Sexuality Inequality

Throughout history, society’s views of homosexuality and of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, queer or questioning (LGBTQ) have changed. These views have changed how the members of this community feel about their personal identity as a whole. Over the last ten years, homosexuality and the LGBTQ community have become more accepted in society. In fact, a recent victory for the LGBTQ community occurred in June of 2015 when gay marriage become legalized in all fifty states. Despite the immense torture that members of the LGBTQ have received over decades, they are slowly becoming more accepted in today’s society. As society begins to become more tolerant with different ideals, the new and younger generations will continue to become more accepting of the people who identify as members of the LGBTQ community. These members will become more comfortable in their own skin and be allowed the same opportunities so other members of society.

Throughout history, members of the lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender, and queer community (LGBTQ) have been persecuted because of their sexual orientation. There has been a tremendous struggle for power, within the LGBTQ community. Throughout the years, people have tried to suppress the rights of these individuals, because of their own moral beliefs. Some methods they pursue are more aggressive than others. Certain individuals will stop at nothing to keep this community down, and will even act with ruthless aggression to do so. There are a multitude of cases within the last decade to prove this true. When someone does decide to this, they are considered hate crimes.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals people make up more than ten percent of the population; that means if you are sitting in a classroom of thirty, then more than three of those people are LGBT individuals. However, this overwhelmingly large minority group continues to be one of the least protected by the government as well as most heavily targeted by discrimination and hate crimes. Regardless of the powerful shift in public opinion concerning LGBT individuals during the last twenty years, the laws concerning hate crimes have remained invariable.

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

In the 1980’s as the male gay community was decimated by the AIDS epidemic, enormous marches worldwide drew about 1 million gay rights supporters to protest against the stereotype that AIDS is only contracted through gay relations. Also the harassment and bullying that homosexual people have experienced has influenced society to take action. In Australia, a 2008 study of 390 gay, lesbian, bisexual, transexual Victorians found that nearly one in seven reported to be living in fear of homophobic violence. This fear was justified in that nearly 85% of respondents had been subjected to some form of homophobic violence or harrassment in their lifetimes and one in two had experienced homophobic harrassment ot other non-physical abuse in the past two years (civilrights.org 2015). Different power structures across the world present varied views on what constitutes a marriage and how homosexual people should be viewed in the eyes on the law. This presents an issue when same sex couples wishing to travel

we are in a society where discrimination bullying physical abuse is a problem since anyone could be a victim of it. In many cases we have seen that people with sexual orientation, have suffered any kind of discrimination and for that reason many of them are afraid to show to society who they really are for fear of being discriminated. In

The United States is an example for diversity and tolerance in the world. There are laws, policies and protection for a person’s rights. However, even with this in place many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) are still discriminated against. LGBT Today faces discrimination with housing, jobs, relationships, insurance, medical care, adopting, religion and social prejudice. The rights of homosexual persons are not equal to a person who is heterosexual. A person who is homosexual are told that they cannot have the same as others because of their sexual orientation Many times we like to think of the United states of American as a place that has move in to a higher level of progression, unfortunately this is not the case as we

The discrimination behind same sex relationships has been around for thousands of years. In America, the issue of equal rights for LGBTQ communities; an acronym representing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer identities, has maintained itself as a major political

Even in countries that have recognised and provided the LGBT community with various rights, the other sexualities that fall outside the gender binary and cisnormativity are largely ignored and their concerns are not adequately addressed.

This introduction describes a short overview of crucial political developments in global lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organizing and advancement over the last few decades.

People discriminate and hate against other people far too much. There are too many judgements being made on fellow human beings. Too many people acts as though we aren’t the same. These actions from people cause others to become depressed. Ignorant and close minded people can make very hate filled humans. Too many people are pushed to the brink of suicide because one person doesn’t think the same way another does. In the article “Sexuality”, it states, “About 10 percent of the people in Kinsey’s study identified themselves as homosexual. Whether homosexuality was condemned or accepted, every civilization throughout history has included homosexual men and women.” Imagine if people didn’t feel afraid to say what their sexuality was, would that number be

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community have been the victims of discrimination and prejudice since the Post War Period. Although it is not documented, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender relationships have existed in many different cultures for many years. However, this community was not accepted which created a state of secrecy and shame among them. The LGBT community has had many obstacles preventing them from feeling like a complete part of their communities. Throughout history, LGBT individuals have been portrayed in society as inferior compared to the heterosexual society that exists. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals were considered mentally defective and/or morally dissolute by 75% of the population, and a little more than 20% were unsure. (Underwood, Alice, 43) The sense of inferiority towards LGBT stirred up several issues in society and in the politics. They have been denied access in the military, had health care limitations, and have been a prime target in the issue with aids. Over the years there has been increased violence and discrimination towards those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. In modern times, relations have slowly began to change and LGBTs have been accepted by many. The LGBT movement sparked and has made a lot of progress over the years.

America is the country of freedom, where all men and women are treated equal. Sadly, this principle is not true when it comes to one’s sexual orientation. According to the gay bullying statistics from the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community, “About one fourth of all students from elementary age through high school are the victims of bullying and harassment while on school property because of their race, ethnicity, gender, disability, religion, or sexual orientation.” Being set apart from the norm is the primary reason for this particular type of bullying. To stop this discrimination based on sexual orientation, working with organizations such as Campus Pride or It Gets Better Project, is a step in the right direction.

As I lay in my bed I feel trapped with my thoughts, I feel concerned, and a bit unsure about how I’m going to make a change for my future. It feels right to me, but wrong to others. My sexual orientation is not by my choice, though I am told otherwise. The world we live in consists of people who know right from wrong, though others are very close minded on their opinions. To break this barrier of what others call the norm, we have to stand up and fight for our equality, we are all human, no matter what people say to us, they might push us down, to hurt our feelings, but these are just the little things in our lives that we have to learn to deal with and overcome before they lead us to more intense life threatening situations. What we do today may not matter to others, though just like the civil rights movement, we have to take charge to make a change for the better of our future.

Human rights that every individual is entitled to are as follows: life, freedom from torture, freedom from slavery, fair trial, speech, thought, conscience, religion, movement and bear arms. People of the LGBTQ community are not always secure when it comes to these protections via State obligations whereas we are. It is unfortunate that we live in a society where not everyone can be secure and have no doubts about whether they are entitled to these rights or not