The Community Of The Lgbtq Community

There is a quote from the Marina and the diamond’s song entitled ‘Sex Yeah’ that goes, “If women were religiously recognized sexually / We wouldn't have to feel the need to show our ass-ets to feel free”. Marina is referencing the societal value of a woman’s sexuality; if women were given recognition for their character over their level of eroticism, most wouldn’t feel the need to flaunt themselves in order to feel the sense of freedom they desire. The casual undermining of women leads to the compulsion for us women to go ‘fine, if that’s what I gotta do to feel respected, that’s what I’ll do’, ultimately disrespecting ourselves. If exhibiting the traits of the average human being wasn’t considered misdemeanor for a girl, a girl wouldn’t feel

This article from the NBC Nightly News, regarding the growing concerns and fears from the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) communities, on how the upcoming Presidential election will affect how certain laws of protection and their rights that are already in effect, how those laws may change with the new President Elect Donald Trump, and his already controversial views on whether he is for or against the LGBT community. And as President Trump vows to make a lot of changes in the laws that the previous President Obama set in place during his 8 year term in office, such

There seems to be a misconception that the LGBTQ community is immune to poverty when in actuality, a large majority of them are living in poor conditions. When most people think of gay men specifically, they think of rich, white men living in suburban areas, wearing designer clothes, constantly accessorized, and shop at expensive boutiques. But that is simply not the case. In fact, most LGBTQ people are poor or working-class, female, and people of color who struggle with obtaining or keeping a job as well as paying bills. In my paper, I will answer where this is most common and why. I will start by delving into the past of LGBTQ history as well as the discrimination they faced to show any patterns or trends regarding LGBTQ affluence,

Civilization has set standards for certain norms, morals and measures for acceptable behaviors. Behaviors that stray from what is considered the normal is seen as abnormal. However, behavior that was once seen as abnormal may become acceptable. Social norms may occur within a certain time frame and therefore, change over time. Such as, until 1980, homosexuality was considered a psychological illness by the World Health Organization (WHO). As time progressed, homosexuality has become more acceptable amongst society and is known as the LGBTQ+ community today. Currently same sex marriages became legal and same sex adoptions are not considered atypical but are supported by many through support groups and organizations. The LGBTQ+ community may

For my essay topic, I’d like to explore, study, discuss, and analyze how the LGBTQ+ community deals with their health. Whether if this is their physical, or mental health, I’d like to know if this community receive different kinds of treatments from doctors. How is it different from those who considers themselves as heterosexual? This also includes analyzing and exploring those different treatments within the community itself. This will also help me understand if transgendered individuals receive the same treatment as gay men, or, how the health of gay men differs from lesbians. This idea is not only for me to analyze the health of LGBTQ+, but, to also learn more about the community, itself.

For several years now, the LGBT civil right movement has been focused on marriage equality (Knauer, 2012). In June 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court came to the decision in favor of marriage equality, thus sprang the coined term “Love Wins”. The community felt like they had accomplished their mission (Baumle & Compton, 2017). Contrary to this monumental win, the LGBT community has had to constantly fight for their lawful right. With elected officials refusing to adhere to the law to our current administration being against marriage equality – it must feel to them like the whole world is against

A hate crime (defined by Dictionary.com) is a crime, usually violent, motivated by prejudice or intolerance toward an individual’s national origin, ethnicity, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or disability. The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act prevents crimes against all people, specifically minorities, based on prejudice (United States Department of Justice). No laws or acts can change the ignorance and bigotry that have become so prevalent in society; however, education and understanding can change the viewpoints many have developed of the LGBTQA (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Asexual) community.

In recent years, equality regarding the lesbian, gay, bi, and transgender community has been a heated topic within politics. Beginning in June of 2015, outrage has grown in Texas with the Supreme Court decision favoring marriage equality. Though LGBT persons now have government approval to marry whom they choose, this effort has not ended discrimination against non-heterosexuals. The LGBT community needs to be included in Article 1 Sections 3, 3a, and 32 of the Texas Constitution, because state laws must abide federal laws, it is necessary they are recognized and protected , and discrimination against people on the basis of their sexual orientation and gender identity is an injustice.

What is a despaired population? What does despaired mean? A despaired population is a group of people that reside in a specific region in the world or have a specific label to them that makes them less equal than other population groups across the nation. Disparity is defined as a lack of similarity or inequality (Disparity, 2015). Therefore, when relating this idea to the healthcare system, many despaired populations have several health disparities as well, meaning they are at a disadvantage when attempting to access proper healthcare. One population in specific that is despaired due to many components is the Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, and Bisexual community, commonly referred to a LGBT. This population is mixed with individuals of various race, gender, income and many other qualities and was created due to sexual orientation. The sexual orientation of this group is described as “abnormal”, or what is not typical in this world. The LGBT community faces many challenges such as discrimination, negative stigma, rejection, violence, insurance denial, job denial, lack of money, and an absence of knowledge and acceptance. With these factors coming into play, many people within the LGBT community are at a higher risk for psychological disorders, a higher rate of suicide attempts and successes, and a higher risk of sexually transmitted diseases, which continues to makes this specific group a despaired population.

Before starting my research on the LGBT community and it’s own unique culture, I didn’t know too much about it. All I knew was that I myself was very accepting of it and was in no way judgemental of anyone who felt that they belonged in that community. Little did I know that the term “LGBT” has grown to include other categories. According to Mardell (2016), “LGBTQIA+: Stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual/aromantic, and plus for other identities that are not straight and/or not cisgender.” Something that I realized rather quickly into my research is that our culture doesn’t have much knowledge of the LGBT community and leads people to form inaccurate and hurtful ideas due mostly to media’s depictions of the LGBT community.

Excuse me, what are you doing here in the women 's restroom? You are not supposed to be in here; there are no men urinals here!! Yelled the raggedy old lady with a crazy hairstyle, across the bathroom stall, as I was entering the women restroom in the target. Miss Roa face turned tomato red and said “Excuse me; I am a young lady who deserves fairness, righteousness, and equality. In this country, everyone should have the same equal rights no matter what!! So if you can excuse me, I would be using a women bathroom stall without your consent.” It’s the norm for Miss Roa to cope with these impolite people in her day-to-day life. As if being gay was something out of the extraordinary. “We 're in the new era of 2016, people need to grow up already and stop being so childish and being so close-minded when it comes down to the LGBT community,” said Miss Roa. Being gay, bisexual, transgender, lesbian whatever you want to call it. It’s a challenging role in the LGBT community. Roa is disappointed with the situation having to deal with all these rudely people that still don’t accept gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transgender human beings.

The LGBT community, a small, often marginalized group, has few sources of influence to their direction and path. It is common in our 21st century society for those discovering themselves to mimic and embody the characteristics with which they observe. When children grow up, they look up to the diverse group of individuals and ideas surrounding them. As a person explores their formative years they seek out groups with which they have something in common. They are drawn to the lifestyles with which they identify most. It is in this association that many traits and behaviors from these groups start be emulated. Taking this relatively simple concept, I will apply this to theatre and infer whether there are any positive or negative effects pertaining to gay themes found on stage.

The topic is about the impact that representation has on the LGBT community. LGBT representation matters because people live vicariously through their role model, it influences how people come out, it helps people self-realize and the main reason why this topic is so important is because of how drastically underrepresented they are. Two proposed social changes are for there to be more LGBT characters on television shows and for there to be more positive LGBT role models.

Propagated by a video series produced by Springs of Life Ministries in California, the first video was released in 1992.

LGBT is an acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. The subject of being homosexual is a sensitive subject for almost anyone in America. That being, Americans have multiple different viewpoints that they have developed. Some having harsh views, and some just being a free spirit. The LGBT community has always had a controversial viewpoint in contrary to religion, social acceptance, and it even goes against what the president has to say.