Gender Equality In America

Equality in America Months ago, June 26, 2015 to be specific, the United States Supreme Court gave a landmark ruling that so many people have waited years, even decades to hear: Legalizing marriage equality in all states in Obergefell v Hodges. The case merely solved one issue facing the community, and only in the United States. However, in the United States and globally, many and much worse challenges are to be faced however. For the most part, there are still no laws in place that protect the community from discrimination in society or at work. In the United States, in many states, there is still discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexuality in the workplace (where someone may be fired or denied a job on these bases), they

However, typically, this may only protect them from violence and does not necessarily offer them the same opportunities of non-LGBT, and even then are often unenforced. In the United States, there is no federal laws in place that protect the rights of the community members. This means that states are allowed to choose what rights are offered. It is true that states should have individual rights, however it should be the job of the federal government to ensure protection of all citizens. There is no federal mandate ensuring the rights of the community, and because of this, in many states, there is no protection from discrimination based on sexuality like there is for sex, race, or religion, and so you can be fired for being gay, bisexual, or otherwise not straight in states like Arizona. This also means that while you are protected from harassment for being a woman, being black, or being jewish in the US, you are not necessarily guaranteed that protection in the workplace for being gay. There are some organizations that are permitted to exclude you for being gay if they claim it violates their ideology, such as the Boy Scouts of America. The rights of the LGBT are not only in danger from lack of laws, but also certain people have power that is dangerous to the communities protection. Looking at the 2016 presidential candidates: the GOP is not known for wanting

There is a lot of erasure toward the community as well. Many wish for the community to be hidden and have no place in media. The common cry is “how will I explain this to my children”. There have been shows that got cancelled or otherwise in trouble and threatened for showing a gay couple or suggesting a person may be gay in children's shows. While it is true that gay people exist in more mature media in shows like Law and Order. This is not enough though. Parents want to hide these themes from children, but representation is very important for everyone. People can realize that they are gay, bisexual, etc. anywhere from childhood to adulthood and representation shows that they are not alone. When the community is erased from media then it sends a message to the members that they are some oddity and should be hidden which gives a feeling of inferiority. This can easily lead to mental illnesses such as anxiety and depression. This can be considered indirect