LGBT students are “4 times more likely to attempt suicide as their straight peers” (Facts About Suicide). The issue of LGBT youth is more in the public eye of todays modern society than ever before. Students all around the Country are getting bullied and harassed because of their sexual orientation and some believe that nothing is really being done about it. In an Incident, a college students named Tyler Clementi who was homosexual, decided to have an intimate relationship with a same sex partner in his dorm, little did he know that his roommate had recorded the whole event and had invited a bunch of friends to watch the clip. Tyler soon found out what had happened and decided to end his life but jumping of the George Washington Bridge in …show more content…
LGBT protective policies are legitimate enough to try and abolish bullying and discrimination towards LGBT students, but its not the only things that needs to be done. GSA clubs have been found to be key to a healthier school environment. “schools with GSAs report feeling less isolated, exhibit a greater willingness to be involved in school and community activities experience more positive social relationships, and exhibit increased academic motivation” (Currie). Implementing LGBT related material in the school curriculum is also a very good way to bring the whole school together and educated them on sexual orientation. Some Students that are not well informed tend to react in violent ways because they simply don’t comprehend the topic. So if a student doesn’t understand why his peer is homosexual than he is going to act aggressively towards him by bullying or harassment. All these three actions taken in order to try and abolish harassment towards the LGBT youth, I believe to be enough. Schools have done all they can to to try and ensure a safe environment for not only LGBT students but for all students. Now maybe the real reason why there is still harassment in school environment might not be because schools aren’t providing them with a save environment but because there are certain students that have been brought up with different believes than other and different ideas of what is right and wrong. Not all students are the same, and unfortunately we can’t control what happens at home.
Transgender is an umbrella term, meaning an individual’s gender-identity does not align with their assigned sex at birth. Although transgender is a protected class in eighteen states, these individuals still face discrimination within the country and around the world (“Non-Discrimination Laws”). Transgender is not a lifestyle, no one chooses to live their life constantly being discriminated against. Transgender issues should be more educated on and their lives should be more protected.
According to biblical texts, in the beginning, God created the first man, Adam and made him a woman, Eve. He gave Adam a woman, not a man, so that the human race can maintain a man/woman relationship. For thousands of years homosexuality has been misconduct or in the church’s case, sin. We are continuously beset with this controversial topic and have since reached a point where homosexuality is more open and more accepted than ever. Now, gay men and women fight for the right to be legally married in the United States. In Christianity, marriage is a lifelong commitment under God and many Christians believe this is a “major sin.” However, no matter the relation of man and woman or man and man, Homosexuals should be allowed to have a lifelong
In order to answer whether transgender children be allowed to use the restroom they identify with I would first like to identify what transgender means. According to Merriam Webster’s dictionary “The Medical Definition of TRANSGENDER.: of, relating to, or being a person (as a transsexual or a transvestite) who identifies with or expresses a gender identity that differs from the one which corresponds to the person 's sex at birth.” I believe the knowing what transgender means is important because there are misconceptions about someone being transgender. This definition is also important as it helps support the pros and cons of my argument. I was confused about transgender individuals before doing research for this paper. However, based on the article “From Jack to Jill:
The suicide rate for gays and lesbians is that most of them occur during their youth, they are twice to three times as likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual counterparts and gay and lesbian youth may constitute up to 30% of all completed suicides ( Gibson,1...
Many teenagers who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or trans are often bullied by their peers. In 2013 a National School Climate Survey showed that seventy-one point four percent of LGBT students were called gay or other derogatory terms often, fifty-four point six percent also heard comments about not being masculine or feminine enough. Almost fifty-two percent of students reported even hearing homophobic statements from teachers or other school workers. Sixteen point five percent of students were also physically assaulted by other students because of their sexuality. Because of these events, LGBT students were three times more likely to miss school than non-LGBT students, had a lower GPA, and had higher levels of depression. A girl I knew in high school named Donna identified as bisexual and I often saw her being pushed around in the halls and called countless terrible names. This soon lead to her feeling bad about herself, becoming depressed, and even self-harming by cutting and burning her arms. Donna also had to drop out of school and start being homeschooled because of the amount of bullying she encountered on a daily basis. The Trevor Project is a LGBT supportive organization that focuses on bringing awareness to homosexuality in young people, works to provide support for youths that are questioning their sexuality or are depressed because of the effects of bullying, and to prevent suicide among these youths. The Trevor Project explains that LGBT youths are four times more likely to attempt suicide than straight youths of the same age. This organization also tells us that young people who come out to their families and are rejected by them are eight times more likely to attempt suicide than people who were not pushed away by their families. These numbers are not only alarming,
They also experience prejudice in the work force. Data has shown that it is possible that if members of the LGBT community are open about their sexuality they could be declined a job, or can be judged by their co workers. Discrimination within schools have caused a big issue on bullying which is leading many young people to take drastic measures such as suicide to end the harassments and violence they experience. Studies have concluded that over thirty percent of all suicides are related in way or another to sexu...
In today’s society we as humans are aware and accepting of more identities than we ever have been before. Civil rights movements all over the world are advocating for everything from marriage equality, to laws protecting gender-queer people. However, it isn’t perfect. Just as there will always be racists and homophobes, there will always be people who say gender identity is a choice. Well, a study done earlier this year proves those people wrong.
This was seen a major victory for gay rights in Canada, and championed by many activists. While this was not the end of the fight, many in the community saw this as the last great fight for rights, but it begged the questions who actually wanted these rights. Not everyone in the gay community wanted to be a part of the so-called “nuclear family” and criticized the idea that they should have to fit within traditional heterosexual norms in order to be considered legitimate (Warner 2002, 218). This leads to a bigger question about the exact nature of rights LGBT activists were fighting for throughout history, and how that affected how they fought.
Gay rights are a common topic in today 's news. All over the world people with these sexualities are having them taken away. The reason for all this is mostly due to the fact that people aren’t used to people having different sexualities. Children grow up very close-minded to the idea of people loving the same gender. If we can open the minds of the young then we can help stop this problem and help the poorly treated obtain the rights they deserve. The best way to do this, I believe, is starting with Children.
Many LGBTQ homeless youth develop negative side effects from living on the street without support. LGBTQ youth that live on the street is faced with a little more challenges than homeless heterosexuals youth (GNOF). Family rejection puts LGBTQ homeless on the street without support, which causes them to practice survival crimes such as trading sex for food or money (BreakOut). Survival crimes such as trading sex can have many negatives problems that comes with it, such as an increase in diseases inside the community of being incarcerated by the police. Many LGBTQ homeless youth steal food to survive and then go to jail for a crime just so that they can survive (BreakOut). Without the support of their love ones, many LGBTQ youth turns to substance abuse with leads to jail time and puts them into the criminal justice system (Wes Ware).
Overall, the LGBT community is a definite subgroup for adolescents who are at risk for suicide. Of a demographic study of 246 youths who identified themselves as being LGBT or unsure, 31.3 % have had a prior suicide attempt history (Liu & Mustanski, 2012). A Massachusetts Youth Risk Behavior Survey reported that individuals who identified as LGBT or had any same-sex sexual contact with another person within the last year were three times as likely as their straight peers to contemplate suicide (American Association of Suicidology, n.d.). However, it is really hard to determine exactly how many of these suicide deaths are related to sexual orientation status, such as LGBT. This is because death certificates do not include gender identity or sexual orientation as a reason for a cause of suicide death (American Association of Suicidology, n.d.). Also, because of the lack of social support many of these individuals who have committed suicide may not have personally came out to anyone about their sexual orientation. Just think of all the suicide deaths that could have been prevented if these ...
Legalizing gay marriage has been a controversial topic in the past few years. In my opinion, gay people should be allowed to get married because it is a civil right. It shouldn 't matter what gender they prefer because they 're still regular people. Making gay marriage illegal, is the same as taking away someone 's freedom and civil rights. That is unethical and completely awful. There 's no harm being done by letting two people who are in love with each other get married. However, many religious fundamentalists are against this and believe gay marriage is wrong and needs to be stopped. Homosexual couples should have the right to get married because it 's a civil right and their sexual preference doesn 't make them any less human.
It 's 2015, same sex marriage is legalized in the U.S., yet not all adoption agencies allow homosexual couples to adopt. It is only allowed by law to have homosexuals to a joint adoption in 11 states. Adoption has been around since the 1920’s and has been a way to help orphan children gain a family. Not everyone is willing to adopt, whether it is because they don 't want a child, or they have children of their own, and it is not in their budget to adopt another. In the end there is still a large quantity of orphaned children hoping and waiting for a chance to be loved and welcomed by a family. There is an estimated amount of 153 million orphans world -wide and there are 397,122 children in the United States without a permanent family or a home. There is a way to fix that by allowing gay couples to adopt. Throughout the years America has proven their acceptance
“It is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married” (Procon.org), said Barack Obama the 44th and current president of the United States. The gay right movement started in 1969, riots, struggles, and problems followed after. In today’s society, it has been showed that people are opening up to gay rights. There has been effort in protecting the gays and discrimination against gays is now considered a hate crime and is illegal. However, gay rights still to this day struggle with state and federal legal circumstances. Same- sex marriage needs to be legal, couples who choose to be of the same-sex should be allowed to celebrate their commitment with each other the way heterosexual couples get to, both publicly and society acceptable.
A major problem is discrimination against LGBT youth (Cray, 3 Barriers) . They are constantly harassed both verbally - as shown by Tony Perkins, president of Family Research Council claiming it’s appalling to tell LGBT youths that they’re not shameful (as done by the “It Gets Better” project) and comparing homosexuality to drug abuse (Hooper, The War) , by the president of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni calling gays “disgusting” after signing a strict anti-gay law and telling CNN reporters that he does, in fact, have prejudice against homosexuals (LGBTQnation, Uganda President) , by my own father comparing homosexuality as a whole to beastiality, and by both parents refusing to use a transgendered friend’s PGPs (Prefered Gender Pronouns) - and physically, shown in many public places: Schools, by 15 year old freshman Zach King’s beating (Ludlow, Gay Student’s Beating) , parties, by the assault and murder of Dwayne Jones, 16, of Ja...