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Socialissuesppt 150404161703 Conversion Gate01
Socialissuesppt 150404161703 Conversion Gate01
Socialissuesppt 150404161703 Conversion Gate01
Society
Maggie Hubbard & Chad McEwan
LGBT – Definition
• Stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender.
• Along with heterosexuality, they describe people’s
sexual orientation or gender identity.
Statistics
• According to a study conducted by the National Health Statistics
Report:
• Among all U.S adults (18yrs+),
– 96.6% identified as straight
– 1.6% as gay/lesbian
– 0.7% as bisexual
– 1.1% as “something else” (did not understand the question, or refused
to answer)
*Graph on next slide
Straight Gay/Lesbian Bisexual Something Else
Discrimination of LGBT
• Discrimination – differential treatment of
individuals based on their group membership.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B-
hVWQnjjM
LGBT Bullying in School
• LGBT teens report being 5 times more likely to
miss school due to feeling unsafe because of
bullying
• 28% of this group feel forced to drop out of
school
– More and more schools are implementing anti-
bullying policies but this problem is still prevalent.
Discrimination in the Workplace
• In a number of surveys collected by The Williams Institute
on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy, they
determined that:
– 15-43% of LGBT employees have experienced some form of
discrimination & harassment in the workplace.
– 8-17% were not hired or fired due to sexual orientation
– 10-28% were not promoted due to orientation
– 7-41% were verbally or physically abused/had their workplaces
vandalized
“That’s s0 Gay”
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1WEtFF
PVBU
“First Gay Hug”
• Experiment shows people uncomfortable at first
but becomes accepting as they talk