Lesbian refers to a woman attracted to other women. Gay refers to a man attracted to other men. Bisexual refers to attraction to both males and females. Transgender is a general term for those whose gender identity differs from their birth sex. Several myths about LGBT people are dispelled by facts, including that homosexuality is not an illness that can be cured and that one's sexual orientation is determined early in life, not by seduction. While LGBT people experience higher rates of mental health issues and substance abuse, this is due to societal stress rather than sexual orientation itself.

3. Lesbian:
A woman whose sexual orientation is
to women

4. Gay:
A man whose sexual orientation is to
men

5. Bisexual: romantic attraction,
sexual attraction or sexual
behavior toward males and
females.

6. Transgender:
is a general term applied to a variety of
individuals, behaviors, and groups involving
tendencies to vary from culturally conventional
gender roles.

7. BEFORE
AFTER

8. GIABEFORE AFTER

10. MYTH: Gays are sick and can be “cured”.
FACT:On december 15, 1973 the APA removed
homosexuality
From it’s list of mental disorders. There was no
treatment that could be found as a cure.
MYTH:Gays/lesbians become homosexual as a result of homosexual seduction and thus try
To recruit others, especially children.
FACT:Nobody knows what cause homosexuality but psychological thinking today stresses the
likelihood Of an inborn predisposition combined with an unknown environmental trigger; one’s
orientaion is determined By age 6, certainly before adolescence.
MYTH:Gay people are more prone to be mentally ill and to abuse drugs and alcohol.
FACT: It is true that LGBT people suffer higher rates of anxiety, depression, and depression-
related illnesses and behaviors like alcohol and drug abuse than the general population.
But studies done during the past 15 years have determined that it is the stress of being a
member of a minority group in an often-hostile society — and not LGBT identity itself —
that accounts for the higher levels of mental illness and drug use.

11. HISTORY
OF
LGBT

20. 2011: President Barack Obama’s administration ends “don’t ask don’t
tell policy,” allowing gays to serve openly in the military.
2012: North Carolina approves a constitutional amendment to ban gay
marriage in May. In November, Maine, Maryland and Washington
become the first states where voters approve same-sex marriage, and
Minnesota rejects a new ban.
President Barack Obama endorses same-sex marriage.
2013: Boy Scouts of America plan to vote in May whether to repeal the
group’s ban on openly gay members.
US Supreme Court on March 26 and 27 hears oral arguments on the
constitutionality of California’s Prop 8 and the federal Defense of
Marriage Act. At this point nine states and the District of Columbia
allow same-sex marriage and 38 states prohibit it, according to
Freedom To Marry.

22. Even though the LGBT community has made progress over the
years they still face bullying.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender youth are up to four times
more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers.
In fact, about 9 out of 10 LGBT teens have reported being bullied at school
within the past year because of their sexual orientation, according to the most
recent gay bullying statistics. Out of those numbers, almost half have reported
being physically harassed followed by another quarter who reported actually
being physically assaulted. Unfortunately most teens who experience bullying
of any kind are reluctant to share their experience or report the incident to a
teacher or trusted adult. Even more unfortunate are the gay statistics that
report a lack of response among those teachers and school administration.
According to a recent statistic, out of the students that did report a harassment
or bullying situation because of their sexuality, about one third of the school
staff didn't do anything to resolve the issue.

23. There are several ways that bullying can take place including verbal,
physical, cyberbullying and indirect bullying!
When it comes to bully prevention, it is important to remember that
these gay bullying statistics will never go down if action isn't taken.
This is why it is important for teens to report incidents they are
victims of, or even if they witness a bullying event take place. Even if
it seems that the adults will be unresponsive to take action, there are
always other members of the school board or administration that
can be addressed. It is important not to give up or the bullying cycle
will continue.

25. Why do we need to be aware?
• Because you are working with LGBT individuals
• Because there is a need
• Because it benefits us all
• Because we live in a diverse society

26. As human services workers we
will have to ask people personal
information. Their sexuality may
Be something you have to ask. Be
Prepared for the answers you may
get. Awareness and knowledge are
the key to to working with
Diverse groups.

28. On October 6, 1998, 21 year old college student Matthew Shepard was
tied to a fence in Laramie Wyoming, he was pistol whipped and left in the
cold. He died six days later!
GAY

36. EQUAL
RIGHTS

37. Same-sex marriage is legally recognized in several jurisdictions within the United
States. As of January 2013, nine states—Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Maryland,
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, and Washington—as well as
the District of Columbia and three Native American tribes—have legalized same-
sex marriage, representing 15.7% of the U.S. population. In addition, Rhode
Island recognizes same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions, and
California, which briefly granted same-sex marriages in 2008, now recognizes
them on a conditional basis.
The movement to obtain marriage rights and benefits for same-sex couples in
the United States began in the 1970s,[8] but became more prominent in U.S.
politics in 1993 when the Hawaii Supreme Court declared the state's
prohibition to be unconstitutional in Baehr v. Lewin.[9] During the 21st
century, public support for legalizing same-sex marriage has grown
considerably,[10][11] and various national polls conducted since 2011 show
that a majority of Americans support same-sex marriage.[12] On May 9,
2012, Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to publicly
declare support for the legalization of same-sex marriage.[13][14][15] On
November 6, 2012, Maine, Maryland, and Washington became the first states
to legalize same-sex marriage through popular vote.

39. There are many groups of people from all walks of life. We have to interact with them all.Just
because you don’t agree with them doesn’t mean you have to deny them rights or treat them
unequal. The sooner we all learn to work together in this diverse world the better it will be!

41. We
all
need
to
celebrate
diversity
and…………………..