LGBT

that it’s a common soft violence exist in the society. People just can’t think outside the box. In addition, sexual stigma has negative effect for sexual and gender minority people. Dr. Herek believe that there are many negative effects for the LGBT people who experience violence. Violence will increase victims’ mental pressure, and also create a subjective sense of threat. These will motivate them to engage in a variety of proactive behaviors to protect themselves from possible sexual stigma…

26th 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality for the LGBT community, sparking both a huge change in how LGBT relationships are viewed, and an enormous controversy debating the morality of equality (Obergefell et al. v. Hodges, Director, Ohio Department of Health, et al., 2015). The phrase "morality of equality" is used in this instance because while all this judgment did was give LGBT people the right to marry any legally consenting adult, there are people who…

oppression of the LGBT community by hip hop artists has undesirable consequences on our society. I believe that Macklemore writing a song that was so blunt about what he believed was an outstanding way to…

My curiosity was first sparked by the LGBT+ community when I was in eighth grade. This was when I discovered my sexual orientation differed from my friends'. At this point, I knew nothing but the terms "gay" and "straight". Now I am aware of the numerous sexualities and genders that exist. Because of this curiosity, along with my own identity, I have spent countless hours since eighth grade doing my best to help the LGBT+ community. I have found that the best way to do this is through education,…

Americans is uncomfortable with the thought of LGBT people in the country. Let me just say the thought of new schools for LGBT students is a great thought but it should never be enforced. My first question to you would be, why exactly do we have erect a brand new school to host LGBT students? I feel as if them having their own school makes us an even bigger target. Think about it, a school full of homosexuals. I believe that a lot…

analyzing the picture, one can discover further meaning beyond the pretty colors. I believe their costumes are symbolic of their support for the LGBT+ community to have the freedom to live out their lives and preferences without persecution. All it takes is one look at this picture of people coming together to celebrate and show their pride for the LGBT+ community to understand the saying “a picture is worth a thousand words”. The first thing that sticks out are the symbolic colors that…

Society's Prejudice on Love The United States claims to have equality and freedom of expression, but many citizens have experiences in their day to day life that would disprove this said claim. What people most often neglect to recognize is the lack of equality that lies within expression of love. When someone is transgender, homosexual or even attracted to a different race they are at risk. That is why so many people are afraid to come out. They do not just end up coming out with their sexual…

cursing and hitting others. Then before you know it someone is accusing you of being homosexual as well and throwing you into the thick of this fight. Next, you are being physically attacked and arrested by the police. This is what has happened to the LGBT+ people of Russia for the past ten years due to the fact that the…

transgender (LGBT) community and their allies. However, members of the LGBT community have criticized the narrow focus on marriage equality, arguing it sidesteps other urgent community issues like racism, class conflicts, transphobia, youth homelessness, and others (Spade and Willse 2013; Duggan 2012a; Warner 1999). Moreover, LGBT activists and scholars, some of whom are black, have argued that the legalization of same-sex marriage disproportionately benefits a certain segment of the LGBT…

Lately, there has been a big discussion regarding the concept of gay marriage. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community has been fighting against the government, looking forward for public acceptance and governmental laws that would let people of the same sex get married. There are millions of same sex couples in the world who feel left behind because of the lack of equal rights. For example, people from all over the world move to the USA because cultures are rapidly associating…