Outline of my essay

Research Question:

How should Japanese sexual minority be more accepted?

Thesis Statement:

Japanese government should make a curriculum including sexual minority education in schools. To support this statement, following three parts are needed:

1) The reasons why Japanese government should introduce sexual minority education in schools.

2) The ideal curriculum which makes effective change in the present Japanese sexual minority problem.

3) The way to change the government’s traditional idea of gender.

Ⅰ. Introduction

(Hook) Statistics of how many sexual minority exist in ICU to show that this problem is concerned with everyone
(Background) Definition of “sexual minority” and educational history of Japanese sexual minority

Ⅱ.The reasons for introducing sexual minority education by Japanese government are:

A. By the curriculum of sexual minority education, the environment toward sexual minority changes in the school

B. sexual minorities can acquire their rights much easier by getting sexual majorities’ support from the education

Ⅲ. The ideal curriculums which make effective change in present Japanese sexual minority problem are:

A. Adding and changing the content of what Japanese students learn thorough their sex education

B. Discussion to widen each student’s point of view of sexual minority

C. Inviting the lecturer who is actually sexual minority

Ⅳ. The ways to change the government’s traditional idea of gender:

A. Sexual minority’s activity to change the situation should be more promoted

B. Changing Japanese traditional idea of gender by dividing to each prefecture

Ⅴ. Conclusion

A. Repeat thesis statement and main points

B. Suggest further research to the readers

C. Expectation through this suggestion

Sources

Youth, Education, and Sexualities

James Tomas Sears 2005

Queer Japan from Pacific war to the internet age

Mark J. McLelland 2005

Human Rights of Minority and Woman’s: Human Rights and Sexual Minorities

Indrani Sen Gupta 2005

Diverse Sexuality and Schools

David Campos 2003

Education, Equality and Human Rights

Mike Cole 2006

International Day Against Homophobia & Transgender

http://www.dayagainsthomophobia.org/-IDAHO-english,41-

学校教育におけるセクシュアル・マイノリティ
http://daigakuin.soka.ac.jp/assets/files/pdf/major/kiyou/22_kyoiku1.pdf