Feasibility And Validity Of Research

The LGBT young adults and adolescents were the two populations that were selected in this participatory research. They selected participants who matched their study based on age (21-25), self-identification to ethnicity to LGBT and having a minimal of one parent during the adolescence LGBT life experience. The LGBT young adults that were enlisted was taken sampled of 245 Latino and

37 LGBT individuals won’t always self-identify on national surveys due to fear of stigma/negative repercussions

Based on the discussion from the Williams Institute, it is evident that there continues to be a prevalence of discrimination among groups that are not viewed as culturally acceptable in our county. In this article, it is reported that people are more likely to experience hate crimes based on their sexual orientations. For instance, 44% of people reported experience physical violence (without a weapon) because of their sexual orientation, and 80% had been verbally harassed (Herek, 2009). Although the Hates Crimes Statistic Law became effective in 1990, the stigma surrounding the LGBTQ community continues to affect their everyday life. It may defer a person by identified their sexual orientation for the fear of being discriminating in the workplace,

In 1970’s Laud Humphrey published the book The Tearoom Trade which provided insight on homosexuality in public places. After the book was published he felt comfortable to come out. Humphrey conducted a study to observe men engaging in same sex encounters in restrooms. The third person in the bathroom was considered as the lookout or the “watch queen” as which Humphrey posed as. The second part of his study he wrote down the license plate of the men he observed and then asked them to fill out a questionnaire. The questionnaire he stated was a social health survey. He concluded from his data that most of the men involved in these encounters were married or had acceptable lifestyles. Humphrey also concluded that majority of the men were socially

This article analyzed the positive experiences of twelve individuals who had visible differences (Egan et al 2011, p. 739). This study discovered four main elements that helped people to interpret their related experiences in a positive way. Generally, it can be seen that the authors applied interpretive social science (Neuman 2006, p. 87) to produce this study to capture participants’ experiences and feelings. There are some advantages that can be yielded by utilizing this perspective. Firstly, the authors were able to understand individuals’ different social lives. The complex social factors can be extracted to interpret participants’ feelings and emotions from their personal experiences. It was

Society’s view of the LGBTQ population has changed dramatically over time. Until 1973, the American Psychological Association had considered homosexuality to be a mental disorder (Silvestre, Beatty, & Friedman, 2013). Today, many LGBTQ couples are getting married and raising children. Although these individuals are receiving more legal benefits, they still must struggle with the stigma that society has associated with these gender and sexual identities (Hequembourg & Dearing, 2013). This stigma has contributed to a variety of issues for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, and queer or questioning individuals. Although little research has been done on LGBTQ families and substance abuse, studies have shown that there are high rates of substance abuse for individuals who are of sexual minorities (McCabe, West, Hughes, & Boyd, 2013; Senreich, 2009; Silvestre, Beatty, & Friedman, 2013). In addition to high rates of substance abuse for LGBTQ individuals, many problems exist for those in families with LGBTQ members. Youth may have a

Consider the frustrations of bisexual and/or transgender individuals when the LGBTQ community’s experiences are defined largely by the experiences of gay and lesbian individuals (LGBT Advisory Committee, 2011). Self-identified bisexuals make up the largest single population within the LGBTQ community in the U.S. (Egan, Edelman, & Sherrill, 2008; Herbenick et al., 2010; Mosher, Chandra, & Jones, 2005). However, both research on the LGBTQ community and funding for LGBTQ organizations tend to focus exclusively on gay and lesbian individuals, rendering bisexual individuals invisible and sidelining or eclipsing their particular needs (Miller, André, Ebin, & Bessonova, 2007). This invisibility has serious consequences for bisexual individuals’ sense of belonging within the LGBTQ community (LGBT Advisory Committee,

Is the need for acceptance of one’s sexuality as important as other issues like poverty, unemployment, global warming, natural disasters and proper health solutions for Ebola, Lyme that put our survival itself at risk? When meditating on this question, let us also analyse our own sexual fabric. We set the standards of our own yardsticks to measure a sexual identity as valid/ invalid, normal/ abnormal, natural/ unnatural, acceptable/ unacceptable, moral/ immoral and finally good/ bad.

in 2010, it was found that out of 3134 young homosexual Australians, ‘‘61 per cent had suffered

The purpose of this review is to show that the LGBT community is at higher risk for mental health disorders and psychological distress. This review will show that discrimination among the LGBT community is linked to the risk of mental health disorders and psychological distress and also demonstrate that lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth have high levels of emotional distress. This paper will investigate mental health and discrimination focusing on

Alternatively, sexual orientation was conceptualized as both sexual identity and sexual attraction, and measures were utilized reflecting this. Upchurch et al. (2016) measured sexual orientation based on responses to the question, “Please choose the description that best fits how you think about yourself”: 100% heterosexual (straight); Mostly heterosexual (straight), but somewhat attracted to people of your own sex; bisexual, that is, attracted to men and women equally; mostly homosexual (gay), but somewhat attracted to people of the opposite sex; 100% homosexual (gay); not sexually attracted to either males or females. These responses were then categorized dichotomously: heterosexual; and lesbian, gay or bisexual. Respondents who identified as “mostly heterosexual” and “not sexually attracted to either males or females” were excluded from analysis. This measure appeared to be accounting for the fluidity of sexual identity and attraction. However, for analysis, it categorized respondents that did not identify as heterosexual as one group; treating lesbian, gay and bisexual respondents as a homogenous group fails to reflect intragroup differences among sexual minorities. Similarly, Bazzi et al. (2015) conceptualized sexual orientation as a combination of sexual identity and sexual behaviors.

The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community has never received as much attention as they are right now. Much of this attention is stemming from this population struggling to obtain the same rights given to the remainder of the population. The LGBT community faces many challenges in their personal system, social environment, and then in the public system. In working with the LGBT population, the social worker needs to examine how the individual views themselves, not only through sexual identity, but as an individual. We need to look at the prejudices and condemnation they have encountered which may have led to further uncertainty or confusion.

According to the United States Census Bureau’s estimate (2015), over 3.18 million people currently reside within the United States and under 3% self-identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (CDC, 2014). Though this accounts for a relatively small portion of the population, the community is not homogenous and the percentage of self-identification it is not inclusive of all as some may identify based behavior or desire which are not synonymous (Fenway Institute, 2012). Similar to other minorities within the United States, the LGBT community confronts challenges with regards to health care, including stigma and discrimination from health providers, when seeking medical attention

In “Evidence from the National Assessment of the Social Innovation Fund (SIF)”, Zhang, Griffith, Pershing, Sun, Malakoff, Marsland, Peters, and Field (2017) empathize that SIF is a most lucrative and much-needed non-profit organization to support community and society in terms of youth development, job creation, and better futures. In order to execute its plans effectively, SIC collaborates and partners with other organizations to raise funds, and human resources to improve organizational capacity to create a solid fundamental strength. One of the most difficult challenges that SIC has to deal with is the financial obstacle during the economic recessions. Zhang et. al (2017) insist that in the 2008 and 2012,

There are many minorities in the United States of America making it one of the largest melting pots in the world. Unfortunately, due to the vast variety of people, there are many minorities that lack the proper access to healthcare resources that cater to their healthcare needs both mentally and physically. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community, also known as the LGBT community, face many hurdles when it comes to receiving the proper healthcare. They also encompass many different races, religions, ethnicities and social classes. According to a recent national and state-level population-based surveys, “8 million adults in the US are lesbian, gay, or bisexual, comprising 3.5% of the adult population” (Gates, 2011). Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people face many challenges and barriers accessing the proper health services. Many of the challenges the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community faces stems from