Why the LGBTQ Community Deserves More Respect
By: Laniyah Montgomery
Thesis:
The LGBTQ community deserves more respect
- violence and bullying against them must must be stopped,
- they deserve to have a family
- they deserve the career that they worked hard to achieve
Thesis
Video Link
https://youtu.be/1VrJ3PEhU38
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Reasons to Stop Violence and Bullying
Violence/Bullying
- Children fear their safety
- Children's grades are lower
- Children and/or adults are more likely to commit suicide and/or have depression
Video link
https://youtu.be/Gl5PAESyydQ
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They deserve families
Family
- These people have the same needs and wants
- doesn't matter what you look like or who you love, a good parent is a good parent
- they can provide equal health, education, and development just as good as straight parents can
Video 2
https://youtu.be/HpfwkzHyrPs
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Places where LGBTQ is not excepted
Equality or no Equality
They deserve careers
- Lack of chances or opportunity
- Employment discrimination is what causes many LGBTQ people to be homeless
Careers
Video link
https://youtu.be/S5mjRoQDQOI
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Conclusion
- The LGBTQ community are humans as well and deserve all the love and respect they can get.
- Ways to let them know that they are respected and loved include not showing them physical and mental violence/bullying, letting them have a family no matter how they want to do it, and giving them the chance to prove that they could be right for the job they want.
- They deserve more respect.
Video link
https://youtu.be/jCdvzebWuAk
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References
- Gordon, K. ( 2019, July 3). LGBTQ workers, workplace discrimination. Impact Fund.
https://www.impactfund.org/legal-practitioner-blog/lgbtq3?gclid=CjwKCAiA4Y7yBRB8
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- Levy, G. (2018, May 15) LGBT teens feel unsafeand unwelcome, despite growing support for rights. U.S.News. Retrieved from,
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2018-05-15/lgbtq-teens-feel-unsafe-and-unwelcome-despite-growing-support-for-rights
- Seaton, J. (2017, March 29) Homeless rates for LGBTQ teens are alarming, but parents can
- make a difference. The Washington Post. Retrieved from,
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/parenting/wp/2017/03/29/homeless-rates-for-lgbt-teens-are-alarming-heres-how-parents-can-change-that/