Summary : ' Lgbtq Rights '

There are many different topics in the world that split people’s opinions. Some stronger than others. These views and opinions are often swayed by one’s political views, and one of the biggest topics that sparks controversy are the rights of all people. Some of the bigger groups are Black Lives Matter and feminists. While these are very big and prominent, the one that sparks the most controversy is the LGBT community, and one of the biggest claims they make is that they don’t have the same rights of marriage as straight people. The LGBT community have protests and parades to try to spread the message that homosexuals should have the same rights of

In today's society many religions and many people don't see eye to eye with the LGBTQ community. They see this community as something less significant than others, viewed as something unnatural, and even something different from this world we live in. This community suffers from being threatened for their lives, being scared of being their true self. In what power should people have to make these decision on what people should like; none, because people should be allowed to love whatever gender they please with. People in this community shouldn't have to a live in fear of being judged by others, tormented, or even humiliated because others don't agree with what gender they like. They are just like every human that loves, but many don't see that because of maybe the way they were raised was to only believe in same sex marriage or people just don't like the idea of a sex liking the same sex. People don't see that society is more open than it was back in the days. This community suffers from being othered and are being viewed as monstering walking on the street. There's stereotypes being made about people in this community, there's religions that disown family that are in this community, and people don't see these types of event could lead to self harm, addiction, and could mess a person mind, just because they don't agree with what gender they please with.

The inclusion of sexual orientation equality in the Charter did not stop there when it came to metamorphosing the way society operated; it challenged many other problems facing the LGBT community’s rights. One of the most famous examples is the Egan vs. Canada trial that occurred in 1995. Jim Egan and Jack Nesbit were a gay couple who had been in a conjugal relationship since 1948 and were eligible to receive an Old Age Security income supplement as they reached the age of 65. However, they were denied these rights due to the fact that the definition of spouse in section two of the Old Age Security Act did not include a member of the same sex. They therefore sued Ottawa and claimed that the definition of spouse in the Old Age Security Act infringed

MSgt Abbott’s time giving back to her community is a passion of hers. She sees herself as a leader and advocate for those who need help, support, or deserve to be treated fairly. Her community activities include volunteering as a blood drive assistant for the American Red Cross and her role within the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transsexual (LGBT) community. MSgt Abbott’s presence and intellect, as well as a lot of courage, empowered her to combine the two things she is most passionate about. She is that type of NCO that embodies what an NCO should be at all times and is a courageous advocate of equal rights for the LGBT community. However, her voice was finally able to be herd after the repeal of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’. This freedom allowed her to play a major role within the LGBT community, as well as represent the LGBT community within the Air

ONe can not fight who one truly is, no matter how hard one may try. Members of the LGBTQA+ community can't change how they love others. SImilarly, for the transgender community there is problems arising. Many want to deny transgenders access to bathrooms of their gender. For example, is a person is born as a man, but feels like a woman trapped in a man's body, they may live their life as a woman because that is who they truly are.

Because of Caitlyn being a large media attraction it is hard for teens, whose everyday use is technology, to ignore what is happening on the internet. Caitlyn has raised awareness so others like herself have a chance to live a better life, with more empathy and less hate or negative comments towards them. Many young transgenders feel like it is wrong to be themselves because of the way society has trained them to think. Caitlyn Jenner is someone for all young transgenders to relate to, definitely making her a good role model as she is building confidence in not only transgenders, but anyone that feels like they are not accepted. A staggering 41% of transgender people have committed suicide in just the United States! That is a ridiculous amount of deaths all because of one

“All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual.” -Albert Einstein. The individual has the possibility of evolving society but they are only able to do that if society allows it to. There are many points in history where a single person is able to change society as a whole. However, there are also many points in history where society is unsure of how to deal with the individual and isn’t ready for change. A more recent example of the way individuals affect society and society affects individuals is the American Gay rights movement. During the American Gay rights movement, society affected the individual as much as the individual affected society.

It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream. I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed – ‘we hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal’.”

LGBT rights have been a controversial issue for decades now and they’ve always sparked heated discussions between those who believe in fighting for LGBT rights and those who strongly oppose them. LGBT stands for, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender; this term is heard quite often when discussing discrimination and harassment because the agonising truth is that LGBT people face a disturbingly greater amount of it than those who don’t identify as LGBT, and it has been this way for decades now in the United States of America. The struggle for LGBT people in the U.S. has been long and largely oppressive but in the recent years the acceptance of LGBT people has been slowly but notably improving, this is a hope for the future. The LGBT movement has been successful in obtaining the rights for same-sex couples to get married, changing hate crime laws, and many other notable achievements, but it took a long time to get to where the United States is today, and the U.S. still has a long way to go, but to understand why LGBT people deserve to be equal, it first needs to be understood what an unfortunately dark era LGBT people were forced to endure decades ago and still experience to some degree today.

LGBT couples are still struggling for their rights and identity. Despite, the long battle, few have won the battle and some courageous people are still fighting. The whole movement is a roller-coaster ride for them. Smiles, tears, hopes, dreams and enthusiasm all are available in the entire battle to get the equal rights in the society.

The LGBT community has made new laws each day to bring equality to all. “Throughout its, America has symbolized equality of opportunity for people of all races, origins, religions and creeds, serving as a beacon of hope for anyone seeking a better life. However, despite its founding principles of equality and acceptance, the United States also has a long history of denying basic rights to certain people” (LGBT Equality). When the US discriminates against a certain thing people retaliate and rise up and try to make new laws to help their cause. The LGBT community has been striving to bring equality in many ways. The LGBT community has made great strides in gaining equality of same-sex marriage, gay adoption, and transgender equality.

“The gay rights movement is not a party. It is not a lifestyle… It is not about sin or salvation. The gay rights movement is an integral part of the American promise of freedom” (Urvashi Vaid). Many people were not supportive of the minority of people coming out to the world and becoming a part of the LGBTQ+ community. The actions of the many who did not accept the idea of being gay, lesbian or transgender, would interfere with their confidence and freedom of being who they want to be. The idea of gay rights was not socially accepted since it had differed from the social norm of a male and female sexually attracted to one another. However, there would be a ‘safe haven’ in most cities for the LGBTQ+ community to thrive and reveal themselves towards the people that truly accepted them for who they are. Although there were very few ‘safe havens’ around, these places would be tormented by the police and many of the people in them would become oppressed since they wanted to be in a place of acceptance. From June 28, 1969 through July 1, 1969, the gay community faced massive oppression from police raids in Greenwich Village, NYC at Stonewall Inn, which caused them to start a riot which ignited a major conflict for the sake of their own safety and freedom. This riot allowed them to show their oppressors that they are human as well and are able to fight back for themselves and for the future generations ahead of them. Due to the lack of a formal compromise

In this country there is a flawed assumption that gay people enjoy the same civil right protections as everyone else and there are a lot of stereotypes about gay relationships. Living as a gay individual in this country can be extremely overwhelming and scary. When it comes to marriage between gay couples, controversy is bound to turn up. There are numerous arguments as to why gay marriage is not “right” such as; it offends everything religion stands for, marriage is for procreation, and gay

“The Charter of the United Nations encourages ‘respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction, while the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states ‘Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind,” (Gary, J, 2012). Even with the guidance provided, many members of the UN still had laws that criminalized homosexuality and some that had laws that could warrant the death penalty for being a part of the LGBT community.

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.