LGBT

term to discuss says Kathleen. Involving not just the physical side, it also encompasses the mental and social well-being. Having a balance of these aspects lead to overall good health, and can create a better sense of well-being. As a member of the LGBT community, it can be a challenge to receive appropriate health care. This plays a major role in health status. If appropriate access to health care cannot be given, there is little opportunity to see improvements in one’s health. Compared to…

A. This video had kids who were of the GLBT community answer questions about being GLBT. The beginning had the kids tell their name and talk about their sexual orientation. Then they began to ask the kids questions about things like how it felt to come out, the reaction they received when they came out, etc… B. • Disappointed • Angry • Upset • Concerned C. This video was really depressing for many reasons. These kids are constantly bullied, and in their schools, nothing is done about it. It is…

Discussion 6-1: Read the Case Study 12.4 Edna, Lesbian Employee (Carr-Ruffino, pg 500). What surface problems do you notice? What are the underlying root problems? What actions would you recommend Edna to take? Create your discussion using the 4 key steps of a Case Study: Step 1: Identify surface problems, Step 2: Ask Why-Why to get root problem, Step 3: Generate solutions, and Step 4: Take action or make recommendations. Provide solid support for those recommendations. Step 1: Identify surface…

In Declan Harvey and Daniel Rosney’s “Bullied at school for being gay: “It was a living hell””, marginalization is illustrated in three ways. First of all, gay are being marginalized by the harassment from others. Faraaz Kasim says, “They’d rip my confidence in front of everyone…I was constantly being called names” (Declan & Daniel). Whatever the harassment is language or behavior, it will definitely ruin a human’s pride and confidence. The kind of harassment that gay students suffer from school…

Thorpe’s struggles with masculinity has nothing to do with hiding that he is gay, a fact he is rather proud of, rather it is to aid in his attempts to find suitable mates as he is a mid-40s bachelor. His journey takes him to various speech coaches, LGBT icons, family and friends of Thorpe, and historians and experts in speech pathology to uncover the origins of the stereotypical “homosexual” speech patterns. Thorpe begins with seeking help from a speech pathologist who immediately notices the…

defines bisexuals as people with the innate capacity to form enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attractions to those of the same gender and those of different genders/gender presentations from themselves (AIB, 2015). Among the members of the LGBT community living within the United States, 40% identify as bisexual, making it the largest subgroup in comparison to the 36% who identify as gay, 19% as lesbian, and 5% as transgender. However despite making up almost half of the sexual…

In the United States the gay rights movement has undergone huge advances within the last century. These advances range from a variety of social topics including the legalization of gay marriage, allowing individuals to openly serve in the military, and even gain the basic right to lead and volunteer for a boy scout troop. In fact, most of these advances stem from legislation and social protest/movements within the past twenty years. With all of these monumental and speedy advances with gay…

Esther Santos, of Dominican decent, is a lively retired social studies teacher and gay-rights activist. Santos immigrated from the Dominican Republic with her mother and father in 1956 at the young age of 6. They lived in New York city with her aunt and uncle until moving into their apartment in the Bronx. In high school, she was a star student and very active in extracurricular activities such as: track and cheerleading. After graduating, she attended New York University where she majored in…

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) college students are often faced with some form of sexual prejudice, sexual harassment and/or discrimination (Rankin, 2005). Name calling, verbal harassment, ridicule, and rejection are stressors that can increase risk for depression, anxiety, substance abuse, and even suicide (Zubernis & Snyder, 2007). Sexual minorities have a tendency to fear expressing how they might feel because they have to worry about their sexual orientation or…

What do we all have in common within this room? Here, let me give you a hint, it includes our anatomy. We were all born this way; human. Who knew such a simple word could carry so much power behind it. This word grants one human rights no matter what race, gender, or religion they are accompanied by. I have another question for you all, why are people all around the world being denied basic human rights because of factors that they cannot control, such as homosexuality or gender identification?…