Lgbtq Reflection

The history of LGBTQ+ rights in the United States is long and complicated. LGBTQ+ identities that are accepted by people outside that community change with time, as some identities establish themselves as commonplace while others are just being introduced to non-LGBTQ+ people. However, rights and acceptance for the LGBTQ+ community are nearly always tied to legal recognition. Lawrence v. Texas questions whether or not a Texas statute that bans homosexual sodomy is constitutional. Although LGBTQ+ rights issues are controversial, everyone deserves to be equally protected under law regardless of sexual orientation. Likewise, the Fourteenth Amendment’s

In my opinion I believe the federal government should amend the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, or trans gendered) individuals as a protected class. In 2015, the US supreme court declared that same sex marriage was legal in all 50 states. Today 2017, states such as Nevada, North Dakota and Virginia are still fighting legislation to accommodate the supreme court ruling. In the legal realm, nothing is more frustrating than things being left to interpretation with no precedent set. The declaration made to legalize same sex marriage should have not left the decision up to the states, this only creates more national struggle. Since same sex marriage has been declared legal by the higher courts,

We are all people, what separates one person’s sin from another? Who is to tell another, who they cannot love? Who is to judge a mother for feeding her child with her body? Who is to show disrespect to another because they want to be someone else? I believe this Bill will welcome more compassion for one another rather than hatred towards something unknown. The original Civil Rights Act of 1964 was to include sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity to all public accommodations. America needs laws in order for the government to stay in control, but times are changing. In which requires our laws to be more accommodating to the changes we are experiencing. A pending bill called H.R.3185 Equality Act has been introduced to Congress to bring

According to Child Help, “a report of child abuse is made about every 10 seconds.” It has also been found that parents of the same gender have a higher tendency to abuse their children. (Lamerial McRae). LGBTQ is a term for a community of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders, and people who question their gender. This dillema of LGBTQ rights has been a hot topic lately because members of this community have been changing laws and trying to change different codes, including bathroom codes.Many people in America do not agree because of personal beliefs or maybe just because of how they were raised. People involved with the LGBTQ community should not have the same rights as other citizens, because it hurts other religions, they tend to be violent, and equal rights has turned into special treatment.

The United States of America should adopt a federal law that gives rights, protection and recognition of LGBT people based on sexual orientation and gender identity as constitutionally and respectfully equal as others uniformly throughout the nation.

We have made a lot of progress over the years but it still isn't enough to protect the LGBT community. In this country today can get married on Saturday post pictures on the wedding online on sunday and be fired from their job or evicted from the apartment on monday for their sexual orientation. There needs to a national law protected everyone from any form of discrimination.

Theoretical Approach The theoretical approach to utilize for this research is the Strengths or Resiliency Perspective. The strength and resiliency theoretical approach will guide the research in gathering information that identifies elements to support the overall viewpoint and perspective of the LGBT community. According to Marsiglia and Kulis "The strengths perspective is based on the belief that human beings have the inherent capacity to grow and change, even under adverse conditions.

Looking back throughout history at the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender individuals, it isn’t hard to see that we have made the majority of our strides in the past 10 years. As a society we have decided the time is now to put an end to the lack of rights for people of different sexual orientations. Accepting LGBT individuals and providing them the same rights and protections as all other Americans makes us a more united, respectable Country. Everyone deserves equal treatment and opportunities regardless of what their sexual orientation may be.

The LGBT community has made new laws each day to bring equality to all. “Throughout its, America has symbolized equality of opportunity for people of all races, origins, religions and creeds, serving as a beacon of hope for anyone seeking a better life. However, despite its founding principles of equality and acceptance, the United States also has a long history of denying basic rights to certain people” (LGBT Equality). When the US discriminates against a certain thing people retaliate and rise up and try to make new laws to help their cause. The LGBT community has been striving to bring equality in many ways. The LGBT community has made great strides in gaining equality of same-sex marriage, gay adoption, and transgender equality.

What is equality? Is it just a political nomenclature or an ideological concept? Or is about working towards creating a fairer society in which each individual can enjoy his/her rights and freedom without any judgement considering that “[w]e will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others.” Will Rogers (1924, p210).

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals, also known as LGBT population have experienced a great deal of oppression worldwide. These particular individuals undergo discrimination from society, whether for reasons of ignorance, fear or intolerance, this population faces challenges in multiple areas of social justice sexual. Although the LGBT culture has made some strides in the areas of state and federal legislation, there is still a wide range of criminalization that takes place within our culture. Understanding the LGBT community and the history of their oppression may be the first step in becoming culturally competent. For many years this culture was denied their basic constitutional rights that were afforded to their equal heterosexual peers. Basic rights such as, adoption and marriage were uncommon to this culture until the 20th century.

When I think of LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer) group, I cannot really relate to them at all because I am a straight female. I also have different beliefs about the group. I do not choose to ridicule anyone just because they are different but I do stay true to what I believe in. Despite my beliefs, I was very open to their discussion and tried to relate and understand where they were coming from. During the session, I realized that many people in the LGBTQ community suffer ridicule every day, want to change how the LGBTQ community is looked upon, and struggle with identity.

Very few parents expect their children to be different. Some of them even dread the thought of the day they discover that their little girl or their little boy is starkly different from their peers, and even their family. The day their child comes out, whether expected or not, could provoke any sort of mixed feelings. However, the child is the one who has to break the news; they have to sit their parents down, to tell them they are in the LGBT+ community, and try to hold back tears at their parents’ reaction, whether it is being overjoyed that they are accepted so readily or being heartbroken at the disapproval in the eyes of their biggest role models. The LGBT+ community is there to comfort and support those who experience this, whether they are a child kicked out of their house or a young adult who hasn’t spoken to their family since they moved out. This community is misunderstood and portrayed as weak, when in reality, the people in this community I am a part of are some of the strongest people I have ever met.

On Tuesday August 29, 2017 it was my first day of WMST 250. I was nervous and had so many thoughts and questions running through my mind. “I hope my professor is nice,” “She didn’t have any reviews on ratemyprofessor.com,” (Yes…I did look you up on there! LOL!) and “I wonder what the class material will be?” The questions we started off with were about feminism. Before our first class we were assigned to watch “We Should All Be Feminists” TED Talk by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Our first activity was ordering images from least to most feminism. Before I began this activity I googled the definition of feminism because truthfully I was not familiar with feminism or feminist. Also one of our first readings was “Feminist Politics: Where We Stand” by Bell Hooks. We had several assignments throughout the semester. We had Reading Responses, Museum Visit Writing Assignment, Presentation in Pairs, Art-Activist Intervention, and Final Learning Analysis. The reading responses allowed students to ask questions and keep the reader engaged while reading. Personally, if I did not have to create questions from the readings I would not have been engaged in the reading or read as carefully as I did. The Museum Visit Writing Assignment allowed students to go outside of their comfort zone because we went to museums which many of us probably would not have done in our free time. Cara wanted us to feel like we belonged at museums and her goal was accomplished on my end. Before I went on my museum

The battles that the LGBT community faces every day are something most people aren’t familiar with. For me however it’s a different story. The LGBT community is a community looking for wider acceptance and understanding. Every morning someone who is lesbian, gay, transsexual, or transgender has to wake up and face the daily battles of living this lifestyle. They have to fight for equality and have hope they won’t get shorthanded just because of how they live their life. It’s becoming easier for people to be okay with what they are, but it’s still not fully accepted. It’s a constant battle in the minds of people who don’t feel supported by their loved ones, or they feel like they can’t be who they truly want to be. In reality of the whole situation, we’re all human, rich or poor, straight or part of the LGBT community. So why is there still fear in people? And why can’t we all just let everyone be happy?