Definition of Terms:

LGBT - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender; an acronym used to refer to different genders.
Lesbian- women who are emotionally and sexually attracted to women.
Gay - men who are emotionally and sexually attracted to men.
Bisexual - man or woman who are emotionally and sexually attracted to men or women.
Transgender - when your gender identity (how you feel) is different from your physical sex (male/female)
Queer- used by people who celebrate all gender identities, can also mean someone who do want to be restricted as
Lesbian, Gay, or Bi.
Intersex - people who were born with sex genitals or chromosomes patterns that do not fit the typical male or
female body.

Views on LGBT in History

In China 600 BCE, they used the terms "pleasures of the "bitten peach" .
“The pleasure of the bitten peach,” a flowery Chinese slang term for homosexuality, comes from the cautionary tale
of Mizi Xia, semi-legendary courtier to the Duke Ling of Wei. Mizi Xia earned the Duke’s favor through his beauty and
was consequently given leeway to break rules (such as borrowing the Duke’s carriage without permission so he
could visit his ailing mother) that would have resulted in brutal punishment for anyone else. On one occasion Mizi
Xia was praised for sharing an especially delicious peach he had already started eating with the Duke, giving rise to
the above euphemism. Tragically, as Mizi Xia grew older the Duke’s attraction to him faded, and his old acts of filial
piety and generosity that had won him approval were spun as evidence of wrongdoing. The moral of the story?
Fickle rulers must be handled with care. (https://queeraday.wordpress.com/2014/09/04/mizi-xia/)

In Japan, they have shudo or nanshuko.

Nanshoku (男色, literally “male colors”)
While nanshoku (also pronounced danshoku) as a term has been used to refer to male homosexuality (for example
in works like Nanshoku Okagami by Ihara Saikaku, translated into English as The Great Mirror of Male Love) between
a older man and a young boy, the origin of the term is found in religion. Nanshoku was imported from China into
Japan from monks who had studied Buddhism in China, and it referred to a relationship between two monks. In
nanshoku, a younger, usually pre-pubescent, monk (called chigo) would come to be under the wing of an older monk
(called nenja). When the chigo grew older, the nanshoku relationship between the two would end and the nenja
would be free to look for a different acolyte.
(https://allabout-japan.com/en/article/5187/)
In Thailand, they have "Kathoey". This refers to lady boys.
Over the last few years, LGBTQ people have become increasingly visible and accepted in many parts of the
world. In the United States, widespread acceptance has only been recently achieved, and unfortunately, there are still
large parts of the world where LGBTQ people are persecuted for who they are. But there are some corners of the
world where LGBTQ culture is not treated with scorn or relegated to the sidelines – in fact, there are places where it
is celebrated. One example that stands out in particular are Thailand’s kathoey. Often referred to as lady-boys in the
West, they are transgender women and effeminate gay men, and they are strong, beautiful, and ubiquitous in Thai
culture. Because of their presence, Thailand has become the most LGBTQ friendly country in East Asia. Its major
cities are a hot spot for tourism and LGBTQ tourism in particular, places where people can be who they are without
fear or judgement.

In the Philippines, they the "babaylan".

In Pre-colonial Philippines, the bakla, especially those who crossdress (asog, bayoc or bayoquin in Spanish sources),
were commonly shamans (babaylan), a role usually taken by women. Babaylan were highly respected members of
the community who functioned as healers, keepers of oral histories, sorcerers, and as spirit mediums for
communicating with ancestral and nature spirits (anito).
(https://zims-en.kiwix.campusafrica.gos.orange.com/wikipedia_en_all_nopic/A/Bakla)
Forty-four years ago today, the American Psychiatric Association made history by issuing a resolution stating
that homosexuality was not a mental illness or sickness.
Forty-four years ago today, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) -- the largest psychiatric organization in the
world -- made history by issuing a resolution stating that homosexuality was not a mental illness or sickness. This
declaration helped shift public opinion, marking a major milestone for LGBTQ equality.
The resolution stated, “We will no longer insist on a label of sickness for individuals who insist that they are well and
demonstrate no generalized impairment in social effectiveness.” The statement continued to say the APA supports
“civil rights legislation at local, state, and Federal levels that would insure homosexual citizens the same protections
now guaranteed to others.”
(https://www.hrc.org/news/flashbackfriday-today-in-1973-the-apa-removed-homosexuality-from-list-of-me)

A. Definition of Terms:
Stereotypes are an "extremely generalized belief about a group of people or class of people" ( Cardwell 1996).
When we meet someone for the first time, we associate with them certain characteristics and abilities that we
usually based on the group they belong to.
Prejudice is an "unjustified or incorrect attitude towards a person ( usually negative) towards an individual based
solely on the individual's membership of a social group" (Mc Leod 2008). The negative attitude can be dangerous
since it often leads to negative actions and behaviors
Discrimination - when stereotypes and prejudice translate into a negative act towards a person. People who are
discriminated on are treated worse than the way people are usually treated just because they belong to a certain
group or they have certain characteristics.
B. Examples of Discrimination:
1. Genocide is the action of recognizing someone as different so much that they are treated inhumanly and
degraded.
2. Apartheid ( means separateness) is a form of racial discrimination wherein one race is viewed as less than
the other, resulting in the separation of black and whites and the mass murder of Jews in concentration camps.
3. Gender Discrimination is another common form of discrimination. Statistically, women earn less than men
and are often relegated to be solely responsible for child-earing and house chores. Men, on the other hand, are
discriminated in household responsibilities such that they are perceived as less manly when they do their share of
house chores or when they become stay at home husbands.
4. LGBT Discrimination happens when LGBT people are treated as lesser than straight people. Discrimination
happens early in their childhood as they get bullied when they act differently or dress differently than other kids.
During adolenscence, they get judged, bullied, or physically assaulted as they explore and express their sexuality.