The LGBT Community And The Ultra-Orthodox Community

In 1988 the “American Republican President Ronald Reagan...[Authorized] all four of the court’s major gay rights ruling” (Reuters,2015). This is when America noticed that everyone should be given equal rights regardless of their orientation. Shortly after this proposal gay marriage had become legalized in 12 American states, however, 36 states are still banning gay marriage (Weese,2013).In 2010 American action, President Obama “signed a law allowing gays to serve openly in the U.S military(Reuters,2015).This step occurred in Canada many years ago as well as equality for the all so many smaller actions have been taken to end hate crime. In Canada, Regina Saskatchewan Police Services have created a Report Homophobic Violence, Period (RHVP) training seminar, with hopes to eliminate hate crime towards the LGBTQ community (Hamelin, pg.A.4). This program not only aims to educate the authority system about hate crime towards LGBTQ communities but it also informs the police services of positive stigmas to refer to. Programs similar to the Saskatchewan training seminar should be created so that the severity of hate crime offences towards the LGBTQ are acknowledge. In Canada, “Vancouver reported the highest proportion of hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation (26%)” (Dowden, 2012).In 2009“74 per cent of hate crimes …were motivated by sexual orientation, with 63 per cent resulting in injury (Dowden, 2012). In recent hate crime studies a decrease in statistic shows that only “16% of motivated hate crimes…accounted for sexual orientation” (Dowden, 2012). But 65% of hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation were violent” (Dowden, 2012). This shows that Canada is in fact taking an initiative to end the discrimination against the LGBTQ community but not taking in counter of the severity in which these cases are causing. In addition to hate crime statistics for the

The LGBT community has been silently suffering through generations. But in this generation, they are finally showing the world their voice. There have been many instances where young adults were denied their right to be who they are and now they are speaking out about the mistreatment. Even though the united states have begun to be more open about the LGBT community here is still more change it come. These changes can be explained through many sociological perspectives including: functionalist, conflict, symbolic interactionism and interactionism. Along with these perspective religion, norms and deviance all impact these individuals who are striving to be open about who they really are inside and out.

The human body is an object in which one lives and the medium through which one experiences oneself and the world. The human body vests claims on ideology and space; and thus participates as the site on which conflicts about belief systems and territory contest violently. Gay bodies become entangled in violence when they enter into arenas that combat certain ideas. Gay bashing illustrates incidences all in which bodies experience physical injury. In modern U.S. communities various militant conservatives individually target homosexuals in "gay bashing." Though few conservative political groups explicitly avow targeting gays for physical violence, their members individually carry out anti-gay brutality. Mathew

This paper addresses human rights abuses against members of the LGBT community in Russia. The LGBT community has been a marginalized group of society in Russia in many ways throughout history, however the legislation that was recently passed in Russia goes a step further to strip these individuals of their human rights and dignity. The legislation is inconsistent with several human rights provisions in international treaties that have been ratified by Russia: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR); International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (ICESCR); Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW); Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment (CAT); and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC); European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR); and the European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT). There are also several articles in Russia’s own constitution which are incompatible with current human rights abuses against the LGBT community, as well as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), and the Yogyakarta Principles.

The Stonewall Riots in 1969 leading to the first Gay Pride Parade in 1970 started a public discourse on LGBT rights (The Stonewall Riots). In the years to follow, two opposing mass movements manifested: the LGBT movement and the Religious Right movement. The LGBT movement aimed to get equal rights for homosexuals. The Religious Right focused on stopping the perceived moral decay of America and protecting children from lesbians and gays. While these movements had polar opposite goals, they used surprisingly similar methods to get their messages across.

Orthodox Jews are not commonly associated with being accepting of homosexual individuals. Because of a line in Leviticus that condemns acts of homosexuality as abominations, traditional communities and shuls have taken this verse to heart and reflected it in their practices. Recently, however, some Orthodox organizations of rabbis have proven to be more lenient in their interpretations of Halacha. While the support of Orthodox Jewish homosexuals provides relief to many individuals who fall under this umbrella, there are also organizations that have provided acceptance and a safe space to these individuals long before any official stances were taken. These three concepts are the cores of all arguments surrounding the controversy of homosexuality

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

In light of the recent election putting a man with questionable morality in the powerful seat of President, many in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community are fearful of the repercussions this will cause. According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, “867 cases of hateful harassment or intimidation [were reported] in the United States in the 10 days after the November 8 election”, and swastikas adorned people’s cars and homes in angry graffiti, accompanying words such as “white power” and “fag”, “he she” and “die” (Yan). While the American legal system has come a long way in granting the homosexual community their natural rights, the present climate gives many a fear that things will go back to the way they were before, with homosexuals being oppressed and persecuted for simply loving who they love.

If someone does not agree with an idea or another’s lifestyle it could lead to a hate crime. An example of this would be the rape and murder of Hande Kadere, a transgender woman in the country of Turkey. A prominent member of Turkey’s LGBT community was murdered August 12, 2016 because she lived a different lifestyle from others. Turkey is a very conservative country and homosexuality is not illegal, but it is not encouraged, there are no laws that protect transgender and gay Turks from assault and harassment, Turkish officials regularly make homophobic and transphobic speeches, The week before Kadere’s murder a gay syrian refugee named Muhammad Wisam Sankari was abducted from his home, raped, and also killed. Attacks on LGBT individuals are often ignored or lightly investigated. Courts regularly reduce or suspend the sentences of criminals convicted of these assaults. In October 2014, in the case of Çağla Joker, the victim of a hate-crime killing in Tarlabaşı, she suffered an armed attack in Tarlabaşı on the night of 20 April 2014, 25-year-old Çağla Joker was wounded in the chest, lost her life at the site of the incident. The man who killed her was sentenced to 16 years and got a reduction on his sentence for being 17 years old, said in testimony given in court. The court reduced the defendant’s sentence to ten years on the grounds of unjust provocation, good behavior, and on account of him being younger than 18. It is said the sentence reductions being applied to defendants accused of hate crimes would not help to end the murders. In 1996 a seventeen year old woman was taken into custody while performing sex work in Merter, and underwent torture for a week at the Gayrettepe Police Headquarters. The oppression and torture that the police perpetrated against transgender women, the police torture was systematically perpetrated against trans women sex workers for a period lasting from 1996 to 1999, the

Homophobia is transporting Russia back in time to the late 1800s and early 1900s—the epoch of the racial issues in America. With several gay rights being legalized, it seemed that Russia had begun to accept the LGBT community into their society. But the violent and repressive actions towards gay people and their supporters have proved that Russia is not becoming any more tolerant of gays. It is unsure if Russians even view gays as humans. The present status of the Russian homophobia problem is starting to spiral out of control. Given Russia’s oscillating history with the LGBT community, it’s nearly impossible to predict whether or not Russia will accept or kill the gay people. Based on the current situation, it seems like the former will

God, Love, Gays and Silence Did you know that 97% of Ethiopians despise the LGBT community? In fact, if a couple is caught kissing they might face 15 years in prison, for homosexuality is illegal in Ethiopia. The LGBT community faces many problems in their daily life, but I’ll be focusing in three key points, which are: how does living in a Muslim and Orthodox country affects them, second how they are persecuted “Manhunt” psychologically and physically, third and final the consequences of being open. First, Living in a Muslim and Orthodox country represents a huge obstacle for homosexuals, as they are constantly told how they are poses by “demons”, and how they are part

To begin, the country we chose to do our research one was Israel, because of it vast religious affiliation amidst the religious groups within its borders. Israel is comprised of a major part of the Holy Land, a region of significant importance to all Jews, Christians, Muslims, Druze and Baha’is within Israel. Firstly, the Israeli system of government is based on a parliamentary democracy. The prime minister is the head of the government as well as the leader of a multi-party system. The government is comprised of 3 branches; the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch and the Judicial Branch. Executive power is exercised by the government; legislative power is vested in the Knesset and the judiciary is independent of the Executive and Legislative Branch. The word ‘Knesset’ originates from the Hebrew word, meaning ‘assembly’. The Knesset acts as the parliament and the legislate branch of Israeli government. The Knesset passes all laws; elects the President and Prime Minister; approves the cabinet and supervises the work of the government (Knesset, LookLex). In addition, “the political system of Israel and its principles are set out in 11 Basic Laws” (The Political System of Israel, Wikipedia), because Israel doesn’t have a constitution. Furthermore, the predominant religious groups within Israel are Jews, Muslims, Christians and Druze. A recent census from 2015 showed that the

Social justice that is face among the LGBT is discrimination. Variations in family structures include single-parent families, step families, blended families, and intergenerational families. Lesbian, gay, and bisexual families experience a special risk of discrimination.A major problem gay people face is homophobia—an extreme and irrational fear of lesbian and gay people simply because they are lesbian and gay. LGB people are one of the primary groups at risk of discrimination and oppression (Kirst-Ashman, 2013).

Here today in society we get judged so harshly. People are afraid to be themselves. I think it is funny how everyone has an opinion about something or someone. What we do not take into consideration is the people’s feelings or just the simple fact it is there life. I did not necessarily come out to my family as being bisexual because of how their reactions usually are when it is something they don’t want to hear. So I started leaving hints to get them to understand, and once that happened my aunt started to act all judgmental and would always frown her face at me when I brought up my ex-girlfriend’s name. Although I am not a lesbian or a Muslim, I can relate to the feeling of being judged. The LGBT community and Muslims have very similar

LGBT inequality is a prominent issue all around the world, but what is the extent of LGBT inequality in the Middle East and how does it compare to the U.S.? To answer this question, in the Middle East, members of the LGBT community face extreme inequality, primarily in the form of homophobic laws with harsh punishments, violent hate crimes, and discrimination from people whose homophobic views have been shaped by strict cultural and religious ideals, while in America, LGBT inequality is still prominent, generally in the form of unequal opportunities and the denial of certain rights, but it is much less severe than in the Middle East. The stark differences between the two regions is the result of differing societal values. Middle Eastern society emphasizes the value of religion and “traditional” gender roles while in America, there is generally more individuality and freedom of expression, but it is still not perfect. Both regions have worked to improve conditions for LGBT people in recent years, but many LGBT people are still fighting for equal rights or even for survival.