Effects on Mental Health. Being a victim of discrimination can have serious effects on an individual's mental health. Studies show that harassment and abuse contribute to the increased risk of mental illness in gay people. Victims are also at higher risk of substance use compared to heterosexual men and women. Often times, victims use drugs to "divert" and "distract" themselves from all the things they see, hear and experience. This becomes their "escape" to temporarily forget the hurtful things that they go through every single day.
Discrimination. Studies show that LGBT teens are significantly more likely to experience discrimination in schools, workplaces and etc. 1/3 of LGBT youth who suffer from discrimination have reported the issue,
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More often than not they become victims of harassment and abuse anywhere they go.
Effects on Mental Health. Being a victim of discrimination can have serious effects on an individual's mental health. Studies show that harassment and abuse contribute to the increased risk of mental illness in gay people. Victims are also at higher risk of substance use compared to heterosexual men and women. Often times, victims use drugs to "divert" and "distract" themselves from all the things they see, hear and experience. This becomes their "escape" to temporarily forget the hurtful things that they go through every single
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(2008), indicate that the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) conducted the Harris Interactive Survey. The results show 84% of those surveyed often hear the words "faggot" or "dyke" at school. Furthermore, 70% reported hearing the word "gay" used in a derogatory manner. This proves that verbal harassment is present in the school environment. These words are often used by people to target Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual teenagers. As a result, almost 38% of students reported that they had "frequently or often" been subjected to harassment at school. Included in this, are 1/4 of students saying that they had been harassed physically because of their gender identity. This implies that verbal abuse often times lead to physical abuse. Words are the leading cause of misunderstanding, and words uttered in a derogatory manner often have negative outcomes. The fact that these derogatory and vulgar words are used very often in the school environment is very alarming. The school is a place of learning and development, this act of abuse will surely make it hard for the victims to fully develop and sustain in their
These can also result to various forms of violence toward the LGBTQ individual from verbal and physical violence to neglect.
Phillip Perez was incensed when he walked in the small apartment. He made his presence known by slamming the door open with an immense strength fueled by drunken rage. He has received some upsetting news that is the cause of this inappropriate entrance on this late night. His girlfriend, Melanie Krizek is flirting with another man according to a friend he was with at the club earlier. His unreasonable response to this rumor is to loudly enter the small apartment and wake the two ladies occupying the home.
In October 12, 2010, Joel Burns made a public message towards the GLBT teens by sharing a personal story. He delivered an amazing message by sharing also those who’ve been victims of being portrayed as gay, bullying, and suicides. Inspiring the young GLBT (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender) teens that life does not end by the words of others who have an oppose mentality. Life does get better once you graduate high school, adventure throughout your adult life, finding someone you may last a lifetime, and building a foundation just like those individuals who singled you out for having different interest. “...that the things would get easier, please stick around, society will change, please live long enough to see it…”
In this article written by Femenista Jones in Time magazine, she presents the issue of the disproportionate amount of domestic violence (DV) within Black culture compared to white culture. Being a Black woman, Ms. Jones uses her unique perspective from which to discuss this issue. The focus of her article presents a comprehensive look at the root causes of male-on-female intimate partner violence (IPV) within the Black community in the United States. In her short piece, she masterfully presents the topic and reinforces her conclusions with logical and rational theories. Being limited in space, she is not able to elaborate in depth upon many ideas.
“Sometimes Love is not enough” In today’s modern time it is unacceptable for men to both physically and mentally abuse the woman. Whether it is physical or verbal, any kind of abuse takes a psychological toll. It is wrong in every way to treat the women the way Willy Loman and Hamlet treated their significant other. According to Jane Stoever from CNN.com: Laws against domestic violence are recent and it wasn't until the mid-1990s that each state had protection order laws.
Experiences of discrimination in health care can lead to patient mistrust, delay in seeking care, reduced health
The wounds left this act usually psychological, but can take serous physical toll as well. The cumulative effects of being a victim of discrimination puts in the category of a chronic stressor. In his article “Does Religion Buffer the Effects of Discrimination on Mental Health? Differing Effects by Race” Alex Biermann states that discrimination is chronic because they are more longstanding and frequent”.
They can be punished for having same-sex intimate interest and interaction. This hostile environment can lead to suicidal or homicidal behaviors. It can increase homelessness, unemployment, and runaway rates. Most importantly, these issues have serious affects on mental health. African American LGBT are more likely to be exposed to HIV/AIDS.
LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Transsexual) youth homelessness makes up only 5 to 7 percent of the general youth population, yet up to 40 percent of youth experiencing homelessness. Many LGBTQ youth face harassment, victimization, violence, social stigma, rejection, and discrimination in their families, schools, employment, and social settings. LGBTQ identified youth ages 13 to 17, provides important information regarding how LGBTQ young people experience life in their communities. Nearly half of LGBTQ youth (47 percent) surveyed they do not “fit in” in their community, while only 16 percent of non LGBTQ youth reported feeling that way. 63 percent stated that they will need to move to another part of the country in order to feel accepted.
School victimization has been linked to a host of negative outcomes for LGBT youth, including poorer academic achievement, poor emotional health, refusal to go to school, and suicidal ideation (Russell, Ryan, Toomey, Diaz,& Sanchez, 2011; Szalcha & Westheimer, 2006). Though few studies have examined suicidality among transgender youth, Grossman and D’Augelli (2007) examined
Individuals shouldn’t discriminate against these people because the Equality Act 2010 is in place. Sexuality: Sexuality is determined by the sex an individual is attracted to. An example of who may be discriminated against because of their sexuality could be a heterosexual or homosexual. A doctor could discriminate against homosexual people in a surgery because they might be homophobic towards their client and treat them differently from others.
Annotated Bibliography Sarahi Ali Gutierrez Nevada State College Annotated Bibliography Annotation 1 Piskin, M. (2002). School bullying: definition, types, related factors, and strategies to prevent bullying problems. Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice, 2(2), 555.
Minority sexual orientation is also associated with higher levels of mental health morbidity in Australian women. Over 34.8 per cent of lesbian and bisexual women had been diagnosed with depression by a doctor compared to 22.8 per cent of women in the general population. Almost one in five (19.3 per cent) lesbian and bisexual participants in a West Australian study reported current treatment for a mental health problem including anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems compared to 8.5 per cent of women in the general population. Stigmatisation, discrimination and lack of social support may play a role in explaining poorer mental
This youths experienced of estrangement from their family and friends, invisibility and harassment at school that may cause a mental ill-health, dropping on their school, and homelessness. This discrimination affects the equal access to key social goods, such as employment, health care, education and housing of the LGBT people. And they also experienced marginalization in the society that leads to them of being vulnerable group(Subhrajit,
Bullying in Schools What seems fun and harmless for some students, is painful and degrading to others. Bullying has been a critical issue around schools, but before it was not as dangerous and know as it is now. These do not means bullying was not happening, it means it was not taken into consideration by parents or teachers. They thought it was just peer pressure or a kids game, and sooner or later the kids would be friends again. At one point, bullies think it’s normal to be mean and abusive to other students.