Gay pride

orientation other than straight. I felt like a fool and an ignorant jerk. In my culture, people have less acceptance of LGBTQ. They were discriminated, oppressed, bullied… and I was one of the people who make fun of gay people. I am not homophobic; however, the norms in my culture taught me that gay people are not normal. Also, many transgender people in Asia, especially in Thailand are strippers or prostitutes. Therefore, I misunderstood that tranny are some sort of mental illness and for us to…

they should not be bullied for who they are and should be accepted by everyone as they have a big part in society and without them we might all be the same. I believe the Queensland ambulance service choose to be a part of wear it purple day and the pride parade because they wanted to show their support towards diversity, make a stand for bullying and harassment and make sure that the world knows that no matter who you are you should feel safe and secure in this world.…

to remove repression.” ( Harvey Milk) Throughout society today homosexuals are being targeted, their life opportunities, jobs and rights are being taken away. In the article “Gay and Transgender People Face High Rates of Workplace Discrimination and Harassment” states how studies have shown that anywhere from 15% to 43% of gay people have experienced some sort of discrimination. Homosexuals deserve to have Rights, Freedom and also be Respected just like a hetersexual person and not be…

fun of gay people. The current culture tells students that being gay is funny and abnormal, but this is not true. Nobody understands what being gay is like unless they have gay family members or friends, who are close to them. Mackie has a close friend, Marissa, who is gay. It changed her perspective. Mackie used to think that gay people were abnormal, now that her very close friend has came out to her, her whole mindset has changed. Mackie wants to tell her other friends that Marissa is gay but…

because, he was bullied so much and hated by almost everyone at his school. He was hospitalized just a month before committing suicide, because a person from his school started punching him and violently hurting him. The kids usually called him, Fairy, gay-boy, and f****t. His mother added “I feel like these people who were bullying are the cause of why he is not here anymore, they pushed him to the edge.” This shows that homophobia and homophobic people are, destroying, not only adults but…

Many queer young folks have to face terrifying consequences of coming out and quite a few of the situations can become very dangerous. It can sometimes be impossible to tell how a family will react when their child tells them they are transgender or gay and in some cases, the reaction can turn out terrible and very dangerous for the youth. According to the same article by Carl…

The path of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, questioning, two-spirited movement has been a steep uphill battle until recently. Throughout history, the LGBTQ2 community has been discriminated against or outright persecuted. Even today, people continue to have harsh reactions to events like a famous athlete coming out as homosexual. Less than two years ago, gay marriage was finally legalized in the United States. Most LGBTQ2 people would consider hate crimes the biggest problem facing the…

Persecution has been a recurring theme throughout history, and LGBTQ people were never safe from it. Today, many countries turn a blind eye to the problems the LGBTQ community faces, even openly villainizing it, other states consider any presence of the community a destruction of the traditional morals of society. However, not only are LGBTQ people found in every country and period of time, they are embedded in many mythologies. The existence of LGBTQ people in the ancient world should be…

beaten, or bullied to the point of suicide simply for a part 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…

Research Portfolio Mishna, Faye, et al. “Bullying of Lesbian and Gay Youth: A Qualitative Investigation.” The British Journal of Social Work, vol. 39, no. 8, 5 Jan. 2008, pp. 1598–1614., academic.oup.com/bjsw/article/39/8/1598/1624782 Bullying occurs in schools, home, religious spaces, public areas (eg: malls) on the street, public transit, online “Conversion Bullying”: Occurrences where LGB people are harassed to change their sexual orientation and comply to heteronormative ideas the American…