and Evaluating Wikipedia handouts as they contain some great information on how articles are structured and written. Adam (Wiki Ed) (talk) 20:47, 19 April 2016 (UTC)