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LGBT Community Research Project 1
LGBT Community Research Project 1
TOPIC
“LGBT” C
OMMUNITY
Index
Problem Statement..................................................................................................................2
Justification.............................................................................................................................3
Goals.......................................................................................................................................6
Theoretical framework............................................................................................................7
Conceptual framework..........................................................................................................17
Reference frame....................................................................................................................20
Hypothesis.............................................................................................................................22
Conclusions...........................................................................................................................25
Bibliography..........................................................................................................................27
Problem Statement
Nowadays the LGBT community has grown impressively and there are more people who feel
supported by seeing that others are not afraid of feeling something for their same gender,
however, it is necessary to talk about this issue to begin to make a change in Mexican society
since currently in Mexico we still do not understand the word respect for this issue, but the
community must also know how to control itself and know how to handle negative situations in
Likewise, it is necessary to clarify that there are areas of the social construction of sexuality
that are arbitrarily left aside due to a question of the possibilities of correctly covering certain
aspects, among them, the importance of social stratum inequality, as well as the differences
cultural and ethnic characteristics that manifest themselves in social practices and therefore in the
social construction of sexuality. This is created and recreated differently according to the position
that individuals occupy in the objective social structure. The inability of this report to carry out a
larger analysis is established in advance, but it will be a complementary contribution for future
On the other hand, despite the fact that society seems to change and put this conflict aside,
controversies continue to arise, such as adoption, rented wombs, among others, which make
they learn that in life they will find people like that and they should not judge them, but society still
sees it badly because wanting to follow a "fashion" has aroused certain disagreements with their
parents, that is why in the municipality of Pachuca in the state of Hidalgo it is essential to speak and
combat this situation in order to be a society that truly learns to respect and understand that this is
natural.
The people who belong to this large group have suffered discrimination for being gay,
bisexual, lesbian, among others. Likewise, we will make known the correct term of this word or
set of abbreviated letters, the origin and what we should do about it so that no one be affected by
this problem and we all live happily and without any problem.
Therefore, if we put into practice the values that play a very important role in this issue, we
will be able to achieve a healthy coexistence, which is what is being sought when carrying out
these demonstrations.
Justification
We chose this topic because it is extremely important for us to talk about this since we must begin to
have a change and stop being a heteronormative world believing and only based on the Bible where it says
that man was created to be with the woman, change our way of thinking about this or simply tolerate and
On the other hand, in the religious sphere we must learn to leave this issue aside since indirectly
attacking these people causes the problem to continue and there is not that change that we, as students who
We also want to make known the specific concept of each of these acronyms “LGBT” and explain
what the differences are in these letters and in the psychological aspect, know what aspects were
1.- The topic has a lot of information and many situations of discrimination that can help us expose and
combat it.
2.- In Pachuca (place where this topic is also presented) there are many people who belong to this
community and out of fear or rejection decide to leave their tastes aside and follow the rules imposed by
society.
3.- Older people (of which there are many today) remain with the thoughts of their time and decide not to
respect the community based on religious aspects or rules that society established in their times such as
“women should not work because "The man must maintain it."
4.-Explain that there are many countries that consider this issue subject to the death penalty since the lack
of information has meant that these types of acts that are practiced throughout the African continent due to
their culture continue to stand and block the follow-up of the decision that they took
5.-With the pressure that society imposes on citizens who have this preference, sometimes this
discrimination leads them to commit various acts such as hurting themselves, psychological problems or
even suicide.
6.-On some occasions, parents' rejection of their children or relatives causes them to leave their homes and
7.-When they are rejected, they are exposed to expressing their anger or rejection by hurting other people.
1.-The objective of this topic is to learn the precise and correct concept of the acronym
“LGBT” 2.- See how this generation has evolved in a liberal aspect
3.-Understand what psychological factors caused (in some cases) people to belong to this
community
5.- Make known in which countries it is punishable to be part of the community and reflect on this
6.-See the problems or disagreements that have caused unpleasant acts among the community and
7.-Change the stereotypes that people have imposed when having a relationship or a family
8.-That individuals who do not have that preference know how to respect the life choice of those
people
Theoretical framework
“ LGBT+” or “LBTG+” are the acronym for gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transsexuals that
have been seen in many commercials, publications or have simply been heard by people
belonging to this community, the story of this is simply made so that all citizens are treated
June is the most important month for this large community since the marches for equal rights
were launched and the greatest significance of the “LGBT” community was at the end of the 19th
century and the Second World War, but it is worth noting that At that time, being homosexual was
considered a crime and the main cause of this march was to decriminalize this as a crime and among
the lawyers who played an important role in this act were Heinrich Hössli, Karl Heinrich Ulrichs
and Károly Mária Kertbeny, later the committee humanitarian scientist and institute for sexual
research were the first groups for the decriminalization of this, however, various cultural meetings
began to be presented with stories, magazines, films with gay themes, thus gaining a space in society
but after all these acts finally Decriminalization thus came, taking the first step towards equality
regardless of tastes, however there was a crisis that marked the progress of this community, giving
up the document in which they were given the same rights as any citizen, beginning on the 28th.
June 1969 the famous “LGBT” march and demanding the required rights.
Over the years, this march had what it demanded for a long time and currently they have made
great progress, but not completely since not all of society is satisfied with
the way of being of this community and this has caused a great controversy because both the
“LGBT” community and heterosexual people have caused acts of bad taste and therefore social
coexistence is not successful, when talking about the great movement that was made in This date we
must touch on the meaning of each letter or what it consists of, we will give you below.
As has already been mentioned, the acronym “LGBT+” refers to lesbians, gays, bisexuals and
The “+” sign refers to people whose preference is not in the acronym “LGBT”, there are many
terms that concern the community, but in order not to make the acronym longer, the main actors
in this movement were put. These are some existing terms of the “LGBT” community
Intersex:
They are people who jointly present male or female sexual (biological) characteristics.
Queer:
They are people who do not identify with any of these binary genders (man and woman) but
Pansexuals:
Those who feel romantic and sexual attraction towards a gender independent of theirs, an
Asexuals:
The letter “L” refers to lesbians, that is, a person of the female gender who has amorous or
This letter is the most delicate, just like the “T” since it is the letter that has the most conflict
with society since having two different tastes can cause a problem when having a family without
knowing which of the two genders you will choose to do. your own family, this letter is very
important since people, not knowing people perfectly, tend to put labels that can harm or damage
The letter “T” as already mentioned is the letter with the most cases of discrimination and is
the least accepted by society since they believe that changing your gender through surgeries and
reproductive organ transplants is incorrect and antimoral, that letter before the public is
considered the most difficult to deal with since some people who had surgery or
reproductive organ transplants have carried out morbid acts that caused people's dissatisfaction
In the “LGBT” community there are these countries that practice homicide:
The new norm approved this Friday by parliamentarians in Uganda - which to become law
must be approved by the president, Yoweri Museveni - also prohibits any promotion of gay
The regulations also include a punishment - which includes a prison sentence - for those who
Since it was drafted in 2009, the proposal has been condemned by various world leaders, with
aware that this measure will generate a global wave of protests, and this may lead to the
suspension of the aid that Uganda receives from several countries, but Uganda is by no means the
As Amnesty International (AI) reported in its June 2013 report on the criminalization of same-
sex relationships in the region, titled "Transforming love into a crime," "the attacks and
homophobia is reaching dangerous levels. In many cases the attacks have been encouraged by
"In many cases the attacks have been encouraged by politicians and religious leaders," the
document adds.
Uganda, countries such as Liberia and Nigeria are studying bills to toughen penalties. "In
Cameroon, people are frequently arrested after being reported to the authorities for being gay or
lesbian based on their appearance or rumors. "Some individuals were imprisoned for up to three
years without trial or charges based on these allegations," the AI report added. Former detainees
told Amnesty that they were frequently beaten and subjected to "invasive procedures such as
Even in those countries where criminalization laws are not usually applied, there are frequent
Solomon Wambua, an activist in Kenya, told Amnesty: "If a person comes home from a bar,
for example, a police officer or municipal employee may approach them and say, 'We suspect
you are gay.' If the person does not pay them, they arrest him and accuse him of any crime."
legalized homosexuality in 2009, after a campaign of more than a decade by local civil
The measure four years ago then declared that article 377 of the Penal Code violated the
Constitution. The controversial article is a 148-year-old British law, dating back to the Victorian
era, that considers "carnal relations against the order of nature" illegal and punishes them with up
to 10 years in prison.
Following the legalization in 2009, several religious groups such as the Alliance of Apostolic
Churches, the Utkal Christian Council, the Muslim Law Council of India and leaders of the
Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party appealed the decision to the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court's decision is a hard blow for activists like Sunil Mehra, who in a
testimony to the BBC in the past referred to the daily struggle of being gay in India: "It has been
a constant struggle to keep your head up, walk with pride. I have had to repeat myself ad
nauseam, 'I am a good man, I love my family, I believe in God, I have a job, I pay my taxes, and
India's position is far from being an exception. In all of South Asia, Nepal is now the only
Also in America
On the American continent, the list of countries that criminalize homosexual relations in some
way includes Barbados, Belize, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago.
But even in countries that allow gay marriage like Uruguay, there are reports of attacks and
abuse.
Local activists denounced this year that more than 186 homosexuals were murdered in the
Central American country between 2009 and 2012 and that most of the crimes have not been
punished.
"They are murdering our colleagues simply out of hatred, since the community of sexual
diversity is under the hatred of the sexist Honduran society," said Danni Montesinos, coordinator
However, in order to have a healthy coexistence as a social community, we must put into
practice respect and tolerance to avoid conflicts or, better yet, giving our point of view in an
assertive manner, that is, without attacking people, since sometimes the attitude we take By
expressing our opinions that are not appropriate or by giving a nickname that can harm someone
psychologically or simply be in bad taste, we must learn to give our opinions in a calm and
coherent way, if they are not accepted by other people we have to learn to stay with our
We must not forget some physical attacks that people commit like these:
Two lesbians were insulted and beaten by four men while traveling on a bus in London.
community in sports
The Mexican skater Jorge Luis Martínez broke paradigms by declaring himself gay after
winning the bronze medal at the Lima 2019 Pan American Games. Luis Gerardo Bucci
interviewed him about his historic statements and his attempt to give a voice to homosexuals in
Mexican sports.
June is the month in which LGBT pride is commemorated, year after year, around the world a
series of events and actions are carried out to demand tolerance and equality for the entire
community.
It all dates back to June 1969 in a pub known as the Stonewall Inn in the New York
neighborhood of Greenwich Village. The first riots in the history of the United States took place
here, where the LGBT community fought against a system that persecuted homosexuals with the
consent of the government. This movement is recognized as the great catalyst for LGBT rights
On this occasion, Francisco Robledo, Founding Partner of ADIL Diversity and Labor
Inclusion, told us about the current situation, in terms of diversity and inclusion, that companies
they are free of discrimination, with a specialty in sexual and gender diversity. He is also the
representative in Mexico of the Human Rights Campaign, offering the free EQUITY MX
certification for those companies that meet the essential minimums in terms of diversity and
LGBT inclusion.
"The EQUITY MX certification is based on 3 basic principles: first, that companies have
policies and procedures that clearly indicate that people will not be discriminated against based
on their sexual orientation; second, that there is a group of people who make it a reality, that is, a
Diversity and Inclusion Council, which is constantly working with employees to make the
company more productive. And thirdly, the company's work in favor of the LGBT community,
for example, supporting the LGBT economy from a market perspective or ensuring that its
Furthermore, Johnny Carmona, LGBT enthusiast, shared with us the moment he decided to come
out of the closet: "I came out of the closet in 1998, 21 years ago when I was 18; and in this time I
have seen progress in society. People today can be who they want to be, they go out and express
their affection and their gender identity, today they consider everything with a lot of freedom. For
example, we can get married, we can go through the process of changing the birth certificate, the
INE process. But on the other hand, there are many things that are still missing."
Finally, Little Miss Salma, Drag Queen, explained to us what the process of transitioning to
Drag Queen is like: "For everyone it is a different process, but in my case it takes me 3 to 4 hours
to completely produce myself, from makeup and hair to the outfit that I am going to wear and
making myself a waist, hip, that is, the body of a real woman. Mental preparation is also needed
because it is
tired, generally in the preparation and when you arrive at the place where you are going to
perform, you arrive tired from having been preparing for a long time before. I think that's what
CDMX. On June 29, the XLI edition of the LGBT Pride March will take place in
Mexico City, which takes on great relevance since its number is related to the watershed in the
It is about the dance of the 41 in 1901, a raid in which 41 homosexual men were imprisoned
for participating in a party in Mexico City. A fact that put the topic of homosexuality full of
The closing event of the march will be in the Zócalo of Mexico City and will feature the
participation of prominent musicians and singers such as Pambo, María León, Zemmoa, the
México de Colores Dance Company, the Gay Choir of Mexico City , the cast of La Más Draga,
Mancandy, Jaime Kohen, Torreblanca, Ruzzi, DJ Guapis, Gabriela Serralde, Aristemo, Jessy
Bulbo and La Bruja de Texcoco, Esteman, Javiera Mena, La Prohibida, Jessica 6 and Jennifer
Rojo
Conceptual framework
Discrimination against what is different has lasted for a long time, creating the world a place
community, since it fights, people are guided by what they have learned from home, as well as
the beliefs religion and bibles as some of us know is that the bible mentions a part referring to
that, but as society advances many people begin to accept or do not take it the wrong way,
meanwhile there are still individuals who are guided Because of old norms and ways of life, they
come to hold grudges and imagine that the individuals they choose with whom to be with are of
the same gender, then conflicts begin and greed, hatred and better called homophobia grow, we
find different ways to eradicate discrimination against this community (LGBT) as normally
happens in schools everywhere and that members of that community do not enjoy their stay and
1 Provide psychological care, legal advice and medical care, if necessary and requested.
2 Recognize the change of identity of transsexual people, assistance lists, without any barrier that
3 Creation and strengthening of the department or committee within schools that provides
4 Express recognition of any person regardless of nationality, ethnic origin, religion, sexual
5 Contain a clause in its regulations and internal legislation that specifically expresses the right of
6 Contain within its rules, regulations or laws regarding lack of discipline by students, the express
violence.
8 Creation of reporting and monitoring protocols for cases of discrimination, LGBTI bullying,
9 Encourage, promote and support the creation of LGBTI university student organizations and
10 Carry out a university week on sexuality and diversity annually, with the support of the student
community authorities.
11 Creation of a Department of Gender Studies and Human Rights to teach curricular and
extracurricular subjects that are incorporated into the study programs, so that students have more
In this way and following some preventive measures in order to eradicate gender
discrimination and violence as much as possible before each individual who chooses whom they
like, starting from the educational levels, creating that student environment a better place for
create a healthy coexistence and that each student or student enjoys their studies and instead of
lowering performance or academic achievement, increase and create healthy and peaceful
coexistence.
Reference frame
In the municipality of Pachuca it was found that high school students are part of the LGBT
community and that they have presented a series of psychological changes that have marked their
lives. A clear example is high school number one of the autonomous university of the state of
Hidalgo. that has students belonging to it, in high school number one we carried out a survey in
which there is a percentage of 80% of which 50% are gay, 10% are lesbian and 30% are bisexual.
On the other hand, in the survey carried out we were able to realize that the remaining 20% do
not support this type of acts at all and consider that it is repulsive and unacceptable that people of
this type exist, however we not only carried out this survey in high school one but also in high
school number 3 in which we came to the conclusion that the percentage of this is less since the
number of students who are part of the high school are lower than the students of high school one
The psychological changes that these people have suffered are commonly rejection since even
though the number of members of this community is very high, there are people who seek to
physically and morally harm people, from pinching to attacks that harm their health. of the
students and this has led the people of high school 3 to decide to keep their sexual orientation
Some of the students from high school 3 have told us that family rejection has also affected
them a lot since parents decide to throw their children out of home for not agreeing with this, and
in alcohol, drugs or substances that can harm their physical and mental health.
However, some teachers at this high school tend to follow students who psychologically harm
these people because they believe that it is just a game and they think that nothing will happen by
doing it. Some students manage to tolerate these acts if they have a really high self-esteem. ,
others may have great damage and take refuge in some of these substances mentioned to alleviate
their pain.
The abandonment or absence of a father is also a risk factor for these students, because not
having a father affects not having that father figure that makes them feel safe, fortunately these
situations have not reached a great extreme and these people managed solve this through
communication and thanks to them we were able to argue through real situations how these types
of people live that what they are looking for is to feel safe to express their feelings freely.
Hypothesis
By carrying out this work, we want to check how current society behaves and specifically,
towards homosexual people, to know the reason for discrimination towards these people by
others (the so-called homophobic people), the possible causes that lead them to treating them in
such an “inhumane” way and also knowing the possible consequences for homosexual people.
In our opinion, the main cause of homophobia is the social belief that “natural couples” should
be exclusively between a man and a woman, that is, they believe that the “correct” thing is the
There are other secondary causes that also affect the spread of homophobia, such as:
1- Some people have always seen homosexuality as a disease, as something that can be “catched”
2-It has also been believed that there are cultural differences between men and women, that is,
sweetness and sensitivity are attributed to women, which is the complete opposite of men, who
according to them is aggressive, manly and competitive in nature. This means that, for the vast
majority, the gay man is effeminate or adopts all the behaviors of a woman, and for his part, the
3-Homosexuality has been thought to be the moral decline of civilization. If there is such a
decline, it is due more to other types of factors; economic, political, cultural or social.
4-Other people think that the union of two homosexuals breaks the family nucleus. But today, do
7-It is possible that many think that being homophobic is something natural within their
personality or perhaps many say that they are that way because of the training and education they
received at home.
8-The fact that homosexuals have to come out of the closet to be part of the community
All these causes have their corresponding consequences in the homosexual sector; The
manifestation of violence through insults, humiliation or ridicule leads many of them to fight
against their desires, causing serious psychological conflicts; guilt, anxiety, shame and
depression.
Sometimes, the degree of homophobia of some people has been so high that they drive
homosexuals to suicide. This mentality of rejecting homosexuals has been built on myths that
This mentality of rejecting homosexuals has been built on myths that have a great influence on
our culture:
large percentage of heterosexuals have been attracted to members of the same sex at some point
in their lives.
Homosexuality, in itself, does not imply any impediment to social and vocational abilities in
general.
The sexual and emotional orientation of each person is established at a very early age.
Homosexual men were the first to contract the disease, but they did not cause it.
Although AIDS was first transmitted in Africa, Africans did not cause it either. The enemy is
4- “Homosexuality is a sin”
The Bible contains 6 passages that condemn homosexual behavior and also contains numerous
When we fall in love with someone, regardless of their gender, it is due to a combination of
many factors.
Almost everyone feels that their sexual orientation is not their decision, but a natural impulse.
Today and historically, gay and bisexual people have made countless contributions to society.
Conclusions
Finally, the team came to the conclusion that we have to exercise the values that are instilled
in us at home since other people deserve respect in every way since we are all equal.
We know that we cannot change people's way of thinking, however we can help them to be
more tolerant and respect the opinions and preferences of others, since in our research we find
people, especially elderly adults, who still continue with old ideas or beliefs that the Bible has
taught them since they say that God only placed women and men to form their families and they
do not accept the idea that people can choose the partner they want and can be happy.
On the other hand, when asking young people or people from the "new generation" they have
the opposite opinion since they say that everyone has the right to make themselves happy and
it the support of society since today more and more people are joining the support of each of the
This is the result of organizations being formed in various states of our country that support
the rights that the country grants them, such as the opportunity of adoption to form the family that
they so desire.
That is why some of the alternatives that we want to promote in the place we choose are
awareness-raising talks for the population that lives there, since despite everything that has been
done we still have a big problem, which is discrimination. which must be completely eradicated
since we cannot allow this problem to continue. In addition, we can use the help of a professional
who helps families who have a member who is part of this community, whether homosexual,
bisexual, etc. So that they accept their children as they are since if they truly love them they will
accept the decisions they make since otherwise rejection would continue to exist and it would
encourage people to move away from their homes and their families.
This would help us all treat each other equally and make it an issue that does not bother
people because there are people who, out of fear of rejection, have made decisions that have
made them unhappy their entire lives, such as forming a marriage with a person they do not like.
They love and they only do it because society thinks it's okay to see a woman and a man forming
a couple.
In conclusion, we really liked this topic since we found things that we didn't know and that
helped us to help other people who still continue with those ideas that seriously harm others.
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