Image via Wikipedia Let’s face it: although huge strides have been made in the acceptance for gay, lesbian, and bi individuals, it’s not always a smooth road. Imagine being an LGBT teen now, when high school is filled with its own challenges, and you wonder what the consequences will be if you’re openly gay. Sometimes the results are frightening, even heartbreaking. After hearing about too much bullying, and a tragic suicide, Dan Savage started the It Gets Better Project, a website of videos for teens with one goal: prevent suicides among LGBT teens. It’s a serious project and … [Read more...]
Why Should I Care About LGBT Discrimination? Read Ahead And Find Out
February 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Many persons have a neutral opinion towards lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals but do not bother much about the issue because they feel it does not concern them. Well, what is the guarantee that your child will not turn out as a gay or lesbian? Do not provide silly justifications like good parenting or disciplined lifestyle. Sexual orientation is not a matter of good parenting. It is not as if all gays and lesbians had bad parents. If you have a general idea of the level of discrimination and complications that lesbians and gays face, just ask yourself whether you would want your … [Read more...]
Want To Improve Condition Of LGBT Community? Remove Myths And Spread Information
February 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Have you done research on the internet only to find many educated individuals in and around your neighborhood having misconceptions about the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual community? If yes, you can organize seminars and workshops that will help people clarify their myths. There are some persons who have an inherently negative view about the LGBT community. However, most individuals are merely apprehensive because of certain issues. Will gay individuals target any and every man for sex? Do lesbians practice promiscuous lifestyle? Will they act as a bad influence on kids? Will they … [Read more...]
Want To Help LGBT? Proclaim That You Do Not Discriminate
February 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
What steps can you take to ensure that lesbians and gays are not discriminated against? One of the biggest disadvantages of the high profile lobbying being conducted by agencies working in favor of gay and lesbian empowerment is that the ordinary man on the street feels excluded. The ordinary man on the street feels that he or she cannot contribute in any manner whatsoever. Whenever people read about measures to improve the condition of gays and lesbians, it is always is related to the legislature, Washington, the Senate or other such high profile power centers. What can you do to make a … [Read more...]
Want To Support The LGBT Community? Be Prepared For The Backlash
February 19, 2011 by Leave a Comment
If you are thinking of speaking in favor of the LGBT community, you must be prepared for the backlash. Civilized individuals who relied on logic and rationale for settling disagreements and disputes will suddenly start quoting scriptures to prove their point. Statistics and facts twisted beyond recognition will be placed in front of you as a proof of your foolishness. If you think this is as bad as it is going to get, then think again. Refusal to see sense will automatically result in questions on your own sexuality. Those who feel the LGBT community must be reformed presume that anybody … [Read more...]
There Is Work to Be Done in the LGBT Community
February 6, 2011 by Leave a Comment
With the recent repeal of "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell," gay men and women will finally be afforded the opportunity to serve our country openly and not hide in the shadows. This is cause for great celebration in the LGBT community. However, as anyone involved in that community will tell you, there is still much work needed to be done to insure legal rights and participation for all. Look no further then the ongoing debate over the right for gay men and lesbians to marry for proof of this. What will it take to move these issues forward? That's easy: dedicated and committed activists working … [Read more...]
LGBT Community – It Is Time Mankind Learned To Accept Differences With Maturity
February 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The issue of treatment of gays and lesbians in the world is not just about entry in the armed forces or freedom to marry or adopt kids. Rather, it is all about a very simple question - How should mankind treat those who are different and in a minority? Colored individuals faced the problem that gays and lesbians are facing today. Racial discrimination is not a recent phenomenon. Residents of the Dravidian region in ancient India were considered inferior by invading Aryans because of their dark skin. While discrimination on the basis of color is not as prevalent as it was in the past, no one … [Read more...]