People around the world face vlence and equaly—and sometim torture, even executn—bee of who they love, how they look, or who they are. Sexual orientatn and genr inty are tegral aspects of our selv and should never lead to discrimatn or abe. Human Rights Watch works for lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr peopl' rights, and wh activists reprentg a multiplicy of inti and issu. We document and expose ab based on sexual orientatn and genr inty worldwi, cludg torture, killg and executns, arrts unr unjt laws, unequal treatment, censorship, medil ab, discrimatn health and jobs and hog, domtic vlence, ab agast children, and nial of fay rights and regnn. We advote for laws and polici that will protect everyone’s digny. We work for a world where all people n enjoy their rights fully.
Contents:
- GAY RIGHTS
- GAY DISCRIMATN AND STIGMA AND HOW TO COPE
- ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
GAY RIGHTS
* gay discrimination *
Homophobia, stigma (negative and ually unfair beliefs), and discrimatn (unfairly treatg a person or group of people) agast gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men still exist the Uned Stat and n negatively affect the health and well-beg of this muny. The negative beliefs and actns n affect the physil and mental health of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men, whether they seek and are able to get health servic, and the qualy of the servic they may receive.
GAY DISCRIMATN AND STIGMA AND HOW TO COPE
The gay rights movement the Uned Stat began the 1920s and saw huge progrs the 2000s, wh laws prohibg homosexual activy stck down and a Supreme Court lg legalizg same-sex marriage. * gay discrimination *
Such barriers to health mt be addrsed at different levels of society, such as health re settgs, work plac, and schools to improve the health of gay and bisexual men throughout their liv.
Homophobia, stigma, and discrimatn n be pecially hard for young men who are gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men. A study published 2009 pared gay, lbian, and bisexual young adults who experienced strong rejectn om their fai wh their peers who had more supportive fai. Gay and bisexual men and their fay and iends n take steps to lsen the effects of homophobia, stigma, and discrimatn and protect their physil and mental health.
ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
Gay discrimatn and gay stigma are still a problem today’s workplace, school and even at home. Learn about homophobia and how to pe wh . * gay discrimination *
Parents of a gay or bisexual teen n have an important impact on their child’s current and future mental and physil well-beg. Many anizatns and onle rmatn rourc exist to help parents learn more about how they n support their gay and bisexual teen, other fay members, and their teens’ iends.
Intify “safe spac, ” such as unselors’ offic, signated classrooms, or stunt anizatns, where gay and bisexual youth n get support om admistrator, teacher, or other school staff. Enurage stunt-led and stunt-anized school clubs that promote a safe, welg, and acceptg school environment (such as gay-straight allianc, which are school clubs open to youth of all sexual orientatns).
Make sure that health class or tnal materials clu HIV and STD rmatn that is relevant to gay and bisexual youth too, makg sure that the rmatn clive words or terms. Make easier for stunts to have accs to muny-based provirs who have experience providg health servic, cludg HIV/STD ttg and unselg, and social and psychologil servic to gay and bisexual youth. Whether you are gay or straight, you n help rce homophobia, stigma, and discrimatn your muny and crease the negative health effects.