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Throughout the 1980’s, black men and women were stereotyped while facing intense amounts of racism. Include the fact that you were gay, and that opened a completely different world. The LGBTQ community had nowhere to go and looked for a place they could find home. This group of outcasts had built their own community with…

My fifth course at Pacific Oaks was Social and Political Context of Human Development. After taking this course, I had better understand about varieties socials identifiers of race, sexual orientation, class, gender, and ability. I also recognized many attitudes towards those social issues that are known as one of the main factors impact on our…

The view on LGBT rights has been a important issue in our society for many years. In the past couple of years, huge achievements have been made for the gay community. For example, In the year 2015 gay marriage had been made legal in the United States. However, the battle for full LGBT rights is…

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and How Its Policy Affects LGBTQ Members and Their Families December 11, 2018 | Shaley Fleming PRESS RELEASE On November 5, 2015 news of some changes to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Bishop’s Handbook Number 1 broke. Tweets rang out from notable members and…

If you look closely at today’s youth, you would see a lack of knowledge about diverse communities such as the LGBTQ+ community. Despite some parents and guardians fearing that their children are being over exposed, LGBTQ+ sex education should be taught in schools because teaching students about LGBTQ+ sex education could promote good sexual health…

In 2015, roughly 300,000 individuals from the LGBT community received social services from LGBT organizations. There have been several studies conducted, with researchers seeking to understand why and how people in the LGBT community go about accessing health care and other social services. However, time and time again, the answer is unknown. Researchers often focus…

In the heat of movements and fights for LGBT rights, we have seen so many changes that has taken place, as historically, the society saw being either one of the LGBT as sinners and for that they were executed and discriminated against. The practice same sex relationship is still not accepted in Muslims and some…

Imagine having a secret. A secret so terrible that if you were to revel it, your family would disown you, people would say you are diseased, and people everywhere would accuse you of being a violation of not only society’s rules, but also nature itself. LGBT people have done protests after protests to fight for…

Sirena: An artistic attack on machismo and the societal perception on homosexuality Known for his music that grapples social issues, Gloc-9 creates another socially inclined song that scrutinizes gender inequality, especially towards members of the gay and homosexual community. Entitled “Sirena”, Gloc-9’s song speaks through a homosexual’s point of view and how he describes himself…

The term LGBT stands for “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender”. It has been in use since the 1990’s, when the term became an adaptation and was used to replace the term “gay” to reference the LGBT community beginning in the mid-to-late 1980’s. Throughout the years, the tolerance and equal rights for LGBT individuals have been…