Political Science Report on LGBTQ Rights and Discrimination

This report analyzes LGBTQ rights, starting with the Gay Liberation movement and its fight against discrimination. It compares the LGBTQ community's experiences with racial minorities, highlighting differences in visibility and social perceptions. The report examines factors leading to the legalization of same-sex marriage, attributing it to the LGBTQ community's activism and the Civil Rights Act. It also addresses ongoing challenges, including violence against transgender individuals, limitations on adoption and parenting rights, workplace discrimination, and the lack of transgender-friendly facilities. The report references key sources and provides a comprehensive overview of the topic.

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When and why did the gay community begin to become politically active in fighting for their
civil rights?
LGBTQ is an acronym for Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender together. The first
ever movement initiated by the community was the Gay Liberation movement which was took
place in the end of 1960 and continued till the middle of 1980. The aim of the movement was to
eradicate the discrimination based on the sexuality of and individual. Before the event took place
in the history, two genders were considered, male and female. Apart from this, anything was
treated as abnormality. Bisexuals and transgender were treated with hatred and negligence and
they did not have any right to the citizenship. They were devoid of the facilities that were
provided to the male and female genders (Gerstenfeld, 2019). This was very similar with the
American Civil Right Movement which took place to eradicate slavery for the dark-skinned
people in America. Like the Civil Right Promoted the rights for the deprived African natives in
United States, the LGBTQ Right fought for the rights of the Lesbian, gay, bisexuals, and
transgender present in the country.
How does the LGBTQ community differ from racial minorities like African Americans in
terms of their protections and legal status under US laws?
Both the LGBT community and the Racial Minorities are the part of the minorities
groups in America. However, in society, the race can be identified before sexual-orientation of a
person. Whether the person is African-American or not can be easily predicted from their outer
appearance, however, whether a person is homosexual or not cannot be identified in a crowd.
Thus sexual orientation can rise above the economic status and the social class much more in
comparison to the race and ethnicity (Ball, 2019).

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What factors may have pushed the legalization of same-sex marriage, which happened
relatively quickly in terms of historical civil rights struggles?
The main factors that enhanced the process of the legalizing the same sex marriage in the
World is the increasing rage of the LGBT community due to social discrimination. There was a
time in the world, where these people were treated differently and abused. The civil rights act in
America has led to massive movements, like the Boycotting items, disobedience and similar
others. To prevent these from happening, same-sex-marriage act was passed in 2015.
What continue to be the problems/discriminations facing the LGBTQ community?
In the contemporary society, the LGBT community is still facing certain difficulties,
which includes, violence against the dark-skinned transgender. Several places have abandoned
the right of the same-sex-couples to adopt child and right to parenting. The sexual orientation is
still the reason for the people to lose their jobs in 21st century. And the worst of all, the
transgender do not have their washrooms in majority of the countries across the world.

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References:
Ball, C. A. (Ed.). (2019). After marriage equality: The future of LGBT rights. NYU Press.
Gerstenfeld, P. B. (2019). Hate Crimes against the LGBTQ Community. The Encyclopedia of
Women and Crime, 1-5.