Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) college students are often faced with some form of sexual prejudice, sexual harassment and/or discrimination (Rankin, 2005). Name calling, verbal harassment, ridicule, and rejection are stressors that can increase risk for depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and even suicide (Zubernis & Snyder, 2007). Sexual minorities have a tendency to fear expressing how they might feel because they have to worry about their sexual orientation or sexual identity as a means to avoid the intimidation. This is rough because you should not have to hide who you choose to be because individuals can’t agree. Causing the LGBTQ community at times to have to fear for their lives because they are sometimes not viewed as being accepted.Working with crisis intervention allows programs to began to start so that the LGBTQ community can have someone or a place they can refer to that allows them to speak with a specialist and not have to worry about being jugged on who they are.
The injustice of LGBTQ population have knowledge of the actions and …show more content…
The victimization of transgender is intense and not easily accepted into the norm of today’s society. Heterosexual men evaluate other men more negatively whom they perceive as more feminine (Blashill & Powlishta 2003). This form of action leads to severe suicidal attempts because you are either ridiculed and or bullied.For individuals who appear to be male sex inconsistent with their female gender identity and expression, the term male-to-female MTF is preferred. Tran-persons of (FTM) particularly witness negative attitudes than women of Tran-persons. Men of Tran-persons are harshly judged. Heterosexual men reacted in a strongly negative way when it came to their willingness to interact with male Tran-person (Carrol, Guss, Hutchinson, & Gauler,
The injustice of LGBTQ population have knowledge of the actions and …show more content…
The victimization of transgender is intense and not easily accepted into the norm of today’s society. Heterosexual men evaluate other men more negatively whom they perceive as more feminine (Blashill & Powlishta 2003). This form of action leads to severe suicidal attempts because you are either ridiculed and or bullied.For individuals who appear to be male sex inconsistent with their female gender identity and expression, the term male-to-female MTF is preferred. Tran-persons of (FTM) particularly witness negative attitudes than women of Tran-persons. Men of Tran-persons are harshly judged. Heterosexual men reacted in a strongly negative way when it came to their willingness to interact with male Tran-person (Carrol, Guss, Hutchinson, & Gauler,