About LGBT Health | Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr Health | CDC

Contents:

• A BRIEF HISTORY OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
• LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH

A BRIEF HISTORY OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR SOCIAL MOVEMENTS

The fight for gay rights the Uned Stat has e a long way sce the Stonewall Uprisg of 1969, when gay and trans patrons of the Stonewall Inn New York Cy fought back agast police tryg to arrt night marked the begng of the gay rights movement the US, a s-long fight that jt a few years ago rulted the momento 2015 Supreme Court cisn legalizg gay marriage the lg on June 26, 2015, didn’t end the stggle for equaly and protectn.

Across the untry, LGBTQ Amerins still face legalized discrimatn unr the law when to hog, jobs, parentg, and even June, ’s important to celebrate how far the US has e regnizg gay rights — and to be proud of that fact — but only if we also remember how far we still have to go to ensure that the equal rights and digny of LGBTQ Amerins are regnized unr the are some of the battl for equaly that are still beg fought across the untry.

ParentgOnly a handful of stat have enshred law the right of gay upl to parent together. Gay Conversn TherapyIn a vast majory of stat, kids n still be sent to so-lled “gay nversn therapy, ” a harmful practice that the Amerin Psychologil Associatn has nmned. Employment DiscrimatnIn most stat, gay and trans dividuals n be fired om their job on the basis of their sexual orientatn or genr inty.

LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH

At the heart of the issue is the right of all Amerins to public acmodatns—that is, safe accs to goods, servic, facili, and privileg the public ’s a b wonky, but the battle beg fought over bathrooms is about whether trans and gay dividuals have a right to e all of the facili the rt of Amerins e a way that acmodat their needs. There, young gay, lbian, bi, and trans kids are more likely to face vlence, end up danger or participate crime, and enunter trma that n affect their entire liv. Ameri has e a long way protectg the rights of gay, bi, and trans cizens, but there’s still work to do.

More and more people feel fortable g out and livg openly as gay, lbian, bisexual, or transgenr. In many parts of the world, gay people are not legally protected om discrimatn employment, tn, hog, and other areas of life. For stance, a gay uple was vlently attacked by three young men earlier this year while they were cuddlg to stay warm.

For stance, June 2020, the Uned Stat Supreme Court led that is illegal to fire someone simply bee they are gay or transgenr.