This document provides information about LGBTQQIA identities and issues. It defines various terms like lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, cisgender, queer, and intersex. It discusses concepts like heterosexism, homophobia, and heterosexual privilege. It also outlines challenges currently facing the LGBT community such as marriage rights, employment discrimination, and healthcare issues. The document provides guidance on being an ally, including ways to support LGBT friends and confront prejudice.
This document discusses different types of homophobia including interpersonal, institutional, and cultural homophobia. Interpersonal homophobia involves individual discrimination through name-calling or harassment. Institutional homophobia refers to discrimination by organizations like governments and businesses. Cultural homophobia dictates that heterosexuality is better or more moral than other sexual orientations. The document also lists examples of heterosexual privilege and provides tips for anti-heterosexist language and behavior that does not make assumptions based on sexual orientation.
Heterosexism is the societal assumption that everyone is or should be heterosexual. It manifests in different forms of homophobia, including personal biases, interpersonal discrimination, institutional policies that disadvantage LGBT people, and a culture that normalizes heterosexuality. Heterosexism is correlated with certain demographic, political, religious, and personality traits and confers various privileges onto heterosexual people, such as freely displaying affection without fear of harassment. Anti-heterosexism involves using inclusive language, not making assumptions about sexuality, and recognizing the humanity and diversity of LGBT people.
Heterosexism is the assumption that all people are heterosexual and that heterosexuality is superior. It manifests in various ways, including institutional heterosexism in areas like family, education, and the workplace. Heterosexism also manifests through over-sexualization of LGBT people, denial of the significance of sexual orientation personally and politically, labeling non-heterosexuality as a problem, making non-heterosexuality invisible, and misdefining sexual orientations. Heterosexism stigmatizes and denies anything other than heterosexuality.
This document discusses terms related to gender identity and sexual orientation. It defines terms like cisgender, transgender, heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, asexual, and non-binary. It also discusses concepts like gender identity versus biological sex, romantic orientation versus sexual orientation, and umbrella terms. The document notes that gender identity and pronouns are personal, and certain terms should be avoided. It outlines flags used in the LGBTQIA community and closes by discussing challenges faced due to stigma and discrimination.
This document provides an introduction to concepts related to gender identity, gender expression, and biological sex. It defines these terms and discusses their differences. It also addresses the prevalence of intersex individuals, myths and misconceptions, and theoretical considerations for counselors. Gender identity refers to one's internal gender, gender expression is one's outward presentation, and biological sex refers to physical characteristics. These do not always align. The document aims to educate on this topic which is important for multicultural counseling.
Childhood Gender Identity Development (2006 Translating Identities Conference)Morganne Ray
This document summarizes Morgan Ray's presentation on childhood gender identity development. It discusses how children learn and express gender from toddler age through middle school, being influenced by reinforcement, role models, peer pressure and gender stereotypes. It shows how children progress from flexible gender exploration to rigid adherence to gender norms. Interactive exercises are described to help facilitate discussions about gender with children.
Under the Umbrella: Understanding Transgenderismeternalmre318
This document provides information about gender identity and transgender topics. It begins by defining terms like gender identity, sexual orientation, gender nonconformity, and gender dysphoria. It notes that gender identity and sexual orientation are distinct and that transgender people can have any sexual orientation. The document then discusses possible causes of transgender identities and prevalence statistics. It provides an overview of the process of transitioning gender that may involve therapy, hormones, and surgery. It also profiles some notable transgender people and discusses progress and challenges within the transgender community.
This document discusses different types of homophobia including interpersonal, institutional, and cultural homophobia. Interpersonal homophobia involves individual discrimination through name-calling or harassment. Institutional homophobia refers to discrimination by organizations like governments and businesses. Cultural homophobia dictates that heterosexuality is better or more moral than other sexual orientations. The document also lists examples of heterosexual privilege and provides tips for anti-heterosexist language and behavior that does not make assumptions based on sexual orientation.
Heterosexism is the societal assumption that everyone is or should be heterosexual. It manifests in different forms of homophobia, including personal biases, interpersonal discrimination, institutional policies that disadvantage LGBT people, and a culture that normalizes heterosexuality. Heterosexism is correlated with certain demographic, political, religious, and personality traits and confers various privileges onto heterosexual people, such as freely displaying affection without fear of harassment. Anti-heterosexism involves using inclusive language, not making assumptions about sexuality, and recognizing the humanity and diversity of LGBT people.
Heterosexism is the assumption that all people are heterosexual and that heterosexuality is superior. It manifests in various ways, including institutional heterosexism in areas like family, education, and the workplace. Heterosexism also manifests through over-sexualization of LGBT people, denial of the significance of sexual orientation personally and politically, labeling non-heterosexuality as a problem, making non-heterosexuality invisible, and misdefining sexual orientations. Heterosexism stigmatizes and denies anything other than heterosexuality.
This document discusses terms related to gender identity and sexual orientation. It defines terms like cisgender, transgender, heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, asexual, and non-binary. It also discusses concepts like gender identity versus biological sex, romantic orientation versus sexual orientation, and umbrella terms. The document notes that gender identity and pronouns are personal, and certain terms should be avoided. It outlines flags used in the LGBTQIA community and closes by discussing challenges faced due to stigma and discrimination.
This document provides an introduction to concepts related to gender identity, gender expression, and biological sex. It defines these terms and discusses their differences. It also addresses the prevalence of intersex individuals, myths and misconceptions, and theoretical considerations for counselors. Gender identity refers to one's internal gender, gender expression is one's outward presentation, and biological sex refers to physical characteristics. These do not always align. The document aims to educate on this topic which is important for multicultural counseling.
Childhood Gender Identity Development (2006 Translating Identities Conference)Morganne Ray
This document summarizes Morgan Ray's presentation on childhood gender identity development. It discusses how children learn and express gender from toddler age through middle school, being influenced by reinforcement, role models, peer pressure and gender stereotypes. It shows how children progress from flexible gender exploration to rigid adherence to gender norms. Interactive exercises are described to help facilitate discussions about gender with children.
Under the Umbrella: Understanding Transgenderismeternalmre318
This document provides information about gender identity and transgender topics. It begins by defining terms like gender identity, sexual orientation, gender nonconformity, and gender dysphoria. It notes that gender identity and sexual orientation are distinct and that transgender people can have any sexual orientation. The document then discusses possible causes of transgender identities and prevalence statistics. It provides an overview of the process of transitioning gender that may involve therapy, hormones, and surgery. It also profiles some notable transgender people and discusses progress and challenges within the transgender community.
Homophobia refers to negative attitudes towards homosexuality, while heterosexism involves systemic privilege granted to heterosexuals in society. Compulsory heterosexuality assumes heterosexuality as the norm and reinforces it through legal and cultural structures. Together, heterosexism and homophobia enforce compulsory heterosexuality and the nuclear family model as the basis for patriarchal power. Those perceived as gay can face job loss, rejection from family, inability to adopt children, lack of legal protections, physical danger, mental health issues, lack of community, and loss of respect.
Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity And Adolescent Health 10.6.07Knoll Larkin
This document provides an overview of key terms and definitions related to sexual orientation and gender identity, with a focus on the experiences and health issues faced by LGBT youth. It discusses concepts like coming out, preferred language, challenges LGBT youth face in schools, homes, and healthcare settings, and health concerns including substance abuse, violence, HIV risk, and mental health issues. The document concludes with standards of care recommendations and resources for creating inclusive environments and supporting LGBT youth.
Heterosexism is a system that values heterosexuality over other sexual orientations. This has negative effects on the LGBT community, including institutional discrimination through policies restricting marriage, military service, and employment rights for LGBT individuals. Heterosexism also contributes to higher rates of hate crimes, depression, suicide, and substance abuse among LGBT people. While acceptance of LGBT individuals has increased over time, heterosexism remains built into social institutions and negatively impacts the lives of LGBT individuals.
This document discusses gender identity and sexual orientation. It defines key terms like sex, gender, transgender, transsexual, and sexual orientations. It notes that gender identity can differ from biological sex and may change over time. Transgender people's gender identities and presentations do not fit traditional norms. Transsexual people live as the opposite gender and may undergo medical procedures. Coming out is challenging but liberating. Homophobia, heterosexism, and transphobia promote discrimination against LGBTQ people. The document raises questions about defining gender and reducing discrimination.
The document discusses Patrick M. Callahan, the founder and president of Transgender Community of Police and Sheriffs International (TCOPS). TCOPS provides support services to transgender law enforcement officers, support staff, emergency responders, and firefighters. The document discusses common questions and misconceptions about transgender people and provides definitions of key terms to promote understanding.
Gender identity and sexual orientation ppNicole Jean
This document discusses gender identity, sex, and sexual orientation. It defines key terms like transgender, transsexual, genderqueer, heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual. It also discusses concepts like coming out, homophobia, and the challenges faced by those who defy traditional gender norms or identities. The document seeks to increase awareness of homophobia and its harmful effects, and asks how awareness can be raised and what can be done to decrease homophobia in society.
This document provides definitions and guidelines for respectful terminology when working with transgender and intersex patients. It lists words to avoid such as "hermaphrodite" and "transsexual" as well as more appropriate alternatives. Guidelines include using "gender affirming surgery" instead of "the surgery" and asking how patients refer to their own bodies instead of using terms like "male genitals" which can be experienced as invalidating. The document aims to promote inclusive, affirming language to support all gender identities and expressions.
Gender identity and sexual orientation chapter 9tmbouvier
This document discusses gender identity and sexual orientation. It defines key terms like gender identity, sexual orientation, transgender, cisgender, and more. It explores how gender identity may differ from biological sex and can be shaped by both nature and nurture. It also addresses obstacles faced by transgender individuals like access to healthcare and discrimination. The document aims to increase understanding of diverse identities and lifestyles.
Gender identity and sexual orientation powerpointNathan Dorval
The document defines key terms related to gender identity and sexual orientation such as gender identity, gender expression, transgender, cisgender, and more. It then discusses main points about the LGBTQ community including health risks faced by lesbians from behaviors like smoking and the negative impacts of discrimination. It also covers bold ideas around prohibiting employment discrimination and perspectives on schools providing more support for LGBTQ students.
This document defines and discusses various gender identities and sexual orientations, including transgender, homosexuality, bisexuality, and asexuality. It also covers commonly used terms when referring to transgender people and provides tips for being respectful. The document notes problems faced by transgender people such as higher rates of poverty, unemployment, harassment, and suicide attempts. It calls for rights such as equality in education, healthcare, employment, and protection under the law for transgender individuals.
Discrimination is defined as treating someone unequally or as inferior based on characteristics such as race, sex, age, etc. There are several types of discrimination including direct, indirect, and associative discrimination. Discrimination can be unlawful, such as racial or gender discrimination, or non-unlawful like favoritism. Discrimination negatively impacts individuals physically and emotionally and can result in health issues, isolation, and psychological distress. Prevention of discrimination requires education, respect for diversity, and setting good examples that appreciate differences between people.
This document discusses diversity in the world and defines prejudice, stereotyping, discrimination, and the harms they cause. It provides examples of direct and indirect discrimination based on attributes like age, disability, gender, race, and religion. Discrimination can negatively impact people physically, emotionally, socially, and financially by causing anxiety, depression, loss of interest and withdrawal. It also lowers productivity in businesses and societies by creating disgruntled and distrustful employees. Strong laws exist to protect against discrimination, and prevention requires open-minded parenting, education of children about appreciating differences, and fostering respect for all people.
Transgender people are those who have a gender identity or gender expression that differs from their assigned sex.
Transgender people are sometimes called transsexual if they desire medical assistance to transition from one gender to another.
This document discusses human rights and moral conflicts in life in Malaysia. It covers types of moral conflicts, including ethical conflicts between egoism vs. utilitarianism and deontology vs. consequentialism. It also discusses normative conflicts between justice vs. social utility and rights vs. freedom. The document then lists several specific human rights, such as the right to privacy, freedom of speech, fair trials, health care, religion, work, and more. It questions whether Malays in Malaysia were more liberal and less religious in the past compared to now.
This document discusses gender identity and sexual orientation. It defines key terms like sex, gender, gender identity, transgender, genderqueer, and sexual orientation. It explains that gender identity refers to one's internal sense of gender, which may or may not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. It also distinguishes between gender identity and sexual orientation. Sexual orientation refers to who one is attracted to, such as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or straight. The document provides information on coming out, homophobia, and advocacy organizations working to promote acceptance.
This slide provides key findings for Inequality and Discrimination in Housing, which assessed how groups identified by equality legislation through factors such as age, family status, nationality and gender are affected by housing discrimination.
Read the publication here: http://www.esri.ie/publications/discrimination-and-inequality-in-housing-in-ireland/
Discrimination can take many forms, including racial, sexual, and indirect discrimination. Racial discrimination involves using vulgar language or treating someone differently based on their race. Sexual discrimination is treating someone differently due to their gender. Victimization occurs when someone faces discrimination for complaining about discrimination or supporting those who do. To prevent discrimination, organizations should conduct training, reward diverse behaviors, encourage employees to understand each other, and allow reporting of issues to managers.
This document provides information about LGBTQQIA identities and issues. It defines various terms like lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, cisgender, queer, and intersex. It discusses concepts like heterosexism, homophobia, and heterosexual privilege. It also outlines challenges currently facing the LGBT community such as marriage rights, employment discrimination, and healthcare issues. The document provides guidance on being an ally, including ways to support LGBT friends and confront prejudice.
El documento describe diferentes tipos de refrigeración, incluyendo refrigeración pasiva por aire, refrigeración activa por aire, refrigeración líquida, refrigeración líquida por inmersión, refrigeración por metal líquido, refrigeración termoeléctrica y refrigeración por heatpipes.
Homophobia refers to negative attitudes towards homosexuality, while heterosexism involves systemic privilege granted to heterosexuals in society. Compulsory heterosexuality assumes heterosexuality as the norm and reinforces it through legal and cultural structures. Together, heterosexism and homophobia enforce compulsory heterosexuality and the nuclear family model as the basis for patriarchal power. Those perceived as gay can face job loss, rejection from family, inability to adopt children, lack of legal protections, physical danger, mental health issues, lack of community, and loss of respect.
Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity And Adolescent Health 10.6.07Knoll Larkin
This document provides an overview of key terms and definitions related to sexual orientation and gender identity, with a focus on the experiences and health issues faced by LGBT youth. It discusses concepts like coming out, preferred language, challenges LGBT youth face in schools, homes, and healthcare settings, and health concerns including substance abuse, violence, HIV risk, and mental health issues. The document concludes with standards of care recommendations and resources for creating inclusive environments and supporting LGBT youth.
Heterosexism is a system that values heterosexuality over other sexual orientations. This has negative effects on the LGBT community, including institutional discrimination through policies restricting marriage, military service, and employment rights for LGBT individuals. Heterosexism also contributes to higher rates of hate crimes, depression, suicide, and substance abuse among LGBT people. While acceptance of LGBT individuals has increased over time, heterosexism remains built into social institutions and negatively impacts the lives of LGBT individuals.
This document discusses gender identity and sexual orientation. It defines key terms like sex, gender, transgender, transsexual, and sexual orientations. It notes that gender identity can differ from biological sex and may change over time. Transgender people's gender identities and presentations do not fit traditional norms. Transsexual people live as the opposite gender and may undergo medical procedures. Coming out is challenging but liberating. Homophobia, heterosexism, and transphobia promote discrimination against LGBTQ people. The document raises questions about defining gender and reducing discrimination.
The document discusses Patrick M. Callahan, the founder and president of Transgender Community of Police and Sheriffs International (TCOPS). TCOPS provides support services to transgender law enforcement officers, support staff, emergency responders, and firefighters. The document discusses common questions and misconceptions about transgender people and provides definitions of key terms to promote understanding.
Gender identity and sexual orientation ppNicole Jean
This document discusses gender identity, sex, and sexual orientation. It defines key terms like transgender, transsexual, genderqueer, heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual. It also discusses concepts like coming out, homophobia, and the challenges faced by those who defy traditional gender norms or identities. The document seeks to increase awareness of homophobia and its harmful effects, and asks how awareness can be raised and what can be done to decrease homophobia in society.
This document provides definitions and guidelines for respectful terminology when working with transgender and intersex patients. It lists words to avoid such as "hermaphrodite" and "transsexual" as well as more appropriate alternatives. Guidelines include using "gender affirming surgery" instead of "the surgery" and asking how patients refer to their own bodies instead of using terms like "male genitals" which can be experienced as invalidating. The document aims to promote inclusive, affirming language to support all gender identities and expressions.
Gender identity and sexual orientation chapter 9tmbouvier
This document discusses gender identity and sexual orientation. It defines key terms like gender identity, sexual orientation, transgender, cisgender, and more. It explores how gender identity may differ from biological sex and can be shaped by both nature and nurture. It also addresses obstacles faced by transgender individuals like access to healthcare and discrimination. The document aims to increase understanding of diverse identities and lifestyles.
Gender identity and sexual orientation powerpointNathan Dorval
The document defines key terms related to gender identity and sexual orientation such as gender identity, gender expression, transgender, cisgender, and more. It then discusses main points about the LGBTQ community including health risks faced by lesbians from behaviors like smoking and the negative impacts of discrimination. It also covers bold ideas around prohibiting employment discrimination and perspectives on schools providing more support for LGBTQ students.
This document defines and discusses various gender identities and sexual orientations, including transgender, homosexuality, bisexuality, and asexuality. It also covers commonly used terms when referring to transgender people and provides tips for being respectful. The document notes problems faced by transgender people such as higher rates of poverty, unemployment, harassment, and suicide attempts. It calls for rights such as equality in education, healthcare, employment, and protection under the law for transgender individuals.
Discrimination is defined as treating someone unequally or as inferior based on characteristics such as race, sex, age, etc. There are several types of discrimination including direct, indirect, and associative discrimination. Discrimination can be unlawful, such as racial or gender discrimination, or non-unlawful like favoritism. Discrimination negatively impacts individuals physically and emotionally and can result in health issues, isolation, and psychological distress. Prevention of discrimination requires education, respect for diversity, and setting good examples that appreciate differences between people.
This document discusses diversity in the world and defines prejudice, stereotyping, discrimination, and the harms they cause. It provides examples of direct and indirect discrimination based on attributes like age, disability, gender, race, and religion. Discrimination can negatively impact people physically, emotionally, socially, and financially by causing anxiety, depression, loss of interest and withdrawal. It also lowers productivity in businesses and societies by creating disgruntled and distrustful employees. Strong laws exist to protect against discrimination, and prevention requires open-minded parenting, education of children about appreciating differences, and fostering respect for all people.
Transgender people are those who have a gender identity or gender expression that differs from their assigned sex.
Transgender people are sometimes called transsexual if they desire medical assistance to transition from one gender to another.
This document discusses human rights and moral conflicts in life in Malaysia. It covers types of moral conflicts, including ethical conflicts between egoism vs. utilitarianism and deontology vs. consequentialism. It also discusses normative conflicts between justice vs. social utility and rights vs. freedom. The document then lists several specific human rights, such as the right to privacy, freedom of speech, fair trials, health care, religion, work, and more. It questions whether Malays in Malaysia were more liberal and less religious in the past compared to now.
This document discusses gender identity and sexual orientation. It defines key terms like sex, gender, gender identity, transgender, genderqueer, and sexual orientation. It explains that gender identity refers to one's internal sense of gender, which may or may not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. It also distinguishes between gender identity and sexual orientation. Sexual orientation refers to who one is attracted to, such as gay, lesbian, bisexual, or straight. The document provides information on coming out, homophobia, and advocacy organizations working to promote acceptance.
This slide provides key findings for Inequality and Discrimination in Housing, which assessed how groups identified by equality legislation through factors such as age, family status, nationality and gender are affected by housing discrimination.
Read the publication here: http://www.esri.ie/publications/discrimination-and-inequality-in-housing-in-ireland/
Discrimination can take many forms, including racial, sexual, and indirect discrimination. Racial discrimination involves using vulgar language or treating someone differently based on their race. Sexual discrimination is treating someone differently due to their gender. Victimization occurs when someone faces discrimination for complaining about discrimination or supporting those who do. To prevent discrimination, organizations should conduct training, reward diverse behaviors, encourage employees to understand each other, and allow reporting of issues to managers.
This document provides information about LGBTQQIA identities and issues. It defines various terms like lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, cisgender, queer, and intersex. It discusses concepts like heterosexism, homophobia, and heterosexual privilege. It also outlines challenges currently facing the LGBT community such as marriage rights, employment discrimination, and healthcare issues. The document provides guidance on being an ally, including ways to support LGBT friends and confront prejudice.
El documento describe diferentes tipos de refrigeración, incluyendo refrigeración pasiva por aire, refrigeración activa por aire, refrigeración líquida, refrigeración líquida por inmersión, refrigeración por metal líquido, refrigeración termoeléctrica y refrigeración por heatpipes.
This document provides an overview of the Microsoft Office 2003 Editions product guide. It discusses the key goals of connecting people, information, and business processes. It outlines new collaboration features in Office 2003 for sharing workspaces and documents, integrating web discussions and meeting workspaces. It also covers features for managing team time like presence integration and team calendars. The document details enhancements in Outlook 2003 for streamlining email workflows and organizing contacts and calendar items. It explores using XML in Office 2003 to free up critical business information and integrate business processes across applications like Word, Excel and Access.
Henry asked his grandmother to go on a wilderness adventure in the woods near her house. They gathered supplies like a guidebook, telescope, and bug catching equipment. Henry's grandmother read the rules of the trip to stay safe. They told Henry's grandfather and dog Felix they were leaving. Along the way, they crossed wooden planks over a canyon and climbed a wall. Henry's grandmother warned about poison ivy. They got lost until finding a neighbor's swimming pool. They thought they saw a pony but it was Henry's grandfather and dog waiting for them. They returned safely after Henry got bit by a mosquito but wasn't poisoned by ivy.
This document is a glossary of technical computer and networking terms defined in English. It includes definitions for terms ranging from basic concepts like algorithms, bandwidth, bytes, and cookies to more specialized terms involving hardware, software, networking protocols, and file formats. Over 100 terms are defined in brief English explanations to provide a high-level overview of key concepts, technologies, and components involved in computing and computer networks.
The document summarizes the information available on the Operations Portal for Duval County Public Schools. The portal contains sites for various operations departments that provide leadership team listings, personnel information, announcements, calendars, reports, and other resources. It also includes individual sites for each school that have details like contacts, documents, issue tracking, and links to relevant operations information. The portal is intended to be a central location for operations information and is still a work in progress with more items to be added.
YouTube Catcher allows users to download videos from sites like YouTube, Google Video, and Dailymotion. It lets users select the video quality and format for download. YouTube Catcher works across different devices and platforms and has an easy to use interface. It also automatically detects and downloads software updates.
Michigan School of Professional Psychology Presentation 3.6.08Knoll Larkin
The document provides information about providing culturally competent care to transgender individuals. It discusses key terms and definitions related to gender identity and expression. It aims to address common myths and barriers to care for transgender people. The seminar covers topics like gender diversity, transitioning, coming out, and challenges transgender individuals may face in accessing appropriate healthcare and social support.
This document provides information to help healthcare providers offer culturally competent care to LGBT individuals. It defines key terms related to sexual orientation and gender identity, discusses minority stress and health issues that may affect LGBT clients, and offers guidance on language use, gender transition, and addressing myths and assumptions. The roles of stigma, discrimination and heterosexism in negatively impacting mental health are also covered.
One Umbrella, Many People (UM Med School 2009)Knoll Larkin
This document provides information on gender identity and the transgender experience. It defines key terms like sex, gender, gender identity and expression. It discusses the gender spectrum and different transgender identities. It also addresses myths and facts about being transgender, health issues transgender people face, and recommendations for inclusive language and asking about gender identity. The goal is to educate about diversity within the LGBTQ community and barriers to healthcare transgender individuals often experience.
This document provides information and guidance about being an ally to GLBTQ youth. It defines key terms related to gender identity and sexual orientation. It also shares facts about challenges GLBTQ youth often face and outlines laws that protect their rights. The document encourages allies to openly support LGBTQ individuals, check in with LGBTQ friends, use preferred pronouns, and work to make schools and workplaces safe and supportive environments for all.
This document provides information and guidance about being an ally to GLBTQ youth. It defines key terms related to gender identity and sexual orientation. It also shares facts about challenges GLBTQ youth often face and outlines laws that protect their rights. The document encourages allies to openly support LGBTQ individuals, check in with LGBTQ friends, use preferred pronouns, and work to make schools and workplaces welcoming environments for all.
The document is an ally toolkit that provides information to help activists be better allies to the LGBT community. It includes sections on important terms, tips for being a good ally, transgender 101, pronouns 101, and information on violence against transgender women. The overall goal of the toolkit is to educate activists on LGBT rights issues and identities so they can more effectively advocate for and support the LGBT community.
This document provides information about creating inclusive schools and social movements. It discusses terms related to LGBT identities, challenges faced by LGBT youth like higher rates of suicide and homelessness, and the importance of support and advocacy. The presentation covers historical figures like Bayard Rustin who advanced social justice movements while facing exclusion. Attendees learn strategies for being allies, including displaying safe zone signs, responding supportively to students who come out, and maintaining privacy. The goal is to make schools feel safe and supportive of all students.
This document discusses cultural sensitivity regarding sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression. It begins by defining common terms used in the LGBTQQIA community, explaining that gender and sexuality exist on spectrums rather than as simple binaries. It then discusses the discrimination and violence faced by LGBTQQIA individuals, particularly transgender people and those who are racial minorities. Finally, it argues that the traditional gender binary system imposed harmful Western colonialist views and erased the acceptance of non-binary identities found in many non-Western cultures. The document advocates recognizing one's privilege to give marginalized voices opportunity to speak and progress liberation from the bottom up.
This document provides information and resources for working with LGBTQ youth. It includes definitions of key terms, statistics on LGBTQ youth in Tennessee showing high rates of bullying and lack of community acceptance, and tips for supporting LGBTQ youth. Resources outlined include databases, journals, websites and community organizations serving LGBTQ youth in Tennessee.
This document provides an overview of workforce diversity as it relates to sexual orientation and gender identity. It begins with a poll asking participants about their personal experiences with LGBT individuals. Some key definitions are then presented, distinguishing between sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. The presenter shares some aspects of their own identity and discusses the concept of identity more broadly. The document also explores terminology within the LGBTQIA community and presents a hypothetical case study scenario to discuss approaches to handling conflicts related to gender identity in the workplace.
Fact and Information Sheet About Heterosexism Heterosex.docxmecklenburgstrelitzh
Fact and Information Sheet About:
Heterosexism
Heterosexism is the assumption that all people are heterosexual and that heterosexuality
is superior and more desirable than homosexuality or bisexuality. Heterosexism is also
the stigmatization, denial and/or denigration of anything non-heterosexual. We live in a
predominantly heterosexist society and that attitude is used to justify the mistreatment,
discrimination and harassment of gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and questioning
individuals. Many who are glbtq also internalize this attitude leading to denial of their
true selves/identities, low self-esteem, self-hatred and other issues. There would seem to
be a direct link between heterosexism and homophobia, the irrational fear or hatred of
homosexuals (including bisexuals and transgender individuals).
Some manifestations of heterosexism are:
Over-sexualization:
• It is thought that GLBT people are only looked upon as mere sexual beings rather
then complex people with lives apart from their sexuality or gender identity.
• Assuming that every same sex interaction is sexual, or potentially sexual.
• Assuming that GLB people are interested in someone of the same sex regardless
of sexual orientation.
• Interpreting everything that GLBT people do in terms of their sexuality.
• Avoiding touching or becoming close to GLBT people in fear they will take it the
‘wrong’ way.
Denying Significance- Personally:
• The opposite of Over-sexualization by assuming that sexual orientation is not
significant.
• Remarking, “It doesn’t matter to me that you’re gay.” Sexual identity is
significant and should matter.
• Expecting GLBT people not to talk of their relationships as many heterosexual
people do, assuming that sexual orientation should not be talked about.
Denying Significance- Politically:
• Criticizing GLBT people for making on issue of their sexuality. Remarking things
such as, “I don’t care what they do in bed, but don’t tell me about it.”
• Not understanding that in our culture, which is alternately oblivious to GLBT
people, or dangerous for them, sexuality and gender identity is already a political
issue.
• Not understanding that heterosexuality is politically enforced by giving legal
rights for marriage, finance and other such things, while legally denying
homosexuals the right to marriage, housing, jobs, child custody, etc.
Labeling Homosexuality, Bisexuality or Transgender a Problem:
• Being in the mind that GLBT people want or need special treatment. Or believe
they all need special treatment because of their sexual orientation.
• Believing that homosexuality, bisexuality or transgender can and should be cured.
Making Invisible:
• Assuming that everyone is heterosexual until told else wise.
• Always asking women about boy friends and men about girlfriends.
• Telling GLBT people they are over reacting when they get upset about the
oppression that they feel.
This document discusses providing culturally competent services to GLBTTIQQ (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, intersex, queer, and questioning) clients. It covers topics like understanding key terms, developing cultural competency, assessing for risks and needs of GLBTTIQQ clients, counseling approaches, working with families, making appropriate referrals, and advocating for GLBTTIQQ clients and employees. The goal is for organizations and professionals to be respectful, knowledgeable, and able to meet the needs of GLBTTIQQ individuals.
The document discusses issues related to sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) in the Philippines. It notes that LGBTQIA+ people experience discrimination in employment and education, as well as unfair treatment from some law enforcers and service providers. This leaves them without legal recourse. The document advocates addressing these issues by enacting anti-discrimination laws, promoting women's rights and gender equality, and upholding international and national commitments to protect SOGIESC rights. It emphasizes the importance of discussing SOGIESC to combat misconceptions and enable inclusive policies.
This document discusses issues related to providing competent healthcare to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth. It identifies some of the key risk factors LGBTQ youth face like marginalization and increased health risks. It also discusses how lack of provider training and homophobia can negatively impact LGBTQ health outcomes. The document provides guidance on creating an LGBTQ-affirming clinical environment including ensuring confidentiality, using inclusive forms and language, and displaying supportive materials. It also offers suggestions for discussing sensitive topics like gender identity, sexual orientation, and sexuality with LGBTQ youth patients.
The document discusses key terms and issues related to transgender discrimination and rights. It defines terms like transgender, cisgender, and sexual orientation. It outlines forms of discrimination transgender people face, like in employment, housing, healthcare access, and identity documents. It also discusses challenges such as harassment, violence, poverty and lack of legal protections against discrimination. Overall, the document provides an overview of transgender identity and the social and legal issues this community faces.
Y'all Means All: Discussing Gender and Sexual OrientationBonner Foundation
This presentation was developed in conjunction with the Y'all Means All training, which serves as an introduction to discussing gender and sexual orientation. This workshop is a part of the Dialogue Across Diversity and Inclusion 4x4 model, Stage 3: Application & Discussion.
Here are some stone-cold facts that define the LGBT community. The community is composed of people who feel that their gender and sexuality are different from that of mainstream society. It is most important to realize that all people are extremely complex, and respecting diversity is of the utmost importance. The LGBT community has no clear boundaries and is being redefined every day. Terms are changing and definition are constantly evolving. The “secret” to working with this “uniquely perfect” population is to engage in preparatory empathy in order to avoid missing the whole person and their needs.
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
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June 16 Presentation
1. LGBTQQIA Alphabet Soup Doris Dirks Coordinator, Northwestern University LGBT Resource Center
2. Outline Language Homophobia, Heterosexism & Heterosexual Privilege Current Issues Transgender & Intersex The LGB&T Connection, Bisexuality, Intersecting Identities Becoming an Ally Resources Last Minute Q & A
3. A word about language… LGB- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgender & Cisgender Intersex Q- Queer, Questioning The Closet
4. What is an Ally? Ends oppression personally and professionally through support and advocacy Confronts homophobia and gender normative privilege in self and others Believes gay and transgender rights are social justice issues
5. Problematic or Offensive Language Homosexual Sexual Preference Special Rights Gay Agenda Lifestyle Choice
6. Heterosexism, Homophobia, & Heterosexual Privilege Belief that heterosexuality is the only “natural” sexuality Fear or hatred of LGB people Includes privileges including the right to marry, the right to employment protection, the right to show your partner affection in public
7. Without legal marriage rights, couples face challenges that are overwhelming. What would you do? Marriage offers 1,138 Federal benefits and responsibilities, not including hundreds more offered by every state. Finances Family and Children Current Issues: Marriage, Family
8. The Healthy Advantage Studies show that people who are married tend to live longer and lead healthier lives. The Golden Years Often times, when both partners reach the age in which nursing home care is necessary, relatives have the final say, separating the couple by putting them in different elderly care facilities. Social Security; Medicaid; Medical Treatment and Hospital Visitation; IRAs & Retirement Planning. In 29 states, it is legal to fire someone based on their sexual orientation. In 38 states, it is legal to do so based on gender identity. Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Current Issues: Health, Employment
9. Terminology Gender Identity: An individual’s internal self-conception of being male, female, or something else. Gender Expression: How one chooses to express one’s gender identity to others through behavior, clothing, hairstyle, voice, body characteristics, etc.
11. Intersex Definition Sex chromosomes, genitalia, reproductive system not ‘standard’ for male or female Set of medical conditions, not disorders May include, but not necessarily, anatomical ambiguity Not XX or XY = 1 in 1,666 Klinefelter Syndrome (47, XXY) Turner Syndrome (45, XO) Mosaicism (45, XO/46, XY)
12. Continuum SEX Male Intersex Female GENDER IDENTITY Man/Boy Transgender/Genderqueer Woman/girl Two-spirited/etc. GENDER EXPRESSION Masculine Androgynous Feminine SEXUAL ORIENTATION Attracted to women Attracted to all/both/none Attracted to men
14. The LGB and T Connection Where does sexual orientation fit in? Transgender people can have any sexual orientation LGB people can have any gender identity Gendered perceptions about LGB people
15. Bisexuality & Intersecting Identities Bisexuals are often hidden. If they are in a straight or gay relationship their identities are often mistaken. It is important to allow people to identify themselves. LGBT people, just like straight people, have a variety of identities like race, religion, nationality, class, abilities, … The LGBTQA CAN offers many ally trainings, including Safe Space, SBNN, Transgender Ally training, & the Social Justice Ally training.
16. 5 Ways to Be a Good Ally Don’t assume everyone is heterosexual DO NOT EVER out someone – just because you might know, don’t assume that others do or should Avoid anti-LGBT jokes and conversations Actively pursue a process of self-education - read and ask questions Interrupt prejudice and take action against oppression, even when people from the target group are not present
17. What to do if a friend is LGB? Do not assume sexual orientation Do not assume LGB friends find you attractive Be honest about your feelings Your friend has not changed Respect confidentiality Know your resources Hold all friends to equal standards
18. What to do if a friend is T? Think about your own gender identity and expression Be “out” and public about your support Speak on behalf of targeted individuals Be sensitive to privacy re: surgical or hormonal status or medical condition Recognize the efforts of others to confront inappropriate behaviors Encourage LGB community to learn about trans issues
19. Resources Center on Halsted Howard Brown Gerber Hart Library Leather Archives and Museum Windy City Times & Chicago Free Press National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Human Rights Campaign Transgender Law & Policy Institute
Lesbian - A woman who has primary emotional and sexual attraction to other women. Sometimes a lesbian engages in sexual behaviors with men, even though she may self-identify as lesbian. A smaller number of lesbians may never have had sex with another woman for a whole host of reasons (age, societal pressures, lack of opportunity, fear of discrimination), but nonetheless realize that their attraction is mainly to other women. It is important to note that some women who have sex with other women, sometimes exclusively, may not call themselves lesbians.Bisexual - Bisexuality is the potential to feel sexually attracted to and to engage in sensual or sexual relationships with people of either sex. A bisexual person may not be equally attracted to both sexes, and the degree of attraction may vary over time. Self-perception is the key to a bisexual identity. Many people engage in sexual activity with people of both sexes, yet do not identify as bisexual. Likewise, other people engage in sexual relations only with people of one sex, or do not engage in sexual activity at all, yet consider themselves bisexual. There is no behavioral “test'” to determine whether or not one is bisexual. Gay - 1. A man whose primary sexual and romantic attraction is to other men. 2. An inclusive term encompassing gay men, lesbians, bisexual people, and sometimes even transgender people. The term is still used in the broader sense in spoken shorthand, as in "The Gay Pride Parade is at the end of June.“Queer - This originally derogatory term used to describe gay and lesbian individuals has been reclaimed by some members of LGBTQ communities. As a general rule, it is not considered ok for people who are not part of such communities to use the term to apply to others. Some LGBT people object to the use of the term. Some people who others would identify as straight claim this term to indicate their rejection of compulsory heterosexuality or to describe their gender identity.In the Closet - Not being open about one's sexual orientation or gender identity.Language – self-definitionSame gender loving (SGL)Men who have sex with men (MSM)Women who love women (WLW)Behavioral terminology in addition to sociopolitical definitions of LGB
Heterosexism - Belief that heterosexuality is the only "natural" sexuality and that it is inherently healthier or superior to other types of sexuality; an ideological system that denies, denigrates, and stigmatizes any non-heterosexual form of behavior; condones discriminatory practices and violence against LGBTQ individuals and creates unique developmental challenges otherwise not present such as overcoming internalized homophobia and coming out.Heterosexual privilege includes:The right to marry.The right to kiss/show affection in public.The right to talk about your relationship.The right to not question your normalcy.The right to show pain openly when a relationship ends.The right to bear children without question.The right to be validated by your religion.The right to be socially accepted.The right to dress without worrying what it represents.The right to have in-laws.The right not to hide friends and social activities geared towards the same sex.The right to share holidays with significant others and your family.The right to openly discuss politics without fear of someone reading between the lines. The right to have your children be comfortable with their friends and peers.The right to family support.Homophobia - Irrational fear or hatred of lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender people; the responses of fear, disgust, anger, discomfort, and aversion that individuals experience in dealing with gay people; often it is manifest in the form of discrimination and prejudice. An idea that “typically” condones discriminatory practices and violence against LGBTQ individuals and creates unique developmental challenges otherwise not present such as overcoming internalized homophobia and coming out.
Back in The US, Marriage offers many legal benefits and responsibilities that protect families. Here are just a fraction of why marriage matters to those couples who choose to marry.The PracticalMarriage offers 1,138 Federal benefits and responsibilities, not including hundreds more offered by every state. * In times of crisis, spouses have hospital visitation rights and can make medical decisions in event of illness or disability of their spouse. * Employers offer spouses sick leave, bereavement leave, access to health insurance and pension * The law provides certain automatic rights to a person's spouse regardless of whether or not a will exists. * Married couples in elderly care facilities are generally not separated unless one spouse's health dictates hospitalization or special care. * The dissolution of a marriage requires a determination of property distribution, award of child custody and support and spousal support. Absent divorce, there is no uniform system for sorting out the ending of a relationship.The FinancesFinancial issues are complex and challenging, no matter the couple. And when home ownership, kids and other assets are a part of the equation, planning for the present and especially the future is even more critical for greater security. * Married couples are permitted to give an unlimited amount of gifts to each other without being taxed. * The law presumes that a married couple with both names on the title to their home owns the property as "tenants by the entirety." * A married couple, by statute, has creditor protection of their marital home. * Many married people are entitled to financial benefits relating to their spouses, such as disability, pension and social security benefits. * With marriage, a couple has the right to be treated as an economic unit and to file joint tax returns (and pay the marriage penalty), and obtain joint health, home and auto insurance policies. * When a spouse dies, there is no need to prove ownership of every item in the household for taxable purposes.Protecting Children * A child who grows up with married parents benefits from the fact that his or her parents' relationship is recognized by law and receives legal protections. * Spouses are generally entitled to joint child custody and visitation upon divorce (and bear an obligation to pay child support). * The mark of a strong family and healthy children is having parents who are nurturing, caring, and loving. Parents should be judged on their ability to parent, not by their age, race, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. A recent study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, entitled The Effects of Marriage, Civil Union, and Domestic Partnership Laws on the Health and Well-being of Children found that: * Same-gender couples live in 99.3% of all US counties. * Same-gender couples are raising children in at least 96% of all US counties. * Nearly one quarter of all same-gender couples are raising children. * Nationwide, 34.3% of lesbian couples are raising children, and 22.3% of gay male couples are raising children (compared with 45.6% of married heterosexual and 43.1% of unmarried heterosexual couples raising children). * Vermont has the largest aggregation of same gender-couples (~1% of all households) followed by California, Washington, Massachusetts, and Oregon. According to a new study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics: Census 2000 and related demographic research make it clear that parenting by same-gender couples is an established and growing part of the diverse structure of families in the United States. Public policies that aim to promote family stability and security typically are established without consideration for same-gender parents and their children, and they place these families at a disadvantage, as they do heterosexual unmarried parents, single parents, and extended-family caregivers. Public policy designed to promote the family as the basic building block of society has at its core the protection of children's health and well-being. Children's well being relies in large part on a complex blend of their own legal rights and the rights derived, under law, from their parents. Children of same-gender parents often experience economic, legal, and familial insecurity as a result of the absence of legal recognition of their bonds to their nonbiological parents. Current public-policy trends, with notable exceptions, favor limiting or prohibiting the availability of civil marriage and limiting rights and protections to same-gender couples. To read more about this study go to: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/118/1/349 The Healthy AdvantageStudies show that people who are married tend to live longer and lead healthier lives. * For adults, a stable, happy marriage is the best protector against illness and premature death. Decades of research have clearly established these links. (Burman & Margolin, 1992; Dawson, 1991; Verbrugge, 1979). * Studies on marriages have found that married people live longer, have higher incomes and wealth, engage less in risky behaviors, eat more healthily, and have fewer psychological problems than unmarried people. (Waite, Linda J. "Why Marriage Matters." Strengthening Marriage Roundtable. Washington, DC, June 1997) * Research shows that unmarried couples have lower levels of happiness and well-being than married couples. (Popenoe, David and Dafoe Whitehead, Barbara, USA Today, July, 2000) A recent study shows that denying same-sex couples the right to marry has a negative impact on their mental health. * I Do, But I can't: The impact of marriage denial on the mental health of sexual citizenship of Lesbians and Gay Men in the United States (Herdt, G. & Kertzner, R. 2006). http://www.nsrc.sfsu.edu THE GOLDEN YEARSNo matter how many years together, a gay or lesbian elderly couple faces special challenges, above and beyond and opposite-sex elderly couple. Often times, when both partners reach the age in which nursing home care is necessary, relatives have the final say, separating the couple by putting them in different elderly care facilities.This tragedy brings to light the special vulnerability of older gay Americans. At the age when they are least able to protect themselves, gay retirees are cruelly victimized by discriminatory attitudes, regulations and laws. Moreover, older gay people, fearing neglect or outright abuse at the hands of hostile nursing home personnel, often find themselves retreating into the closet after living openly for much of their lives. In fact, a 1994 New York state survey found that gay elders were not welcome at 46 percent of senior centers."Outing Age" magazine documented some of this rampant discrimination: A resident of one home wasn't bathed because no one wanted "to touch the lesbian." A social worker at another reported, "We don't allow partners of the same sex into the home. (It's) part of the admission requirement."Here are other injustices gay elderly people are suffering: Social Security. The surviving gay partner of a retiree receives no Social Security survivor benefits. That contrasts with the more than $5,000 per year that widows and widowers draw, on average, in survivor benefits. Medicaid. When a gay elder needs Medicaid-financed nursing home care, his or her partner can lose a jointly owned home because gay couples aren't covered by rules protecting the assets of nursing home residents' spouses.Medical Treatment and Hospital Visitation: Absent a written directive, doctors generally defer to a patient's spouse regarding medical treatment, and the spouse is allowed to visit a patient in preference to all others. There are many rights for the spouse as automatic next of kin, including priority in making medical decisions in event of illness or disability of their spouse. Gay and lesbian partners are treated as legal strangers, often having to fight through the court to see their partner in the hospital and unnecessary stress.Employee Benefits for Families: The right to take sick leave to care for a spouse or child is an employer-provided benefit, along with a host of other employer-provided benefits like bereavement leave (paid or unpaid), access to health insurance, and pension. Often times, same-sex couples must pay the penalty of risking time off from work, or worse, losing their job for family sick leave.Economic Certainty: With marriage, a couple has the right to be treated as an economic unit to file joint tax returns (and pay marriage penalty), and obtain joint health, home & auto insurance policies. Not so with same-sex couples.Tax Benefits: Married couples are entitled to many income and estate tax benefits, such as joint filing of income taxes, the ability to inherit property from one's spouse free from certain estate taxes, and the ability to transfer property between spouses without gift tax or transfer tax consequences. Same-sex couples are not entitled to any tax benefits.Inheritance: The law provides certain automatic rights to a person's spouse regardless of whether or not a will exists. Same-sex couples do not enjoy this advantage.Paying for your Medical BillsImportant note: Medicaid is not the answer! Especially for same sex couples under the current laws. For all practical purposes, in the U.S. the only "insurance" plan for long-term institutional care is Medicaid. Lacking access to alternatives such as private insurance or Medicare, most people pay out of their own pockets for long-term care until they become eligible for Medicaid. Although their names are confusing, Medicaid and Medicare are quite different programs. For one thing, all retirees who receive Social Security benefits also receive Medicare as their health insurance. Medicare is an "entitlement" program. Medicaid, however, is a form of welfare. Eligibility for Medicaid: you must become "impoverished" under the program's guidelines.The Medicaid law provides special protections for the spouse of a nursing home resident to make sure he or she has minimum support needed to continue to live in the community. The so-called "spousal protections" work this way: if the Medicaid applicant is married, the countable assets of both the community spouse and the institutionalized spouse are totaled as of the date of "institutionalization," the day on which the ill spouse enters either a hospital or a long-term care facility in which he or she then stays for at least 30 days.Careful planning, whether in advance or in response to an unanticipated need for care, can help protect your estate, whether for your spouse or for your children. This can be done by purchasing long-term care insurance or by making sure you receive the benefits to which you are entitled under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Veterans may also seek benefits from the Veterans Administration.Medicare Part A covers up to 100 days of "skilled nursing" care per spell of illness. However, the definition of "skilled nursing" and the other conditions for obtaining this coverage are quite stringent, meaning that few nursing home residents receive the full 100 days of coverage. As a result, Medicare pays for only about 9 percent of nursing home care in the U.S.IRAs & Retirement Plans: Married couples enjoy spousal continuation of IRA's and Retirement plans. After one of the spouses dies, pension payout continues after death. Spousal approval is needed to change beneficiaries. Not so with unmarried couples and often times beneficiaries are disputed. Pension plans are not required by law to pay out to surviving partners the same way as spouses. FINANCIAL ISSUESFinancial issues are complex and challenging, no matter the couple. And when children, home ownership and other assets are a part of the equation, planning for the present and especially the future is even more critical for greater security. When a same-sex couple begins to plan, the inability to enter into a civil marriage has many implications.Gifts: Married couples are permitted to give an unlimited amount of gifts to each other. Same-sex couples are restricted in giving; a partner is not permitted to give more than the annual exclusion of $11,000 per year (as of 2002, indexed to increase over time) per donee, otherwise, gift tax issues arise. When people start a life together, they want to share assets, married couples can share everything; same-sex couples are restricted in how much they are able to share because restrictions on gift giving.Unlimited Marital Deduction: A married couple can use the unlimited marital deduction to avoid estate taxes on the first spouse's death. Same-sex couples do not have access to the unlimited marital deduction. This makes estate planning harder and more costly.Estate tax forms have presumptions that are a hard burden to overcome: The IRS presumes that the deceased partner owned the property and placed the property into joint names in order to avoid probate. The tax consequence is that the joint property is 100% includible in the deceased partner's estate, thereby increasing the amount subject to estate tax. In order to overcome the presumption, same-sex couples are required to document their contribution to property that is held jointly from inception. Married couples do not have this burden.Retirement Planning: Some retirement plans restrict beneficiary designations to a spouse. The person participating in the plan will be able to benefit from the pension plan for life, but when s/he dies, the surviving partner will suffer a reduction in household income. Then what?Marital home: The law presumes that a married couple with both of their names on the title to their home (without any further designation) owns the property as "tenants by the entirety."Creditor protection: A married couple, by statute, has creditor protection regarding their marital home. Same-sex couples do not have the same protection.No access to the new tax credit for IRAs: Married couples pay less for IRA contributions than same-sex couples. Taxpayers who contribute to an IRA or make elective pension deferrals could be eligible for a nonrefundable federal tax credit.New estate tax laws give spouses an additional $3 Million tax break: In the year 2010, married couples will be permitted a $3 Million "additional spousal property carryover basis" for property owned by a spouse at the time of death that transfers to the surviving spouse. Same-sex couples will be restricted to a carryover basis amount of $1.3 Million for transfers to the surviving partner, thereby triggering additional tax consequences on property that has appreciated over time. Marriageequality.org What Would You Do?Without legal marriage rights, couples face challenges that are overwhelming. * If you were unable to visit your spouse in the hospital * Knowing your child's doctor bills may not be covered * Unable to share social security in your later years * Spending thousands of extra dollars because you cannot claim joint deductions * The possibility of losing your home if something tragic happened to your spouse * Not having legal guardianship over the children you've helped raise for years * Even after 20 years together, your spouse is called your "friend" at parties and family gatherings * Even after 30 years together, you have to check "single" as your marital status on every single form you complete * These are just a fraction of the challenges faced daily by same-sex couplesWhy Society Should Allow Same-Sex Couples to Marry * If society cares about all its children, gay and lesbian couples should be allowed to protect them in a way that ONLY civil marriage allows. * September 11th proved that the inability to enter into a civil marriage can cause greater grief in a time of tragedy. More than one year later, grieving partners are still battling for property and insurance claims just because they could not marry. * The marriage of two adults of the same sex who seek to make a lifetime commitment to one another takes nothing away from the marriages of anyone else. * Legal marriage strengthens commitment is what makes a marriage * Supported couples make better contributions to society * The movement for marriage equality of same-sex couples is actually a recognition of the importance and power of marriage * Because it is fair: Requiring equality condones equality. Remember, you don't have to be gay to support a same-sex couple's right to marriage equality
ENDA: The House is forecasted to soon consider the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, which would prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.A 2007 meta-analysis by the Williams Institute of 50 studies of job discrimination against LGBT people found regular evidence of bias in the workplace. LGBT people reported various discriminatory behaviors, including overt discrimination (up to 68 percent in the surveys), firing or denial of employment (up to 17 percent), denial of promotion or negative performance evaluation (up to 28 percent) and even verbal or physical violence (up to 41 percent).For transgender workers specifically, widespread bias makes their quest for jobs even more bleak. Preliminary data from a forthcoming, groundbreaking survey on discrimination against transgender people in the U.S. from the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Center for Transgender Equality shows that discrimination in employment is a nearly universal experience. Ninety-seven percent of our sample (approximately 6,500 transgender people) report being mistreated or harassed at work. Almost half (47 percent) lost their jobs, were denied a promotion or denied a job as a direct result of being a transgender individual. By a vote of 234-194, the House of Representatives approved the repeal on May 28, moving a step closer to ending the 17-year-old policy and allowing gay and lesbian members of the military to serve openly. The repeal request was attached to a defense bill that now moves to the Senate, which will take it up for debate and a vote some time this summer. It needs 60 out of 100 votes to pass and faces considerable opposition from Republicans and some conservative Democrats. If passed, the repeal would not take effect until next year so that the Pentagon would have the rest of 2010 to study and review its potential ramifications.Since the advent of "don't ask, don't tell'' in 1993, LGB people can serve in the armed forces, but only if they keep their sexuality a secret. At that time the policy was designed to be a compromise between President Bill Clinton and military leaders, who said allowing gays to serve openly would compromise unit cohesiveness and military readiness. Repealing the policy has been a major objective of gay-rights groups and President Obama, who promised to end it if elected.THE GOLDEN YEARSNo matter how many years together, a gay or lesbian elderly couple faces special challenges, above and beyond and opposite-sex elderly couple. Often times, when both partners reach the age in which nursing home care is necessary, relatives have the final say, separating the couple by putting them in different elderly care facilities.This tragedy brings to light the special vulnerability of older gay Americans. At the age when they are least able to protect themselves, gay retirees are cruelly victimized by discriminatory attitudes, regulations and laws. Moreover, older gay people, fearing neglect or outright abuse at the hands of hostile nursing home personnel, often find themselves retreating into the closet after living openly for much of their lives. In fact, a 1994 New York state survey found that gay elders were not welcome at 46 percent of senior centers."Outing Age" magazine documented some of this rampant discrimination: A resident of one home wasn't bathed because no one wanted "to touch the lesbian." A social worker at another reported, "We don't allow partners of the same sex into the home. (It's) part of the admission requirement."Here are other injustices gay elderly people are suffering: Social Security. The surviving gay partner of a retiree receives no Social Security survivor benefits. That contrasts with the more than $5,000 per year that widows and widowers draw, on average, in survivor benefits. Medicaid. When a gay elder needs Medicaid-financed nursing home care, his or her partner can lose a jointly owned home because gay couples aren't covered by rules protecting the assets of nursing home residents' spouses.Medical Treatment and Hospital Visitation: Absent a written directive, doctors generally defer to a patient's spouse regarding medical treatment, and the spouse is allowed to visit a patient in preference to all others. There are many rights for the spouse as automatic next of kin, including priority in making medical decisions in event of illness or disability of their spouse. Gay and lesbian partners are treated as legal strangers, often having to fight through the court to see their partner in the hospital and unnecessary stress.Employee Benefits for Families: The right to take sick leave to care for a spouse or child is an employer-provided benefit, along with a host of other employer-provided benefits like bereavement leave (paid or unpaid), access to health insurance, and pension. Often times, same-sex couples must pay the penalty of risking time off from work, or worse, losing their job for family sick leave.Economic Certainty: With marriage, a couple has the right to be treated as an economic unit to file joint tax returns (and pay marriage penalty), and obtain joint health, home & auto insurance policies. Not so with same-sex couples.Tax Benefits: Married couples are entitled to many income and estate tax benefits, such as joint filing of income taxes, the ability to inherit property from one's spouse free from certain estate taxes, and the ability to transfer property between spouses without gift tax or transfer tax consequences. Same-sex couples are not entitled to any tax benefits.Inheritance: The law provides certain automatic rights to a person's spouse regardless of whether or not a will exists. Same-sex couples do not enjoy this advantage.Paying for your Medical BillsImportant note: Medicaid is not the answer! Especially for same sex couples under the current laws. For all practical purposes, in the U.S. the only "insurance" plan for long-term institutional care is Medicaid. Lacking access to alternatives such as private insurance or Medicare, most people pay out of their own pockets for long-term care until they become eligible for Medicaid. Although their names are confusing, Medicaid and Medicare are quite different programs. For one thing, all retirees who receive Social Security benefits also receive Medicare as their health insurance. Medicare is an "entitlement" program. Medicaid, however, is a form of welfare. Eligibility for Medicaid: you must become "impoverished" under the program's guidelines.The Medicaid law provides special protections for the spouse of a nursing home resident to make sure he or she has minimum support needed to continue to live in the community. The so-called "spousal protections" work this way: if the Medicaid applicant is married, the countable assets of both the community spouse and the institutionalized spouse are totaled as of the date of "institutionalization," the day on which the ill spouse enters either a hospital or a long-term care facility in which he or she then stays for at least 30 days.Careful planning, whether in advance or in response to an unanticipated need for care, can help protect your estate, whether for your spouse or for your children. This can be done by purchasing long-term care insurance or by making sure you receive the benefits to which you are entitled under the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Veterans may also seek benefits from the Veterans Administration.Medicare Part A covers up to 100 days of "skilled nursing" care per spell of illness. However, the definition of "skilled nursing" and the other conditions for obtaining this coverage are quite stringent, meaning that few nursing home residents receive the full 100 days of coverage. As a result, Medicare pays for only about 9 percent of nursing home care in the U.S.IRAs & Retirement Plans: Married couples enjoy spousal continuation of IRA's and Retirement plans. After one of the spouses dies, pension payout continues after death. Spousal approval is needed to change beneficiaries. Not so with unmarried couples and often times beneficiaries are disputed. Pension plans are not required by law to pay out to surviving partners the same way as spouses. FINANCIAL ISSUESFinancial issues are complex and challenging, no matter the couple. And when children, home ownership and other assets are a part of the equation, planning for the present and especially the future is even more critical for greater security. When a same-sex couple begins to plan, the inability to enter into a civil marriage has many implications.Gifts: Married couples are permitted to give an unlimited amount of gifts to each other. Same-sex couples are restricted in giving; a partner is not permitted to give more than the annual exclusion of $11,000 per year (as of 2002, indexed to increase over time) per donee, otherwise, gift tax issues arise. When people start a life together, they want to share assets, married couples can share everything; same-sex couples are restricted in how much they are able to share because restrictions on gift giving.Unlimited Marital Deduction: A married couple can use the unlimited marital deduction to avoid estate taxes on the first spouse's death. Same-sex couples do not have access to the unlimited marital deduction. This makes estate planning harder and more costly.Estate tax forms have presumptions that are a hard burden to overcome: The IRS presumes that the deceased partner owned the property and placed the property into joint names in order to avoid probate. The tax consequence is that the joint property is 100% includible in the deceased partner's estate, thereby increasing the amount subject to estate tax. In order to overcome the presumption, same-sex couples are required to document their contribution to property that is held jointly from inception. Married couples do not have this burden.Retirement Planning: Some retirement plans restrict beneficiary designations to a spouse. The person participating in the plan will be able to benefit from the pension plan for life, but when s/he dies, the surviving partner will suffer a reduction in household income. Then what?Marital home: The law presumes that a married couple with both of their names on the title to their home (without any further designation) owns the property as "tenants by the entirety."Creditor protection: A married couple, by statute, has creditor protection regarding their marital home. Same-sex couples do not have the same protection.No access to the new tax credit for IRAs: Married couples pay less for IRA contributions than same-sex couples. Taxpayers who contribute to an IRA or make elective pension deferrals could be eligible for a nonrefundable federal tax credit.New estate tax laws give spouses an additional $3 Million tax break: In the year 2010, married couples will be permitted a $3 Million "additional spousal property carryover basis" for property owned by a spouse at the time of death that transfers to the surviving spouse. Same-sex couples will be restricted to a carryover basis amount of $1.3 Million for transfers to the surviving partner, thereby triggering additional tax consequences on property that has appreciated over time.