Gay Affirmative Practices

The LGBT community has been silently suffering through generations. But in this generation, they are finally showing the world their voice. There have been many instances where young adults were denied their right to be who they are and now they are speaking out about the mistreatment. Even though the united states have begun to be more open about the LGBT community here is still more change it come. These changes can be explained through many sociological perspectives including: functionalist, conflict, symbolic interactionism and interactionism. Along with these perspective religion, norms and deviance all impact these individuals who are striving to be open about who they really are inside and out.

The mental health of individuals in the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) community is something that is a serious problem. For most of the history of the United States and many different parts of the world LGBT people faced much persecution and in some cases even death. This constant fear of discovery and the pressure that one feels on oneself when “in the closet” can lead to major mental distress. Research has shown that people who identify as LGBT are twice as likely to develop lifetime mood and anxiety disorders (Bostwick 468). This is extremely noticeable the past couple years in the suicides of bullied teens on the basis of sexual identity and expression. The stigma on simply being perceived as LGBT is strong enough to

Ryan, Caitlin Ryan; Russell, Stephen, T.; Huebner, David; Diaz, Rafael; Sanchez, Jorge, 2010, Family Acceptance in Adolescence and the Health of LGBT young Adults, Journal of Child and Adolescence Psychiatric Nursing, Volume 23, pp. 205-213

LGBTQ adolescents, also called sexual minority youth, have a higher risk of developing mental and emotional problems than heterosexual youth, and also face more bullying, harassment, and victimization due to homophobia (Craig, Austin, & McInroy, 2014). In order to address their needs, the researchers used group therapy that was based on

Part of my training in becoming a counselor, I have developed and continue to develop skill to advocate for all youths. Through mindfulness training, I want be an advocate for LGBTQ youths by empowering them and providing useful skills that promote independent living. Every youth, gender conforming or non-gender conforming, deserves the right to live a success, content and fulfill life.

The Lesbian, Gay, Bi, and Transgendered (LGBT) youth population is one of the most vulnerable groups in our community. Being gay does not lead to risky behaviors or bad decision making, rather, societal stigma and discrimination can lead LGBT youth to seek emotional outlets. Today’s society has improved immensely towards the LGBT community, although it has not always been this way. Society can affect a person in shocking ways, influencing one’s unhealthy and unsafe physical and mental behaviors. This current vulnerable population deserves a voice and the simplicity of someone listening to them in order for both sides, accepting and non-accepting, to find a common ground and settle the violence.

The purpose of this essay is to give a clear understanding of gay and lesbian families. This essay will discuss relative information and problems of this client group focusing on the demographic, history, polices, issues faced by the group as well as relevant support groups and programs available. This essay will discuss these topics by drawing on existing published scholarly literature and relevant, credible published sources. The second part of this essay will be a reflection of an event that relates to the LGBTIQA Community. This reflection will discuss the event as well as thoughts and feeling of a participant in the event. For the purpose of this essay Gay and lesbian will be defined as “A person who is attracted primarily to members of the same sex. Although it can be used for any sex e.g. gay man, gay woman, gay person, “lesbian” is sometimes the preferred term for women who are attracted to women.” ("LGBT Terms and Definitions | International Spectrum", 2016).

AFA wishes to remind our Members that June is the month designated to observe Gay Pride, and to encourage everyone to come together under the umbrella of tolerance, diversity, and inclusion. "Gay Pride" began as a reaction to discrimination, violence, and hatred leveled against a segment of our society simply because they were perceived to be "different" from the rest of the population. History is littered with instances of injustice, bigotry, and hatred toward people of all kinds, due to ignorance and intolerance. Your AFA is an organization that enthusiastically promotes inclusionary practices as well as celebrating the diversity of the human race. We believe everyone is entitled be treated respectfully and in a dignified manner regardless of race, creed, color, gender, beliefs, or sexual orientation. The LGBT community has suffered discrimination and social stigmatization in the past, prompting them to develop the Gay Pride Theme as a positive way to combat injustice and discrimination, as well as to promote their self-affirmation, their dignity, and as a platform to fight for their rights, as deserving members of the human family.

The Palette Fund, True Colors Fund, and the Williams Institute joined forces in conducting a web-based survey from October 2011 through March 2012 designed to assess the experiences of homeless youth organizations in providing services to LGBT youth. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Homeless Youth Provider Survey also assessed the prevalence of LGBT youth within the homeless populations being served by these organizations. According to their findings, as many as 40 percent of homeless youth identify as LGBT. The most common reason found to have caused homelessness amongst LGBT youth was family rejection after coming out. The next most common reason for LGBT youth homelessness was being forced out of their homes by their family as a result of coming out. It is often difficult for parents that are just learning that their child identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender to process the news and adjust smoothly. If more parents sought guidance in how to adjust to their son or daughter coming out, then perhaps the number of homeless LGBT youth would plummet.

Students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other sexual and gender minorities (LGBTQ+) are at high risk for bullying, relationship violence and sexually transmitted infections (STI’s). They are often afraid to speak up for themselves because of prior or anticipated discrimination (Cornelius & Whitaker-Brown, 2017). This paper reviews the literature related to risk factors and health care of LGBTQ+ youth, discusses some legal issues related to the topic, and encourages school nurses to advocate for these students. Issues related to sexuality are often not discussed in health care encounters and opportunities for assessment and education are missed (Santa

It can be very difficult for LGBTQ children to be open about their sexuality or gender orientation, especially if they do not receive support from the ones who are supposed to love them no matter what. Parents positively influence the health of their LGBTQ children by providing support an encouragement. Children should be able to talk to their parents about their issues and receive beneficial advice and support. Parents’ influence on the health of lesbian, gay, and bisexual teens: What parents and families should know explained that parents who support their LGBTQ children decrease the risk of the children becoming depressed, abusing drugs or alcohol, and committing suicide(Centers for Disease Control). Therefore, I believe that parents of LGBTQ youth can have a significant impact on the health of their children. As a country, we must encourage each other to accept people for who they are. It is imperative that this acceptance beings in the home and at

From above paragraphs we have learnt that lesbian, gay, bisexual youth face discrimination and marginalization fostered by the social systems that serve them. As a result a social worker should analyze prudently the use and misuse of power in the client’s life (critical consciousness) and promote engagement to foster social justice (Wagaman, 2016). As stated by Wagaman (2016), the positive wellbeing of LGB youth can be ensured through such services in accordance with their empowerment. In order to achieve that as a social worker, I should ensure the programs and interventions for young LGB people to address structural inequities as well as I should create awareness and engage them in efforts to challenge the systemic that cause or reinforce

This paper will cover the topic of how commonly and in what form discrimination takes place against LGBTQ+ youths, and how that discrimination affects LGBTQ+ youths lives. The research question that will be answered in this paper is, how does discrimination affect LGBTQ+ youth? To be a part of the LGBTQ+ community, means that a person identifies or defines their gender and/or their sexuality as to be outside of the straight cisgender norms of society. The LGBTQ+ community is defined by the vast array of identities that fall within the umbrella of its acronym. There is no clear definition for any one facet of the LGBTQ+ community as most people see gender and sexual identity as fluid and self-determined. It is up to the person

When it comes to fighting for one’s rights people normally will think of both Women’s rights and Civil rights, but there is one other that people don’t think of. LGBT rights. The term LGBT is short for Lesbian, Gay, Bi, and Transgender. One thing that some people don't know is that this is just an umbrella term, some of the other groups are like intersex and also pansexual. While the Civil rights and the Women’s rights movements were going on the LGBT community was fighting for their own rights, and even are still fighting today. As some of the community fights, others have to deal with things like unsupportive parents, bullying at school or at the workplace, being discriminated, and sometimes being physically harmed by others.

On a daily basis, LGBT youths face discrimination from society, relatives, peers and also their teachers and administrators. Different studies indicate homosexual and bisexual youths are most disadvantaged because they lack protection and support from parents and society. They spend most of their time in fear since they are aware that they are not accepted in society. Most parents prefer having straight children, most straight youths prefer having friends who are straight over gay and lesbians and schools prefers admitting straight students over gay and lesbian students. Most studies do not only stress on the discrimination that LGBT youth faces but also highlights some of impacts that discrimination have on these young people’s lives. These studies have shown that the rate of abuse and discrimination against LGBT youths is higher than one faced by heterosexual children (Kosciw et al.). However, there has been some efforts to integrate these discriminated families with the heterosexual families. The U.S. Supreme Court and policymakers are continuing to show some interest in LGBT issues by introducing laws that call for marriage equality and equal rights for all people regardless of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. Various experts argue that such development will help LGBT youths to enjoy their sexual orientation without fear of discrimination or abuse from the society and peers (Toomey et al.). Despite all these efforts, LGBT youths continue to experience