Oppression and discrimination go hand and hand, they both have to do with people treated more poorly than others because of who they are (Dictionary). People today are discriminated based upon their sexuality all the time and that should not be the case. “They are discriminated against in the labor market, in schools and in hospitals, mistreated and disowned by their own families. They are singled out for physical attack – beaten, sexually assaulted, tortured and killed” (United Nations Human Rights). These oppressions usually start out with people that would be considered homophobic, transphobic, and biphobic. These are people who have a phobia of gay, transgender, and bisexual people. Many stereotypes that apply to these categories of people
