Essay On LGBT Discrimination

Discrimination is defined as the detrimental behaviors directed to individuals or a group of people based on a particular category that they fall under. Prejudice has to do with the irrational attitudes and opinions that a person or group of people has about another. Discrimination and prejudice are and always have been two of the largest problems in our global society Religious and LGBT discrimination and prejudice are two particular forms that I would like to focus on.

Gay rights are a prevalent issue not only in the United States, but also in the Global Society as a whole. Homosexuals are often discriminated and prejudiced against. In an article that I read, Susadarn Raghavan discusses the recent anti-gay bill that the Ugandan President Yoweri-Museveni signed. This article stood out to show that gay rights and discrimination is not something that occurs strictly in the United States. It is often an issue pushed to the side and not recognized as a global issue.

Prior to the anti-gay bill being signed, Obama, as well as other nations’ representatives, warned Musevini of their disapproval of the bill. He was advised to reconsider it if he wished to continue to have their aid. This was shocking, as Museveni didn’t seem phased, although the United States is one of Uganda’s biggest aid, bringing in hundreds of millions of dollars annually to help out Ugandans.

The bill challenges Uganda’s protection of its people’s human rights. Post-bill laws make it a crime to be gay or to fail to report anyone breaking this law. Homosexuality was illegal prior to the bill, but the new legislation imposes harsher threats and punishment if one is found guilty. These punishments include being detained, attacked by police, tortu...

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...her because of certain things they hold to be true against this other group. These negative beliefs may lead straight to conflict between the groups.

There are many different reasons for why discrimination and prejudice occur in society, so it is hard to say exactly why it is such a reoccurring problem. Broadly, discrimination and prejudice occur because people see themselves as superior to others merely based on their differences, and use it as an excuse to act unjustly. I hate that this follows from generation to generation and that there is virtually no way to completely erase this controversy from society. In reference to my articles, I do not think that legal discrimination should be allowed whatsoever. The name in itself “legal discrimination” sounds so wrong. How can it bee deemed legal to judge others based on biological or preferential aspects of life.