Persuasive Essay On LGBT Teens

The mental health of individuals in the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) community is something that is a serious problem. For most of the history of the United States and many different parts of the world LGBT people faced much persecution and in some cases even death. This constant fear of discovery and the pressure that one feels on oneself when “in the closet” can lead to major mental distress. Research has shown that people who identify as LGBT are twice as likely to develop lifetime mood and anxiety disorders (Bostwick 468). This is extremely noticeable the past couple years in the suicides of bullied teens on the basis of sexual identity and expression. The stigma on simply being perceived as LGBT is strong enough to

Even before the advent of the 21st century, Congress’ approval percentages have competed with that of skim milk and for good reasons. In one of their more ludicrous rulings, the House saw twenty-four Republicans cross the aisle and join Democrats and vote down an amendment that would have prohibited taxpayers from subsidizing transgender surgeries for the confused throughout our military.

Many people have strong opinions pertaining to transgender folk and their rights. It’s becoming more and more of a political issue, especially since North Carolina’s proposal of the “bathroom bill” which declares people should be required by law to use restrooms matching with the sex on their birth certificate. Transgenders have been in a controversial spotlight for just about a decade now, and many people are perplexed. An even more controversial topic is transgender youth. Should transgender teens be allowed to go undergo hormone therapy before adulthood? Transitioning genders is a very long, very complex process. Usually, if a child or young teen wants to transition to the opposite gender, they are given “hormone blockers,” which are agents used to suppress sex hormones and prevent puberty. Hormone blockers make it easier and more effective to achieve the desired physical appearance in gender transition. They also help with gender dysphoria. When transgender people are ready to start the transition, they are given hormones which cause their bodies to develop into the desired form. Gender transition is a very complex process that works differently for everyone, and it definitely makes sense how many people disagree with minors going through such a complicated physical change.

Sadly, until this problem is fixed, LGBTQ+ people will still discriminate against because of people standing up for Religious Freedom. 64% of LGBTQ+ kids feel unsafe in their school because of their sexual orientation, and 44% feel unsafe because of their gender identity. The LGBTQ+ community fair for them to be discriminated against, but this country was founded on Religious Freedom, so it isn’t fair for people of faith to go against their beliefs. Until this problem is solved, LGBTQ+ people, kids, and adults, will be bullied and discriminated against, and people of faith will feel their rights aren’t protected.

The LGBT community in the United States has always had massive difficulty fitting into our society. For many years they put up with constant mistreatment and other forms of abuse coming from the those who do not agree with their lifestyle. They have for long advocated for the acceptance of their existence and punishment for crimes committed against them. One of the hardest battles the community has had to face was the right to marry in a society that still holds the values of a traditional relationship which is between a male and female. The struggle was quite harsh but it all paid off by 2015 when the supreme court granted gay couples the right to marry. This historical decision did not go without outcry and criticisms. Most of the dissatisfaction came from those who hold very religious values and beliefs that claims homosexuality is a sin. Religion has always been a part of the American way of life since the nation's founding and with that homosexuality has been demonized throughout our society. Now that gay couple possess the legal rights to have a marriage license, religious companies and/or stores are now denying service to LGBT couples as they believe it sinful on their behalf to even take part. Many people gay or straight who fought for gay rights believe these is pure discrimination and that stores should not have the right to deny service for any customer for any reason. However, this belief is unconstitutional and goes

The struggle for gay rights was not always publicized due to fear for being “ill” for thinking that way. The fight for rights was known in the mental health community as an illness. In the courts where same-sex couples would be denied the right to marry, from the Stonewall riots to the U.S. Supreme Court decision on June 26 of this year, the evolvement and difficulty of those fighting.

Homophobia has been an uprising issue since the 80s, and it needs to be stopped before it gets more out of hand. Homophobia has been the motive behind various crimes; in just the US alone. One of the various crimes was the Pulse Club shooting in Orlando.(Attaiah) wrote after an interview with the shooter's father, “Mateenn(shooter) had seen two men kissing and was instantly enraged by what he saw.” The fact that someone's sexual preference is the cause of a mass shooting shows how homophobia is a major problem here in the US. Another issue with homophobia is that it is driving a vast amount of teens to suicide. Suicide rates have increased drastically for members of the LGBTQ community. (WONG) “Suicide rates amongst gay youths are devastating. With suicide becoming a far too common way “out” of unbearable homophobic condition.” Not only suicide in general, but there has been a trend of gay youths killing themselves because it is the only way “out”. Fortunately, a man by the name of Dan Savage is trying to help with that. He has created a project by the name of “It gets better project” which is for gay, lesbian, or Transgenders to have a “safe place”.

The members of the LGBT community have struggled a very long time through many obstacles and a lot of hatred in attempt to be accepted by the people of their community. Recently, America passed a law that made gay marriage legal, making progress on the community’s fight to abolish homophobia. Unfortunately, what many people don’t know, homosexuality still very, very illegal in 76 countries, punishments being imprisonment or worse. All around the world, 47.9% of LGBT males and 72.9% of LGBT females think about committing suicide, 29% of LGBT males and 52.4% of LGBT females attempt suicide, and 1 out of every 25 LGBT males and 2 out of every 25 of LGBT females who attempt at suicide succeed at it. Even though both Equiano’s and Wilson’s battles are over, this battle seems like it is just

Next month will be very exciting for the LGBTQ community, when several of the openly LGBTQ communities, athletes will head to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics to compete, which will be the most LGBTQ’s to participate in the Winter Olympics than ever before. Nonetheless, there were also seven openly LGBTQ athletes who competed in the Sochi games in 2014, which were all female athletes in the LGBTQ community

The article "Gay Teens Are at Risk," was written by Paula Schleis and Kim Hone-McMahan and was published in 2004 in Teens at Risk. This article describes how society is forcing the adolescents in the LGBT community into depression and causing them to attempt suicide. According to the article, gay teens risk loosing friends and loved ones if they 'come out of the closet' and thus either try to fruitlessly hide their sexuality or attempt suicide. Additionally, the article states that one-third of teen suicides are committed by homosexuals because of homophobia. With this article's use of pathos and heart-string-pulling language gain empathy and attention from their readers. Though neither authors have a personal background or connection to the

Matt Shepard’s death sparked a media frenzy that focused on one central idea: Matt Shepard, a gay young man was brutally murdered because of his sexual orientation. Shepard’s death caused a massive outbreak of protesting as prominent people in the LGBTQ community spoke out in opposition against discrimination (Loffreda 247). However, one of the more interesting responses during this time of anger, grief, and protesting was that of the faculty of the University of Wyoming (Loffreda 248-249).

Each year, 5000 LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning) youth end their lives because they don’t have the acceptance they deserve. The LGBTQ+ community faces more discrimination, such as hate crimes, bullying and unnecessary judgement, than the average straight or cis-gender person, making it more difficult to cope with mental illness and achieve the American Dream. The American Dream is slightly tainted for those in the LGBTQ+ community, and suffering from a mental illness. Being queer and diagnosed with a mental disorder is a fatal mix, many of which don’t survive the curse. These minorities are alienated from society and diagnosed with more than just a disorder. Ending their entire

And though this script is about homophobic hate crimes and a gay man, the message is relevant to any minority group. Asians, females, African Americans Hispanics, all have felt these human rights desecrations in the United States. The sad reality is that this are not events that took place in the 50s or 60s; sexism, homophobia, and racism are still a problem in the current world and episodes like this makes sure people do not forget. Shepard’s tragic death is still a painful reminder of how, regardless of the advancement the gay rights movement has garnered over the years, homophobia remains prevalent in the society not only in the United States but also other parts of the world (Tigner, 2002). Incumbent President Barack Obama signed into law a bill that was in favor of gayism. The bill allows all people to choose their sexuality without discrimination. Such practices are prohibited by certain communities especially conservatives.

In recent years, sexual orientation has often been hypothesized in being a causal factor for adolescent suicides. This paper examines the decrease in suicide rates of LGB (lesbian, gay, and bisexual) youth since the 1980’s, and claims that increased visibility of issues of sexual orientation are correlated with this reduction. This research begins by providing statistical information concerning LGB youth suicides in the 1980’s and now to first, highlight the proportions of suicide rates based on sexual orientation and second, elucidate the drop in LGB suicides. Next, focus will shift to the ways visibility empowers LGB youth through its elucidation in social justice movements and LGB-friendly social media. The aim here is to reveal that visibility

People who believe that gay couples should not be parents because it would negatively impact the children, but do not bother helping the 450,000 foster children in need of a loving family do not really care about the children. Gay couples can help lower this number of lonely foster kids since they are not able to have children of their own. Same-sex parenting should be commonly accepted because same-sex couples form relationships that are more stable than most heterosexual marriages, they are more motivated and committed to their child 's life, and there has been a shortage of adoptive families in the past years.