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Speech on LGBT Rights

Understanding LGBT rights is essential for everyone. These rights protect people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. It’s all about equality, respect, and freedom to be oneself.

Sadly, not everyone enjoys these rights. Some face discrimination or unfair treatment because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Let’s change that.

1-minute Speech on LGBT Rights

Hello, everyone! Today, we’re going to talk about something really important – LGBT rights. That’s about the rights of people who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender.

In our first point, let’s understand that everyone is unique. You, me, our friends, we are all different. And that’s a good thing! It makes our world colorful – like a rainbow. Just like we have different tastes in food or music, some people might love someone of the same gender. And that’s okay.

Secondly, we need to remember that love is love. It doesn’t matter if it’s between a boy and a girl, a girl and a girl, or a boy and a boy. Love is a beautiful feeling. And everyone should have the right to experience it freely. Nobody should be treated badly or unfairly because of who they love.

Thirdly, it’s important to know that being Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgender is not a choice. It’s just how a person is born. So, it’s not fair to tease or bully someone because they are different. We must be kind and understanding.

Last but not least, we need to stand up for LGBT rights. We need to make sure that they have the same rights as everyone else. They should be able to work, study, marry, and live their lives freely. They should be treated with respect, just like everyone else.

In conclusion, LGBT rights are about fairness, equality, and respect. Let’s make our world a place where everyone feels safe and loved. Thank you.

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Ladies and Gentlemen,

Today, I want to talk about something very important. It’s about love, friendship, and being who you truly are. It’s about LGBT rights.

LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. These are ways people might describe their love for others or how they feel inside. Some people love someone of the same gender, some people feel they were born in the wrong body, and that’s okay. It’s okay to be different. We all are, in our own ways.

Like everyone else, LGBT people should have the same rights too. Rights are like rules that everyone should follow, and everyone should be protected by. Everyone should have the right to love who they want, be who they want, and live their life the way they feel is best for them.

Just as you, me, and everybody else, LGBT people have dreams too. They want to go to school, have jobs, get married, and have families. They want to be happy and safe. But, they often face problems because some people don’t understand or accept them.

Think about it. If you were afraid to be yourself or love who you want, would you be happy? Probably not. Nobody should have to hide who they are or who they love. It’s important that we all understand and respect each other’s differences.

We can make a difference. We can treat everyone with kindness and respect, no matter who they are or who they love. We can learn about different people and their experiences. We can speak up when we see someone being treated badly.

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How Iowa’s Newest “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” Bill Violates Students’ Right to Learn

The war against LGBTQ+ rights has once more darkened Iowa’s doorstep, and the battle for a student’s “Right to Learn” has spread from Critical Race Theory (“CRT”) to any topic regarding LGBTQ+ issues in the classroom. Conservatives in the Iowa Legislature and Governor Kim Reynolds have followed suit with Florida’s trend of attempting to prohibit the free discussion of LGBTQ+ topics in schools with SF 496, also known as the “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” bill. [1] In response to this, a group of LGBTQ+ students from public schools across Iowa have filed a complaint in the United States District Court of the Southern District of Iowa for declaratory and injunctive relief, which would effectively stop the bill from continuing its effect on schools and students. [2] SF 496 can be described as a companion or mirror of Iowa’s ban on critical race theory, passed a few years ago. [3] The University of Iowa College of Law’s Journal of Gender Race and Justice Volume 27.1 features an article by John Beaty that reflects upon the legislature’s attempt to regulate academic speech regarding CRT through the same “Right to Learn” theory posited by the opponents of SF 496. Beaty’s lens through which he interpreted Iowa’s recent CRT ban and the right to learn can help us better understand what First Amendment rights could be at stake, should SF 496 continue to be in effect. It is worth noting that Judge Locher of the Southern District of Iowa granted a temporary injunction on most of the bill’s provisions relevant to the “right to learn,” enjoining the State from enforcing the terms until a final ruling has been made on the matter. [4]

Beaty, in his discussion of Iowa’s recent CRT classroom ban, outlines the First Amendment “Right to Learn” as having “some form of a ‘right to receive information and ideas.’” [5] However, Beaty argues that the jurisprudence surrounding the right is severely underdeveloped and in need of further clarification. The plaintiffs in GLBT Youth in Iowa Schools Task Force v. Reynolds are a group of LBGTQ+ students and their families in combination with the advocacy group Iowa Safe Schools. [6] The plaintiff’s complaint contains several arguments that Beaty outlined in his “right to learn” framework. [7]

The plaintiffs first posit that SF 496’s ban on instruction relating to sexual orientation or gender identity for grades K-6 and the mandate of “age-appropriate” education for all grades, which prohibits “descriptions or visual depictions” of a “sex act” outside of health classes violate the First Amendment rights of speech and expression and the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process Clause. [8] Much of Beaty’s analysis follows the same framework. First, both SF 496 and the CRT ban discriminate against speech based on its content and viewpoint, which is in plain violation of the First Amendment. [9] Both SF 496 and the CRT ban include restrictions that can be generously characterized as overly broad. [10] In discussing the CRT ban, Beaty argues that this kind of statutory language invites arbitrary enforcement because “the meaning and scope of CRT are heavily dependent on the political views of the person viewing it.” [11] The same reasoning follows why the provisions in SF 496 mandating “age-appropriate” curriculum and forbidding instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity are unconstitutionally vague. [12] Judge Locher used the same rationale when granting the preliminary injunction in regard to the classroom instruction provision. [13]

SF 496 also mandates the removal of all books with descriptions of sex acts, except for certain religious texts—such as the Bible—and installs an anonymous complaint system that parents can use to request removal of specific material. [14] By banning these materials, the plaintiffs claim that they are also removing “messages of inclusion, affirmation, and support with respect to students’ LGBTQ+ sexual orientation and gender identity” from vital environment for students’ development. [15] The complaint follows Beaty’s illustration of the right to learn, claiming that when library materials are removed for a non-pedagogical purpose—and instead because conservative parents and politicians find them offensive—it violates a student’s right to receive information. [16] As Beaty found in the case of the CRT ban, this provision in SF 496 could contradict the Supreme Court’s finding in Board of Education v. Pico , where a plurality opinion posited that a book ban mirroring the one in SF 496 violated the students’ “right to receive information and ideas.” [17] This ruling, while encouraging to the plaintiffs, was also the last time the Supreme Court contributed to the “right to learn” doctrine. The subject has remained untouched by the highest court in the land for the last 40 years, despite inconsistent application in the lower courts. [18] Judge Locher, in granting this part of the injunction, seemed to follow Pico ’s precedent [19] while relying on further clarification from Pratt v. Independent School District No. 831, Forest Lake, Minnesota to firmly instruct that “Student Plaintiffs have a First Amendment right not to have books and materials removed from the school library based on ideological, religious, or other grounds designed to . . . . impose a ‘pall of orthodoxy’ over the classroom.” [20]  

It is likely that the religious grounds for which books are being removed differentiates the current case from Beaty’s analysis of the CRT ban. The plaintiffs in the case claim that SF 496 violates the Federal Equal Access Act [21] by denying equal access or fair opportunities to LGBTQ+ student groups. The plaintiffs claim that SF 496 is a violation of the federal law both facially and as applied because it discriminates against these student organizations on the basis of the religious, political, or philosophical content of their meetings. According to Beaty, implicit in the right to learn there is also a constitutional right to a secular curriculum. [22] While Beaty did not find this right implicated by the Iowa CRT ban he was analyzing at the time, it could provide an avenue forward for the plaintiffs should their other claims fail. The right to secular instruction is founded in the Supreme Court’s ruling in Epperson v. Arkansas , where a court invalidated a state statute prohibiting the teaching of evolution due to its violation of the First Amendment’s Establishment Clause. [23] SF 496’s clear bias against LGBTQ+ materials in school libraries while favoring the Bible implicates the need to examine the bill’s validity in the face of both a student’s right to receive information and ideas and a student’s right to receive secular instruction.

Perhaps one of the most consequential points of Beaty’s proposed expansion of the right to learn is the need to address the blind spot that legislation like the CRT ban and “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” bills exploit. [24] This blind spot is that—while students’ right to receive information and free speech has been addressed by the Supreme Court—teachers and administrators have been left with few speech rights. [25] Beaty argues because teachers’ speech is unprotected in the classroom, it may be time to expand the right to learn to address this blind spot. [26] The battle resulting from SF 496’s oppressive terms rings true Beaty’s prediction that legislators will continually attempt to “impose their political orthodoxy on the classroom.” [27] To stay true to the lofty ideals of the First Amendment, the right to learn must be further expanded to protect students and their right to an education unencumbered by the ideological meddling of policymakers.

[1] See S.F. 496, 90th Gen. Assemb. (Iowa 2023)

[2] Laura Belin, LGBTQ Plaintiffs Make Strong Case Against Iowa Education Law , Bleeding Heartland (Nov. 30, 2023), https://www.bleedingheartland.com/2023/11/30/lgbtq-plaintiffs-make-strong-case-against-iowa-education-law/#:~:text=The%20plaintiffs%2C%20who%20include%20eight,the%20federal%20Equal%20Access%20Act [https://perma.cc/KMB4-XJAK].

[3] See  John Beaty, Critical Race Theory in the Classroom: Iowa’s Critical Race Theory Ban and the Limits of the First Amendment , 27 J. Gender, Race & Just. 137, 137 (2024). 

[4] Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Motion for Preliminary Injunction at 45–46, GLBT Youth in Iowa Sch. Task Force v. Reynolds, No. 4:23-cv-474 (S.D. Iowa Dec. 29, 2023) [https://perma.cc/6KXU-7W2M] [hereinafter GLBT Order].

[5] Beaty, supra note 1, at 163.

[6] Belin, supra  note 2.

[7] Compare  Brief for Plaintiff at 7–10, GLBT Youth in Iowa Sch. Task Force v. Reynolds, No. 4:23-cv-474 (S.D. Iowa Nov. 28, 2023) [https://perma.cc/4PHY-RL9L] with Beaty, supra  note 1, at 173–78.

[8] Brief for Plaintiff, supra  note 7, at 7–11; S.F. 496, 90th Gen. Assemb. (Iowa 2023).

[9] Id. ; Beaty, supra note 1, at 158.

[10] Compare GLBT Order, supra  note 4 with Beaty, supra note 1, at 173–78.

[11] Beaty, supra  note 1, at 175.

[12] Brief for Plaintiff, supra  note 7, at 12–15.

[13] GLBT Order, supra  note 4, at 38–41.

[14] S.F. 496, 90th Gen. Assemb. (Iowa 2023); Belin, supra note 2 (distilling the book ban provision of S.F. 496, which “prohibit[s] materials depicting sex acts for all grade levels, ‘ban[s] books relating to gender identity or sexual orientation’ from libraries in schools that have kindergarten through sixth grade, ‘facilitate[s] anonymous complaints by parents requesting the removal of material from classrooms and libraries,’ and allow[s] employees to be disciplined for violating the library ban[.]”).

[15] Complaint at 49, GLBT Youth in Iowa Sch. Task Force v. Reynolds, No. 4:23-cv-474 (S.D. Iowa Nov. 28, 2023) [https://perma.cc/P6CR-GFSZ].

[16] Id. at 46–51; Beaty, supra  note 1, at 182.

[17] Beaty, supra note 1, at 163–64.

[18] Id.  at 165.

[19] GLBT Order, supra  note 4, at 24. 

[20] Id.  at 25.

[21] The act prohibits federally-funded public secondary schools which allow non-school-sponsored groups of students to meet from discriminating against any meeting of students on the basis of religious content if: (1) the meeting is voluntary and student initiated; (2) there is no government sponsorship; and (3) no unlawful activity is permitted. H.R. 5345, 98th Cong. (1983).

[22] Beaty, supra  note 1, at 161–62.

[23] U.S. Const . amend. I (“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion . . . .”).

[24] See  Beaty, supra note 1, at 178–80.

[26] Id. at 180–82.

[27] Id.  at 181.

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A Speech to the LGBTQ+ Community

In the last few days of pride month. Angel Rojas presents a written speech to his fellow members of the LGBTQ+ Community. 

Hello, Members of the LGBTQ+ Community

Pride month has come and gone. For one month out of the year, we reflect on those we lost to bigotry and violence. We reflect on those who came before us and fought for our right to exist. However, their struggle is not over. It is still ongoing. We face attacks from both at home and abroad. From laws being passed to restrict our very ways of life. To the laws being passed that label us as nothing more than abominations and unworthy of living the life that others get to cherish. That others don’t know how lucky they are to have.

We remember the queer people of color whom through racism and violence their lives were cut short. We remember the exclusion that bisexuals, transsexuals, asexuals, sex workers and many others faced by the very pride community that was meant to celebrate us. We remember how people shame others because it doesn’t follow society’s traditional ideas of masculinity or feminity.

I ask the pride community to let go of their strict adherence to what society still dictates is supposed to be moral, and to restrictions on our free expression. Let us live. Let us be a part of your community. Like it or not people who are different from the traditional Brady bunch household and lifestyle’s time is coming. It is coming in the forms of protests from those long neglected by their own community.

We remember those words that the pride community is family. Let us be a family. Otherwise, you disgrace the memories of the trans activists and sexually expressive activists who died for our right to be free from brutality and repression. I love you all my brothers and sisters and gender queer family. I love you and I will always stand up for our right to exist and live. Regardless if you want to let it “hang” or let them “show” or wear clothing that will shock others. Because I know you are all beautiful and you have every right to be who you want to be. To love who you want to love. And to live how you want to live.

Let us live. Let us be a part of your community.

To those still living in fear or in the “closet.” I want you to know that you have every right to remain there. But I would also like you to know that I love you. You are valid. You have every right to exist. I know it is scary and hard to not only come to terms with who you are but wondering who will still love you afterward. Well, I love you. That is the theme I want you to focus on which is love. Love for not only yourself but for others as well. Regardless of race or sexual orientation. Don’t be an ableist, age-discriminatory, racist, biphobic, or transphobic. Be a family of love.

Nobody should force a person in the closet or those who are questioning to just come out. Give them time and leave them be. In this age of homophobic leaders and figures like UKIP Nigel Farage and U.S Vice President Mike Pence, we need to stand in solidarity. We need to come together and fight not only the problems within our own community but those who dare to attack us from outside the community. Don’t let their words banish us into the night cowering in fear. Don’t let their mindless hate and bigotry scare us into hiding again. We’re are queer and we are here to stay. So, if you may excuse me. Fuck them! We are human beings. We have every right to exist and live. And if they don’t like it. They can go fuck themselves. I apologize for my use of words. But I have nothing to be sorry for as we are human beings dammit!

 To those still living in fear or in the “closet.” I want you to know that you have every right to remain there. But I would also like you to know that I love you. You are valid.

We will as we always had for many years stand strong against intolerance and bigotry. Throw away that mindless phobia towards bisexuals, transgender, disabled and those who want to live as sexually free as they can. This is pride month! And we need pride not only within ourselves but within each other. Yes, I know many of us will probably die. Some of us may face prison or beatings. But it is the price that we must pay for fighting for our right to exist. I think it is morally sick that a little boy or girl ends up committing suicide simply for wanting to love who she wants to love. And my heart goes out to anyway struggling with mental illness or those who lost someone to suicide. You will not be forgotten or held in vain.

I love you all my brothers and sisters and gender queer family. I love you and I will always stand up for our right to exist and live

Finally, as always I want you all to know that I love you all. Regardless of who you are and the fact that we may never meet face to face. Know that someone out there thinks you are strong and awesome in every way. Remember we are a family of love and we must act like it! As always remember to stay sexually and socially my LGBTQ+ family.

-Angel Rojas,

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12 of the best queer female speeches of all time

If you’re feeling a little deflated recently (and let’s face it, who isn’t?) then look no further for the perfect motivational pick-me-up. From awards ceremonies to political rallies, we’ve accumulated an incredible list of timeless and best speeches by queer females. We’ve been there playing on repeat to get us in the mood to take on the new year. So, in no particular order…

Janelle Monae

There’s a lesson for all of us in Janelle Monáe’s 2018 speech following her Trailblazer Award wins at Billboard’s Women in Music Awards. She says: “The most difficult trail to blaze is the one that takes us inside of who we are, individually and as a whole.” Monae is humble and inspiring, and her voice makes us feel all warm inside, but ready to take on the world at the same time.

Lauren Jauregui

Singer Lauren Jauregui has long used her voice to inspire, educate, and advocate for change. At the 2019 Women’s March in Los Angeles, she delivered this powerful speech which celebrates women across America and beyond. Do as Lauren says, and make sure you remind yourself of your power at every chance that you get.

Dominique Jackson

This incredible acceptance speech from Dominique Jackson at the 2019 Annual Human Rights Campaign dinner hits many different levels of emotion. It’s raw, inspiring, witty, uplifting and extremely moving. Dominique not only discusses the awful violence and brutality that trans women, and trans women of colour have had to endure, but deep dives into society’s dismissal of humanity. Two incredibly powerful lines from this speech that resonated with us so strongly were “Our foundation is Human, not Sex.” and “You do not have the power to accept or tolerate me, I take that from you. You will respect me.” Dominique, you continue to inspire and amaze us.

Kristen Stewart

In 2019, Charlize Theron received the 33rd American Cinematheque Award. Colleagues from across her career were invited to salute her, and Kristen Stewart did exactly that, saying, “She made me believe in actual magic when I worked with her.” We love this speech both because it’s Kristen and she’s just so effortlessly cool, and because of the way she’s lifting another woman up. We all need a friend like Kristen in our lives, ey?

Samira Wiley

Samira Wiley’s speech following her Vito Russo Award win at the 2018 GLAAD Media Awards was emotional and inspiring. On the 10th anniversary of her coming out , she shared her story and offered her support for others doing the same: “It is essential that we are dedicated to building a world where every young queer person knows that they are not alone.”

Is there anyone more awesome than Edna Mode from The Incredibles? Maybe one of the women she’s believed to have been based on – Linda Hunt. In 1984 Hunt won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in The Year of Living Dangerously. Her speech was classy and humble. May you all find your water from the moon.

Laverne Cox

American Actress/Producer and LGBTQ+ Activist, Laverne Cox was awarded an Honouree Award at the 2016 Variety’s Power of Women. She spoke of the importance of her being presented with the award as a way for trans women to be recognised within the same space as other women. She discusses how such events help to change the all-too-often narrative that suggests trans women are not real women. She even manages to include a lyric from Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade’ <3.

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At the 2018 Glamour Women of the Year Summit Halsey delivered her poem Inconvenient Women , telling women around the world: “You were not put on this earth to make everybody else’s life easier. So please, be inconvenient.” We hear that!

Jodie Foster

In 2013, during her speech for winning the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globes, Jodie Foster thanked her “…heroic co-parent, ex-partner in love but righteous soul sister in life…” Cydney Bernard praised their “modern family”. Many have called it Foster’s coming out speech, after years of speculation about her sexuality, with some criticising her for taking so long to speak about it. Here at Nonchalant we believe you talk about your sexuality in your own time, on your own terms, and love this speech for illustrating that.

Lena Waithe

Lena Waithe was honoured at the 2018 ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards and she used her speech to address the black LGBT+ community. She said: “I realise it’s not just my job to make art, but it’s my job to be a light at the end of the tunnel for those other little lesbians in training, sitting in a small town, wondering what life would be for them when they come of age.” Keep shining, Lena.

Hayley Kiyoko

Hayley Kiyoko’s speech for receiving the Rising Star Award at Billboard’s Women in Music ceremony in 2018 was equal parts emotional, funny and relatable. Kiyoko spoke to us all when she said: “Nobody wants to be brave, we’re all terrified.” Oh… and she actually said “appresh” instead of “appreciate” – iconic!

Natasha Negovanlis

In 2017 Natasha Negovanlis won the Fan’s Choice Award at the Canadian Screen Awards. Referencing her role as queer vampire Carmilla in the YouTube series of the same name, she said: “It has been an honour and a privilege to provide more positive onscreen representation for the queer community. For my community.” We’re all for that!

What do you reckon – feeling a bit more inspired? Let us know, and send us a link to any speeches you think we’ve missed!

If you liked these speeches about inspiring women, check out our series of articles on some of the Nonchalant Teams coming out stories.

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While all of these are very deserving, it’s a real shame that given the current environment in the U.K. there doesn’t appear to be a single openly trans person’s speech on this list. There are plenty to choose from if the author or nonchalant had wanted to find one.

Thanks very much for your feedback, and we completely agree. Our content team have reviewed this and added some great speeches which we hope you like. Please do let us know of any more that you’ve found inspirational.

All the best,

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Hiya team Nonchalant.

Thanks for adding in Dominique and Laverne. Your articles are a firm fav of my gf and I – but somehow – weirdly I missed this. Anyway, a bit late but if possible I would thoroughly recommend adding Sylvia Rivera’s blistering rebuke of the mainly white male gay crowd at the Christopher Street march of 1973. Technically that is yet another American woman of colour and as the list leans that way you might want to add in Anna Ruling’s 1904 speech in Austria – the very first openly lesbian political speech (no YT clip though) or another European must-have in this sort of list would be Icelandic Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, who was the first openly lesbian head of government in modern history. Then again, if you felt like doing a new version I wrote a book called Great LGBTQ+ Speeches and would love to write a list for you that has a more historical focus. Here’s the book: “An Extract From Great lgbtq Speeches” Thanks also for all the “strong female leads on Netflix atm / lists” honestly invaluable 🙂 t

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Brian Elliot Accelerating Equality LGBTQ Rights Speech Transcript 2010

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Brian Elliot: ( 00:02 ) I was wondering if you were going to introduce me as the professional gay. I want to start by asking for your help. Show me by smiling if you have a family member or friend that’s gay or transgender. All right. Just smiling, just smile. That’s a lot of smiles. So those of you who are smiling are actually in good company, because 77% of Americans have a close family member or friend that’s gay or transgender.

Brian Elliot: ( 00:32 ) Now, I want to tell you something about your friends and family members that you may not know. And that is that your friends aren’t free, and this may even apply to some of you. Even as I stand before you today, just as an example, I might look like I’m doing fine, but I can actually still be legally fired in 29 states just for being gay. I can still be illegally evicted from my home in over 30 states if my landlord doesn’t happen to like gay people. I don’t have access to over 1100 federal rights and privileges that my brother has just by nature of his birth. And that’s everything from social security benefits to my partner or hospital visitation rights. Guys, there’s a lot.

Brian Elliot: ( 01:14 ) I think about these a lot, and I think that scares me. It scares me because I want to have a family someday, and I can’t imagine raising children without the same rights and privileges as everyone else. It scares me because I remember what it was like when I came out when I was 16. I thought that because I wasn’t a full citizen, I wasn’t a full human, and there’s too many kids that still think that. It scares me because some projections show it could be 10 to 20 years before I know what it’s like to be a full and free citizen of this country. So if you hear this and you think like I think, you might be wondering, “How do we speed this up?” Well, to speed this up, I believe it’s going to take a lot more people committing to know, to care, and to vote with gay rights in mind. You might call that a movement. But how do we mobilize a movement to get people to focus on gay rights when honestly, there are so many issues out there vying for our attention, so many global intractable problems?

Brian Elliot: ( 02:18 ) Well, even in this mix of issues, there’s always one thing that seems to grab our attention: our friends. We love our friends. We care about our friends. In fact, even in our busy days and our overloaded inboxes, we almost always look and see what they sent us, and we almost always support them when they ask for help. Since everyone has a gay friend, that’s why I started Friendfactor a year ago, to turn friendship into action to accelerate gay rights. Friendfactor is building a social networking online organizing platform that has the power to amass a large number of people who will commit to know, care, and to vote for gay rights. And we’re going to reach out to millions of new supporters of this movement, not by asking them to support gay rights, but by asking them to support their gay friends.

Brian Elliot: ( 03:08 ) Let me give you a sense as to how fast a network like this can grow. I tested out this concept last year and I invited 600 straight friends of mine on Facebook to a group and asked them if they would sign up to stay tuned about what they could do based on where they live to help me become their legal equal. Well, soon after, 300 of those 600 had signed up, and four weeks later, to my surprise, 19,000 other people had signed up as well. And so I started thinking if that many people support one person’s quest for full, basic legal freedoms, can you imagine if even more gay and transgender Americans asked their friends to know, care, and vote about what they could do to support their friends? Soon, we could mobilize millions of people, all standing up to support their friends, to change hearts, minds, and laws faster than we ever thought possible. We can change the way that this chapter in history is written, and it all will start with being a good friend. My friends, it’s time.

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America’s Most Important Gay-Rights Speech?

By Richard Socarides

No one anticipated it, but President Barack Obama used the occasion of his second Inaugural Address to give what was perhaps the most important gay-rights speech in American history. Inaugural Addresses are, by their definition, important and defining occasions, when Presidents set the tone and direction for the coming four years. President Obama used the occasion to make the first direct reference to gay-rights in an Inaugural Address, and he did so with a power and forthrightness we have not heard before, even from him.

About two-thirds of the way into the speech, Obama referred to Stonewall, a gay bar where, in 1969, a police raid provoked a riot, in the same sentence as Seneca Falls and Selma—thus comparing the women’s and African-American civil-rights movements to the gay-rights struggle. Had he stopped there, it would have been historic—particularly coming from the first African-American President—but, in keeping with the tradition of politicians who refer to gay-rights obliquely or with code words, stopping short of directness.

But the President continued:

Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law—for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well.

Not only was this a call to end discrimination, but an unambiguous argument for the recognition of same-sex marriage across the country. For a President who announced his support for marriage equality less than a year ago, after more reluctance (and suggestions about what could be left to the states) than many would have liked, this was a bold declaration from perhaps the boldest platform of all.

The Supreme Court will hear in March a number of cases dealing with same-sex marriage. The Justice Department is asking the Court to declare the so-called Defense of Marriage Act, which prohibits the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages valid under state law, as unconstitutional under the equal-protection clause.

In addition, opponents of California’s Proposition 8 are asking the Court to declare a federal constitutional right to same-sex marriage. That could conceivably spell the end of anti-gay-marriage state-constitutional amendments across the country. We are awaiting word as to whether the Justice Department will enter that case on behalf of gay-rights advocates. It is now almost hard to see a scenario in which it will not. But whatever happens, the President’s words today about the equality of love will be ringing in the ears of Chief Justice John Roberts, who administered the inaugural oath, and the other justices who watched Obama speak in front of the Capitol.

A lot has been written about how quickly public opinion has shifted in favor of gay-rights. President Obama’s second Inaugural was evidence of that, but more strikingly it was evidence of a newfound willingness to lead the country more dramatically into the future on gay equality.

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Introductory Guide to LGBTQIA Communication Studies

A charitable reading of American history will more than likely include themes of tolerance, progress, and inclusivity. In this reading, social movements have clear lines of demarcation, a discernible beginning and ending. The progress achieved at the end of the movement is often framed as inevitable and is folded into the fabric of our national identity. This reading of American history is often triumphant in tone – Americans fought evil at home and abroad and were always on the right side of history.

When subjected to even the slightest scrutiny, however, this narrative falls apart. The history of the United States, and really of the entire world, can be placed upon a timeline of oppression, violence, and struggle. The mythic inevitability of social movements undercuts the bloody labor its members put into their quest for basic human rights. Indeed, American history is a story of almost continuous revolution – a struggle to find the warmth of the sun promised to all Americans.

One such struggle continues today – the LGBTQIA Liberation Movement. Despite recent victories here in America and around the world, the movement still faces fierce resistance in legal, public, and private spheres. Within this context, Communication scholars approach studying LGBTQIA topics from many perspectives and do so with a litany of critical tools. In this article, some of these perspectives and critical tools are highlighted, and the development of LGBTQIA Communication scholarship is examined, providing future master’s students a basis for pursuing careers and research in the realm of LGBTQIA Studies.

Defining LGBTQIA Communication

To begin to understand LGBTQIA Communication, it is important to first comprehend the terminology common to the field. LGBTQIA is an acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual people, representing a spectrum of lived experiences that some scholars refer to as the “queer identity matrix” (Howard, 2014).

Within this matrix, people develop conceptions of themselves based upon an amalgamation of media, culture, and society. Part of the Communication scholar’s job, then, is to “interrogate the notion of identity being socially constructed, yet interconnected and shaped by cultural associations” (Howard, 2014). LGBTQIA Communication, then, can be defined as the communicative processes that occur both within and outside of individuals and groups that identify on this spectrum. Indeed, this communication can manifest in a variety of ways.

As such, research that investigates instances of LGBTQIA Communication is varied and multifaceted, helping to create a truly interdisciplinary field. Interpersonal Communication scholars, for example, might examine the communication that occurs between individuals in a same-sex relationship; while rhetoric or social movement scholars might examine the communicative strategies of past or current liberation movements.

Because each letter of the acronym represents and constitutes a unique human experience that can simultaneously be individual and collective, researchers must also attend to these nuances. Because of this, some scholars contend that an overarching definition for LGBTQIA Communication is counterproductive to liberation efforts – as the communication that occurs among and about one group of people within this spectrum can be (and usually is) vastly different from another. The lived experience of a gay teenager in rural Oklahoma is different from the experience of a transgender adult living in Chicago, and thus their communicative strategies and paradigms differ.

This discussion brings to the fore another important term in LGBTQIA Studies – intersectionality. Intersectionality “looks at the relationships between multiple marginalized identities” that allows academics and activists to “analyze social problems more fully, shape more effective interventions, and promote more inclusive advocacy amongst communities” (UC Davis, 2019). In other words, the “one size fits all” approach to studying LGBTQIA Communication has given way to the nuance that intersectionality provides.

Through intersectionality, scholars and activists have been able to better articulate, pinpoint, and prescribe remedies for issues that were once completely silenced or overlooked. For example, violence targeting black transgender individuals continues to rise faster than violence directed at other oppressed groups in recent years. Here, the intersection of blackness and transgender-ness helps scholars and activists uncover why this targeted violence continues to rise. Indeed, many scholars and activists contend that promoting and analyzing intersectionality is crucial to combatting oppression.

With this in mind, there is one unifying concept that makes discussing LGBTQIA Communication as a whole at least somewhat possible – the concept of power and its relationship with discourse. Scholars studying communication that occurs in LGBTQIA contexts continue to highlight the ways power structures maintain control through the use of language – and how the varied LGBTQIA communities challenge this oppression through their language choices.

A (Brief) History of LGBTQIA Studies in Communication

Historically, human beings within the queer identity matrix have been (and continue to be) silenced, made invisible, or disregarded. While academia has certainly become a safer space for oppressed people like those in the LGBTQIA community, significant obstacles still exist. Within Communication Studies, the road to liberation and acceptance has been – and continues to be – challenging.

The National Communication Association’s (NCA) Caucus on LGBTQ Concerns and the GLBTQ Communication Studies Division noted that as “women, communities of colors, students and others began to make their presence known in classrooms and on the streets,” so too did members of the LGBTQIA community. It was not until 1973, however, that scholarship from and about this community was published in an institutionally recognized journal.

Well before their long overdue scholarly acceptance in the 1970s, LGBTQIA “scholars, teachers, students, and professionals had been active since the founding” of the Speech Communication Association (the institutional predecessor to NCA), meeting “unofficially to exchange ideas and make connections” at conferences and panels (“The NCA Caucus on LGBTQ Concerns and the GLBTQ Communication Studies Division,” n.d.). In 1978, the caucus on Gay and Lesbian Concerns was established at the NCA Legislative Assembly meeting, marking another important step in challenging institutional norms within academia. Indeed, set against the backdrop of anti-LGBTQIA forces at work throughout much of the United States, the progress made within NCA and other academic institutions in 1970s and 80s laid the foundation for robust interdisciplinary research that we benefit from today.

Topics in LGBTQIA Communication Studies

In 1981, Communication scholar James Chesebro published Gayspeak: Gay Male & Lesbian Communication . In this “groundbreaking volume” (Yep, Lovaas, & Elia, 2003), Chesebro (1981) argued for a communicative perspective in the study of “the language, nonverbal acts, and symbols of gay males and lesbians . . . and the symbols employed by heterosexuals to conceive of and to respond to homosexual behavior.” Many of the essays in the volume distinguished the communicative practices that occur within the LGBTQIA community from the communicative practices of heterosexual communities, establishing a scholarly rationale for future research.

While certainly an important milestone in the study of LGBTQIA Communication, the “assertion that the” LGBTQIA co-culture “communicates in ways that distinguish it as a unique linguistic community is misleading” given how diverse – and intersectional – the community really is (Neuliep, 2012). Certainly, the academic study of LGBTQIA Communication has evolved, and, with this evolution, several research topics and concepts have emerged. In this section, we highlight a few of these concepts.

Queer Theory : Considered by many to be the closest example of a unifying theory in LGBTQIA Communication, Queer Theory fundamentally altered both the academic and activist landscape. In its most basic form, Queer Theory is about deconstruction – a way to deconstruct the argumentative frameworks of what is considered normal and proper in the realm of sexual identity imposed upon society throughout history and today. As a tool to challenge entrenched heteronormative views, language, and systems, Queer Theory is also used to trace the various histories of sexual social norms.

Put differently, scholars utilizing Queer Theory are tasked with revealing how and why society constructs sexual identity in the mold it does, and how these constructions are used as tools for oppression and othering. In the context of this discussion, othering refers to the categorization of other people as different and separate from oneself in a way that alters one’s perception of these people’s humanity. In many ways, othering is at the root of social, cultural, and sexual marginalization, as it is this designation of people as “other” that can encourage objectification, stereotypes, and prejudice. In addition to examining and highlighting the phenomenon of othering, scholars can also employ Queer Theory to investigate communicative instances where the “deviant” challenges the “normal.”

With Queer Theory, the word “queer” is used in lieu of other, more specific terms in an effort to encompass multiple identities that challenge the sexual status quo in society. In action, Queer Theory can manifest in many forms. For example, a scholar using Queer Theory could examine the response to the inclusion of a gay character in a recent Hollywood film. Narrowing down the focus, the scholar could ask “what was the response to the inclusion of this gay character in this film in white audiences fifty and older?” From there, the scholar could bring Queer Theory in to help explain their findings or to postulate potential changes to the theory.

Media Framing : Of the many nascent topics in LGBTQIA Communication, the concept of media framing is perhaps the most influential – both in the power of its positive potential and in its insidious ramifications. Media framing, or how the news media names or defines an event, shapes public opinion. For better or for worse, this power of the news media abides even in the multimodal way we now consume news.

For the LGBTQIA Community, media framing of its members and events can be a matter of life and death. Brian Ott and Eric Aoki’s (2002) essay, “The Politics of Negotiating Public Tragedy: Media Framing of the Matthew Shepard Murder” in Rhetoric & Public Affairs highlights this potential. Ott and Aoki argued that print news media coverage of Matthew Shepard’s murder in 1998 adopted what Kenneth Burke, the famed 20th Century rhetorical critic whose “dramatism” helped reshape the field, called the “tragic frame,” and, in so doing, moved the public through four phases: “naming the event, making a political symbol, expunging the evil within, and restoring the social order.”

By adopting this frame, they argued, the media alleviated public guilt over the vicious hate-crime, scapegoated the murderers, and most insidiously, reaffirmed “a dominant set of discourses” that stigmatized the LGBTQIA Community, thus preventing social and policy change from occurring. Perhaps more crucially, Ott and Aoki then prescribed a potential remedy for the news media to adopt – the “comic frame.” The comic frame is “not about seeing humor in everything,” but, rather, is about striving toward the utmost self-reflexivity, the “maximum consciousness” that calls for society to reflect upon their actions.

Queer Representations : Communication scholars, in addition to scholars of other disciplines, continue to research why representation in media and film matters. In the simplest of terms, representation is how media (in the form of television shows, films, and even books) depict members of certain communities. Research across the social sciences and humanities continues to support the argument that representation matters – that seeing a member of one’s community, a reflection of themselves, positively depicted on screen is crucial in developing a healthy view of self and society.

Again, mirroring the rest of society, members of the LGBTQIA community were either not represented in media at all, or they were portrayed in ways that reinforced negative stereotypes for much of the 20th Century. Indeed, many scholars examining LGBTQIA representation point to films like Philadelphia and to television shows such as Ellen and Will & Grace as pivotal moments in queer representation. With the sustained growth of televisual media, particularly in the form of streaming services and the production of their own shows and films, queer representation continues to be studied.

Health Communication : The HIV & AIDs Epidemic that ravaged the LGBTQIA Community in the 1980s further entrenched societal stigmas of the community. Indeed, many of these stigmas linger today and Health Communication researchers are now expanding their focus to examine health issues that pertain to the LGBTQIA Community.

In one such study, Banerjee et al. (2018) probed health care providers’ “knowledge, beliefs, and communication behaviors regarding LGBT patient health care” and assessed their willingness to treat patients of the community and encourage disclosure of their patient’s sexual identities. Overall, the authors found, the efficacy of health care provider communication regarding LGBT patient health is lacking and suggested a more robust training and education in this area.

Advocacy & Political Rhetoric : In the wake of the landmark Supreme Court ruling in 2015 that finally legalized same-sex marriages across the United States, many scholars examined the rhetoric and argumentative frameworks adopted by involved parties. Despite this legal victory, the LGBTQIA Liberation Movement continued as the resistance to their basic humanity grew and manifested elsewhere.

For example, elected officials in legislative bodies across several states introduced a series of “bathroom” bills that, in effect, targeted transgender citizens. The backlash these laws and elected officials faced ushered in a new phase in the LGBTQIA Movement. Scholars continue to probe the rhetoric employed by various advocacy groups and highlight its presence in American political communication.

Elsewhere, Communication scholars are increasingly intrigued by what many call “twitter advocacy.” This genre of advocacy, as it pertains to the LGBTQIA Community, has been effective in challenging people to be mindful of their use of pronouns when talking with and about transgender individuals. However, this type of advocacy only goes so far, and future research can elucidate how and why this is the case.

Studying LGBTQIA Communication Today

In all, LGBTQIA Communication is a growing, nuanced, and multifaced discipline within Communication Studies. Indeed, the discipline’s import continues to grow as humanity expands its capacity to understand our sexual identities and the influence that media, culture, and society has on that understanding.

Reflecting this, the realms of research that LGBTQIA Communication offers are seemingly endless. As an illustration of this fact, Northeastern University’s Library offers visitors of their webpage a robust list of potential research options for current and future scholars to utilize. In addition to the topics highlighted in this article, some of the topics on their list include: LGBTQIA mental health as it relates to health communication campaigns, queer performance art, violence and bullying of LGBTQIA people and efforts to reduce it, and queer film festivals.

Additionally, NCA and the various regional institutions continue to expand and implement groups, programs, and conferences that reflect the growing importance of studying LGBTQIA Communication. Similarly, journals spanning Communication Studies continue to feature more and more work by and about the LGBTQIA Community. There are also interdisciplinary journals dedicated specifically to LGBTQIA research and promotion.

While we cannot undo the oppression done to the LGBTQIA Community, we can, through research and activism, begin to promote a more just and inclusive society to challenge the forces of intolerance wherever they may manifest.

Sources and Additional Resources

To learn more about research in the field of LGBTQIA Communication and Communication Studies, check out the following resources:

• Banerjee, S. C., Walters, C. B., Staley, J. M., Alexander, K., & Parker, P. A. (2018). Knowledge, Beliefs, and Communication Behavior of Oncology Health-care Providers (HCPs) regarding Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Patient Health care. Journal of Health Communication , 23(4), 329–339. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10810730.2018.1443527
• Chesebro, J. W. (1981). Gayspeak: Gay male & lesbian communication. Pilgrim Press.
• Gehrke, P. J., & Keith, W. M. (2014). A Century of Communication Studies: The Unfinished Conversation. Routledge.
• Howard, S. C. (2014). Critical Articulations of Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation. Lanham: Lexington Books.
• Morris III, C. E. (2013). Sunder the Children: Abraham Lincoln’s Queer Rhetorical Pedagogy. Quarterly Journal of Speech , 99(4), 395–422. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00335630.2013.836281
• Neuliep, J. W. (2012). Intercultural Communication: A Contextual Approach. SAGE.
• Ott, B. L., & Aoki, E. (2002). The Politics of Negotiating Public Tragedy: Media Framing of the Matthew Shepard Murder. Rhetoric & Public Affairs , 5(3), 483–505. https://muse.jhu.edu/article/30005
• The NCA Caucus on LGBTQ Concerns and the GLBTQ Communication Studies Division. (n.d.). Retrieved September 25, 2019, from https://glbtqcaucus.wordpress.com/
• UC Davis. (2019, August 8). LGBTQIA Resource Center Glossary | LGBTQIA Resource Center. Retrieved from https://lgbtqia.ucdavis.edu/educated/glossary
• West, I. N. (2018). Queer Perspectives in Communication Studies. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Communication. https://oxfordre.com/communication/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228613-e-81
• Yep, G. A., Lovaas, K. E., & Elia, J. P. (2003). Introduction. Journal of Homosexuality , 45(2–4), 1–10. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J082v45n02_01

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• The Perception of the LGBT (Queer) Community This work contains the conclusion of the analysis of self-presentation by homosexuals using the film My State of Idaho and the book The City of Night.
• LGBTQ (Queer) Community’s Challenges in Healthcare For example, the absence of connectivity in healthcare and services for LGBTQ individuals is often isolated from sexual and reproductive health care owing to structural and financing barriers and damaging heteronormative attitudes.
• Mental Health Equity for Queer (LGBTQ) People My support for mental health equity in the LGBTQ community as a clinical mental health counselor will require my understanding of cultural competency and how to can use it in practice.
• Nurses’ Care of LGBTQ (Queer) Patients The involvement of the NPD practitioners will make sure that the students, more so the ones ready to head into the field, handle the patients at their best.
• The Transgender Teens Policy Issues Problem recognition involves recognizing that policies serving to protect the interests of transgender teens need proper enforcement or even proper formulation to ensure effectiveness in protecting and ensuring the best interests of the children.
• Nursing: HIV Among Queer (LGBT) Community A combinatory program is required to reduce the rates of HIV transmission, improve the prevention techniques against the virus and ensure the early-stage diagnosis procedures are as effective as possible.
• LGBTQ+ Families: Discrimination and Challenges The family model directly affects the social status of family members and the well-being of children. LGBTQ+ families’ wealth level is lower than that of families in the neighborhood due to labor discrimination.
• LGBTQ Members: Discrimination and Stigmatization What remains unclear from the reading is the notion that before the 1990s, people from the middle class expressed abiding and strong desires to be acknowledged as “the other sex”.
• An Interest Group: The Rights of the LGBT One of the urgent problems in the United States remains the decision on the rights of homosexuals and other representatives of the LGBT.
• Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Analysis Internal factors of the organization are cultural competencies, core values, and the effective management of the organization. They determine the goals and aims of the company in the field of healthcare services.
• Transgender Women in Sports: Is the Threat Real? In this regard, it can be argued that the advantages of transgender women are a barrier to women’s sports. However, the topic of transgender people has received the most discussion in the last few years […]
• The Advantages of Transgender Women Are a Barrier to Women’s Sports The main counterargument of proponents of transpeople participation in women’s sports is that there is no proven link between biology and endurance.
• The Article “The Transgender Threat to Women’s Sports” by Abigail Shrier Abigail Shrier’s article The Transgender Threat to Women’s Sports provides a series of arguments and evidence that support the idea of excluding transgender people from women’s sports.
• Transgender Women Take Part in Sports Competitions The issues that support this statement are unequal muscular mass of men and women unchanged by transgender therapy; and unequal height and length of the body needed in game sports and jumping.
• Lesbian and Gay Parenthood: Gender and Language However, when people see a lesbian couple whose attitude towards their children is the same as the one in heterosexual couples, they may change their attitude towards lesbian motherhood.
• Transgender Participation in Sports Among the successes in resolving the subject of transgenderism in society, medicine, psychology and sports, scientists include the exclusion of transgender issues from the sections of psychiatric diseases, and their inclusion in the section of […]
• Suicide Risk in the LGBTQ Community As a result, it is vital to conduct a thorough analysis of all the factors contributing to the health disparity and identify the possible solutions to the problem of suicide risk among LGBTQ individuals.
• Protecting Queer People (LGBTQ+) in San Antonio The law was written in such a way that sexual orientation and gender identity were added to the list of protected classes.
• Queer (LGBT) in Roman and Greek Civilizations Its visions of beauty, relations, and a sense of life created the basis of the current people’s mentality. In both these ancient states, same-sex relations were a part of their culture and resulted from the […]
• Homosexuality From a Christian Viewpoint However, the idea of “orientation” as a property inherent in a particular person is relatively new; it appears only towards the end of the 19th century, making it difficult to directly compare the phenomenon of […]
• LGBTQI+ People: Issues They Face and Advocating for Them This is evident in the division of labor between men and women, which demonstrates one of the expectations of society concerning gender-associated roles.
• Becoming an Ally of the Queer (LGBT) Population From my point of view, this state of affairs is not appropriate and should be addressed, meaning that I could act as an ally for social justice. This information reveals that allying with the LGBT […]
• Depression among Homosexual Males The literature used for the research on the paper aims to overview depression among homosexual males and describe the role of the nurse and practices based on the Recovery Model throughout the depression.
• Suicidal Thoughts Among LGBTQ Youth: Client’s Case Assessment The therapist must exercise special caution and delicacy while evaluating the factors related to the case and engaging the LGBTQ client in the process of treatment.
• Aspects of Identity: Transgender Status, Gender Identity In many countries in Europe and the rest of the world, the whites always obtain more benefits at the expense of the people of color and other races.
• Transgender Women Should Be Allowed to Compete in Olympic Sports It is all due to the higher level of testosterone in their bodies and that some of them can pretend to be transgender to compete against women.
• The Use of Psychoactive Substances by LGBT Youth The purpose of this survey is to identify how reliable the information is that LGBT community adolescents are more likely to use psychoactive substances than heterosexual youth.
• Homosexuality as Social Construction His research has focused on the evolution of homosexuality from the nineteenth century to the present day, the widespread public regulation of homosexuality in Britain, and the ways that allowed sexuality to become the object […]
• Walmart: Insufficient Support of LGBTQ LBGTQ presumably are the category of the population that still is facing one of the highest degrees of xenophobia, for which reason the need for inclusion initiatives remains considerable.
• Queer (LGBT) Teenage Bullying at School The importance of this source to the research is associated with the significant role that youth organizations have to play towards minimizing bullying among LGBT students.
• Should Gay Couples Have the Same Adoption Rights as Straight Couples? The authors of this article decide to focus on the children of gay men as compared to those of heterosexual parents in their study.
• A Peer Intervention Program to Reduce Smoking Rates Among LGBTQ Therefore, the presumed results of the project are its introduction into the health care system, which will promote a healthy lifestyle and diminish the level of smoking among LGBTQ people in the SESLHD.
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Families’ Issues In tendency for this, it is essential to analyze issues faced by such families in the community and thus provide recommendations on approaches to adopt during counseling sessions of LGBTQ families.
• Considering Social Acceptability of Transgender and Transracial Identities This essay will examine two articles providing different views on transgender and transracial identities and argue that considerations used to support the transgender community are not transferable to the issue of transracial.
• COVID-19 and the Mental Well-Being of LGBTQ+ Community The newspaper article studied for this week highlighted recent questions about the relationship between COVID-19 coronavirus infection and the mental well-being of Americans in the LGBTQ+ community.
• The Church’s Attitude Toward Homosexual Marriage Erickson Millard claims that Jesus’s teaching about the permanence of marriage is based on the fact that: God made humanity as male and female and pronounced them to be one.
• Homosexuality and Feminism in the TV Series The depiction of these complex topics in the TV series of the humoristic genre implies both regressive and progressive impulses for the audience.
• Queer (LGBTQ) Therapy and Religious Impact Secondly, LGBTQ+ community members face an array of challenges, which are not seen by the rest of the population. The necessity is caused by unique unfortunate aspects of these people’s lives, which must be addressed […]
• “Social Attitudes Regarding Same-Sex Marriage and LGBT…” by Hatzenbuehler It relates to the fact that the scientists failed to articulate a research question in the proper form. However, it is possible to mention that the two hypotheses mitigate the adverse effect of the lacking […]
• Anti-Transgender and Anti-LGBQ Violence Crisis in the US The vicious circle of minority stress that leads to marginalization and the marginalization that contributes to the stigma has to be broken.
• LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) in Canada, Japan and China With a perfect understanding of the LGBTQ issue in Canada, my team and I started to compare LGBTQ in Canada, China, and Japan.
• The Defense of Marriage Act: LGBTQ + Community One of the milestones in the development of the struggle of members of the LGBTQ + community for their rights in the United States is the adoption of the Defense of Marriage Act.
• Mental Health Problems in Bisexuals Thus, the study appears to be insightful in the context of exploring the mental health of bisexuals. This article is informative, as it describes that the aforementioned factors appear to be influential considerably in the […]
• Mental Health in Bisexuals: Mental Health Issues The current research views the mental health of bisexuals from several different perspectives in order to evaluate all the possible mechanisms that could have contributed to mental health issues in bisexual individuals over the course […]
• Why LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer) Is Becoming Popular In the context of the continuity of experience, morality, and moral values, it is appropriate to emphasize one of the most apparent global trends, namely the gradual recognition of the inalienable rights of the LGBTQ+ […]
• Teaching Strategies for LGBTQ (Queer) Community Men and women have different learning styles and orientations that depend on past experiences, interests, and social and biological roles. Therefore, educators should learn the art of inquiry to assess a group, inform them of […]
• Abuse in the Queer (LGBTQ) Community Rolle et al.establish that there is an overwhelming increase in the rate of abuse across the LGBT community mainly because of their societal stigma and potential rejection. The consistent abuse of the individuals is a […]
• LGBTQ: Personal Characteristics in Health Promotion According to GLMA, since the patient’s cultural relevance is vital to improve their health in this healthcare facility, in addition to biophysical information, the questionnaire should contain cultural questions.
• Kahiu’s Rafiki Movie: Stereotypes Regarding Homosexuality Kahiu’s Rafiki movie is a salvo regarding an ongoing cultural conflict in Kenya over the rights of the LGBTQ community. The reason is that they live in a society that prevents them from expressing the […]
• Nursing: Caring for a Pregnant Lesbian The second sensitive issue is the family history of diabetes. It is unknown if the patient herself had diabetes in the past.
• The Gay Gene: Understanding Human Sexuality If this gene existed and it was similar to a gay gene, it would explain the difference in gay people. If this happened, there would be a great change in the way gay people are […]
• HIV Transmission From Homosexual Men Receiving Cure The study reaches the following conclusions: In general, male partners to MSM receiving treatment are at risk of contracting HIV virus although the risk is relative to condom use as well as the last time […]
• Gay Couples as Vulnerable Population and Self-Awareness The idea of same-sex marriages has developed in America to a legal platform. Cultural beliefs that undermine the role of same-sex parenting have an impact on the efficacy of gay couples as parents.
• The Gay Marriages: Ethical and Economic Perspectives Among the key ethical dilemmas that are related to the issue in question, the conflict between religious beliefs and the necessity to provide the aforementioned services, the issue regarding the company’s needs v.its duty to […]
• The Houston Gay Community’s Health Nursing Considering the demographics of this population group, this study seeks to carry out a community health analysis of the Houston Texas gay community, with a special emphasis on the health risks and health implications in […]
• Homicides Associated With Homosexual Lifestyle Knight notes that murders by homosexuals are very common and most of the times they involve both sexes, either as the victims or the assailants.
• HIV Intervention in Gay Community The AIDS scourge is at the center of this study because this paper seeks to address AIDS as a special health concern affecting the gay community in the Montrose area, with a clear aim of […]
• Medical and Social Stances on Homosexuality The main aim of the essay is to highlight the medical and social view of homosexuality. There is no doubt that homosexuality is the current problem that threatens to wreck marriages and accelerate the spread […]
• Attitude to the LGBTQ Rights in the Political System LGBTQ rights have advanced many positions in the last several decades. There is quantitative evidence regarding the increase in public support of gay rights.
• LGBTQ Rights: Sexual Minority Members Discrimination In the past few years, the number of legal cases related to discrimination against LGBTQ representatives has been growing. In the past 30 years, LGBTQ activists have begun to fight for members of sexual minorities’ […]
• Social Work With Disabled Representatives of LGBT Community Members of the LGBT community with disabilities are one of the most invisible and closed groups, both within the community itself and in society at large.
• The Opinion of Americans on Whether Gay Marriage Should Be Allowed or Not Based on the political nature of the population, 43% of the democrats think, American society supports gay marriages and only 18% of the republicans hold the same view.
• Sexuality, Marriage, Gay Rights The supremacy of law and protection of people right lie in the heart of the protection of the freedom of personality.”Part of the basis of democratic government in the United States is a system of […]
• Lesbian Motherhood: Identity Issues In the studies of Moore and Hequembourg, the problems of lesbian and black lesbian mothers are explored, while it is pointed out that women of color and those belonging to lower classes appear to be […]
• The Gay Community’s Activism Events Research through interviews actually indicates that more than 60% of the population in the United States has come to the recognition and appreciation of their gay counterparts.
• ”Refugees From Amerika: A Gay Manifesto” Context Review In the 1950s, the West Coast became one of the pulsing centers of the counterculture, heralded in San Francisco by exponents of the Beat generation, including Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Allen Ginsberg, the latter openly gay.
• The Debate Over Gay Rights in American Politics Proponents of gay rights vigorously dispute these interpretations, but many people on both sides of the issue do not realize that the Bible has historically been used to argue many things in the past including […]
• Democracy: Forms, Requirements and Homosexuality Democracy exists in two major forms there is the liberal democracy which is a very capitalistic economic approach in nature while the other form is a socialist democracy that embraces economic aspects like subsidies and […]
• Societal Attitudes Toward Homosexuality Therefore, people should not be homophobic but should try as much as possible to learn and understand the reasons as they interact with these people.
• The Case Against Gay Marriage The Constitutional protection to equal rights under the law has been invoked over and over again to try and afford homosexuals “equal right” to the social institution of marriage and to social security when one […]
• Re-Thinking Homosexual Marriage in Rational and Ethical Fashion We demonstrate that the way out of the hysterical debate is to consider soberly the basis for supporting the ordinary family as the basic unit of society and protector of the next generation.
• Parental Rejection Effects on Homosexuals Society needs to come to terms that it has to include the homosexuals among and as one of them and attend to their needs as effectively as for the rest of it.
• Historical and Scientific Perspectives on Homosexuality From the context above, it is clear that historical and scientific perspectives on homosexuality contribute immensely to shaping how gay people view themselves.
• Gay Marriage and Bible: Differences From Heterosexual Practice When respected the bonds of marriage leads to the good not only of the couple and their children, but also to the good of society as a whole.
• Homosexuality and Conversion Therapy In order for conversion to occur in humans, there has to be a mental approach to facilitate the switch. This is attributed to the lack of a clear definition of sexual orientation.
• How Views of Homosexuality Have Changed Homosexuality is the attraction and sexual acts performed with people of the same sex, between men and men and women and women.
• Heterosexuality, Homosexuality and the Law In this respect the paper deals with the aspect of sociological research on the problem of heterosexuality and a lack of constructive data as for the sociological survey on the issue.
• Gay Marriage: Evaluation Argument The basic theme of the article was to present advocacy of gay marriage and a thorough presentation of arguments in favor of the legalization of gay marriages.
• Harassment of Young Adults Who Are Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning According to the professional code of ethics, it is the duty of a social worker to help people in need and with problems.
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Ideation, Correlations With ‘Suicidality’ In addition, experience of verbal ill-treatment and physical assault intensified feeling suicidal for both heterosexual and gay or bisexual men, not just for homosexual men alone as contained in many research findings, and that social […]
• Homosexuality: Explanations of Origins and Causes Seen from the perspective of sexual orientation, homosexuality is “a lasting pattern of or inclination to encounter sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions predominantly to people of the same sex; it also relates to an individual’s […]
• Homophobia in Social Workers: Gay Affirmative Practice Scale The obvious limitation of the study is the extremely low response rate. The sample size is the key strength of the study.
• The Idea of Gay Parenting First of all, there have not been any studies done and proved that children of gay or lesbian parents are disadvantaged in any significant respect relative to children of heterosexual parents.
• Being Gay in Canada: Faced Problems and Difficulties It has encouraged immigration of Canada from all corners of the world and the homosexuals are making plans to move to this part of the globe to secure their rights and enjoy their life in […]
• Discrimination Against Gays in the Military This information shows that the problem of gay men and lesbian in the military is a part of politics which supports discrimination and inequalities.
• Homosexual Stereotypes in Film and TV Homosexuals are feeling more comfortable and open with their sexuality mainly due to the rise of new shows on American television that feature gay individuals and this exposure has resulted in a deep awareness of […]
• Ethnography of Homosexuals Analysis According to Wikipedia LGBT is an acronym referring collectively to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender/Transsexual people and relates to the diversity of gay culture.
• Gay Culture’s Influence on Hip Hop Fashion Gay men have the influence of female fashion design due to the fact that most of the designers of female clothes are men and most of them are homosexual.
• Feminism: Liberal, Black, Radical, and Lesbian 2 In the 1960s and the 1970s, liberal feminism focused on working women’s issues and the impact of experiences that females of any race could have.
• Durable Inequalities in Relation to the LGBT Community in the United States The purpose of this paper is to discuss the phenomenon of durable inequalities with reference to the LGBT community in the US society to understand how four aspects of this concept are reflected in LGBT […]
• Ethical Issues of the Transgender Rights One of the most significant burdens transgender people experience is the recognition of their identity. Therefore, to increase the chances for transgender adults’ health care, it is important to pay thorough attention to any signs […]
• Growing Up Transgender: Malisa’s Story on NBC News It is essential to develop a better understanding of the concept of gender in relation to children and their development to ensure the protection of the interests of all people and, thus, improve their lives.
• Gay Marriage: Societal Suicide While Colson and Morse cannot neglect the need to oppose gay marriage because it destroys human society, the tone, references to the law, and the language chosen for the article help the reader understand the […]
• Transgender Bathroom Rights and Legal Reforms One of the themes that deserve discussion is the possibility of creating transgender baths and the rights that can be given to this category of the population.
• Anorexia Nervosa (AN) and LGBTQ Suicide Awareness Concerning the format, the design of the poster is good and the words are readable. The colors and contrasts enhance the readability of the content and stress the key points, such as AN indicators, risk […]
• Health Care for Transgender Individuals However, the medicalization of transsexualism made it more difficult to receive the treatment as individuals have to prove that they have such problems, and it is not just a temperate state of their mind that […]
• Racism in Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgenders Instead of supporting one another as members of a minority group, these people arrange internal arguments within the society of LGBT that leads to the increased feeling of depression and psychological pressure on behalf of […]
• Homosexual Relationships: Ethical Reflection That is why it is useless to hope that the discovery of some genomes, which could be taken as the sign that the preferences of these people are the result of physical development, can improve […]
• Philosophy: “The Gay Science” by Friedrich Nietzsche Darwin gave the world his famous book On the Origin of Species, in which he tried to trace the genealogy of some species and which made a revolution in the world of science.
• Indians in the 19th Century vs. Gay’s Struggle Today The plight of American Indians in 19thcentury The present plight of the gay struggle for acceptance Legislations The Dewes Severalty Act of 1887 was passed on February 8th, 1887, with an intention to allot lands to individuals (Nichols 125). It was perceived that by allocating lands to Native Americans, the government would not have to […]
• Open Homosexuals’ Effects on Military Morale Britton and Williams start by noting that when President Clinton announced his intention to lift the ban that restricted homosexuals from participating in the military service, a debate emerged in which the performance of lesbians […]
• Homosexual Religious and Legal Rights Another recommendation is that the legal structures that govern the issue of homosexuality should be coherent and considerate. Conclusively, it is evident that legal and religious provisions differ remarkably on their stands regarding the matters […]
• Sociological Imagination of Homosexuality This is due to the commonality of problems that we may have as members of a given society. I did not know whether the signs I was exhibiting were that of a homosexual or it […]
• “An Asian Lesbian’s Struggle” by C. Allyson Lee In the end, the author confesses that she has finally come to terms with herself, and she is proud of being an Asian lesbian.
• Gender Issues and Sexuality: Social Perspective and Distinction It is rather interesting to note that society today has such a well-established preconception regarding genders that when presented with alternatives to such established norms the result has been subject to confusion, disdain, at times […]
• Children in Gay and Lesbian Couples These techniques of getting children not only provide gay and lesbian couples with an ethical method to have children, but they also provide them with a chance to raise children for the donors.
• Homosexuals and Their Personal Culture Unique culture generally refers to a set of beliefs, values, or generally the way of life of an individual irrespective of the way of life of people in the larger society.
• Gay and Lesbian Adoption Issues The end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century are prominent in the evolution and empowerment of the LGBTQ movement.
• Cancer Screening in Lesbians, Gays, Transgenders Moreover, one of the diseases that are the burden of American society as a whole and the LGBT population, in particular, is cancer.
• Homosexuality in “Laura” and “Brokeback Mountain” 1 It may seem that the representation of Waldo embodies the features of sexual perversion and decadence, as expressed by the sexual intercourse of the young men with the older man along with the unusual […]
• Gay Society and Challenges in “Gay” by Anna Quindlen It explains that they have to accept the profound sexual differences that arise between them and their children. It has also disclosed the fact that men find it difficult to accept their gay children since […]
• Transgender Issues in Modern Society The legalization of gay marriage in many countries did not lead to the eradication of homophobia, protection of women’s rights did not eliminate sexism and gender inequality present in many aspects of life, and the […]
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender at Life Stages In general, all people are claimed to be equal in the USA, however, there is a high possibility to lose a job or fail to be applied to it if one is a representative of […]
• Transgender Bathroom Rights and Needed Policy In both articles, the subject of the study is the right of transgenders to access bathrooms according to the preferences of these people.
• Women in Sports: Policy for Transgender Players Drawing from this elucidation, the proposed policy statement on transgender participation in mixed leagues will not require transgender athletes to prove their gender identity through the testimony of professional experts and psychologists; on the contrary, […]
• Gay Marriage and Its Social Acceptance in the US It is due to this greater level of social acceptance as well as government support of gay marriage that Clinton changed his position in 2013 regarding his support of the Defense of Marriage Act by […]
• LGBT Literature: “The Picture of Dorian Gray” The chosen book is Oscar Wilde’s 1891 classic: The Picture of Dorian Gray; a story carefully fashioned to affirm the tilt youths have toward beauty, and the extent most could go to retain that unique […]
• Transgender Inclusivity in Higher Education
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• British vs. Japanese Homosexuality Criminal Laws
• Homosexuals and Heterosexual Brain Structure Differences
• Age Bias, Disability, Gay Rights in the Workplace
• Sexual Strangers: LGBT Politics in United States
• United States v. Windsor – Homosexual Rights
• Parenting: Learning That an Adolescent Is Gay or Lesbian
• Challenges for Educators: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Families
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LGBT Persuasive Essay Topics

LGBT Persuasive Essay Topics : LGBT is a very contentious issue that is not accepted in many countries and even people don’t want to talk about it, even in developed countries like the United States.

No matter how much we try to hide it or shun it away, it is important we understand the homosexual community, as well as acknowledge their existence.

If you are researching and want to write a Persuasive essay on LGBT , today we are going to look at some of the topics that you can write about.

A phenomenological study of LGBT Ugandan immigrants in the USA and the implications of coming out.

A queer vision of love and marriage

A short history of trans people’s long fight for equality

Addiction is a disease. We should treat it like one

Adoption rights for LGBT couples.

Asexuality– what is means, how it is often misunderstood

Biography of a specific person in history whose trans identity or same-sex attraction was known or documented

Bisexuality and issues that are unique to bisexual people

Read: Persuasive Speech Topics About Mental Health

Coming out stories/ coming out process

Compare and contrast laws and culture within Asian countries– which are the most friendly to LGBTQ people

Contrast how LGBTQA people are treated in other countries compared to the United States

Discrimination and treatment in the workplace (search also phrases such as “openly gay teachers”)

Domestic violence in the LGBT community.

Embrace your raw, strange magic.

Every college should have an LGBT center.

Gender dysphoria and the controversy of diagnosing “gender identity disorder” in the mental health profession

Gender identity and American (or another nation’s) cultural norms

Gender nonconforming children in schools

History of bisexuality– at what point was it recognized as an identity?

Homophobia within the LGBT community.

How are LGBT families represented in advertising?

How does bullying in high school impact LGBT students sense of belonging in a school setting?

How does language empower and disempower the LGBT community?

How does poverty affect the LGBT community?

How does racial exclusion happen in the LGBT community?

See Also: LGBT Argumentative Essay Topics

LGBT Speech Ideas

LGBTQA rights worldwide (focusing on the “LGBTQA climate” in a specific country or region)

LGBTQA writers

Marriage of LGBTQA people to heterosexuals in order to “pass” (especially in traditional cultures)

New reproductive technologies for LGBTQA people

Non-discrimination policy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) patients.

Opposition to gay rights

Queer film festivals as a step toward visibility

Queer performance art

How I’m bringing queer pride to my rural village

How people who identify as non-binary navigate a world that sees gender in binary terms

How sexual orientation (who you’re attracted to) differs from gender identity (who you are)

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UN RC Opening Speech - Effective Inclusion of LGBTIQ Persons

Talking points by Françoise Jacob, UNRC at the Human Rights Conference - Effective Inclusion of LGBTIQ Persons

Good morning Minister Comic, EU Ambassador, Council of Europe Head of Office, director of Civil Rights Defenders. 

I thank everyone present today, and all those participating to the different events this week and next, for your tenacity and intention to support Serbia on this important journey towards less discrimination and more social inclusion, particularly towards the LGBT community.

I will start by giving a bit of a global overview on the LGBT situation.

Rights affecting the LGBTQ+ community vary greatly by country or jurisdiction. As of January 2021, 29 countries recognized same-sex marriage. By contrast, not counting non-state actors and extrajudicial killings, only one country is believed to impose the death penalty on consensual same-sex sexual acts. In Europe 21 out of 27 countries recognise ss unions, 13 recognise marriage, 14 adoption. Rules and laws related to different sexual orientations have existed for more than 2500 years, including in the military sphere, but the wide scope of laws affecting the LGBT community has been developed mostly in the past 10 to 15 years.

In 2011, the United Nations Human Rights Council passed its first resolution recognizing LGBT rights, and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights issued a report documenting violations of the rights of LGBT people, including hate crimes, criminalization of same sex activity, and discrimination. Following the issuance of the report, the United Nations urged all countries which had not yet done so to enact laws protecting basic LGBT rights. The HR Council has not been always unified (member states) on how to approach on this matter. 

There is no standalone mechanism for the protection of LGBTI rights (like there is for disability, women, refugees, children, etc). However, nowadays, all international human rights standards and non-discrimination provisions are applied and promoted more explicitly also towards LGBTI equality. the UN special rapporteur on sexual orientation and gender identity is also a relatively new mechanism.

Another global observation is that advances made in some parts of the world may have led to backlash in other parts of the world. And in the past couple of years, we have seen some retrograde practices and policies that aim to disable the very value of diversity, equality universality of rights, often under the pretense that LGBTQ+ people are a threat to traditional notions of the family, society and the nation.

Such discrepancy of acceptance and guarantees shows just how fragile and difficult our battle for human rights can be.

The topic today is around Inclusion. In Serbia, a recent survey showed that more than 50% of people consider that the LGBT is the most discriminated community in the country. So while we jointly work on the much discussed law regulating same sex unions in Serbia, we must also cover a lot of ground related to all other areas of exclusions and to the multiple risks that the LGBT community faces - violence, homophobic and transphobic hate speech, social unacceptance, discrimination at the workplace etc.

I see the work around inclusion grounded in 4 pillars:

1. The laws, by-laws, and policies, which the government has the duty to develop or adjust. As the minister said in other circumstances for the Roma community, it is not just a matter of having one or 2 laws focusing on the LGBT, but all relevant laws on social matters, education, housing, employment, etc, should be designed to be inclusive for the LGBT community.

2. The second pillar is the public institutions and the civil society and the services that they provide. In Serbia, access is for all, but the range of services might not be available, particularly for specific health services. The availability of support services for the LGBT community is also not ensured around the country, which makes it harder for people outside main urban centers.

3. The third pillar is behaviours, and that is probably the hardest one to address. Behaviours as attitude of service providers in the institutions, behaviours of the media, of certain politicians, of the general population. This is changing in Serbia, but more remains to be done obviously. Discriminatory behaviours are often generated by fear and ignorance. As minister said before, when we move the conversation away from sexual orientation towards the discrimination faced in daily lives, people’s attitude change. And this is where visibility about the issue is important. In France, the topic of SS marriage faced one of the hardest resistance in Europe. pic to fight for. And within 8 years of this law being passed, the % of people favorable to same sex marriage went from 50% to 80%. This goes to show that increased visibility, concrete measures supporting equality, empowerment and effectively prohibiting discrimination will eventually have a wider impact, not only to a smaller community in question. 

4. Finally, the fourth pillar is about individuals, who are, or feel discriminated against, and excluded. And here let me share some personal experience. I have interacted with the LGBT community in a number of countries, such as Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, India, the US, France and more. There is always a common thread. The challenges individuals face are both external and contextual – their family, the schools, the country, etc - and internal – self value, lack of confidence, confusion, fear, isolation, depression, anger. I have witnessed the journey of young trans individuals, who despite the support of their family and community, have been struggling for years with their identity, their place in society, their emotional life, and the physical changes that they went through. So It is my hope that while we continue to work jointly on addressing external factors of discriminations, hate and violence, we also focus on the specific, individual support in many different ways, to allow each person develop into a confident and fulfilled community member.

To conclude: We should use this momentum with courage and work together to address resistance and incomprehension, increase visibility, on the basis of equality of rights and dignity for all. As the UN, and with our partners, we will continue to work on core human rights standards and protection mechanisms, on effective implementation of policies, we will reach to diverse audiences through media and community platforms, always with this idea to nurture a culture of dialogue and equality. As the UN resident coordinator, I am privileged to have a great team for human rights, and all UN agencies are committed to this agenda. We will support the community and the institutions to create partnerships for diversity and equality, fully in line with the UN Human Rights standards and conventions, the Leave No One Principle of Agenda 2030, and equally importantly, with the European values, principles and legal framework.

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House finalizes Reynolds’ bill banning LGBTQ topics in K-6 classrooms

The Iowa House has agreed to the Senate version of an education bill prohibiting teachers from offering any curriculum or instruction that relates to sexual orientation or gender identity from kindergarten through sixth grade.

The vote sends the bill to Gov. Kim Reynolds for her signature.

If she approves the legislation ( SF 496 ) as expected, Iowa would be the latest Republican-led state to expand on a Florida law passed last year that opponents dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.” It also comes after Iowa lawmakers passed bills restricting transgender students’ access to school bathrooms that align with their gender identity and prohibiting gender-affirming medical treatments for minors.

The bill passed in the Iowa House Thursday goes beyond LGBTQ topics in schools. It also:

• Sets a standard for “age appropriate” books that would require schools to remove books that contain any description or image of a sex act .
• Removes a specific requirement to cover AIDS and HPV as part of health curriculum on sexually transmitted diseases. They can still be taught, but are not required.
• Requires advance written consent from a parent before a student must take a health survey that is not required by state or federal law.
• Requires schools to publish an online catalog of all library books available to students.
• Makes the identity of a parent who requests the removal of a book or classroom material confidential.
• Prohibits schools from including students on book review committees.
• Ensures a student can change schools within their district if they have been bullied or harassed by another student.

The bill also says if any student asks for gender affirming accommodations at school, a parent must be informed.

Republicans say that measure comes in response to a policy that was adopted in the Linn-Mar school district last year that allowed some students to keep their transgender identity private. Rep. Skyler Wheeler, R-Hull, said the bill keeps parents in the loop if their child comes out at school.

“Parents are going to be informed if something drastic is happening with their child at school,” Wheeler said. “The school does not have the right to keep secrets from them.”

Democrats said the bill will further isolate transgender students and could put them in danger since there is no exception allowing confidentiality in cases where the student fears they may face retaliation from home.

They also said proposed penalties for educators and administrators who don’t follow the rules on books and informing parents could drive more educators out of the profession. The first violation would result in a written warning. A superintendent or teacher who violates the rules two or more times could be disciplined by the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners.

Rep. Heather Matson, D-Ankeny, said the bill breaks the trust educators build with students.

“We are talking about possibly taking away a teacher or superintendent’s license because of books and for affirming a student for who they are,” Matson said. “In my opinion this is egregious.”

The language around age appropriate books makes a broader sweep through school library shelves than what was initially supported by House Republicans. The final bill says schools cannot have books that include any description of sexual activity beginning in January 2024. The House had attempted to restrict the bill to “graphic” descriptions of sex.

While the ban on LGBTQ topics applies just to public and charter schools, the age appropriate standards apply to all K-12 schools including private schools. There is an exception, however, for books used in human growth and development classes and for religious books such as the Bible.

Matson called the bill language vague and subjective, and said it could cause librarians to remove more books than may be necessary in order to avoid the possibility of professional discipline.

Speaker Pat Grassley, R-New Hartford, said the bill achieves House Republicans’ goal to set a statewide standard for books and to get ahead of the number of book challenges in schools.

“We felt that was the best way to approach it so that way it wasn’t an individual picking out books, we laid out a definition,” Grassley said. “I think there is just a want for some guidance so school districts know how to handle it.”

The final bill left out other education priorities pushed by the House including expanded rules for mandatory reporting, a plan to remake the Board of Educational Examiners and approval of online, out-of-state teacher licensing programs.

Grassley said negotiations are still happening between the House and Senate on the fate of those proposals.

Education deregulation passes House

Another education bill headed to Gov. Kim Reynolds would remove some school reporting regulations while also lowering requirements for schools to offer world languages and fine arts.

Republicans describe it as a deregulation bill and said many of the proposals came from suggestions made by superintendents.

The bill ( SF 391 ) finalized by the Iowa House Thursday eliminates a comprehensive school improvement report that copies much of what districts already share with federal regulators. Schools would have more flexibility to contract with community colleges to provide instructors, and cover multiple course units in the same classroom.

The proposal also says schools must only offer two units of a world language, not four, while the fine arts requirement drops from three units to two. Rep. Sue Cahill, D-Marshalltown, said it waters down expectations for schools.

“We’re lowering the standards for our adults and kids,” she said.

Another provision in the bill says instead of hiring a certified teacher librarian, schools can bring in someone who has worked at a public library in the past. Republicans said that and other measures in the bill are meant to help schools that are struggling to find enough qualified teachers.

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• Every student has a constitutional right to discuss political and social issues from all perspectives.
• Students do not have a constitutional right to substantially disrupt the educational environment, express themselves in a lewd or profane manner or inflict verbal abuse.
• “There is no constitutional right to be a bully.”  As one federal appeals court explained, “[i]ntimidation of one student by another, including intimidation by name calling, is the kind of behavior school authorities are expected to control or prevent.”

Distinguishing between offensive but constitutionally protected speech and verbal harassment, which is unprotected, can be tricky. The First Amendment may in some circumstances protect a student’s right to voice, at school, an objection to homosexuality or LGBTQ rights. But nothing requires school officials to agree.

And there are ways to create a supportive school environment without infringing on any student’s First Amendment rights:

• If officials are concerned that a student’s expressed opposition to LGBTQ equality could create an intolerant environment or upset others, they can remind students that, while the school respects freedom of speech on these issues, the school itself remains committed to the full inclusion of, and respect for, all students, including LGBTQ students.
• School officials can reiterate this message by making an announcement, or implementing or redistributing copies of an anti-harassment policy
• Schools can also make additional LGBTQ-supportive resources available to students, or encourage students who are upset to speak with a counselor.

Of course, school officials should not punish or otherwise discipline a student based on his or her constitutionally protected speech; nor should they permit LGBTQ-supportive students (or staff members) to harass the student with anti-LGBTQ ideas. But provided school officials prohibit such misconduct, they are entitled (and in some circumstances, required) to convey the school’s institutional support for LGBTQ students and their allies.

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Big government partisans crush student speech, contrary to Tinker case's promise

Among the first amendment's goals is preventing powerful authorities from stifling citizen speech by protecting our liberty to express controversial ideas..

1969's  Tinker v. Des Moines  court ruling concerned three Iowa high school students who, in 1965, wore black armbands to protest the Vietnam War. School officials had contrived to shut down the youths' political speech.

In a historic ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court wrote that students do not "shed their constitutional rights to free speech or expression at the schoolhouse gate." 

New York University's First Amendment Watch observed on the decision's 50th anniversary that "school officials could not censor student speech unless it would 'materially and substantially interfere' with school operation."

The Tinker v. Des Moines ruling was a landmark affirmation of students' expression liberty from government censorship. To this day, free speech champions cite it in their noble advocacy.

But the lesson of Tinker v. Des Moines — that the constitution protects youth disagreement with government policies — has passed from vogue on the left. This is an era in which left-wing fascists, openly hostile to citizen expression that challenges their ideals, exploit authority to crush independent speech — including that of students.

A June 10 Reuters story ( "Massachusetts school allowed to ban student's 'two genders' shirt, court rules" ) related that the 1st U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals decided educators at Middleborough's Nichols Middle School had not violated a seventh-grader's First Amendment rights in 2023 by compelling him to either remove a T-shirt whose message asserted "There are only two genders" or go home for the day. 

Twelve-year-old Liam Morrison chose to go home. He had selected the shirt's message in protest of officials' plastering school walls with pro-LGBT propaganda and "Pride Month" celebrations.

But the court's Democratic-appointed majority was indifferent to First Amendment interests. It found educators had acted appropriately in censoring a message officials argued might demean the chosen identities of classmates and conflict with the "hate speech" provision of the school's dress code.

Aggrieved student Morrison is represented by Christian attorneys of the Alliance Defending Freedom . Following the unjust verdict, they vowed continued advocacy of Morrison's speech rights in future actions. They are fighting the Good Fight.

But they are facing off with an ideological foe that prioritizes left-wing authoritarian government far above individuals' liberties. Remember, during Supreme Court oral arguments in  Murthy v. Missouri —  at issue was the Biden administration covertly pressuring Big Tech overlords to "disappear" stories not to its taste, like the New York Post's reporting on Hunter Biden's "Laptop from Hell" — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson (who can't define "woman") lamented that a strong expression guarantee might impede government.

"My biggest concern is that your view has the First Amendment hamstringing government in significant ways," she said to attorneys supportive of open expression.

Of course, among the First Amendment's goals is preventing powerful authorities from stifling citizen speech by protecting our liberty to express controversial ideas. 

The Tinker-era Supreme Court understood that.

DC Larson, a writer, lives in Waterloo. Contact: [email protected] .

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What Would Ted Lasso Say? Jason Sudeikis Just Ditched His SHRM Keynote Speech to Go Watch Caitlin Clark

Believe or don't. the 'ted lasso' creator didn't believe in hr enough to show up to give a speech..

Ted Lasso would never cancel on you at the last minute because he wanted to do something fun, but Ted Lasso creator Jason Sudeikis would and did. Sudeikis was slated to be the keynote celebrity speaker at the Society for Human Resource Management annual convention this past weekend, but he canceled at the last minute.

To go to a basketball game.

Granted, it was to see Caitlin Clark, but here's the thing about basketball-- there will be another game . 

I have very strong feelings about celebrity speakers at conventions, and this proves them all. Even though you may never organize a conference, the lessons apply on the management level as well. Here's why you should rethink using celebrities as role models.

Celebrities don't care about your business

Could it be any more obvious that Sudeikis doesn't give a flying fig about SHRM? The man who created the people-savvy Ted Lasso character just flat-out doesn't care about the HR professionals who wanted to see him.

It's doubtful that any high-priced speaker you hire has a deep and abiding love for your industry. In fact, they likely do not even know much about your industry. This doesn't mean they aren't good speakers--it's just that they don't know much about your industry.

Of course, sometimes this is fine, as the goal is a pep talk or feel-good speech. But the celebrity most likely won't bring business value.

Actors are not their characters

Everyone loves Ted Lasso, but Sudeikis is not Ted Lasso. That can be hard to keep in mind. Even though Sudeikis created Lasso, they aren't the same person--after all, do you really think Stephen King goes around murdering people? Lasso is a character, just as the scary clown in It is a character.

Every public figure is a character of sorts. Their public face can be very different from their private face. How many of us think of Dr. Cliff Huxtable when we think of Bill Cosby? Cosby is a brilliant speaker and comedian, but that doesn't make him a good person. And we all thought Ellen Degeneres was the queen of nice until we learned she was not .

I don't believe at all that a horrible person can't give a good speech. Plenty of horrible people are incredible orators. But when you hire a keynote speaker, remember, you're hiring a person--not their onscreen persona.

Use your money wisely

There is no doubt that some people decided to attend SHRM precisely to hear Sudeikis speak. Celebrities can increase attendance and income at your event. That's why event organizers hire them.

But the cost is high. Celebrity Talent says Sudeikis charges between $300,000-$499,000 for a keynote address. Former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton earned $153 million in paid speeches prior to Secretary Clinton's run for president in 2016. I don't know how much SHRM paid President Clinton to speak last year, but I (and many other HR professionals) questioned the value of having a leader famous for having an affair with an intern speak at an HR conference . 

SHRM doesn't pay its other, less well-known speakers, and only reimburses travel for a few of them. For the $300,000 Sudeikis charges, you can pay a lot of travel.

Of course, some celebrities are high-quality people and high-quality speakers. Al Roker stepped in to take Sudeikis's place, and by all accounts was delightful . 

Whether or not the draw of celebrity is worth it is a question you have to consider. ( Incidentally, Roker's fees are between $50,000 and $100,000 ). Certainly, the right celebrity increases your turnout. But will they bring value to the event? Will they help attendees be better at their jobs? Will you get enough additional attendees because of the celebrity to make their astronomical fees worth it?

You don't have to have a celebrity to have a good conference. You can pay industry speakers to add value to the conference with the money you save.

I'm sure Sudeikis won't suffer permanent damage from blowing off HR people. And with a $20 million net worth , he probably won't miss the fee. But hopefully, his actions will make people consider just why they are bringing in a particular high-dollar speaker.

One last note: Sudeikis was supposed to speak about  mental health, workplace culture, and empathy . It seems he's not an expert on any of these--except maybe his own mental health, which he bolstered by attending a sporting event.

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