Lgbtq Argumentative Essay

Barack Obama once said, "When all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free.” Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people are more likely to experience the threat of violence and harassment in their lifetime. They only get treated this way because they don’t have much rights as us. LGBTQ rights is what the people of that community try to fight for on a regular basis. The LGBTQ community goes through bullying, violence, and discrimination in bathrooms. These topics are not all they go through, but here are just some that the are the worst.

LGBTQ’s are bullied on a day to day basis. People call them names or physically hurt them. A study shown that students at school hear constantly bigoted verbal abuse more than two dozen a day. That was just about there appearance, but out of 7,000 LGBTQ middle and high school students surveyed and 90% were bullied based on sexual orientation or gender identity (The Welcoming Project.) Most of the LGBTQ students don’t even show up for school. Some LGBTQ

students are usually home schooled due to the bullying they receive. In extreme cases of bullying, teachers and staff sometimes are the ones who bully the students. LGBTQ’s are bullied based on looks and their sexual orientation and they receive this much bullying from students and regular people. LGBTQ’s who are bullied are likely to end up using or having the possession of drugs. Some end up committing suicide or even hurting others because of bullying,

In the LGBTQ community violence is the most deadly thing to happen in the U.S.

The most deadliest mass shooting occurred in Orlando at a gay nightclub on a Sunday morning and over 50 people were killed ( The Welcoming Project.) LGBTQ’s have to go through death and hate-motivated crimes every day. Hate-crimes are the most common they physically or verbally abuse the people of the LGBTQ community (Cole.) People of color and part of the LGBTQ commmounity are more likely to get killed. The amount of deaths of Latinos and Native Americans in the LGBTQ commmunity is unreal. The Orlando shooting was not the only bad crime that happened, on New Year’s Eve a man named Musab Masmari was taken to jail for setting fire a gay nightclub in 2014, There was about 750 people inside (LGBTQ Center.) While these big shootings that are horrifying there is still shootings and attacks on the streets, in your homes, and even in some

schools.

LGBTQ also go through discrimination in the bathrooms. States have banned unisex bathrooms for any LGBTQ’s at all because of the “bathroom predator” rumor ( LGBTQ Center.) The “bathroom predator” is a person that comes in the bathrooms claiming that they are transgender and hurt the small children or adults in the bathrooms. States are also banning unisex bathrooms because of the threat of losing customers in their stores. About 70% of LGBTQ’s actually have been denied by managers or teachers to not use the restroom because of their fear of losing money from the customers who enter bathrooms (LGBTQ Center.) Many LGBTQ Adults are protesting about the bathrooms in many states, but adults are not the only ones to protest against the states or people. A transgender child sued North Carolina over there Anti-LGBTQ “Bathroom Bill.” (Cole) Due to these protests North Carolina is repealing the bill due to protests and the attacks the LGBTQ’s are having, but due to the lack of support and help the LGBTQ’s feel unsafe in the U.S. Many say they may move because of it.

LGBTQ’s are the most hated group in the country. LGBTQ’s are bullied, they are prone to violent attacks and they get discriminated in public or non public bathrooms. LGBTQ’s suffer more than people who are suicidal. As a nation gender equality is what we fight for the most. Trying to find our spots as a citizen is what we care about. LGBTQ’s are people who need more support from people. LGBTQ’s do no harm to the U.S. the people who try to kill them do. LGBTQ’s are like all of us they just like different people or just like a different gender. “Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?” (Ernest Gaines.)