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This paper will discuss the topic of heterosexism and how it impacts today’s society. Heterosexism is the oppression of people who are part of the LGBT community. Individuals in the LGBT community are prone to violence, both mentally and physically, from many different people. Although people in today’s society are working more towards acceptance, oppression…

Unless otherwise specified, the definition of LGB or sexual minority youth as used in this paper will specifically reference adolescents who self-identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual, and will not include transgender youth. Transgender youth are often confronted with a very different experience from cissexual minority youth, and cannot be grouped together with LGB youth…

One topic in particular that arouses many interests and different point of views are the justifications of LGBT adoption rights. Times are changing and people are beginning to accept the idea of same-sex couples being allowed to adopt orphans, however, it is not enough to just allow them to adopt, but to treat same-sex couples…

Whether Americans realize it or not, pop culture has a large influence on how members of society view diversity. The songs they listen to, movies they watch, and their favorite television shows all portray different messages that can alter their perspectives. The song “It Pulls Me Under” written and performed by artist Butterfly Boucher, epitomizes…

Through gay/lesbian/queer literature, the gay community has used it as a means to advocate for equality and affirm their beliefs. The poem features a main character or speaker whose identity is deliberately ambiguous, highlighting the commonality of human experiences regardless of gender. It underscores the idea that one’s value as an individual should not be…

Analyzing the Situation On February 8, 2008, Lawrence King was shot twice in the back of the head by a 15-year-old classmate, Brandon McInerney, at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard, California. Lawrence King was shot and killed because he sometimes wore make-up or “feminine” clothes to school (Segal, Gerdes, & Steiner, 2019, p….

Relatively little research exists on the experiences of LGBT individuals who are incarcerated. In fact, Mogul, Ritchie, & Whitlock (2011) note even the lack of emphasis by the larger, mainstream LGBT movement, as well as larger national discussions regarding policing, on LGBT individuals’ experiences of policing and incarceration. The authors say, “Yet beyond the efforts…

In current society, being recognized as a LGBT individual is gradually winding up increasingly satisfactory, however simply like bigotry or any social partiality in America it is a blend that is gradually dissolving. At the point when set up as an individual that falls into the LGBT range, the Preletariat treat you diversely expecting that…

The LGBT Community tackles violence and discrimination and sometimes tortured, even killed because of who they love, how they look, or who they are. Gender identity and Sexual orientation are meaning aspects of ourselves and they shouldn’t be reasons for discrimination. Rights are important for everyone individually so as an intergroup the LGBT community is…

According to Ghassan Ali Moussawi, the Lebanese Gay Community can be characterized as a combination of informal social networks, various establishments like nightclubs, bars, and restaurants, and activism (103). A major aspect of activism within this community is represented by Lebanon’s singular nonprofit organization for the LGBTQ community: Helem. Established in 2004, Helem is an…