LGBTQ+ in the Workplace

While the majority of the nation would say that the United States of America is largely accepting of all people, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the LGBTQ+ community still faces a constant struggle against bigotry, discrimination, and ignorance in our troubled nation today; the LGBTQ+ community deserves the freedom that has been given to us by the Preamble of the Declaration of Independence and the separation of Church and State given in the constitution. Many will argue that there is no protection for the LGBTQ+ community within the Civil Rights Act of 1964. However, is it okay to deny services, fire, or even discriminate towards someone who is just simply being who they are.
LGBTQ+ people have been wrongly treated in the workplace for many years now. …show more content…
In an article written by Katerina Ang, she writes of people stories. Since transgender people using the bathroom has become such an issue, in today's world, it is nice to know what is really going on when transgenders used to use the bathroom that reflects who they identify as, there was never an issue or case in which they had done something that caused anyone harm. One story tells of a transitioned women who served in the Navy. She had transitioned after her time in the navy but when she went looking for a job, military background seemed to not matter. She was seen as nothing more than a man in a dress.