...The LBGT movement has been active for many years, even if it had paused for a period of time. The decades of secrecy and fear. In those years, the homosexual men and woman had been repressed. From the first married couple, to the newest pride parades, they have fought for themselves. The LBGT movement matter to many because for many years, despite being put down, locked away, or killed, they fought through it all and currently live lives they would rather have. In the 1530’s homosexual men, homosexual woman were unheard of, were killed and imprisoned. This was during the Buggery Act. A time when sexual relations between men was a criminal offense ad punishable by death. Later on, a man named Henry Gerber had created the first documented gay rights group in 1924. This group had proceeded to support homosexuals, and even had a newsletter for them. The group later closed due to a police raid, and for many years, nothing from then had happened....
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...purpose of the interview and paper was to see if there were Gender Communications Expectations in another culture. In this case LGBT. After that I looked at 3 outside peer reviewed sources to see if they matched up to my findings and Terry’s experiences. For this paper I interviewed Terry, a 33 year old, married, LBGT female for the interview. She is senior manager at a major Boston area facility. She has worked in her Service industry for 10 years from the entry level to her senior position now. She has a BS and is applying for her MS program. Terry is very outgoing, educated and extremely athletic. Approximately 5’2”, below the shoulders sandy blond hair, in her signature pony tail with curls. She is wearing a woman’s black pin striped suit, black all leather sneakers and men’s red stripped black tie with a white shirt. The interview took place in Terry’s office: she at her desk, myself in the guest chair. She declined to allow to use audio or video recording. I recorded the interview via a notepad and pencil. Questions: Me: You come from a traditional Irish Catholic family in Boston. How did being LBGT affect your interactions with your family? Specifically: Parents: Terry: Looking sad and distant, arms folded, sitting back, still has a small smile. “My parents were/are very traditional. They believed marriage was the union of a man and a woman. While they “accepted” me as a lesbian, they held...
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...[November 11 2015]. Available from URL: (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.proxy.southcollegetn.edu:2048/pmc/articles/PMC3935661) Furthermore, the study also noted that increasing protectiveness at school had no effect on heterosexual adolescents. Additionally, the study also noted that social media had a huge influence on the lives of LBGT adolescents. Another approach discussed to reduce suicidal ideations and suicide attempts between SMY is to have family support and religious support. Having someone stand by their side and support their sexual orientation can decrease suicidal thoughts greatly. Instead of being shunned by the community, communities should encourage adolescents to voice their thoughts and support their decisions on sexual orientation. CONCLUSION AND FURTHER...
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...What is my identity? That is a loaded question, because there are so many different aspects that make up who I am. I am a white, middle-class, heterosexual, cis-female. I’m very privileged in this position and I acknowledge that. I will never go through the struggles that someone apart of the LBGT+ or other races will go through. I will never have to worry about disappointing my parents because I wasn’t the sexuality they wanted me to be. I will never have to worry about which bathroom I can use. I will never have to even worry that someone won’t hire me for some reason other than I’m not qualified or the best choice. A strong part of who I am and take pride in is that I’m a woman. I have never been the most “girly girl” but as I’ve grown...
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...gay,black,bisexual,trans.) bill. 3) Strongly promotes UNICEF(United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund) Trans: Whoopi Goldberg started her career as an actress out of New York City. Through acting she began to build herself an influential image.) Body 1) Her family moved from NY to Cali. She join an group where she acquired local publicity. 1. Whoopi’s real fam * After performing in front of Spielberg, he gave her the leading role in his next film the color purple * Whoopi received a golden globe and a Oscar nomination Trans: Not only does Whoopi act in front of the camera but she is also a human rights activist. 1. Addresses Uganda and Nigeria * Uganda passes law that allows 7yrs up to life for all LBGT rights supporters * Nigeria passed law max 14yrs to LGBT supporters 10yrs to equal rights supporters 2. Whoopi video response on the human rights campaign YouTube channel * In her PSA on human rights campaign YT channel she states “You are on the wrong side of history. Gay people, black people, people people, are all human” Trans: Whoopi continues to accomplish great things by becoming an ambassador. 1. UNICEF Goodwill ambassador * As the ambassador she participated in the lighting of a 16 foot snowflake in NYC * Snowflake Symbolized hope, peace, and compassion to the ppl of NYC 2. Whoopi filmed a PSA for UNICEF * To raise awareness that 25,000 kids that die of preventable causes each day should be reduced to...
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...Diversity in the Workplace Sodexo Introduction: The company I have chosen to conduct my research audit on is Sodexo. This paper will discuss and examine a diversity audit on Sodexo Company. This audit will consist of the company’s background, criteria’s that companies should follow, and how Sodexo uses the creteria’s to maintain diversity. The findings will also consist of what the company truly practices through ten researched questions. The question consists of findings from articles that were provided by Empire States Library resource and other online materials. The purpose is to examine how much Sodexo is considerate of diversity within their organization. History: The organization had once been a ship supply company in Marseilles, France in 1895. In 1966, family member, Pierre Bellon was responsible for the change in the company. Bellon shifted the company to become a major food and hotel service provider to France (Sodexo, W., 2012). Bellon changed the company’s name to “Societe d’Exploitation Hoteliere.” The company was initially established to have served for restaurants, schools and hospital within certain areas of France. Throughout the 1970’s-80’s, the company focused its expansion and establishment internationally to such countries as Belgium, Africa and Middle East. Eventually between 1985-93’, Sodexo established with other countries as North America, South America, Japan, South Africa and Russia (Sodexo, W., 2012). The company eventually changed its name...
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...Organizational Behavior – Diversity Issues (Chapter Three) Study Guide Specific Diversity Issues 1. Gender Diversity in the Workplace 2. Race Diversity in the Workplace 3.Age Diversity in the Workplace 4.Religious Diversity in the Workplace 5.Employees with Disabilities in the Workplace 6. Sexual Orientation Diversity in the Workplace Gender Diversity in the Workplace The Equal Pay Act (1963) prohibits discrimination in pay based on gender. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (1964) prohibits discrimination in all employment-related decisions based on gender Earnings Gap The median earnings of women who worked full time in 2008 was 79% of men working full time. One explanation is that women are more likely to have gaps in their résumés because they are more likely to take time off to have children Race Diversity in the Workplace Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (1964) prohibits race discrimination in all employment-related decisions. Yet race discrimination still exists in organizations Age Diversity in the Workplace Despite their positive workplace behaviors, employees who are older often have to deal with age-related stereotypes at work. For example, a review of a large number of studies showed that those between 17 and 29 years of age tend to rate older employees more negatively, while younger employees were viewed as more qualified and having higher potential (age discrimination is prohibited by the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967) Religious...
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...According to the passage, when Louis Gerstner became the CEO in 1993 he made many improvement in promoting diversity at workplace. “In 1995, he created eight (8) diversity task forces around the demographic groups such as women and men, as well as Asians, African American LBGT (lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender) individuals, Hispanics, natives American and employees’ disabilities.” “These task forces consisted of senior level, well respected executives and higher level managers, and members were charged with gaining an understanding of how to make each constituency feel more welcome and at home at IMB.” I am very impressed about the strategy Mr. Luis use in promoting diversity in his organization, it’s a true indication that he value and care the well being of his employees and this the main reason why his business is successful and one of the world best company. I recommend companies to emulate his...
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...court case that took place over the year of 2015. It began with a group of 14 same sex couples suing agencies within states that did not allow same gender marriage nor recognized those married legally in another state. They believed that this was against their rights found within the 14th Amendment. After going through many different courts, and different decisions being made within them, this case finally found its way to the Supreme Court. It was the decided, in a very close call with a majority of 5-4 that it was in fact against their rights. It will help pave a way for other groups that have been denied their basic rights as well, especially transgenders, as they have been currently fighting alongside same sex couples and the rest of the LBGT community that have been denied their rights. The case ended on the decision to legalize same sex marriage within every state in the U.S., marking a new path for every same gender couple out there who had been previously denied their rights merely for their sexual orientation. References References ITT Chicago-Kent College of Law. (2015). Obergefell v. Hodges. Retrieved from Oyez: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2014/14-556 Legal Information Institute. (2015). Obergefell v. Hodges. Retrieved from Cornell University Law School: https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/14-556 SCOTUS. (2015). Obergefell v. Hodges. Retrieved from SCOTUSblog: http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/obergefell-v-hodges/ ...
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...In a country like Jamaica human rights are conflicting with long term established values and norms. Stone (1992) states that “Values define for a society the things people strive for and attach great meaning and significance to. Norms set rules of behaviour designed to express a commitment to the society’s underlying values.” The United Nations in their article on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights define human rights as “rights inherent to all human beings, whatever our nationality, place of residence, sex, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, language, or any other status.” We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination. These rights are all interrelated, interdependent and indivisible. The International Convenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) states in its preamble, "in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the ideal of free human beings enjoying freedom from fear and want can only be achieved if conditions are created whereby everyone may enjoy his or her economic, social and cultural rights, as well as his or her civil and political rights". Jamaica is widely perceived to be the most homophobic country in the Caribbean and, by some accounts, the world (Padgett 2006). Sexuality-based oppression in Jamaica is institutionalized throughout the legal system, health and social welfare institutions, popular culture, religion and through extreme forms of social stigma (White and Carr 2005). Poverty and public...
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...Statement of Authorship Declaration We declare that the work attached is entirely our own, and that we have given due acknowledgement as required by ITP. We understand that the work submitted may be reproduced and/ or communicated for the purposes of detecting plagiarism. Signed __________________________ Date: ______________ Plagiarism By signing the declaration, you are stating that you have not plagiarized. Use the following as a checklist. ← This work is entirely our own. ← We have not copied another student’s work. ← We have not copied or used in any way material from a text, journal, website or Other published source without acknowledgement (including non – English sources) ← We have cited and referenced fully and correctly as required by ITP where applicable ← We have not reworded material from another source and presented it as our own. ← We have not used this work in a previous class (self- plagiarism). Abstract This research was conducted to investigate the thoughts of people on the Homosexual Community. This is not only looks at the real scenario of Homosexuality but also provides information...
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...Throughout history women in most societies were considered inferior to men. It was preferred that a woman remained in the home rearing children and managing the household. This was also true in the U.S. during the 1600-1700s. Women in the U.S. were not allowed to vote, own property or even own a business on her own. It was pretty much understood during the early develop of farms in the U.S. that women were physically incapable of doing manual labor like men. The natural result of biological differences between the sexes supported the point of view that believed women were unable to compete with men at jobs that required strength and intelligence. It was believed that women are naturally more emotional and therefore less decisive than men. Many believed that they were also less intelligent and with an inferior quality of creativity by nature. Many sociologists and anthropologists maintain that various cultures throughout the world teach girls to behave according to negative stereotypes of femininity, thus keeping alive the idea that women are naturally inferior. Overtime through war, a changing job market due to the introduction of new ways to produce, the decrease in manual labor jobs, divorce and the development of women’s groups, the U.S. was to notice the impact of women in their society and make changes to better accommodate her. There were toward the end of the 1700s women were becoming more vocal about equally between the sexes. An increased in literature written by women...
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...Janae Battles University Succes-103 September 17, 2015 Alli Schilling Lately, there have been a tremendous amount of discussions regarding the concept of gay marriage. In the past there has been many protest, court dates, letters to higher power, etc. just to fight for equality just as the colored folks fought for their equality and nothing was ever done about it, until decades later. The LGBTAQ+ (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Asexual Queer) community has been discriminated against for many decades, it’s recently that this community is starting to see a little bit of light at the end of the tunnel and being accepted more by society as a whole but the real fight has just begun. Back in the early 1900s people were ashamed and thought they were mentally sick because they liked the same sex or felt they were born in the wrong body. Back in those days people were still family oriented and believed men should be the provider and women should be a housewife and raise kids and that God gave you the body he wanted you to be born in. Also people at this time were still very conservative. In the early 1900’s there was not a lot of resources and technology as we have now to properly do research or properly diagnose someone with an illness. So most of the time when there was the slightest thing wrong with someone mentally, doctors would just put them in a mental facilitation. One of those mental illnesses was being homosexual, doctors brained washed people to believing that...
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...Diversity Organizations Paper Dagenais' J. Garrett Eth/125 October 19, 2014 Maria Watts Diversity Organizations Paper Throughout most of history, women have endured so much. They almost always had fewer legal rights and career opportunities. The main professions tied to women were wifehood and motherhood. According to "Women's History in America" (1995), “Women were long considered naturally weaker than men, squeamish, and unable to perform work requiring muscular or intellectual development.” The common stereotype was “a woman’s place is in the home.” Women went through the struggles of not being able to get an education, voice their opinions, not having the right to vote, and being viewed as property. Gladly, the role women play in the United States has changed dramatically over the past few decades. Despite the thoughts of men being stronger than women, “physiological tests now suggest that women have a greater tolerance for pain, and statistics reveal that women live longer and are more resistant to many diseases” ("Women's History in America", 1995). In 1969, women made up only about one-third of the workforce. Like it should have always been, now more and more women have taken on new responsibilities outside of home by joining the paid workforce and they make up almost half of all workers in the United States ("The State of Women In America", 2014). However, although women have made big advances in every field, they still endure discrimination. If both male and...
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...prepare to protect LGBT workers, whether it be including it in our handbook or promoting equality in the plant. The reasoning behind taking a proactive approach in protecting LGBT’s, is when the Supreme Court includes sexual orientation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Marshall Engines will have already been participating in prohibiting sexual orientation discrimination. This would allow Marshall Engines to already be prepared if the law would change, instead of a sudden transformation into the new law. With the proactive approach, an employer could work out the “kinks” in the new attitude in the workplace. Another reason behind the preparation is that Nebraska legislators have introduced bills since 1994 attempting to protect LBGTs in the workplace. With generational views changing on the issue at hand, it is a race whether Nebraska will prohibit sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace or the Supreme Court will include it under Title VII. No matter what, I believe sexual orientation discrimination will be prohibited in Nebraska and Marshall Engines should take action now. ...
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