The acronym LGBTQI stand for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex. Is often referred to as a large and diverse group of individuals who have a minority sexual orientation or identity (Hines et al. 2013). Similar to most racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTQI individuals have experience discrimination from an individual standpoint as well as an institutional one. In the United States, the macrosystem level has long since placed values on LGBTQI individuals that are consistent with our society. These values include homophobia, homonegativity and heterosexism. The term homophobia was first coined and used in speeches by a psychologist, George Weinberg in the 1960’s. It is a term that is blended from two words, homosexual and
