Reflection Of Minority Families And Minority Gays And Lesbains

Largely, individual variables within the LGBTQ community can consists of race, ability, gender identification, age, or in this case, age. The cultural competency trainings are based on a “Cultural Humility” meaning change occurs as a lifelong process of learning, this includes self-examination and refinement of one’s own awareness, knowledge, behavior and attitudes on the interplay of power, privilege and social contexts (Joo, Margolies, & McDavid,

For my immersion paper I would like to write about the Latino LGBT community. This would be a great opportunity to immerse myself in a group that has had a history of oppression and recently has been involved in major civil movement towards equality. As I have previously mentioned in class, my 18-year-old brother is gay and has had a difficult time finding comfort in his environment. It was as if he had to go through a period of re-socialization to adapt a to a new role as a gay man. Being raised in a culture that shames homosexuality has strained my brother’s relationship with our nuclear family and his community as a whole. I would like to see how the Latino American LGBT community deals with the dichotomy between their culture/ethnicity

Every day in the United States, a young person, under the age of eighteen faces homelessness, and most often it’s because of others. In a report by The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, it was noted that 26% of LGBTQ youth were kicked out of their homes when they came out (Ray, 2006). The Urban Justice League reports numbers as high as 78% of LGBTQ youth that “were removed from or left their foster care placements because they were un-welcoming or hostile towards their sexual orientation and/or gender identity ” (Feinstein, Greenblatt, Hass, Kohn, & Rana, 2001). The United States is an independent, individualistic country; we prize the freedom of expression, but do we really? One of the most significant, if not the most important, social structures is the family. Gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals who are aware of their sexuality, must create an alternative self to present to family and friends, especially if there is an understanding, verbalized or implicit, that homosexuality is not tolerated, or simply wrong. Many gay, lesbian and bisexual men and women would rather go with the flow, assimilate, not make waves, rather than to express their own gay identity, and risk ostracism.

In the summer time of 2015, it was shown in a CNN article that “two-thirds of Americans were in favor in gay marriage” soon to become a law change in most states to make it acceptable for people of the same sex to live together as partners and live the life they wish to as a married couple. This quick acceptance in our country shows the urgency of openness to everyone around, prior to the summer of 2015 an issue that our country faced was the issue of acceptance of others that would classify themselves as a member of the LGBTQ community. As the campus of Southeast Missouri State University constantly breaks new records of enrollment and students choosing to live on campus the universities new President is embarking on a new way to market the university, diversity. As the acceptance with members in the LGBTQ community, more and more students are opening up at home, expressing and or finding out their true selves in their college years. Limiting the residence halls to same birth sex only is limiting the growth as individuals of the new students who come in that might be included or interested in the LGBTQ community. Some students are afraid to come out expressing themselves, having the opportunity to room with a person who is of the opposite gender or “trans” can be very beneficial. Like in the article “So Roomie, Let’s Talk” students don’t always understand one another’s diversity which can lead to some very terrible things. “Bullying peaks in middle school and decreases in high school but can continue in college.” Students are constantly facing peer pressure and judgment in the story by Slotnik the two roommates barely communicated amongst each other, once the truth came out about one of the roommates the others life soon ended.(Slotnik) If the campus would allow its students to choose everything some students' identities might be

As a Resident Advisor, I have an opportunity to not only invest in students at Mississippi State University, but to gain an immeasurable amount of knowledge about different communities in our society, how to better engage these individuals, and how to participate in intelligent conversations regarding controversial areas of these topics. Through gaining this knowledge it forms me into a well-versed individual regarding a variety of identities. Over the past weeks of learning and evaluating the different demographics and identities present on campus, I have gained a greater appreciation and understanding of individuality and hope to continue to grow in my appreciation thereof these topics.

It is when actions such as ACT Up’s push to educate and “rearrange [the] group’s social construction do we find a conditions of political conflict and possible change” (Schneider, Ingram, & Deleon, 2014, p.128). Another example of how a social construction of populations within politics is with our nation’s relationship with the LGBT population. Though historically viewed as a deviant group by the media, the social constructions of LGBTs are beginning to shift towards a more positive light (Valcore & Dodge, 2016). Nevertheless, the policies enacted to incorporate these groups to hate crime laws still require some adjustment. While such inclusion indicates some acceptance from a social level, politically it has garnered little positive change towards the treatment and protection of the LGBT community (Valcore & Dodge, 2016).

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual transgender, and queer identified (LGBTQ) runaway and homeless youth are of the most vulnerable groups in this country. Homelessness, particularly among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, queer youth is an enduring example of a social problem in our society. The LGBTQ youth faces an increasing number of challenges. In disclosing their sexual orientation family conflict arises and plays a huge role in the issue of homelessness among the LGBTQ youth. They face forms of stigma and marginalization that position them as needing not only critical but immediate support from the community; however, communities are not aware of the real issue that these youth face day to day with their struggle in trying to survive on the streets.

It is understood from the above understandings, that due to violence, stigma and discrimination that LGB youth face daily, the majority among them face adverse mental health such as depression, suicide and anxiety. As an ally of LGB youth, I should foster awareness and dialogues by participating in social activism in order to create safer space for LGB youth to break the social isolation and provide a safe place to explore their self-identity (Vaccaro, August & Kennedy, 2012). Meanwhile, I should consider the social stigma associated with LGB youth and be prepared to counter the backlash from family members of youth, the heterosexual community and even the supervisors (Lee & Brotman, 2015). Besides, this provided the awareness of human rights of LGB youth in a larger community is more likely an initiative of individual worker (Lee & Brotman, 2015) which requires proper wide angle knowledge on the issue and the above reflection equipped me well. By fostering collective and individual empowerment, I as a social worker can enable the vulnerable LGB youth to have control over the issues that affect them directly (Lee & Brotman, 2015). To achieve the same, I realise I should

Crimes including physical and sexual assault, hate crimes, robbery, and harassment effect between 61 – 64% of the LGBT community

Last year, I remember the overwhelming feelings associated with going to college: a renewed sense of freedom, an eagerness to meet new and diverse people, and thirst for the openness of the academic landscape. Specifically, being a gay man who had attended a conservative Catholic high school with an unspoken agreement about remaining closeted, I relished that I could be myself both within the classroom and without. Soon after arriving on campus and moving into the dorms, I searched the online list of clubs for “LGBTQ Support” or any relevant group. Nothing. I decided that during those first weeks of school I would take it upon myself to create some type of community. After numerous emails and meeting various administrators, I was forcefully

WSPN found that there was an association between a student’s identity and whether they believed the WHS community had more work to do regarding equality for students who were not straight and cisgender. Students who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning were more likely to say that the playing field was not yet level at WHS.

While there are many reasons students give for applying to the colleges that they do, one of the factors that went into my mentee’s decision to apply to certain institutions was whether or not he believed that he would feel accepted as a gay man. Although it could be difficult for prospective college students to determine which institutions have an accepting LGBT community, my mentee came to the conclusion that he could not attend any religious-affiliated school because it would be “too risky” given his sexual orientation. In fact, he had mentioned that the reason he applied to one of the schools on his list was due to the perceived presence of LGBT students. However, this made me think back to my experiences from my diversity

1) The issues surrounding LGBTs is appalling. Homosexuality was once label as a specific mental illness. Engaging in a relationship with someone of the same gender was considered “deviant” – a sin, criminal behavior, uncleanliness and mental illness (Nelson & Prilleltensky, 2010). Labeling others for gender nonconformity is what started discrimination, oppression, and marginalization. As a community psychologist, recognizing diversity and seek

To conduct the study, the researchers surveyed 332 undergraduate students at a large Midwestern university in 2005. The participants ranged in age from 17-22, and were 57 percent female. In regards to the racial makeup, 73.5 percent identified as white or Caucasian, 15.4 identified as Asian or Pacific Islander, 4.2 percent as Latina or Latino, and 3.9 percent as black or African American. Almost all of the participants (98 percent) identified as exclusively heterosexual. The participants were surveyed for an hour, and they were compensated in the partial completion of a psychology course requirement (Levin, 2005). The researchers also developed a

Violence towards members of the community has always been a huge issue. Lesbian, gay and transgender people, especially those of color, experience violence at disproportionately high rates compared to straight cisgender people. According to the FBI, bias against sexual orientation and