Lgbtq Discrimination Research Paper

Because of this many of them arrive to work in fear of rejection or being ‘outed’ causing them to lose their job. As discovered by expert Cosby Burns “Discrimination and unequal treatment on the job inflicts significant economic harm on gay and transgender public-sector employees and their families.” (http://www.americanprogress.org) Many open homosexuals will be turned down for employment just because of their sexual orientation despite qualifications, even though it is completely irrelevant to their skills and no one’s business but their own.

According to the Center for Disease Control, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people face health inequities that often lead to poorer health outcomes compared with heterosexual people. Some of these inequities include stigma, a lack of healthcare access and difficulty finding doctors well-educated in LGBTQ health issues. If you are a member of the LGBTQ community, you may have encountered some of these challenges in your healthcare journey and may be seeking a comprehensive education on LGBTQ health issues. There are several easy ways to learn more about common LGBTQ health issues.

I learned that gay oppression stems from capitalistic ideas and nature. When the industrial revolution came around in the early 19th century it brought with it the traditional ideals of family that we know today (Carlin, 2007). Capitalists didn’t like the ideal of homosexuality because it defeated the purpose of sex only being for reproduction (Carlin, 2007). They thought that gays were getting in the way of producing the next generation of workers (Carlin, 2007). They quickly deemed them unnatural in the eyes of the Christian church and society (Carlin, 2007). Gays were routinely harassed and physically assaulted by police (Carlin, 2007). Capitalists tried to justify this oppression by saying that homosexuality was blatantly abnormal and unacceptable

Identity salience and changes in one’s salience hierarchy may be affected by one’s experiences of discrimination as they often function as a structural reinforcement of one’s primary identity (Moore 2011). Experiences of discrimination could be understood as recognition of difference and distinction between as well as the positioning of groups against one another (Higginbotham 1992)—a marker of difference and a reinforcement of a certain group membership imposed by others. Furthermore, strong centrality of and group identification with a particular identity could also affect the ways in which individuals perceive discrimination. Social psychologists Sellers and Shelton (2003) have found positive associations between racial centrality and the levels of perceived racial discrimination among black college students. Similarly, in the case of black LGBT individuals, I argue that their perceived experiences of racial or sexual identity-based discrimination would

For 29 States in the US, it is legal to fire an employee for being gay, lesbian or bisexual. 38 States in the Union have no laws on record preventing discrimination against gender identity or expression—commonly known as transgender. While these statistics may be disheartening for many gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) individuals, it is not all doom and gloom. Employment protections and rights for GLBTs have grown exponentially in the past two decades.

Emotional distress can happen through extreme and outrageous behavior and bringing intentional infliction (Rotondo, 2015). It is difficult for LGBTQ individuals to live with people judging them as they try to come out the closet. For example, in the District court for the southern district of New York in Moye v. Gary, an LGBTQ employee was rejected in intentional infliction of emotional distress when her supervisor called her a “fag” and a lesbian. The court implied that extreme actions beyond name calling were more necessary to constitute intentional infliction of emotional distress (Rotondo, 2015). This is where these people were wrong; discrimination starts off with name calling which is a sign of bullying and can lead into dangerous actions. Also, the District of Connecticut indicated that LGBTQ should expect and tolerate some level of harassment obtaining their sexual identities and that intentional infliction of emotional distress is a sign of weakness (Rotondo,2015). LGBTQ has also faced discrimination in securing employment benefits and have limited access to medical benefits and have disqualifications with household family related benefits such as time off with family illness

In October of 1998, America finally became aware of how deadly discrimination can be. In Laramie, Wyoming, 21-year old college student Matthew Shepard was brutally beaten by two men and tied to a fence, left for dead. Matthew's murderers set out only to rob him, but ended up beating him so severely that he never regained consciousness before he died. Why did this happen in the first place? Simply because Matthew was gay. Matthew's death became a national symbol of violence against homosexuals, prompting prayer vigils and calls for state and federally supported hate crime laws.

For centuries being interested in the same sex was taboo. Most people who were interested in the the same sex had to live a double life. As time passed our society have become more acceptable to homosexualityl and other forms of sexualities. Now people are free to live with anyone they choose. In fear of safety it wouldn’t be wise for the government to construct new colleges for the LGBT, due to the fact that this will be a new form of segregation and being profiling in work field.

There are many types of discrimination one of them being biased comments that are made towards an LGBTQ person. The most affected by these comments

Pizer, J. C., Sears, B., Mallory, C., & Hunter, N. D. (2011). Evidence of persistent and pervasive workplace discrimination against LGBT people: The need for federal legislation prohibiting discrimination and providing for equal employment benefits. Loy. LAL Rev., 45, 715-780.

One of the most common and general thing in sexual orientation discrimination, is the fact that people with a different sexuallity are being judged because they are not straight. It is not fair for humans that are a different sexuality to feel the need to hide it. They should be treated no differently than a straight person and should be able to express themselves without being judged or harmed. Also, many people are not heterosexual, and have a different sexuality like, homosexual or bisexual, this does not make them any

Scheiber, N. (2015). U.S. Agency Rules for Gays in Workplace Discrimination. The New York Times.

For decades, sex selection has been a controversial issue, choosing the sex of a child is viewed as a justifiable act since there is no harm done to anyone .I believe that gender selection creates balance in a family and culturally viewed as a desirable practice to fulfill social norms. However others ethicists believe that sex selection reinforce the idea of sexual discrimination within our societies (Caulfield & Brownsword, 2012).This explains why there are renewed efforts from civil societies and government to analyze arguments presented by different authors who either support or oppose sex selection.

This article explains sexual discrimination and its meaning. In this article, Jackson, a high school teacher and girl’s basketball coach, in Birmingham, Alabama, feels he was being discriminated against because he confronted school officials about unfair treatment to his team. When he became the girl's basketball coach, he noticed that the girl’s team was not getting properly taken care of as far as funding and equipment, like the boy’s team. After noticing, Jackson talked about his concerns to his school’s supervisors. He was unsuccessful, instead, he received negative work evaluations and was eventually fired or removed from being the girl’s coach. He felt as if his position was taken away in retaliation because of his complaint. He then brought a suit against the Birmingham Board of Education with the complaint of retaliation because he complained about the unequal teams, and that it was a violation of Title IX of the education amendments.

The criminal just system should view all people no matter what their race, gender, or social class is. In a world where Lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender people are being slandered, it is hard for them to get jobs because of their sexual preferences or how they identify. Gays and lesbians who choose to come out around “straight” people they work with will probably face at least some (if not much) discrimination. During work, “discrimination based on sexual orientation must not be tolerated in any form in modern law enforcement. Instead of prejudice and intolerance, police departments and chief executives should embrace a “Do Ask, Do Tell” attitude toward gays and lesbians (Winchell, 2008)”. They will go out of their way to cause harm either (physically/ mentally), professional humiliation, and the refusal of some heterosexual officers to work in close proximity with the LGBT officers. Instead of discriminating on others, officers should begin to judge based on the quality of their work and strength of character.