Gay community

up in a Caribbean, conservative, Christian, ‘no nonsense’ household, where being Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender (LGBT) was not only frowned upon, but unthinkable. This led to my intolerable attitude towards members of the LGBT community growing up, and a great deal of hateful speech during my years in middle school and part of high school. This changed when a friend in high school told me he was gay. I was shocked, and truthfully, I did not know what to do. At first, I did what was…

acceptance of people who are gay in society. The Stonewall Riots were a major turning point for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community. It was beginning of societal awareness of the persecution and needed rights of the LGBT community. This seminal conflict eventually led to increased social acceptance and legal rights for this community and by 2015, gay marriage became legal in all 50 states through these uncompromising efforts. Being a member of the LGBT community during the…

stressed out over the Orlando shooting, politics, laws and religion. For this reason, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals have higher rates of mental health disorders than straight individuals (Cochran & Mays, 2009; Cochran, Sullivan, & Mays, 2003; King et al., 2008; Feinstein, Wadsworth, Davila, & Goldfried, 2014). Despite the social bias, prejudicial laws, and religious rejection, the LGBT community remains steadfast and strong. Historically, members of the LGBT group have…

Theoretical Strategies to Engage the Community As mentioned earlier an important component of the MP is the inclusion of community engagement. The reason this is significant results from the fact that gay-positive communities can have an immeasurable impact on both behavior and new incidences of HIV among MSM/YMSM. For example, MSM/YMSM who reside in gay-positive/friendly environments avert the adverse effects associated with stereotyping and discrimination. As such, MSM/YMSM don't feel the…

of who they are? These are all issues that affect people within the LGBT+ community. Transgender and gay people alike both suffer for practically no reason. Trans-people can be told that they’re “not a real girl/boy” or that they’re just trying to be a special snowflake. Gay people can be kicked out, fired from their job, beaten, and all for just the possibility of liking the same gender. People within the LGBT+ community are looked down upon for the gender, sexuality, or romanticity. All three…

Home sweet home my pretties. Gay adoption shouldn 't be called that there shouldn 't be a label on anyone. Same-sex married couples adopting shouldn 't depend on who the parents love but if the child will be able to fill the love of a parent ga, straight, bisexual, or transsexual it shouldn 't matter. Gay parents will be better than straight parents because gay people will think children will be precious, to them it would be like a diamond beautiful and priceless. Same-sex married couples will…

misrepresentation in the media brings a portrayal of the gay community as sexually deviant (Bersani 199). Seen in the exaggerated portrayal of promiscuity in gay bathhouses where gay men would participate in “the orgiastic behaviour of multiple partners, one after the other, where in five minutes you can have five contacts,” (Bersani 199). It is realized through Bersani’s work that the AIDS health crisis is not focused on finding a cure, but on the sexual appetite of gay men and the heterosexual…

The queer community has always existed, and as long as it has existed, so has homophobia. The Stonewall riots were a direct result of the oppression of LGBT individuals, when a group of New Yorkers decided that they had had enough. The riots may have only been an isolated event, but the events that followed helped to shape history for LGBT individuals forever. Just years before the riots, these individuals were hiding “in the closet” and afraid to be themselves. It was the loud and open…

upon. A significant amount of people believe that being gay is a choice, but those who are gay, bisexual, or transgender know that if they did have a choice, they would choose a life without being hated for who they truly are. Issues and problems as simple as hating someone because of their sexual orientation could be dealt with in a civil way, but people choose to deny them of their inalienable rights for the sake of themselves. “Being gay is a sin.” This is a statement that the majority…

all these reasons are true, then why has it taken all these years to make it legal? Denying the option for some specific people creates a second class of citizens. “On July 25, 2014 Miami-Dade County Circuit Court Judge Sarah Zabel ruled Florida's gay marriage ban unconstitutional and stated that the ban ‘serves only to hurt, to discriminate, to deprive same-sex couples and their families of equal dignity, to label and treat them as second-class citizens, and to…