LGBT Social Norms

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Cultural and social norms in society today and in history have played a big role in the unfair treatment of the LGBT community. In some cultures, people of the LGBT community are suppressed and are not given the same rights as heterosexual people. The person who entered and murdered 49 people of the LGBT community at the nightclub in orlando, was part of the extremist group ISIS. ISIS believes that people who are LGBT are to be put to death. They feel that LGBT people are not human and do not belong in society. In Syria, a man was found guilty of committing sodomy and was thrown off a tall building in front of a crowd as a punishment for his actions (https://www.counterextremism.com/content/isis-persecution-gay-community). This act of brutality …show more content…

Due to some religious and cultural beliefs, some families dismember or isolate the member who is LGBT. Some LGBT youth are subject to ridicule by their parents who are not accepting of their child. Arguments between LGBT youth and their parents, between the parents, or involving the grandparents of the child can cause disputes that result in divorce or other forms of family dismemberment. As a result of this, some people of the LGBT youth community are afraid to tell their family members or as it is called in the LGBT community “coming out”. Some LGBT youth are so afraid of their parents finding out, they feel the only way out is through suicide. When someone commits suicide because they fear coming out, it takes a toll on the friends and family of the child, sometimes causing confusion and depression. Nazim, a man from London killed himself after he told his mother that he was gay. The reason he committed suicide was because his mother told him that he needed to see a psychiatrist to be cured. Nazim was a well off man who was close to marrying the man of his life. It is sad that he felt the need to take his life because his mother did not accept him for who he was (https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/mar/21/my-boyfriend-killed-himself-because-his-family-couldnt-accept-that-he-was-gay). Friends and families alike of people who are LGBT are affected by the unfair treatment of the LGBT

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