Title: Raising Awareness of LGBTQIA+ Bullying

Introduction:
Greetings ladies and gentlemen, thank you for having me here, My name is Alliyah Rances, and
today I will be Sharing a discussion with you about LGBTQIA+ rights and bullying, Just to give you a quote
for this awareness,

So once Alice Nkom said “When you are doing something that is right, you just do it and take
care … Someone has to do this.”

Just to highlight you about Ms.Alice Nkom, She was the first female Cameroonian African
lawyer. In her time practicing law, she has dedicated her career to helping those who have been the
victims of her country’s harsh laws against homosexuality or the LGBQIA.

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5.6 percent of the population identified as LGBTQIA+ being considered to be a crime or accused
illegal by other countries. And only 46% of LGBTQA+ people feel able to be open regarding their gender
preference with their own family and friends.

I firmly have faith in that this needs to change. 45% of LGBTQIA+ students are bullied in high
schools, and over % of students hear or use homophobic slur are progressive. I would ask you, how
would you feel if you were constantly being persecuted and even abused for something that is
completely out of your control? Something that is basically a part of who you are is not accepted. That's
what more than 3 in 7 young transgender people have attempted to take their own lives, as have 1 of 5
lesbian, gay and bisexual students. This is completely horrible, don't you agree?

I have friends that I knew and who were LGBTQIA+ have experienced bullying since of their
sexual orientation and preference, and that is why this topic is very near to my heart; I know how
dangerous bullying can be. But it isn't just in schools that people are maltreated for being homosexual.
Almost a quarter of LGBTQA+ people have experienced a hate crime or incident in the past 12 months,
and this number has risen by 78% since 2013.

And 9 in 10 of people who encountered hate crime have not reported it to the authorities. But
it's not just in person that people are abused. 1 in 10 LGBTQIA+ people have experienced anti-LGBT
abuse online directed towards them personally in the last month alone and again I wonder; why are
people being discriminated against for something they can't control? I rather read a funny story on
websites the other day, and I think it really puts things into viewpoint there were two women standing
in a line at a workshop, and there was a small TV in the corner of the area. It was playing an ad which at
one point displayed two female were kissing. The first woman standing in the queue says to the second;
"It's despicable, isn't it.

So in my opinion, they should discontinue screening gay people on TV media and even in social
media because there are young people watching and they might misinterpret and be influenced." In
response to this plain comment, the second man simply says "yeah. And they should stop screening
violent movies on TV also" and after a disorderly look from the other man continues "there are children
viewing and they might apply being violent also" That second man succeeded to explain so well what
the situation was; most people can decide what their gender is, it isn't a choice. Just as people can't
decide what they want to watch. Being a part of the LGBTQA+ community - or being a resilient ally, like
myself - isn't always immoral though.

Conclusion:
As a community, I firmly believe that we should further teach everybody about LGBTQIA+ rights and
how those rights are being abused. All of us should see just how harmful homophobic slur is, even if
they know it's 'just a phrase'. Together, we should stand and support LGBTQA+ group because their
voices must be heard. We need to make their voices heard. Love is love.