An pennt UN human rights expert on Tuday warned that the rights of lbian, gay, bisexual, trans and genr diverse (LGBT) people are beg “liberately unrmed by some state ernments the Uned Stat”, urgg more actn on the part of the Bin admistratn to protect them. |
Contents:
- GAY RIGHTS
- DISCRIMATN THE UNED STAT: EXPERIENC OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER AMERINS
GAY RIGHTS
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 in america *
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. 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.
The Effects of Negative Attus on Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex wh Men. Some people may have negative attus toward gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men.
If you are gay, bisexual, or a man who has sex wh other men, homophobia, stigma, and discrimatn n:. Homophobia, stigma, and discrimatn n be pecially hard for young men who are gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men. Gay and bisexual youth and other sexual mori are more likely to be rejected by their fai.
DISCRIMATN THE UNED STAT: EXPERIENC OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER AMERINS
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. Studi show that gay men who have good social support—om fay, iends, and the wir gay muny—have:.