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Contents:

• LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER MUNY
• ABOUT THE CENTERSCE 1983 THE CENTER HAS BEEN SUPPORTG, FOSTERG AND CELEBRATG THE LGBT MUNY OF NEW YORK CY. FD MORE RMATN ON AND OUR WORK ABOUT THE CENTER. VIS ABOUT THE CENTEROUR MISSNCYBER CENTERCENTER HISTORYRACE EQUYMEDIA CENTERLEARSHIP & STAFFEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNICORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSANNUAL REPORTS & FANCIAL INFORMATNCONTACT USHOURS & LOTNSEMAPSUPPORT THE CENTER
• A BRIEF HISTORY OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
• WHAT IS THE GAY SOCIAL NETWORK?
• THE GAY COMMUNY’S OBSSN WH STAT AND LOOKS HAS HUGE MENTAL HEALTH COSTS

LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER MUNY

lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer muny (LGBTQ muny), also lled LGBTQ+ muny, any untry, regn, cy, or other loly, a group of persons who intify as lbian, gay ( the narrow sense of beg a male who is sexually or romantilly attracted to other mal), bisexual, transgenr, or queer and who feel some gree of empathy and solidary wh each other based on their shared experience of prejudice, discrimatn, and disrpect or their awarens of the historil and ntemporary opprsn of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ) persons. Particular genr inti shared wh LGBTQ muni are discsed the articl homosexualy, lbianism, bisexualy, transgenr, and queer. The historil and ntemporary stggl of LGBTQ muni for equal legal and civil rights are discsed the article gay rights movement; see also same-sex marriage.

ABOUT THE CENTERSCE 1983 THE CENTER HAS BEEN SUPPORTG, FOSTERG AND CELEBRATG THE LGBT MUNY OF NEW YORK CY. FD MORE RMATN ON AND OUR WORK ABOUT THE CENTER. VIS ABOUT THE CENTEROUR MISSNCYBER CENTERCENTER HISTORYRACE EQUYMEDIA CENTERLEARSHIP & STAFFEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNICORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSANNUAL REPORTS & FANCIAL INFORMATNCONTACT USHOURS & LOTNSEMAPSUPPORT THE CENTER

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.

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

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.

WHAT IS THE GAY SOCIAL NETWORK?

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.

Gay, Lbian, Straight Edutn Network (GLSEN) Columb, GLSEN advot for the safety of all stunts K-12 schools regardls of race, sexualy or genr inty. Queer Behavr also hosts other wellns programs at Equas, servic and recreatnColumb Lbian and Gay Softball Associatn, 4990 Olentangy River Road, largt gay softball associatn the Midwt,  is an open divisn softball league that provis opportuny and accs for LGBTQ athlet.

THE GAY COMMUNY’S OBSSN WH STAT AND LOOKS HAS HUGE MENTAL HEALTH COSTS

” On the reverse si of the paper was a multu of bible vers that I assume they would want me to look up to rm me about how I will go to hell for beg a homosexual.