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Homophobia fear of and prejudice against homosexuality
-In policies and practices of major institutions (religion, media, families, workplace)
-Treated as a particularly acceptable form of bigotry
Employers are _____ less likely to hire an LGBT candidate 23%
Myths about homosexuality - Homosexual people are only interested in casual sex
- Homosexual parents make their kids homosexual or troubled
transgender identity is independent from sexual identity
transgender people individuals who identify with a gender different from the one
associated with their sex
- grouped with lesbian, gay, bisexual rights
,Which group of people are particularly rejected from associations and movements?
transgender
What did the supreme court rule in 1986? states can call private homosexual relations a
crime
- Reversed in 2003, against supreme justice complaint that we were "signing onto the
homosexual agenda"
In 2000 the supreme court allowed... Boy scouts to exclude gay people
Assaulting gay people wasn't defined as a hate crime until... 2009
One of the most common and least declining hate crimes... assaulting gay people
who were banned from joining the military until 2011? gay people
Who originated the gay person military ban? the pentagon
- called "don't ask don't tell"
, Where transgender people allowed to join the military once the ban against gay people was
lifted? no, they were still persecuted
Don't ask, Don't tell policy military policy announced by President Clinton that barred
officials from inquiring into the sexual orientation of military personnel but permitted the
dismissal of personnel who admitted to being gay
When was gay marriage legalized? 2013-2015
Heterosexism discrimination or prejudice against homosexuals on the assumption that
heterosexuality is the normal sexual orientation
Where were heterosexism protections to? Civil Rights Act
Cultural benefits Europeans COULD HAVE learned from Native Americans but didn't
▪Gender equality
▪Plant-based medicine
▪Treatment of children