Oppression Of The Latino LGBT Community

This articles explores how was their life was growing up as Catholics, and what steps they took to find themselves a place where they felt welcome. The other article I decide to use takes also a similar approach as the one before “The Gay Second Generation: Sexual Identity and Family Relations of Filipino and Latino Gay Men” by Anthony C Ocampo explores the idea of Latino men, who are immigrants to the U.S but also gay and the things they need go through to survive in a Latino family that hold big standards for them. The last source I will be using for my paper is the “Towards a New Consciousness” by Gloria Anzaldúa which is a very philosophical article, you need to re-read it twice to understand I better. I like this article because it explores many different areas not just gay men but also women which is the main focus of this

Imagine you're walking down the street and you’re doing something normal like shopping. All of the sudden you hear a huge bang, a gunshot, from somewhere in front of you and see a woman lying down on the ground bleeding to death while people call 911 and try to save her, she's already dead. People cry and try helping, but the reason that the event that just occurred happened was because she was transgender. Now does that change your perspective? Do you stop crying and leave once you find this out? Most people would.

Racial discrimination “is a term used to describe unfair behavior afflicted on individuals based on their race” (LegalCyberTips, 2007, Para 1). The concept of racism has existed for decades. The act of one race attempting to exert supremacy over others has often resulted in racial discrimination (LegalCyberTips, 2007). Racial discrimination is a constant reality in the lives of Hispanic Americans in the United States. Due to alarming migration rates over the past several decades, the United States has experienced significant growth in ethnic and racial diversity. However, racial minority groups like the Hispanics; “the largest and fastest growing population in the United States, continue to struggle for full acceptance and equal

Courage is standing up for what you believe is right, even when you know others will hate you or worse. There are multiple activists for the LGBTQ+ community, yet there have still been more hate crimes against the community. The community has been involved in hate crimes since the 1960s, and even before that. 50-60 or more years may seem like a long time to teenagers and young adults, but it’s actually not. People in the community have died to others acts against a person being with someone of the same sex or changing their gender identity. There are multiple reasons why hate crimes on the LGBTQ+ community need to be lowered drastically.

Latino homophobia and devaluing of women still exists and continues to be a problem in today’s society. The homophobia is caused by Latino’s strong religious background, cultural norms, and the apparent heteronormativity in society. The Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community is growing stronger because more people are coming out to rebel against the systems of society. As a result, new generations will be more accepting of them as normal individuals. Latino culture preserves tradition for as long as possible, therefore women’s lack of freedom is still existing in families. The homophobia and hatred of change should be addressed for the good of humanity because the LGBTQ community and women face different forms of horrible violence, including: teasing, self-violence, neglect from others, silence, rejection, and physical violence. If this issue is not addressed, then it could even lead to suicidal thoughts.

“To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.”-Nelson Mandela. When people are prohibited from being who they are, it is almost like telling them that they are not human. Whenever people are hiding their true selves, they are usually miserable and depressed. This is why we have movements such as Gay rights movement, civil right movements, women rights movements, etc. fighting to be accepted in the world. No one wants to ever feel isolated especially in a place that is supposed to be safe. Gay rights and ethnic oppression are fighting for different rights and struggles; however they are trying to achieve the same outcome.

Young lesbian women experience oppression differently than a poor, single Latina mother. It is impossible to thoroughly apprehend the true experience of a woman unless we take into account the every layer of oppression she faces simultaneously and, even further, analyze how these oppressions intertwine. Identifying and studying these unique experiences is critical to understanding and practicing feminism. However, as Lugones and Spelman argue on page nineteen, “Systematic sustained reflection on being woman...is most likely to be done by women who vis-a-vis other women enjoy a certain amount of political, social and economic privilege because of their skin color, class membership, [and/or] ethnic identity.” (19)

On June 4, 2011, Cece Mcdonald lost the freedom to securely be herself. Cece Mcdonald was a young trans-woman who was walking with her friends past a tavern in Minneapolis when suddenly, a group of people started to barrage them with insults. One man insulted Cece directly by saying, “"look at that boy dressed like a girl tucking her dick in.” The group of friends attempted to walk away, but before they got away, CeCe was physically assaulted with a glass of alcohol and a fight quickly began. Cece attempted to run away, but was quickly followed by the man who had insulted her earlier, Dean Schmitz. Cece turned around and in what she claimed was self-defense, stabbed Dean with a pair of scissors. Following that, the police arrived and Cece was arrested and later, since Dean had died, charged with second-degree murder. After the situation was investigated, there was a subsequent trial and Cece was forced to accept a plea deal that would give her 41 months in prison to avoid a longer sentence, given that she recanted her claim of self-defense. When the trial had concluded, Cece was put into a men’s prison, a dangerous place for trans-women to be committed, for 19 months before being released.

Who decides what is normal in this world? What gives us the right to discriminate against an individual, specifically individuals of the LGBT community? Can a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender person have a normal career? If they do have a career, will they be able to advance? Relationships can be tested in the workplace, which can hinder one 's career. Both bosses and co-workers can treat members of the LGBT unfairly. Bosses can discriminate against the LGBT lifestyle and co-workers can sexually harass and judge their different, nontraditional co-workers.

Throughout history, the LGBT community has overcome major obstacles to equality. In our society today we see a more openness towards LGBT from shows like Modern Family, to influential people like actress and advocate, Laverne Cox. There are still many battles to be won to achieve all equality for homosexuals and other minorities in our society. I had the pleasure of interviewing J, a person who identifies as lgbt and in our discussion I learned about her experiences and obstacles conquered to gain the confidence she has today. Before the interview I hoped to learn a little more about social and environmental factors influence a family of Lgbt, and also how we can make changes to families of LGBT. At first I expected her story to include the struggle of finding ones identity, accepting it and coming out to the family. I was also interested in how experiences shape the lives and future of lgbt.

Oppression has always been prominent throughout human history. The Ancient Jews were persecuted by the Egyptians, African Americans were slaves to plantation owners, etcetera. Those are just two examples of oppression throughout history, though there have been thousands. One form of oppression was the oppression of LGBT men. The oppression of these LGBT men during the 1980’s as a result of the AIDS crisis was a serious problem and continues today.

Shortly after I came out as a transgender male, I didn't really pass as society's “male” figure. My voice was higher, I still had a pretty girlish figure, and I hadn't discovered a term called binding yet. A lot of people thought i was just a very tomboyish girl or gay so I would often get called the degrading term “faggot”. To me I had known I wasn't a faggot. I wasn't gay at all, I was just a boy would who was scared of what society would think of me. Dictionary.com defines the word “faggot” as “a contemptuous term used to refer to a male homosexual.” So I was confused, how am I a faggot? I was just happy to be out as who I really was, but society felt the need to shame me because of something I couldn't change. No matter how more common that being gay or being apart of the LGBTQ+ community is, there's always gonna be people who are gonna shame and hate. When people take it so far as to do hate crimes, that's when it goes too far. Hate and discrimination on the LGBTQ+ community needs to stop. Why can't people love who they wanna love and be who they want to be without things being wrong?

A man gets shot at a nightclub because he just so happens to like other men. A woman can’t get a job just because she likes other women. A child is ridiculed at school because they like both boys and girls. A man cannot serve his nation in the military because he was born a woman. These situations are caused because these people are included within the LGBT community, a community that is often attacked physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Being less hateful and being more inclusive towards LGBT people could put an end to hate crimes and discrimination that these people face.

Minority Families and Minority Gays and Lesbains” about a specfic model to uphold. Morales’ model ends with “Integration of Communities,” a stage when LGBTQ people of color attempt to bridge the gap between their ethnic and sexual identities. In furtherance to this aid, Kerry Poynter has over fifteen years of experience working with LGBTQ+ students in higher education at a number of institutions including Duke University, Columbia University, and New York University in addition to her her M.A in Administration of College Student Affairs in Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology and her partner Jamie Washington write for the New Directions for Student Service Journal on “Multiple identities: Creating community on campus for LGBT students” contributing to this ideology. They add the essential point that, “LGBTQ people of color have three broad options regarding integration of their communities: identification with multiple groups; identification with one group, to the exclusion of others; and identification with one group at a given time” (Poynter & Washington, 2005). This is an aspect that places a measurable toll. One way many LGBTQ people of color overcome the barriers to integration is by establishing their own communities. Groups that share sexual orientation and ethnic background can be essential for helping individuals find support and empowerment.

The dictionary defines discrimination as the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or identified sex and sexual orientation. The term LGBT stands for, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. These terms refer to sexual orientation and also gender identity. Every day people of the LGBT community suffer wrongful terminations and oppression in their schools for their sexual orientation or identified gender.