Lgbtq Youth Thesis

Creating Change was one of the best experiences that I have ever had in college. By attending this conference, I was able to network with various LGBTQ activists, politicans, and students from around the nation. I learned what issues college students were facing in regards to transgender rights, and I also listened and engaged in conversations about the political changes and new legislation that impacts the LGBTQ Community. My goal when I learned that I would be attending the conference was to learn about political issues facing the LGBTQ community in various parts of the nation and apply how activists and politicans have been combating this issues by incorporating this into both my own research and at my internship.

I am a very proud member of the LGBTQI+ community. I identify as queer. Being gay, specifically being a black queer man living in the deep south, has greatly impacted me and shaped me into the individual I am today. Being queer is a major part of my multi-dimensional person. I was made aware of my queer identity at a very young age. Since becoming aware of how I differed from most people, I have experienced life in a very unique and challenging way. Despite the subtle and sometimes blatant queerphobia I experience, I have still managed to not only survive but thrive in a world that says I shouldn't. I am quite certain that much of my strength, personality, character, and good nature stems from me being constantly marginalized. Despite the

A Gay Straight Alliance is a program common in high-schools that supports the LGBTQ+ community and denounces the discrimination and injustice of their community. All over the country, LGBTQ+ kids are being verbally and physically harassed at schools. Even though Wellspring is a safe school, a gay-straight alliance would help students feel more comfortable expressing their sexuality and/or gender identity. It is important for Wellspring to have a GSA because it will help build a community where everyone’s identities will be accepted and respected.

Homelessness can seem like a haven to the LGBTQ community, rather than facing the misunderstanding in their homes (“Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender HeathNew” 2). Teenagers can be put into the child welfare system. As discussed in an article by Jill Jacobs and Madelyn Freundlich, ordinarily the goal is to find homes for minors (300). In the case of LGBTQ youth, the adolescents are usually entered into the foster

I have been a Head LGBT Youth Worker at Mosaic LGBT Youth Centre where I have been responsible for safeguarding and liaising with social workers for nearly a decade.

The youth workers have a professional relationship with the young people who already have experience of what it was like to be a LGBT young person at a particular school. The group work activities help the young people to learn about themselves and about the world through other young people’s eyes. Young (2006) argues that young people who feel safe and respected can lead to having meaningful conversations where they can critically evaluate their past and current experiences. Smith (2001) adds that high-quality relationships can provide a sense of safety and security. LGBT youth Scotland comes together to make life better for Scottish LGBT youth. If the youth workers can get the young people to work together and build strong relationships, then they will be stronger in their

Through countless articles on personal stories of LGBT children there a many occurrences where adults are expressing their opinions of their homosexual parents. They voicing their opinions now because as adults they have their own voice. As children they didn’t have a voice or anyone to stand up for them in the social battle of gay marriage. A story that was published in January 15 made a point that “As children, they (we) are not allowed to express their (our) disagreement, pain and confusion,” Stefanowicz, one of the adult speaking up explained. (Brown)

We have recovery programs for LGBTQ teenagers who suffer from substance abuse. The abuse of alcohol and cigarettes are detrimental to teenagers’ health and independence. As a result, we cooperate with professional alcoholic and chain smokers treatment center and invited qualified therapists to follow individual cases. We can guarantee that the teenagers will get professional assistance and

An impressive controversial issue that we all seem to face is on the topic of homosexuality, whether it is acceptable that the same sex attraction is okay or a violation of what is considered normal in society because what is considered normal is the attraction of ones opposite sex. Now, because being homosexual in not accepted by all, this category of people have been and still are suffering from prejudice as well as discrimination. Homosexuals often organized organizations in hope that one day they would be able to eliminate the social and legal discrimination that was set on them. In the past year “Gay men and lesbians became entangled within a growing postwar anti-communist hysteria when

“If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safer for diversity.” - John F. Kennedy. Ignorance and ideas passed down from generation to generation have caused an endless cycle of hate and cruelty toward different groups of people. One of these groups is the LGBTQ+ community. The LGBTQ+ community consists of lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender, transsexual, asexual, ally pansexual, and many more. Discrimination against LGBTQ+ youth has been prevalent in America for decades and has caused teens to be pushed to their limits. Research has been done using a variety of academic databases on the effects discrimination has on LGBTQ+ youth, therefore for the purposes of this essay, there will not be a focus on how this

Have you ever felt afraid to be yourself? Uncomfortable in your own skin? Not even being able to call your own house a home? This is what teens all across America are forced to do because of an unwritten prejudice that is being held against them by their own family. LGBT teens are proven to have a higher death rate, whether is be by suicide or murder. Now what is causing this? What is causing innocent teens to feel like there is no hope left? The main issue is seems to be acceptance. Families need to be more accepting of children regardless of their sexuality by growing a support system and giving their child love; who their children are attracted to does not make them any less human.

As queer youth become more visible in schools, it becomes increasingly important for school libraries to provide resources that affirm students’ queer identities (Hughes-Hassell, Overberg, & Harris, 2013; Pierce, 2015; Whelan, 2006). Schools’ adoption of queer-themed media has been uneven, often checking boxes without adequate understanding of or attention to queer students’ needs (Hughes-Hassell, Overberg, & Harris; Pierce; Whelan). Several authors, including Hughes-Hassell, Overberg, and Harris; Pierce; and Whelan, have recommended that queer-themed media collections contain adequate numbers of books and other resources for the number of students who use those media centers, but merely improving the number of available

“An overwhelming majority - 92 percent - of America's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community say they feel more accepted today than 10 years ago; however 53 percent still feel that discrimination exists.” (Hargo ) I want to take a closer look at why does 53 percent still are afraid of coming out. With a lot of research done I have answer some questions I had. The amount of Americans who have identified themselves as Gay, lesbian or other has increased. "In the year of 2016, there are 10.1 million people who are LGBT in 2012 it was 8.3 million." (Brown). According to Heatherington and Lavner (2008), disclosing one’s sexual orientation as gay or lesbian (coming out) to family members is a very important psychological decision and is perceived as an obstacle by the individual making the disclosure. " Fear of negative consequences is one of the obstacles that those making the disclosure take into consideration.” (Perrin-Wallqvist & Lindblom). You have grown up with your family your whole life and they have been there for you, but because of your sexual preference, they all have abandoned you. LGBT teens have a fear of coming out and been denied by their own family member how are they going to face the cruel world without their family support? Does the fear of coming out start within your own family household? Why is coming out so difficult?

Ever bullied a child or young adult because of their sexual orientation or gender identity? If so, think about how that person felt and how they could have been affected. Juatin Aaberg was just fifteen when he killed himself in the summer of 2010. He came out as gay at the age of thirteen and endured years of bullying at the hands of classmates. Juatin hanged himself in his bedroom; his mother found his body (Savage, Miller, pg. 1). Juatin is one of the many kids that commit suicide each year from being bullied because of his sexual orientation. Youth is an important time in one's life, and kids like Juatin are not able to pursue a full enjoyable life when their youth is being ruined with hate. The LGBT youth should be accepted because they can not help who they are, they are human just like any other person, acceptance can lead to success, and suicidal thoughts can attack the non-accepted.

Ignorance of the public plays a very important role in many of the issues facing LGBTQ