LGBT

youth in the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered (LGBT) community is a serious problem that is often overlooked. There is discrimination and bullying toward LGBT youth found in all sorts of settings including the home, work, and school. Many LGBT teens experience abuse at home and even being kicked out of their house. Finding a job is sometimes harder as their sexual orientation is unwelcomed by employers and fellow colleagues. LGBT youth also endure harassment and bullying at school…

a world so hateful, some would rather die than be who they are” leaves a powerful message to all in regards to Lgbtq bullying. Most Lgbt students have been in a situation of bullying or similar harassment, or has seen it happen to another in the community. Schools are often ignorant to student rights or intentionally ignore them when in comes to students of an Lgbt orientation. Bullying can get to the point that it is so severe a student wishes to take their life, just how it is described in the…

equality still continues to this year in many areas, while other states began having it legal back in 2004. In Mississippi, it goes so far as to allowing some people with religious objections to turn away gay couples and not provide service to them. The LGBT rights in Mississippi include…

deviant health behaviors like smoking. I presented my findings at the Fenway Institute’s LGBT Population Health Presentations series and am now expanding this project to also consider the effects of immigrant documentation status for submission to Journal of Immigrant and Migrant Health. This project exhibits my abilities to theoretically and methodologically bridge social and health sciences to better serve LGBT people of color and assess their health-related social needs and…

“Christians need to be loving… Christians should be living witnesses.” Those were two sentences I heard on the drive to the restaurant with a christian family friend. This family friend seemed to genuinely care about the lost people of this world, and more importantly the condition of their salvation. Or at least I thought so. Upon arriving to the restaurant, just as we were beginning to eat, a “gay looking” man simply minding his own business passed by our table to join his friends. Immediately…

The music industry discriminates against the LGBT community while others accept them. “LGBT” is the acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. (“The Welcoming Project”, 1) Fashion and arts have a large amount of known members in the LGBT community, whereas people in the entertainment industry, such as music and television, are less likely to see members of the LGBT community. No matter who discriminates against a person within the LGBT community, when it comes from a loved one, it has…

Immoderate. That is one of the best ways to describe Trump’s opinion on LGBT topics. Although opinions are every changing, especially those of politicians, who work to appeal for the public, Trump and Pence remain immoderate. I think we shouldn't trust him because of his controversial behavior, choice in running mate, and Pence’s extreme quotes and statements. It’s no secret that trump is on the wrong side of controversial topics. Surprisingly, there is an article stating that “(we should)…

Since LGBT people have been around for many of years there are many undeniably good LGBT representations in past and current music videos. Not only are there goo representations but in the music videos there are certain ways they market LGBT people. The point of my paper is to show that there are good LGBT representations and the ways the videos market LGBT people. There have been many good LGBT representations through music videos and the first one that I am going to talk about is “Take Me to…

Gay/ LGBT Rights Movements & the US The gay rights movement has been ongoing for over seventy years. From the rise in gay men and lesbians during the 1920s to today’s international policies on same-sex marriage. The US is instrumental, yet still lagging in the changing of how society views, treats, and the acceptance of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. Historically in the US the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community has had to endure social…

since the old days until now and especially in LGBT community. LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. While researching I came across some articles by the LGBT community and how people treat them poorly due to their sexuality. In addition, they are not only treated poorly due to their sexuality, but are also denied from their human rights. The LGBT community faces many problems the one stood out in particular was health care, The LGBT community faces discrimination similar to…