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Julian Watson Ms. Trebtoske Period 2 December 3, 2014 Research Paper Currently, there are countless acts of discrimination toward the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community. As this injustice has existed for ages, it occurs in the form of military, employment opportunities, and in the day to day lives of the people in the LGBT community. This issue needs to be addressed by creating harsher penalties for those discriminating towards this community and raising a higher degree of awareness and education not only for our youth, but for our country as a whole. Occurring in many forms, this injustice is experienced mainly in school and work environments. “Historically and currently, lesbian, gay bisexual, and transgender students and staff have felt unsafe in many school environments because of their sexual and gender orientations” (Wright 2). This shows how in the school environment there are acts of discrimination so disrespectful that some people often feel uncomfortable or apprehensive to go. As this environment consists mainly of kids and young adults, this injustice still seems to occur frequently with adults. “No current federal law adequately protects lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender workers from employment discrimination” (Fact 1). This really shows you how the people facing discrimination in this environment can’t really do anything about it, since it is technically alright to do.

Specifically, the workplace today has some of the harshest discrimination acts towards this society. “One in five LGBT public sector employees has experienced workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation according to a 2008 study; a 2009 study found that 13% had reported such discrimination in the past year alone” (Study 7). Proving how this issue occurs even in a place full of professionals, this statistic poses the question of how horrible it must be if the people in the LGBT community aren’t in a workplace where a job has to be done. “Today, only 18 states and the District of Columbia have laws explicitly protecting LGBT workers from being fired because of their sexual orientation or gender identity” (Fact 6). As this quote gives you a hint to how much this injustice can occur in this environment, it shows you how far we have to go in terms of solving this problem. Since this injustice is getting out of hand, some people and organizations in the U.S. are trying to find ways to address this. “..Organizations, like the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network, have surveyed students and staff to understand the school experiences of LGBT students and staff and also to understand what supports positive school experiences for these populations” (Wright 3). Hearing the voices of the people in this environment is a great step toward addressing this issue. From hearing multiple perspectives and attitudes towards this issue, it gives the U.S a chance to really understand what is going on and what the next step could be in terms of actually fixing this problem. In my perspective this injustice should be addressed by spreading a lot more awareness and knowledge towards this exact topic. Spreading more awareness to our country about this injustice could occur in the forms of educating the youth in schools and putting more information out on the news and more popular social media applications. Not too many people truly know what these people in this community have to go through on a day to day basis, and hearing what

they think towards this from their perspective could help people think otherwise toward treating someone this differently. Harsher penalties like fines and the cost of losing jobs could also help people to stop discriminating and disrespecting these people. “LGBT-supportive policies and workplace climates are linked to greater job commitment, improved workplace relationships, increased job satisfaction, and improved health outcomes among LGBT employees” (Fact 7). This proves how much more we can accomplish by accepting this community for who they are and treating them like any other citizen in this country. Currently, there are multiple acts of discrimination against the LGBT community in the U.S. This injustice occurs in the forms of military, employment opportunities, and in the day to day lives in the LGBT community. Through the use of harsher penalties in environments like the workplace and school, and increasing the spread of knowledge and awareness to the people hopefully we can create a country that can adjusts to this issue and realize how we can benefit tremendously as a nation when we can.