In my diploma work I present problems of homophobia and transphobia. Both phenomena manifest themselves in a negative and discriminatory attitude towards gay, lesbian, bisexual and transsexual persons as a consequence of their gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation. I have thus included a literary analysis of the motifs of homophobia and transphobia in two contemporary novels into my diploma work. The first novel is My Name Is Damjan (Ime mi je Damjan) by a Slovene author Suzana Tratnik and the second novel is The year of pearls (Leto biserov) by a Czech author Zuzana Brabcová. In analysing the two novels, I have mostly concentrated on researching how the motifs of homophobia and transphobia are depicted in the novels, who they are expressed by and how literary characters deal with them.
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