Statistical Critique
Discrimination can be defined as the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things. A group of people who certainly feel the wrath of discrimination are the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual community. The oppression and unequal treatment that they have struggled with over the years has negatively impacted their well-being. The LGB community is left with, feelings of anxiety, depression, disorders related to substance abuse, and other more severe mental disorders. A 2010 study The Impact of Institutional Discrimination on Psychiatric Disorders in Lesbians Gays and Bisexual Population: A Prospective Study was conducted to show the relationship between states that had bans on LGB rights, and the amounts …show more content…
Some of these benefits include: Receiving spouse’s health insurance, filing income taxes together, social security benefits, having rights over medical decisions and, many other marital benefits. Suffering this unequal treatment cause’s distress which turns into mental illnesses such as depression, generalized anxiety and other mental disorders. These can also develop into substance abuse or alcohol abuse. Thankfully, we had many individuals who advocated and fought for same sex marriage, one way they fought was by conducting this study. Advocators wanted to help people understand the mental toll that was being placed on the LGB …show more content…
Although, we are grateful that these bans have been revote in every state, the article give you a clear-cut idea of just how much these individuals have and do suffer do to inequality. With the article certainly laid out all the statistical information correctly with just a few things that could have been done a little differently. Now that have worked out the kinks of removing band on same-sex marriage we just need to advocate for LGB employment so when they do get married they don’t lose their
Discrimination can be defined as the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things. A group of people who certainly feel the wrath of discrimination are the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual community. The oppression and unequal treatment that they have struggled with over the years has negatively impacted their well-being. The LGB community is left with, feelings of anxiety, depression, disorders related to substance abuse, and other more severe mental disorders. A 2010 study The Impact of Institutional Discrimination on Psychiatric Disorders in Lesbians Gays and Bisexual Population: A Prospective Study was conducted to show the relationship between states that had bans on LGB rights, and the amounts …show more content…
Some of these benefits include: Receiving spouse’s health insurance, filing income taxes together, social security benefits, having rights over medical decisions and, many other marital benefits. Suffering this unequal treatment cause’s distress which turns into mental illnesses such as depression, generalized anxiety and other mental disorders. These can also develop into substance abuse or alcohol abuse. Thankfully, we had many individuals who advocated and fought for same sex marriage, one way they fought was by conducting this study. Advocators wanted to help people understand the mental toll that was being placed on the LGB …show more content…
Although, we are grateful that these bans have been revote in every state, the article give you a clear-cut idea of just how much these individuals have and do suffer do to inequality. With the article certainly laid out all the statistical information correctly with just a few things that could have been done a little differently. Now that have worked out the kinks of removing band on same-sex marriage we just need to advocate for LGB employment so when they do get married they don’t lose their