Sexual Orientation & Victimization

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This paper will discuss the victimization of those of different sexual orientations and different degrees of victimization as provided by news articles. This paper will also discuss the effects that victimization has on youths and adults as far as a higher rate for substance abuse, depression, suicide and other problems. Finally this paper will talk about how as a society we tend to treat the after affects instead of treating the problem before it happens, with the respect to laws and legal actions. Hate crimes against homosexual adults and youths happen all over the world and for a variety of reasons. Some of the reasons are discussed in chapter 12 of “Investigating Difference”. The author Perry states that some of the reasons society victimizes homosexuals is because “homosexuals have been stigmatized as sinners and perverts, diseased in mind and body” (Perry, 2009). These hate crimes against homosexuals happen quite often and this paper will look at a few of these cases below. On February 4th, 2012 three individuals attacked a 20-year-old gay man outside of a grocery store in an Atlanta neighborhood. The three individuals admitted to beating the man because of his sexual orientation and yelled anti-gay slurs during the attack (“Two Atlanta Men,” 2013). On October 12th, 2013 27-year-old Scott Jones was reportedly stabbed twice in the back and his throat had been slashed while he was out celebrating the opening of an art studio in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Police are unwilling to call this a hate crime as the investigation is still ongoing but witnesses reported hearing the suspect making anti-gay slurs at the victim just before the attack occurred (“Scott Jones, Gay,” 2013). On May 18th, 2013 32-year-old Mark Carson was shot a... ... middle of paper ... ...Toomey, R. B., Diaz, R. M. and Sanchez, J. (2011), Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Adolescent School Victimization: Implications for Young Adult Health and Adjustment. Journal of School Health, 81: 223–230. doi:10.1111/j.1746-1561.2011.00583.x Scott jones, gay canadian, left paralyzed alleged hate crime attack. (2014, October 13). Huffington post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/14/canada-gay-man-paralyzed-_n_4097004.html Slattery, D. (2013, May 19). Gunman shoots 32-year-old mark carson dead in greenwich village bias attack. New york daily news. Retrieved from http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/gunman-shoots-32-year-old-man-dead-greenwich-village-bias-attack-officials-article-1.1347776 Tyler clementi . (2012, March 16). New york times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/c/tyler_clementi/index.html

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