People around the world face violence and inequality—and sometimes torture, even execution—

because of who they love, how they look, or who they are. Sexual orientation and gender identity are
integral aspects of our selves and should never lead to discrimination or abuse. Human Rights Watch
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multiplicity of identities and issues.It document and expose abuses based on sexual orientation and
gender identity worldwide, including torture, killing and executions, arrests under unjust laws, unequal
treatment, censorship, medical abuses, discrimination in health and jobs and housing, domestic
violence, abuses against children, and denial of family rights and recognition. It advocate for laws and
policies that will protect everyone’s dignity. Human Rights work for a world where all people can enjoy
their rights fully.

LGBT, or GLBT, is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. In use since the
1990s, the term is an adaptation of the initialism LGB, which began to replace the term gay in reference
to the broader LGBT community beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s.The initialism, as well as some of its
common variants, functions as an umbrella term for sexuality and gender identity.may refer to anyone
who is non-heterosexual or non-cisgender, instead of exclusively to people who are lesbian, gay,
bisexual, or transgender. To recognize this inclusion, a popular variant adds the letter Q for those who
identify as queer or are questioning their sexual identity; LGBTQ has been recorded since 1996. Those
who add intersex people to LGBT groups or organizing may use the extended initialism LGBTI. These two
initialisms are sometimes combined to form the terms LGBTIQ or LGBT+ to encompass spectrums of
sexuality and gender. Other, less common variants also exist, with some being rather extreme in length,
resulting in an initialism over twice as long, which has prompted some criticism.

LGBT movements are opposed by a variety of individuals and organizations.They may have a
personal, political or religious prejudice to gay rights, homosexual relations or gay people. Opponents
say same-sex relationships are not marriages, that legalization of same-sex marriage will open the door
for the legalization of polygamy, that it is unnatural and that it encourages unhealthy behavior. Some
social conservatives believe that all sexual relationships with people other than an opposite-sex spouse
undermines the traditional family and that children should be reared in homes with both a father and a
mother. As society has become more accepting of homosexuality, there therefore has also been the
emergence of many groups that desire to end homosexuality; during the 1990s, one of the best known
groups that was established with this goal is the ex-gay movement. Some people worry that gay rights
conflict with individuals' freedom of speech, religious freedoms in the workplace, and the ability to run
churches, charitable organizations and other religious organizations that hold opposing social and
cultural views to LGBT rights. There is also concern that religious organizations might be forced to accept
and perform same-sex marriages or risk losing their tax-exempt status.
 One of the most enduring issues facing public administration and public policy is discrimination
against and exclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) employees in the public
workplace. Research on how inclusion management influences LGBT public servants’ work outcomes is
limited. The US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) synthesized a construct of integrated inclusive
work environment consisting of five practices thought to be important for public employee work
outcomes. Social exchange theory is used in this paper to theorize about the effects of these different
inclusive work environment practices on LGBT employee job satisfaction and organizational (affective)
commitment. An inclusive work environment approach was found to have a positive effect on LGBT
employee job satisfaction and affective commitment in federal government staff in the USA. However,
individual inclusive work environment practices varied in their effects on LGBT employee job satisfaction
and affective commitment.This paper enhances understanding of how LGBT employees respond to
different inclusive work environment practices. LGBT employees’ job satisfaction and commitment to
their organization operate differently when work environment practices are fairness-oriented, co-
operation-oriented, and empowerment-oriented. There are important lessons in this paper for HR
managers; top-level managment and policy-makers concerned to manage fairly and to compete for and
retain talented staff.

Eric Rofes author of the book, A Radical Rethinking of Sexuality and Schooling: Status Quo or Status
Queer?, argues that the inclusion of teachings on homosexuality in public schools will play an important
role in transforming public ideas about lesbian and gay individuals.As a former teacher in the public
school system, Rofes recounts how he was fired from his teaching position after making the decision to
come out as gay. As a result of the stigma that he faced as a gay teacher he emphasizes the necessity of
the public to take radical approaches to making significant changes in public attitudes about
homosexuality. According to Rofes, radical approaches are grounded in the belief that "something
fundamental needs to be transformed for authentic and sweeping changes to occur".The radical
approaches proposed by Rofes have been met with strong opposition from anti-gay rights activists such
as John Briggs. Former California senator, John Briggs proposed Proposition 6, a ballot initiative that
would require that all California state public schools fire any gay or lesbian teachers or counselors, along
with any faculty that displayed support for gay rights in an effort to prevent what he believe to be " the
corruption of the children's minds".The exclusion of homosexuality from the sexual education
curriculum, in addition to the absence of sexual counseling programs in public schools, has resulted in
increased feelings of isolation and alienation for gay and lesbian students who desire to have gay
counseling programs that will help them come to terms with their sexual orientation. Eric Rofes founder
of youth homosexual programs, such as Out There and Committee for Gay Youth, stresses the
importance of having support programs that help youth learn to identify with their sexual orientation.

As a stigmatized group, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered (LGBT) individuals are vulnerable to
employment discrimination and receive little legal protection. They have had to cope with discrimination
and engage in identity management to conceal their sexual identity. This study seeks to determine
whether LGBT individuals, in anticipation of discrimination, have lower initial career expectations,
espouse more altruistic work values, and make career choices based on those work values, when
compared to heterosexual individuals. Using data from a large survey of postsecondary students, we
found that LGBT individuals, after controlling for age, visible minority status, and major of study,
reported lower salary expectations than heterosexual individuals. LGBT individuals were also more likely
than their heterosexual counterparts to espouse “altruistic” work values and to indicate a career choice
in the nonprofit sector. We suggest that “altruism” may be an important work value that is related to a
career choice in the public and nonprofit sectors.