Who are the people often labeled with the acronym LGBT? LGBT’s or lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual and transgenders‚ are members of every race‚ religion‚ gender‚ and ethnicity. But how do we identify them‚ address their health needs? Unlike ethnicity‚ race‚ religion‚ gender‚ and income‚ which are all questions posed on the U.S. Census‚ neither sexual orientation nor gender identity are listed. (American Community Survey‚ 2013) According to HealthPeople.gov‚ this question is included on few state or federal
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members of the LGBT community feel the need to hide who they are from the people they care about due to their fear of being misunderstood. Negativity can ruin the self esteem of someone of the LGBT community‚ whereas positivity can strengthen their self esteem. Many people base their opinions upon their religious views. Religious opinions often determine whether or not someone will be accepted or turned down and away from their family and friends. In many situations‚ when someone of the LGBT community
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people stare at you and judge your lifestyle. This is exactly how most people in the LGBT community feel on a daily basis. The LGBT community can not do a great deal of things without being stared at and judged by others. Most United States citizens make it their sole duty to make sure that the LGBT community know that. Instead of voicing their homophobia‚ United States citizens must learn to accept people so that the LGBT youth do not feel distressed or depressed. United States residents‚ such as a YouTuber
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Discrimination Faced by LGBT SOC/315 Discrimination Faced by LGBT Introduction There have been several anti-gay bills introduced in several states across the country in which some states are against and some are for the bill. We would like to discuss the issues that the lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals have faced across the nation by presenting the facts from reliable sources. The issues‚ challenges‚ and opportunities experienced by this group in the labor
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Media and its representation of Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual‚ Transsexual (LGBT) themes has been prevalent throughout time. According to the collections of studies and stories by Meem‚ Mitchell and Jonathan (2010) concerning LGBT individuals‚ it is important to represent such themes because it is able to enlighten people on how our society as a whole‚ has become dynamic. The Media can be seen as a “central source” where negative perceptions can be created. As a result‚ stereotypes can be either created
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Reflection Paper Li Jian B11010198 U Hon Kun B1101305 Yeap Heng Tat B1103203 Department of Psychology PSY 312 Mr. Eric Bryan Amaladas Social Problems and Human Rights An increasing number of social problems can be seen in our country. In the lecture‚ our guest speaker mentioned several social problems such as unemployment‚ drug abuse‚ alcohol abuse‚ teenage pregnancy‚ child abuse and bullying. These social problems have a lot of negative effects to our youth and they will also affect the
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Weekly Reflection During the past week in our Strategic Management Business class‚ Learning Team C learned more about one another‚ and I have no doubt several of us has even learned a great deal about ourselves. First‚ we were educated about certain topics that made each individual feel comfortable discussing such as growth‚ stability strategies‚ and retrenchment strategies‚ also known as the three grand strategies (Hunger & Wheelen‚ 2010). We reflected on a variety of topics that made us struggle
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The results of the Enneagram provided valuable insight to approaching the first reflective paper. Being a type three achiever/performer I wanted to immediately leave class on Saturday and work on the reflective paper through completion until I read the statement “The most profitable work I can do is to take time to relax and to grow” provided from The Enneagram Made Easy by Renee Baren and Elizabeth Wagele. Thinking about this statement I realized that not only did I need to take time to actually
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Nobody decides to be gay. Nobody decides that‚ on top of all of life’s other problems‚ they’d like to deal with a never-ending barrage of slurs and comments about who they love. For some reason‚ the myth that people want to be LGBT for attention always lives on. It is‚ of course‚ perpetuated by those who haven’t experienced the effects of homophobia‚ biphobia‚ transphobia‚ or any other phobia we are affected by every day. When these things don’t impact you personally‚ it’s easy to turn a blind eye
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Nathan Castrop David Elder BSM 385 01 November 2007 “Managing and Valuing Differences” Reflection I have been a part of many groups‚ whether they were academic or work-related. I have had many issues that have caused conflict in these groups settings. A conflict that comes up a lot is how to deal with someone who is not pulling his/her load on the current project. This always leads to excuses about how the person has a much more hectic life than the others in the group and can even lead
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