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    Why are some LGBT living in an unwelcoming environment? Some people don’t welcome LGBT because, their sexuality is different from others, and people don’t like that. I feel like you shouldn’t judge anybody on what they are. People commit suicide because, people pick on them because of their sexuality, and that's not good for the community. This community we live in judge people a lot, and it has to stop. Usually people that are LGBT, most of their family members doesn’t accept them because of their

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    original sources, regarding frequency of suicidal ideation, frequency of suicidal attempts, and frequency of suicide completion in these groups. Being part of the LGBT community comes with profound challenges that affect the individuals mentally and psychologically. The Lesbian, Gays, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) group are characterized by persons with a contrary view of the prevailing norm of sexuality that is practiced by the majority of the society who are heterosexual (Boswell, 1999)

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    The older lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community, are a vulnerable population with specific healthcare needs. Throughout their lives they have encountered maltreatment, discrimination and have significant health disparities because of their sexual orientation. Many have been isolated or alienated from their families and do not have any children to care for them. Now this vulnerable population must succumb to care from clinics, hospitals, and long term facilities that may not be

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    According to the 2010 U.S. Census, about nine million people identifying as LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) live in the United States, making up about 3.5% of the population. Throughout history and in contemporary times, LGBT individuals have faced persecution and been denied rights and privileges that heterosexual citizens have not. The Clinton Administration's “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, in effect from 1994 to 2011, prohibited openly homosexual or bisexual men and women from

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    For my immersion paper I would like to write about the Latino LGBT community. This would be a great opportunity to immerse myself in a group that has had a history of oppression and recently has been involved in major civil movement towards equality. As I have previously mentioned in class, my 18-year-old brother is gay and has had a difficult time finding comfort in his environment. It was as if he had to go through a period of re-socialization to adapt a to a new role as a gay man. Being raised

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    LGBT Rights LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) people are discriminated against, terrorized, and protested against. They have barely any laws guarding their rights. All Americans are supposed to have all the rights needed for their pursuit of happiness, yet LGBTQ+ citizens do not. This needs to stop. And the U.S., while still quite far away, is slowly on its way to equity for all of its citizens. But good LGBT Americans are mostly treated unfairly. One reason why LGBT Americans

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    Introduction: LGBT means Lesbians Gays Bisexuals and Transgender. From the year 1860, LGBT people are illegal in Bangladesh. It is very difficult for the LGBT group people to declare their sexuality openly. The society we live in does not accept the people from that particular group. They had to face so much hardships through their entire life. All their life they had to go through discriminations, rejections, shame and even assaults. As the days are passing it is getting worse and worse for them

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    is an important time in one's life, and kids like Juatin are not able to pursue a full enjoyable life when their youth is being ruined with hate. The LGBT youth should be accepted because they can not help who they are, they are human just like any other person, acceptance can lead to success, and suicidal thoughts can attack the non-accepted. The LGBT community can not help who they are. Homosexuality is, and has been for a very long time, natural, the definition of normal varies from person to person

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    problem that has plagued and continues to plague the LGBT community throughout the late twentieth and early twenty-first century. Originally, it was seen as taboo or, in some cases, illegal for LGBT characters to be shown in the media. Over time, however, these characters filtered their way into the media and although they were present, their characters were subjugated to stereotypes and ridicule. Amber B. Raley and Jennifer L. Lucas analyzed LGBT presence in television during the fall of 2001 using

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    alcohol use in family with regard to adolescents in of the LGBTS community. The paper also identifies the factors

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