Basic Rights for all

1. LGBTQ

2. LGBTQ
“DON’T BE MEAN,
INTERVENE”

3. THE PROBLEM
• Some of us are female, some male
• Some of us are black, some white
• We are all due basic unalienable human
rights*
• Pursuit of happiness, right to
freedoms, right to not live in
oppression, and right to express one’s
self
*Declaration of Independence
3%
97%
Population*
Gay/lesbian

4. THE PROBLEM
• Almost 3.4 percent (9 Million people)* of
us are gay or lesbian.
• We all pay taxes, buy property, find
relationships, want children
• The LGBTQ community is
treated unfairly, is denied
rights, is shamed, is
victimized, is attacked, and
otherwise not accepted,
and it shouldn’t be this
way!
*In Developed First-World Countries Based Concurringly on 2006 CDC Statistics and a 2007 Gallup Poll
3%
97%
Population*
Gay/lesbian

5. INEQUALITIES
• Inequalities
• Human Rights non-existent
• Can’t go to church without worry
of being corrected or quizzed
• Can’t have public recognition
and show affection without fear
of retaliation
• Normalcy is questioned

6. STONEWALL 1969
• Birthplace of the modern Gay
Rights movement.
• On June 28th, 1969, the patrons
of the Stonewall Inn fought back
against abuse.
• This fighting did not end with the
60’s.
• It continues today all throughout
the LGBTQ community.

7. 3%
97%
Population*
Gays & Lesbians
RIGHTS
A Quick Look at
• 46.8 M Women (45% of pop.)
• Women’s Suffrage 1919
• 4.4 M Blacks (14% of pop.)
• Black’s Freedom 1865
• 9 M Gays & Lesbians (3.4% of pop.)
• Gay Lesbian Rights 2010
• How do you compare when and how
rights are distributed?
*Census Data based on Google Population Fusion Tables

8. RIGHTS
• LGBTQ Rights are Withheld
Marriage, children,
• Can’t get married
• What’s worse is that
society is not prepared:
• Lack of resources due to
lack of education regarding
this population
• Forced to conform to either
Male or Female on forms

9. CAUSES
Attitude, closed-mindedness, uneducated, laws,
supporting stigma

10. VICTIMIZATION
• Beatings, killings, attacks,
harassment
• 2 mos. ago, 15 people attacked a
gay couple on the streets of
Philadelphia, sending them to the
hospital*
• No hate-crime as state does not
sexual orientation covered under
current law (even though the group
admitted it was a hate-crime)
• Hate-crimes are down-played
• Justice is not present for LGBTQs
*http://articles.philly.com/2014-09-24/news/54244377_1_sexual-orientation-gay-community-gay-couple

11. VICTIMIZATION
• Victimization from Misidentification
• Boys Don’t Cry – Movie Clip
true story of Brandon Teena
Brandon was killed for
misidentification, yet all who knew
him closely knew he was a “guy.”

12. VICTIMIZATION
• 2008, Richmond, CA – four
men rape walking lesbian
woman because she’s gay
• 2008, Oxnard, CA – 15 y.o. gay
Lawrence King shot in the
head by 14 y.o. Brandon
McInerney
• 2008, Greeley, CO – 20 y.o.
transgender Angie Zapata
killed when date discovers her
Male Genitals. He tells police,
“he killed it.”
• 2007, Greeneville, SC – man
punched to death for being gay
outside bar, charges reduced.
http://www.civilrights.org/publications/hatecrimes/lgbt.html

13. CAUSES
Fear, hate, difference, lack of education

14. SOLUTION
• We need to accept our LGBTQ
brothers and sisters.
• Human rights are a non-negotiable
• Discrimination is a Crime
• 68% of people favor including sexual
orientation and gender identity in
federal hate-crime law*
• What can we do?
*http://hrc-assets.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com//files/assets/resources/Hatecrimesandviolenceagainstlgbtpeople_2009.pdf

15. SOLUTION
• Awareness
• Knowledge/Education
• Skills
• Action

16. SOLUTION
• Awareness - aware of who you are,
and how you are different from and
similar to LGBTQ persons.
• Knowledge/Education - persons in your
community, state and nation.
Understanding the laws and policies
that affect GLBT persons,

17. SOLUTION
• Skills - This involves developing skills you
need to communicate your awareness
and knowledge as an advocate. You can
gain these skills through attending
workshops & other ALLY training events,
practicing awareness-raising in safe
settings (e.g., with supportive friends &
colleagues).
• Action: The most important, & scariest
level. This step involves taking what you
know, and what you have learned & feel
strongly about concerning GLBT issues
and helping to cause change in our
society.

18. KNOWLEDGE
• Some girls have penises, some boys
have a womb and ovaries
• How is this possible?
• Androgen Sensitivites!
• Androgen Sensitivity Syndrome
• Congential Adrenal Hyperplasia

19. CAUSES
Education AND Awareness
Remember:
“STAND UP,
SPEAK UP,
SHOW SUPPORT”

20. CONCLUSION
• We are all human and due basic
human rights
• We all want the same things:
acceptance & expression, life pursuits,
happiness
• Let’s be aware of everyone being
hated and discriminated. No forms of
hate or violence are okay
• What if your child is born LGBTQ?
Would you want them discriminated or
attacked?
• Let’s practice acceptance for our
surrounding humans, who like us are
just born.

21. CONCLUSION
• At the end of the day, you are
not in control of the laws,
decisions of others, or change,
but
• You are in control of yourself,
and DO influence others and
the future
• Final Thought: If you are not
able to marry, hold hands, have
a child w/out intervention and
counseling, or are beaten for
being born the way you are,
what does your quality of life
look like?

22. PRESENTED BY
MICHELLE BROWNLEE
NAREK MIRZAEI
PARKER ADAMS