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homeless youth that are LGBT is 40%, because some shelters will not take them or because they are out of space. There are some major companies that will not accept your job application if they are part of the LGBT community. The candy company, Jelly Belly, donated $5,000 to get rid of bill “1266” (Smith 1). For people who don’t know what the bill is, it bans schools from taking the rights from transgender students and LGBT students. There are 75 countries that say if people are LGBT they will be…

( "Gay Marriage a Done Deal As Political Issue? No So Fast.") People should support this because the LGBT community respects the laws that everyone else has, they just have a few different laws. People should be able to love and marry someone of the same-sex. Some of the LGBT community have married someone of the opposite gender and have to suffer to make others happy. Mr. Obama acknowledged the range of views on same-sex marriage, and…

Although homosexuality is no longer illegal in Russia, social tolerance for those in the LGBT community has never been established. Discrimination, especially for youth and children in the LGBT community, remains problematic. Teens who struggle with their own sexuality seek support from others with similar experiences by forming together on Facebook and calling themselves “404.” The current societal perception of this issue enables the restriction of information to teens regarding sexual…

problem became the impetus for the unification and diversification of the LGBT movement. The separatism of lesbian feminists dissipated, and both the gay and lesbian communities became more moderate in order to better politically address the new right and fight for health care, marriage equality, rights to abortion, and other discrimination. Furthermore, because the AIDS epidemic worst affected the poor and marginalized LGBT groups in the US, political and activist groups began having a more…

we do not exist.” Vito Russo, The Celluloid Closet (1981). LGBT people have always been treated poorly, throughout history queer people have been erased, belittled, and ignored. People are generally more accepting and inclusive with queer people, including us in their movies and tv shows sometimes, but more often than not they don’t, and when they do they tend do not do it right. In 2014 only 17.5% of major studio releases included LGBT characters, 65% of those characters were gay men, 30%…

brutality based upon lifestyle and choices. There are different types of savagery employed against a LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) individual or groups. Furthermore, it can have a huge impact upon the individual’ lifestyle. Moreover, this paper, will explore the causes and types of violence perpetrated against LGBT community, its impact, and the means of preventing its occurrences. LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) groups are the most hated and heavily targeted…

Our country has been founded on the principle that every human being has certain inalienable rights as long as those rights do not violate another 's. Numerous written documents have been based on the same idea throughout history. For example, Article Three of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states clearly, “everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person”. The Declaration continues, “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration,…

Bullying and Intersectionality Though many research studies focus on LGBT+ youth in comparison to heterosexual youth, or the differences in gender, there are few studies that focus on the different identities of an individual together and compare the intersectionality between such individuals. Intersectionality is the “recognition of multiple interlocking identities that are defined in terms of relative sociocultural power and privilege and shape people’s individual and collective identities…

The LGBT community has been suffering inequality for hundreds of years. Even though there was suffering, it inspired movements and projects to be created in order to bring attention to the unfair treatment against the community. Activists such as Cleve Jones create marks and take a step closer to equality. Just last year, gay marriage was made legal in all 50 states and there are many campaigns spreading AIDS awareness and contributing to fundraise for research. The LGBT community just wants to…

Case for LGBT Diversity and Inclusion” Most Americans speak freely in the workplace about life and home without compromising their job security. Ideally this would only be problematic in cases where individuals are involved in illegal or otherwise deliquent activities. Author Jim Fitterling addresses how members of the LGBT community lie somewhere in between, many remaning silent and in secret due to the fear of losing their employment. Fitterling’s work “Making Small Talk: The Case for LGBT…