Gay Issues LGBTQ Issues: What Do We Mean by LGBTQ Issues? It`s all the difficulties they face in their life such as marriage, Job, Health care, Education, Travel, etc ). 4 LGBTQ Issues That Matter More Than  Marriage: 1. Queer and Trans* Youth Homelessness 40% of homeless youth identify as LGBT. 68% of those kids were kicked out of their families and homes because of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity, and 54% reported being survivors of abuse from their families. These experiences leave these young people particularly vulnerable to mental and physical health issues, and lead to unfair criminalization of queer and trans* youth. 4 LGBTQ Issues That Matter More Than  Marriage: 2. Violence Against Queer and Trans* People There were 2,000 incidents of anti-LGBT hate violence in 2012. In the past few months, we’ve seen the murder of Islan Nettles (a trans* woman) and the shooting of Mark Carson (a gay man). In May, there were at least 7 anti-LGBT attacks in New York City alone 4 LGBTQ Issues That Matter More Than  Marriage: 3. Health There exist significant disparities in health between heterosexual and LGBT people. The Center for American Progress identified 14 health disparities between straight and LGBT adults in 2009. For example, 82% of heterosexual adults had health insurance, while only 77% of LGB adults, and 57% of transgender adults, had health insurance. Similarly, 83% of heterosexual adults reported excellent or very good health, compared to only 77% of LGB adults and 67% of transgender adults. The expansion of access to health care in the U.S. should be a priority of the LGBT movement, beyond accessing a spouse’s medical plan through legalized marriage. 4 LGBTQ Issues That Matter More Than  Marriage: 4. Trans* Justice Empowerment of trans* people must be central to the movement for LGBT justice. Many trans* people live in extreme poverty, and are almost four times more likely than heterosexual and LGB people to have a household income of less than $10,000 per year. 41% of trans* people have attempted suicide, compared to 1.6% of the general population. Trans* people are consistently abused, discriminated against, harassed, and assaulted. Too often, the “T” gets excluded from LGBT initiatives and campaigns. We have to realize that we can’t have LGBT/queer justice without trans* justice. Gay Issues By Alshaghathirah Mohammed Alshaghathirah MCGS 310Z Written Exam 3 “I Say a Little Prayer” is a moving book by renowned author E. Lynn Harris. It follows a thirty-year-old man named Chauncey as he struggles with various issues such as race, religion, and sexuality. Chauncey has been bisexual all his life until he finds out that it is too emotionally draining to be women. He then decides to see men only but no one man for more than three nights. The book delves into the uncomfortable issue that many people deal with, but are unwilling to pursue; that is, conflicted sexua ...

1. Gay Issues
LGBTQ Issues:
What Do We Mean by LGBTQ Issues?
It`s all the difficulties they face in their life such as marriage,
Job, Health care, Education, Travel, etc ).
4 LGBTQ Issues That Matter More Than Marriage:
1. Queer and Trans* Youth Homelessness
40% of homeless youth identify as LGBT. 68% of those kids
were kicked out of their families and homes because of their
sexual orientation and/or gender identity, and 54% reported
being survivors of abuse from their families. These experiences
leave these young people particularly vulnerable to mental and
physical health issues, and lead to unfair criminalization of
queer and trans* youth.
4 LGBTQ Issues That Matter More Than Marriage:
2. Violence Against Queer and Trans* People
There were 2,000 incidents of anti-LGBT hate violence in 2012.
In the past few months, we’ve seen the murder of Islan Nettles
(a trans* woman) and the shooting of Mark Carson (a gay man).
In May, there were at least 7 anti-LGBT attacks in New York

2. City alone
4 LGBTQ Issues That Matter More Than Marriage:
3. Health
There exist significant disparities in health between
heterosexual and LGBT people. The Center for American
Progress identified 14 health disparities between straight and
LGBT adults in 2009. For example, 82% of heterosexual adults
had health insurance, while only 77% of LGB adults, and 57%
of transgender adults, had health insurance. Similarly, 83% of
heterosexual adults reported excellent or very good health,
compared to only 77% of LGB adults and 67% of transgender
adults. The expansion of access to health care in the U.S. should
be a priority of the LGBT movement, beyond accessing a
spouse’s medical plan through legalized marriage.
4 LGBTQ Issues That Matter More Than Marriage:
4. Trans* Justice
Empowerment of trans* people must be central to the movement
for LGBT justice. Many trans* people live in extreme poverty,
and are almost four times more likely than heterosexual and
LGB people to have a household income of less than $10,000
per year. 41% of trans* people have attempted suicide,
compared to 1.6% of the general population. Trans* people are
consistently abused, discriminated against, harassed, and
assaulted. Too often, the “T” gets excluded from LGBT
initiatives and campaigns. We have to realize that we can’t have
LGBT/queer justice without trans* justice.

3. Gay Issues
By
Alshaghathirah
Mohammed Alshaghathirah
MCGS 310Z
Written Exam 3
“I Say a Little Prayer” is a moving book by renowned author E.
Lynn Harris. It follows a
thirty-year-old man named Chauncey as he struggles with
various issues such as race, religion,
and sexuality. Chauncey has been bisexual all his life until he
finds out that it is too emotionally
draining to be women. He then decides to see men only but no
one man for more than three
nights. The book delves into the uncomfortable issue that many
people deal with, but are

4. unwilling to pursue; that is, conflicted sexuality in the church
(Harris 45). When the gay
congregation is working out whether to boycott a gay bashing
sermon or not one of them tells
Chauncey to talk to the pastor in the book’s most powerful
quote ‘Ask him where black gay and
lesbian people go who believe in God with all their heart when
we’re not welcome in our
churches… Where do we find forgiveness?’ The matter becomes
personal when he realizes that
the pastor who bashes gay people is none other than his gay
bandmate D. Chauncey has to learn
to forgive as he realizes he might not be any different from the
Bible bashers who are intolerant
of anything they cannot put a label on unlike Jesus.
The book was a disturbing and uncomfortable read especially in
the first few chapters as
there was a lot of debauchery in Chauncey’s life. It gave me a
new understanding that race has
nothing to do with all the problems that people undergo. These
problems transcend race and
religion (Marcus 19). It taught me that instead of judging from a
place of hatred,
misunderstanding (like most members of the church) or

5. ambition (like Pastor Damien who wants
to run for Senate on the anti-gayism ticket), one should practice
empathy. If that fails then the
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rule of tolerance, even when one does not understand is to be
applied. The book taught me to
look inwards and change ourselves first before we take on the
world (Harris 49). As it turns out,
Chauncey learned a lot about himself and his sexuality as he
battled the church’s harsh stance
against gays. The book was an enlightening read that everyone
should try if not for the pro-gays
in church message, then for its powerful characters.

6. Alshaghathirah
Works cited
Harris, E L. I Say a Little Prayer: A Novel. New York:
Doubleday, 2006. Print.
Marcus, Eric. Making History: The Struggle for Gay and
Lesbian Equal Rights, 1945-1990 : an
Oral History. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 1992.
Print.
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7. MCGS310Z
4/11/2016
April 11, 2016
Ms. Michelle Johnson
Principal. Johnson School Center
344 Western Lane
New York. NY
Dear Ms. Johnson
Re: LGBTQ +Issues
I am an activist of the LGBTO body in the province, and I
advocate for the rights of those I
represent .In this regard, I write to you, to congratulate you for
the support and warm
accommodation you have given those in the community.
It has come to our attention that you have laid rules and
policies, which require the rest of the
community to treat those in the LGBTQ with respect. You have

8. put an anti-discrimination
law that punishes severely those who had left other institutions
for mistreatment in their
former schools.
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It has also come to our attention from your students that have
safe places for those in LGBTQ
as a building where they can have an open environment and also
have resources and services
provided for their comfort. Other than that. This offers
programming for students who have
different cultures and backgrounds. We also learnt that the
offices are open 24 hours a day
and there is a large a board formed to build awareness and
advocate for equality and
wellbeing of all and especially those in LGBTQ community.
In conclusion, we urge you to continue with the same
advocacy.as this will build a strong
community. Furthermore, it will act as an example to those
institutions which have not taken
a similar approach.

9. Sincerely.
Mohammed Alshaghathirah Advocate LGBTQ
community