LGBTQ COMMUNITY
The LGBT community, also referred to as the gay community, is a loosely defined grouping of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, LGBTQ organizations, and subcultures, united by a common culture and social movements. These communities generally celebrate pride, diversity, individuality, and sexuality. LGBTQ activists and sociologists see LGBTQ community-building as a counterbalance to heterosexism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, sexualism, and conformist pressures that exist in the larger society. The term pride or sometimes gay pride is used to express the LGBTQ community's identity and collective strength; pride parades provide both a prime example of the use and a demonstration of the general meaning of the term. The LGBTQ community is diverse in political affiliation.
In this project I will be focusing on:
Discrimination: I believe we all have been through discrimination, some have slightly been through it and some deal with it almost everyday of their lives. Not only people who are immigrants, other skin tones, and/or different from others get discriminated against. People from the LGBTQ community are also getting discriminated against on a daily basis, maybe not so much in the time we live in but it has been a big factor. Discrimination is something that we cannot play with, people get hurt with words and some tend to want to take their lives.
“Judging a person does not define who they are, it defines who you are.”
Then & now: We live in a world where it's very hard to do many things, the LGBTQ community is a perfect example for it. Back then around 60’s-90’s people could not express their love towards someone of the same sex. They were told that it was wrong and disgusting. Within those years we dealt with a lot of discrimination and hateful words. People around those times were very close minded. Within the years the community gave a major change and now people who are part of the LGBTQ community are more accepted, and are treated closely to how a woman and a man would be treated. They are more accepted. Now we have more people who are much more open minded and more people who accept the fact that people are entitled to love whomever they choose to love without any problem.
Their rights: LGBTQ people of all ages everywhere in the world suffer violations of their
human rights. This community is usually physically assaulted, some get kidnapped, raped and even killed. In many parts of the world these people could be arrested and also get to the point of getting executed. I feel as though I want to also focus on this because it's not right for others to choose who we should be with and who we shouldn't. I don't want to get more into their rights such as voting, buying properties etc.
I will Be performing: First I will be shirtless and people would come up to me to write hurtful word or comments. the reason why people would write hurtful words and comments is because before people of the community were not accepted. then, I will have people writing beautiful and word of encouragements now that people are more accepted and open minded. In The back I would have a Lion blanket. Lion to me represents fearless, strong, and empowered. The red blindfold I have in will represent the love in the LGBTQ community and how positive we should all remain.
I will be showing a before and after of how the community is treated.
Here are people who are part of the community:
Denice Denton
Electrical engineer, professor, administrator
RuPaul
On the strength of his TV shows, including RuPaul's Drag Race, and his oversized personality, RuPaul has become a beacon in gay, drag and transsexual communities.
Blake Brockington
High school teenager who committed suicide after prom.
Fashion designer Gianni Versace inspired him to come out.
The Brazilian icon is a famous singer-songwriter who reached the top of Brazil’s pop charts in 2017… twice.
Works Cited
“11 Facts About Gay Rights.” DoSomething.org, www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-gay-rights.
“Facts About Suicide.” The Trevor Project, 20 Sept. 2017, www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/preventing-suicide/facts-about-suicide/.
Juliann, et al. “Celebuzz.” Celebuzz, www.celebuzz.com/g/tlc-star-comes-out-of-the-closet/4/.
Lehnardt, Karin. “82 Interesting Facts about LGBT.” Interesting Facts, Fact Retriever, 4 Oct. 2019, www.factretriever.com/lgbt-facts.
“Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and/or Transgender People.” Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and/or Transgender People | Suicide Prevention Resource Center, 1 Jan. 1970, www.sprc.org/populations/lgbt.
Rights Campaign, Human. MENTAL HEALTH AND THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY.
“Sexual Orientation Myths & Facts: Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center: Case Western Reserve University.” Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center | Case Western Reserve University, 26 Nov. 2019, case.edu/lgbt/safe-zone/sexual-orientation-myths-facts.
“Study Highlights Differences between Gay, Straight Suicides.” Google, Google, www.google.com/amp/s/www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna978211.
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