Homophobia, Racism, And Police Brutality

In our society, we have many different issues that we are opposed to. Our different opinions on these issues, separates us into two different sides. Homophobia has been one of the most occurring issues that has been happening over these recent years.

In the world we live in today, racism and police brutality are raising concerns that society needs to be aware of. Beginning from the mid 1900s and on, racism was an ongoing problem that many individuals acted on from day to day. Whether it was mainly whites who hated blacks or vice versa, there never seemed as if a solution would ever come about. Based on this article about racism and police brutality, it talks a lot about how brutality following the Rodney King incident has change and is more exposed due to updated technology. Racism is not a thing of the past, it exist in this day and happens everyday in front of our eyes. Another point from this article is how the media portrays black as intimidating and scary which often times is the reason why police officers act the way they do when they are encountering a black male. Today’s society is taught to be afraid of black men because they are dangerous and unpredictable. The media account is a short video of how police brutality is caught on camera and how the police are portrayed because of these videos. Because of the new technology officers are no longer able to get away with brutality and not having to answer for there actions. This media account is more of an awareness video of how if someone sees the police physically abusing someone, they should take there phones out and record everything that is going on. Today’s camera phone as said to be the police’s kryptonite because they capture everything that is done by the

The current literature explains that the impression of anti- gay violence is socially acceptable and long- established when perpetrators who prey on victims of the LGBT community receive weightless verdicts or escape punishments altogether. Perpetrators recognize authority figures such as: parents, police, political and religious leaders who believe gays deserve such heinous treatment and will not treat the violence accordingly (Herek, 2004, p. 160). According to Wills (2004), hate crimes have origins that lead to intimidation, bullying, teasing, physical assault, rape, and murder causing victims to ultimately suffer the consequences of depression, psychological disorders, and suicide. Adults have, by now, further experienced the pressures of society because of their diverse sexuality. However, the stress placed upon teens and young adults, especially college students because of their sexual preference has lead to tremendous life-threatening

Homophobia is a problem that has been around for decades. With the right education and understanding, homophobia could be eliminated. Homophobia is the “fear” or hate for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people. Homosexuals are looked down upon in a lot of places around the United States and they are treated disrespectfully and they deserve the same rights that heterosexuals have.

Homophobia, and other issues which come with a homosexual population, have been increasing dramatically in the recent years as more movements are started for gay rights, such as legalization of gay marriage. Though the homosexual population is very small, less than 2% of the total population, homophobia and other issues create social injustice and divides within society. This issue has become such a large issue with in the United States because of the historically high population of Christians/Catholics dating back to the founding of America. The reason this high religious population conflicts with the homosexual community is because the Bible speaks of homosexuality as a sin.

Homophobia is defined as the “unreasoning fear of homosexuals or homosexuality”. Even though our world is making progress, homophobia is still very relevant to our society. At this very moment, we are living in a world where most queer individuals have to hide who they truly are. We are living in a world where one of my best friends had a breakdown when she told me she was gay. We are living in a world where she was scared to admit this to me because it may have broken our friendship. We are living in a world where that is normal.

Homophobia is one of the many things wrong with our world, It breaks friendships and tears apart families. It has been around since the 5th century. You know the saying ‘Out with old, in with the new’ well, I think we could argue that a change is long overdue! But is this change taking action? Have we made ourselves aware of the damage we are creating? Even in the small country of New Zealand, what are we representing?

Imagine a boy being born into a heavily religious family, growing up in an environment where his religion, family, and friends look down on homosexuals. The boy goes to school, only to find one of his fellow classmates being picked on simply because the way he dressed was “gay”, or that the way he acted was “gay.” The boy joins the crowd too, as he also thinks that his overall appearance simply made him “gay”. This young boy swore to himself that he would never be attracted to other boys, and that he would go to every lengths to make sure of it. Then one day, it had happened. After waking up from a good night of sleep, he realized that the impossible became a reality; he had gained an unconscious infatuation towards other boys. He could not explain why he is suddenly feeling this way. The boy had learned that he had been homosexual all along. Knowing that if he ever came out to the world, he would struggle to find love, he would find his society to be unbearable, and he would live in fear that his life would be at risk as a homosexual. Homosexuals around the world face similar problems to this boy; they all live in a dangerous environment that belittles homosexual society. If they ever decide to come out, they are immediately punished simply because of something they have no control over. As a result, it is crucial that we improve life for gays. We can accomplish this by promoting gay marriage, removing homosexual stigma, and expressing compassion for gay people. By doing

To start off with, people all over the world are struggling with sexual orientation discrimination. Whether it’s at school or work people still being harassed. In addition, no matter what grade kids are in, they are getting bullied in schools because of their sexual orientation. People who have experienced violence can greatly affect their education and health which could lead to suicidal thoughts. According to a HRC survey, LGBTQ kids are twice as likely to be harassed verbally and attacked than their heterosexual peers. Which could lead to educational and mental problems later on. Additionally, no matter how old they are, instead of focusing on their grades and career, LGBTQ youth spend more time worrying about being bullied and harassed.

Hate crimes against LGBT individuals are rampant all over the world. Crimes varying from assault, slander, rape, murder, and mass shootings are seen in the news every now and then. One of the most recent tragic hate crimes happened

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) people face tremendous difficulties growing up in a society where heterosexuality is often presented as the only acceptable orientation and homosexuality are regarded as deviant. They continue to face discrimination and exclusion across the world in all spheres of life. Homophobic violence and abuse targeting LGBT people occur on a regular basis (Subhrajit, 2014).

Homophobia is an immense issue in todays society, but especially in America. The completely irrational prejudices against the community of this country is on the rise. This is due to a number of causes of which we as the American people have the ability to change. We must closely exam the causes and the effects of homophobia in America to completely understand why and where this is still occurring in modern day society and how it may be further prevented.

Homoesexuality for decades has been a topic of hidden discussion, it seems as though historically no one really wanted to talk about this topic, and it was seen as deviant and inappropriate to speak about. It has always been condemned and put aside in attempt to say it would be dealt with in due time (Kitzinger, 2005). For many, their love life works as follows: falling in love, then marriage, then kids and whatever comes after, but as easy as it sounds to have this be done, it is easier said than done for many couples. For decades, members of the LGBTQ community continued to face discrimination, negative stereotypical biases socially, legally, culturally etc. Although we may have presumably come a long way, through the

In America, since a young age children are taught if you do not like something then change it or do something about it. In the context of being gay another person's views cannot be changed by someone forcefully. This is what humans are trying to do when they commit hate crimes against gay people. They want to change their sexual orientation by applying force or even worse killing them. The humans who commit such crimes will do it again and again because they think it is disgusting to be gay or not have the same sexual orientation as other people. Over the past few year the number of hate crimes in America have increased drastically. Leading to the rise of this topic and more people fighting for the government to do something about these people committing these crimes. The current law in the United States "permits federal prosecution of a hate crime

The LGBTQ community is one that is often forgotten and over-shadowed by the predominant heteronormative society, in which they live. This results in violent repercussions throughout every aspect of their social lives, it effects the quality of support and services they receive, from both their loved ones and through formal institutions. This causes serious harm for this minoritized community, as shown through the prevalence of mental disorders amongst the population. The increased awareness of the LGBTQ community, calls for the social work profession to change its approach to better serve the LGBTQ people, such as a gaining of knowledge, self-reflection, and the elimination of hidden biases or prejudices against its members; though the ways in which these modifications take place vary across the field of social work.