Lgbtq Presentation

The major point of the presentation was to make all of us as students and future professionals become aware of gender identity. My opinion on this major point is something I never talk about because I feel like I'm being judgmental. However, I don't agree neither do I support people who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual (LGBTQIA). They use this term to address the whole community as a whole. I believe having careers that interact with people make you become more sensitive of the supporters’ feelings. For instance, I want to become a Nurse and I understand that I will come across patients who are members and supporters of the LGBTQIA community frequently. I have to treat them the way I would treat someone who is straight. Yes, it will make me uncomfortable, but a great icebreaker is to start a conversation by asking their preferences and how they would like to be addressed such as he, him, and his, or she, her, and hers. This is one of the many ways you can address someone of the LGBTQIA community and that’s just simply making them feel comfortable for the time we have to spend together as I care for them.
My opinion is that it is good to become aware of those who are supporters of the movement because you don't want to say anything to offend them. When they are going through the “Cass Model of Sexual Identity” stages, it seems like they are battling with a lot of anger, guilt, confusion, bullies and the list could go on. I can only imagine what it’s like to go back and forth trying to figure out who you are. From my understanding, some people decide that the LGBTQIA lifestyle is for them and some people try it out and realize they can’t do