LGBT

Why shouldn't the LGBT community have equal rights!? It's estimated that there is only two hundred and twenty nine million gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people in the world, that’s 5 percent of the seven billion people who inhabit this earth! However this number doesn’t stop hateful, disgusting bigots from saying that there is a "gay agenda" to turn their children gay. Egypt, Nigeria and Sudan are only three of the seventy nine countries in the world where being gay and lesbian is…

homosexuals( Stocks Thomas). In truth, the sexual liberation of the LGBT community did not happen overnight. The process to gain acceptance took several decades and still transcends to today’s society. Often, transgender movements intersected with homosexual protest and incorporated the same ideas. As a result, transgender people were able to have several successful protests to assert their rights. (cite transgender history pg. 59). LGBT rights are still very emphasized in politics and…

wasted. It should properly put to the use for the benefit of the country.” As long as the community has no opportunity to pursue education, they will be in the dark. The following are some more reasons that will underline the need of education for LGBT: 1. Most of the transgender members in India are beggars or sex workers due to the lack of education. If they are educated they will be better employed and will be able to live a life of dignity. 2. With education they will get access to the…

According to the text on Urban Social Work discuss several barriers for the LGBT community that may not support Marcus and his behavior. The barriers in urban cities discriminate against the LGBT and view them as a crime, sin, and mentally ill. The LGBT community will face barriers like denied for housing, employment, and health benefits (Phillips, Straussner, 2002). A study was done on the reason why teens run away…

Indiana, if a business denies me goods or services, I can’t even sue them. I will try to stop complaining and tell you about myself. I’m P.A.T. I am an acronym for a Person of All Types. One of the 20 million convicted felons, part of the 12.7 million LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community, an adult female (121 million), black, and possibly a mentally…

Furthermore, studies have supported the notion that many LGBT individuals are identified to be living alone, without a partner or without children compared to their heterosexual counterparts (Blank et al., 2009). However, studies also suggest that these individuals who have identified that they live alone, may actually have partners or be in a relationship with someone who lives separately from them (Addis et al., 2009). In a study examining the health of older gay, lesbian and bisexual adults,…

number of people who identify as somewhere on the LGBT+ spectrum. 11,88,409,257; the number of the people who are LGBT+ and have a diagnosed mental illness/disorder. Some people believe that these numbers have no correlation or that they couldn’t possibly have anything to do with each other. I believe though, that while belonging to a LGBT+ group may not cause mental illness, the combination of the stigma around mental disorders and certain LGBT+ groups and the lack of tolerance our society…

ethnicity, or religion is. Discrimination against LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) based on gender identity or sexual orientation is an issue that affects individuals worldwide and in our community also. There are still many obstacles to receive equality that LGBT Americans are facing. Many states (including Texas) have no laws protecting employment non-discrimination that covers sexual orientation and gender identity. This means that an LGBT individual can be fired for merely…

Stereotype Threat of LGBT Parents and Adoption Stereotyping in adoption is something that has been persistent over the years, in particular for members of the LGBT community. When a person fears being judged or condemned because of persistent stereotypes of their in-group (stereotype threat), it can cause a person to change their opinions on taking action in a certain situation or cause them to change their behavior to fit the stereotype that persists according to Kassin, Fein, and Markus (2014)…

been told that I, “don’t look LGBT.” I’ve been told I’m being pretentious, or that because I’m interracial I can’t be pansexual. “You’re too academic to be in the LGBT community,” was the most ridiculous of them all. Being bombarded with “you can’t be” and “I can’t see how you could possibly be” got redundant. However, despite the many rude comments about my orientation, I remained proud. Eventually, I disregarded what they said. I met more people and found the LGBT community to be a second…