Gay Liberation

Gay man lives in an unhealthy environment where they lost their identity and try to be someone they’re not just to fit in with the rest “The first, and perhaps major, life transition in the lives of GBTs occurs when their homosexual desire becomes silent and they adopt a homosexuality identity. This usually takes place during adolescence and early adulthood” (Garcia Article). This explains the different stages that gay man goes through, during their early childhood, they try to act the manliest…

Pride for Youth is an example of a program that uses principles of psychology and social justice in order to promote inclusiveness within the community. Specifically, Pride for Youth is a nonprofit organization that advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) youth; their mission is to enhance the health and well-being of LGBTQ youth through supportive services, education, and development (Long Island Crisis Center, 2009). Pride for Youth offers a variety…

The individual becomes immersed in gay culture, attending meetings, rallies, and events, reading literature, and associating only with other gay individuals or “pro-gay” heterosexuals. Much pride is felt toward the lesbian and gay community, and anger is directed at the rest of society. At this point the individual is very likely to be out to most individuals. Cass suggests that if individuals routinely experience negative reactions when they disclose their gay identity, then they will likely…

Is being gay a choice? “Sergio Urrego, 16, took his own life last month after Catholic school administrators harassed the teenager by making his relationship with another young man public and accused him of sexual harassment.”() It is the many situations like this that make one wonder why someone would choose this lifestyle. But the fact of the matter is that it isn’t a choice at all. Although many people think that being gay is a personal decision, being gay is not a choice. It is an…

entertainment and media are causation of these horrible disasters, some as recent as 2016 when a gay Orlando, Florida nightclub was shot up (McKinnon). Another great example that bluntly shows how homosexuals are simply frowned upon is when the new version of the Disney film Beauty and the Beast was shown in theatres. Le Fou a character that plays a role as Gaston’s understudy right-hand man in Beauty and the Beast is a gay male in the newest rendition of the original film. Parents were very…

Introduction A little over three percent of high school students describe themselves as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, and over five percent report they are either lesbian, gay, bisexual, or have had sexual experiences with individuals of the same sex. As a minority population in schools across the country, LGBTQ youth commonly experience high rates of discrimination and harassment, yet are often not protected under school policy. And even though most parents favor teaching about sexual…

I have always wondered why a lot of Christians hate gays, lesbians, transgenders, and bisexuals. It has always astonished me to think that people who are called to love, can have such a festering hate for groups such as LGBT. In fact, this epiphany pushes me to the point at times where I cannot help but feel the acid in my stomach pushing around as I become almost instantly sick. I ask myself why that very thought pains me, then I remember it is because I am a Christian. I’m not the Christian…

For many years gays and lesbians have been judged for their sex preference, they have been judged so much that some of them wont tell their family members that they are gay. They were not only judged by the people, but also from the government and the church. But in June, 26, 2015 the U.S Supreme Court legalized gay marriage on all fifty states. Now the gay community is looking to start a family by adopting a child. On like most heterosexual parents, gay parents chose to become parents the…

LGBT’s have no protection in the other states and can be denied housing or be denied service just for being homosexual. B. Main Point Two – Secondly, gays and lesbians can be fired from their workplace just for identifying as a homosexual. 1. There are some companies, including most fortune 500 companies that do offer protection for gays and lesbians, but a big percentage do not offer these protections. 2. It’s really disturbing that a great free country such as the United States, we…

citizens within their own countries. Even in America, the biggest melting pot of the world, the notorious “land of the free”, this occurs despite President Obama’s recent executive order banning federal contractors from discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) employees and…