How are Homosexuals treated in Society today?

Question

Are they discriminated against because of their sexual orientation? Are they declined jobs or abused more so than most? I am still working on a research paper, and thought this would help me out some...any feed back would be awesome... please answer ASAP...its due Wed..... :)

Answer 1

It depends on where you live. Certain parts of the USA are very accepting while other parts are very conservitive. Each state,county, and town have their own "social standards". So it's hard to say how homosexuals are treated in the big picture. Try doing some research in your own state. I'm sure that there is some information that you can find locally.

Answer 2

they are discriminated against in both public/social settings as well as private settings such as family and friends. A good example of disrcimination at a larger level is so-called "reparative therapy" prorgams which the American Psychological Association has deemed harmful yet still continue given the sexual fervor of certain groups. In many parts of the world it is a punishable crime to be homosexual such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, etc. The US enacts laws against homosexuals, an example being the "defense of marriage acts" in motion in many states at the moment for november elections. Obviously some religious institutions discriminate a great deal as well, denying their cover of eternal salvation to those who practice homosexual behaviors.
The Bible is used for this, specifically the chapter of Leviticus, yet in Leviticus there are many other laws such as the sanction of slavery, the isolation of menstarting females, etc.

Choice is still a great issue in terms of opposition to homosexuality, some believeing that one would chose a homosexual attraction. Yet if one thinks about it this way it helps. Does one wakeup at puberty one morning, deciding that today is the day they are going to chose their sexual orientation. They take out a pen and paper and on one side write out the pros and cons of being homoseual, and on the otehr side the pros and cons of being hetersexual. The obvious winner being the homosexual orientation given the stigma, social abhorrence, and abuse as well as a life of secrecy at times and painful revelations met with unkowing reaction by those one loves. I guess it's just more glamorous, or more fabulous I should say to be a homosexual.

Answer 3

Gays are still discriminated against. In states that do not have civil unions or same-sex marriage, gay partners are denied certain rights at hospitals if their partner is ill since they are not legally family. If 2 gay partners own a house together and one of them dies, the remaining partner has to pay inheritance taxes on the house since they are not legally related and may have to sell their home to pay the taxes. A surviving partner also does not receive the survivors Social Security benefits that they would if they were married to the opposite sex and would most likely be denied pension benefits as well.
Many cities and states do not offer protections to gay people fired from their job because they are gay.
Discrimination is not as overt as it used to be. In 2003 the United States supreme court ruled that state laws making sexual relations between two members of the same sex were illegal, which reversed a 1986 court decision that did allow states to imprison gay people for having sexual relations.

Answer 4

Today's homosexuals I believe are treated fair because of the laws giving each and every US citizen equal rights. Otherwise there would be lot of law suits under sexual discrimination...It's a part of every culture around the world and is a natural thing...Look at the Greeks and Romans, it was a common practice to have a young boy with you at all times to do what you please, but now it's a crime in today's world, now that we have laws against child pornography...There are still tribes in the middle east that still practice homosexuality and are not ashamed of it...Like the saying goes...Different strokes for different folks and if you haven't tried it, don't knock it...

Answer 5

It GREATLY depends on where you are living. I lived in the south for 14 years and had many friends and they were gay and treated like any heterosexual. It was usually known if you were gay or strait. No one really had a problem with it and it was an each to their own situation. But now I live up north and even though homosexuality has gained in acceptance it is still viewed as somewhat taboo.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

Take a trip to the nearest LGBT Centre, major universities and colleges have them. Sit in for a while and have a conversation with a few of 'em.

Answer 8

I am treated just fine, kind of like how a normal human being would be treated....

Answer 9

I am not trying to sound bad but i am gay and i always felt that we replaced the blacks before M.L King came along.

Answer 10

pose as a queer for a day and see how ppl treat u. (hint: carry pepper spray)