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Homosexuality. Social Prejudice. Homophobia In the US, students heard anti-gay slurs such as “homo”, “faggot” and “sissy” about 26 times a day on average, or once every 14 minutes 40 percent of gay men and 39 percent of gay women in the US had attempted or seriously thought about suicide
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Social Prejudice • Homophobia • In the US, students heard anti-gay slurs such as “homo”, “faggot” and “sissy” about 26 times a day on average, or once every 14 minutes • 40 percent of gay men and 39 percent of gay women in the US had attempted or seriously thought about suicide • Don’t Ask Don’t TEll
Social Prejudice • AIDs • Do not have to give sexual preference when tested so no accurate statistics • Religion • Patriot Guard • Westboro Baptist Church • Hate Crimes • when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her perceived membership in a certain social group.
Social Acceptance • LGBT Alliance • Support Groups • It Gets Better • Matthew Shepard Foundation • Repealed DADT • Adoption • Most states permit single GLBT adoption. • Some specifically say no to couples, others vague
Social Rights • Marriage • Issues marriage licenses to same-sex couples:Massachusetts, Connecticut, California*, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York and the District of Columbia, Maryland • Recognizes same-sex marriages from other states:New York, Allows civil unions, providing state-level spousal rights to same-sex couples: Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, Rhode Island (Note: In Connecticut, Vermont and New Hampshire, same-sex marriage has replaced civil unions.) • Grants nearly all state-level spousal rights to unmarried couples (domestic partnerships):California, Oregon, Nevada, Washington • Provides some state-level spousal rights to unmarried couples (domestic partnerships):Hawaii, Maine, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia
14th Amendment • AMENDMENT XIV • SECTION 1. • All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.