Reflection Paper On LGBT Community

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

Since the beginning of their existence and in today’s society, the community of LGBT workers are not being treated fairly or getting their fair share that they deserve in the workplace. They are victims to high rates of workplace discrimination. Instead of being judged as workers and what they bring to their jobs and how they work, they are being judged by their sexual preferences and appearance. Being a gay or transgender worker causes them to be mistreated, not judged for the actual workers they are, and most importantly, halts a majority of them in better career and job opportunities. Although under federal law it is illegal to fire someone who is either gay or transgender, they are still either being denied employment or being terminated from their jobs because of their gender category or sexual orientation.

Many people from the United States hold the belief that being gay is something that has always been considered to be okay. They believe that it is just a given. Despite people’s current beliefs on the subject, for a very long time, it was something that was widely believed to be taboo. In the past, people were imprisoned due to their sexuality. Regardless, throughout the decades, people have pushed for the widespread acceptance of people who are part of the LGBT community. Today, homophobia still exists in some parts of the United States, but we have come a long way since the early 1900s.

Within the midst of the sexual revolution, homosexual women struggled to find comfort in the whole sexual revolution. “For most of history, lesbianism was so little understood that it was actually pretty easy for gay women to live out their lives in peace and quiet” (Collins 173). Although it was great that these women were not persecuted for being themselves, it still must have been so difficult to hide themselves. It really brings me back to our modern day because I think it is so cool to think that I lived in the year where gay marriage was legalized. Going along with that though, I can not believe how long it took for homosexual people to be accepted into our society. I could not imagine the feeling of having to hide your true self. I am thankful that the LGBTQ community can finally make their love

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

In the past decades, the struggle for gay rights in the Unites States has taken many forms. Previously, homosexuality was viewed as immoral. Many people also viewed it as pathologic because the American Psychiatric Association classified it as a psychiatric disorder. As a result, many people remained in ‘the closet’ because they were afraid of losing their jobs or being discriminated against in the society. According to David Allyn, though most gays could pass in the heterosexual world, they tended to live in fear and lies because they could not look towards their families for support. At the same time, openly gay establishments were often shut down to keep openly gay people under close scrutiny (Allyn 146). But since the 1960s, people

Did you know that more transgender people are killed due to hate crimes ever year than all the other major targets combined including blacks, Jews, Hispanics, lesbians, and gay men? Or did you know that gay teens are 8.4 times more likely to report having attempted suicide and 5.9 times more likely to report high levels of depression compared with peers from families that reported no or low levels of family rejection? What does that tell us about our society? Personally I believe that we in society are afraid of change and things that we cannot control or understand. When things are different we tent to judge and try not to fully understand. The biggest controversy in our society today is sexual orientation of individuals, which can mean

All around the world, there are people with different sexualities; a tremendous amount of them are judged every day because of their sexuality. Not only did lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgenders fight for same sex marriage to be legal, but people who like the opposite sex did as well. For dozens of years, people have been wanting to legalize same sex marriage while others wished for same sex marriage to be banned. A myriad of individuals fought for this certain right. Those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or Transgender are judged religiously every day. Despite all the judgement, hate, disrespectful looks, and rude comments, they

Society used to be against gays, lesbians, and transgenders for their own personal reasons. They were looked down upon and were even differed a few of their rights until a few years ago. Society has changed a lot in twenty-first century, everyone's fighting for “equality” and civil rights movements are moving strongly.

The struggle for equality has been intense, and still continues to this day. With this being said, much progress has been made in establishing respect and external acceptance for all individuals sense of identity. For example, in 2015 the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Same Sex Marriages, marking a pivotal point in the civil rights movement for the LGBTQ community. For many, this act helped to support their sense of self, a right that been denied for so long. The United States effectively validated the LGBTQ community, giving this group all rights granted to all other citizen’s, However, the creation and acceptance of this community has not had positive benefits for all members. The Gender Binary has been changed, but many distinctions

There are individuals that live in fear of showing their true identity to the world because they simply fear that society won’t accept them for having a different sexual orientation. Society advocates that individuals should be able to be proud of who they are, but yet they judge homosexuals for being different. People are taught not to judge others based on their race or religion, so why do they still discriminate against homosexuals? The homosexual subculture is not accepted by society, looked down upon, and misjudged; however, they are human beings and deserve to be treated equally.

I've been fortunate enough in life that while I haven't quite yet found many fellow gay friends in my small town, I made many friends who are open-minded and accepting of all. I feel comfortable enough to share stories about my girlfriend and crack jokes every now and then about my sexuality. More importantly, I'm now able to stand up for myself and my community. LGBT rights and equality is a topic that sits closer to my heart than few others, and I fight for it every single day of my life. By simply being proud and open about my sexuality, and gathering the courage to stand up to the homophobia that is rampant in my everyday life, I feel like a difference is being made, no matter how

Acceptance in the lifetime that we live in is hard to give. There are many major issues within the world today. One issue that comes up in conversation several times is, the inequality that homosexual individuals face. Merriam Webster states homosexual means, of, relating to, or characterized by a tendency to direct sexual desire toward another of the same sex (Webster, 2016 p.1). To society if you speak, look, act different, or love someone who isn’t the same sex as you, it makes you unequal. You as an individuals aren’t allowed to be different and it be okay. In the Social Problems book under interactionist perspective it states, “In our society, no one gets “outed” for being straight. There is little controversy in identifying someone as heterosexual. Socially, culturally, and legally, the heterosexual lifestyle is promoted and praised. Although homosexuality has existed in most societies, it has usually been attached to a negative label—abnormal, sinful, or inappropriate. A homosexual identity also becomes a master status, an identity that determines how others view individuals and how individuals view themselves” (Leon Guerrero, 2015 p.128). Homosexual people go through this inequality every day of their lives because of who they chose to love. History shows that change can be made. It’s time for this to occur for the homosexual community and understand how you can help solve this inequality. To begin and help the homosexual community you must first understand their

In the real world, LGBT people face violent crimes and hate crimes. We are afraid to come out and to even go outside, LGBT People die every year from violence of people who hate them for who they are, what they identify as, and who they love. We shouldn't be afraid. We want to be accepted! Even toleration is fine!

Fear is building in all of us, when we are scared we cannot think clearly, but sometimes when we 're scared I have a boost of confidence and we become brave. Eleanor Roosevelt once said "I believe that anyone can conquer fear by doing the things you fear to do, provided he keeps doing them until you gets a record of successful experience behind him" Eventually people overcome fear and become brave, but what happens when someone brave enough to come out and tell you about their sexuality and they are beaten, made fun of, or even killed. We cannot hurt people because we think since they 're gay they like all guys, since their lesbian they look at all the girls in the locker room, it 's not like that, it was never like that we had a chance to give them the right to marry the person they loved but instead we took that way for them and told them they can 't get married because it 's not