LGBT People as a Relatively Politically Powerless Group

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Proctor
Keyword(s):  
Voting Behavior ◽  
Social Institutions ◽  
Power Asymmetries ◽  
Lgbt Community ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender ◽  
Lgbt People ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Distribution Of Power ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Power And Powerlessness

As a group engaged in struggles for representation and inclusion, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people have vied for access to social and political power. There is little dispute that LGBT people are a relatively powerless group in society, but the extent to which the group is powerless is subject to debate in political science. Scholars disagree over the extent of powerlessness because the definition of power is contested among political scientists. As such, scholars have examined the powerlessness of LGBT people in varying ways and reached different conclusions about the success the group has had in achieving rights and visibility. LGBT powerlessness emerges from the group’s status as sexual and gender minorities. Over time, the boundaries that constitute the group have shifted in response to power asymmetries between LGBT people and cisgender, heterosexuals who control access to political and social institutions. In addition, power asymmetries have emerged within the LGBT community at the intersection of race, class, and gender as well as across subgroups of the acronym LGBT. Thus, the distribution of power and powerlessness vary within the group as well as between the group and dominant groups in society. These within- and across-group variations in power shape LGBT group boundaries, representation and public opinion, and voting behavior. The powerlessness of LGBT people must be understood in relation to these contingencies that define the group’s boundaries, and the ways in which power is distributed within and across groups.

Protecting difference: A discussion on transphobic and homophobic hate crime in the Irish context

2021 ◽  
pp. 026101832110634
Author(s):  
Liam Concannon
Keyword(s):  
Hate Crime ◽  
Irish Context ◽  
The Social ◽  
Sexuality And Gender ◽  
Lgbt Community ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender ◽  
Collaborative Working ◽  
Lgbt People ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Ongoing Dialogue

Ireland has been applauded internationally for its legislative progress in supporting the rights of (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) LGBT+ citizens. Yet much of the positive change within the social and political context of sexuality and gender expression has been achieved by campaign groups, operating outside government boundaries. Notwithstanding these advances, LGBT+ people continue to face discrimination, abuse and violence. Concerns surrounding acts of aggression towards transgender and gay people call for an ongoing dialogue between legislators, policymakers, and practitioners to explore ways in which safety can be ensured. This article draws from an emerging body of scholarship and research to question the effectiveness of current social policy and legislation in Ireland. It offers a discourse on hate crime related to transphobia and homophobia, while challenging the existing political thinking. Multi-agency collaborative working is suggested as key to fostering solutions together with changes in legal paradigms, and the continued formation of policy aimed at safeguarding the LGBT+ community.

Needs of the Aging LGBT Community in Israel

2019 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-92
Author(s):  
Yitschak Shnoor ◽  
Ayelet Berg-Warman
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Coming Out ◽  
Elderly Population ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Lgbt Community ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender ◽  
Lgbt People ◽  
General Elderly Population

Since the late 1980s, there have been changes in attitudes toward the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community in Israel. Nevertheless, the service system for the elderly is largely characterized by heteronormativity and relies on family members to help their elderly relatives. Goal: To examine the difficulties experienced by old LGBT people, particularly in receiving health and social services. Method: A total of 104 LGBT people aged 55+ years responded to a structured online questionnaire. Findings: Compared with the general elderly population, elderly LGBT people have fewer support networks, they tend to live alone, and suffer from tremendous loneliness. They are afraid of coming out to health and social service providers and of functional dependency, particularly due to their fear of disclosing their sexual orientation or gender identity, the barriers to receiving help, and the absence of family support to assist them.

scholarly journals Discrimination and Exclusion on Grounds of Sexual and Gender Identity: Are LGBT People’s Voices Heard at the Workplace?

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donatella Di Marco ◽  
Helge Hoel ◽  
Duncan Lewis
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Minority ◽  
Identity Management ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Organizational Responses ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Subtle Discrimination ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Lgbt People ◽  
And Gender

Abstract The review explores key issues associated with discrimination and hostility faced by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people at work and organizational responses to it. Starting from a description of the main challenges facing LGBT workers’ identity management, the review examines manifestations of negative attitudes towards gender and sexual minority groups, highlighting processes of subtle discrimination and exclusion. It presents and critiques dominant organizational responses to LGBT stigmatization, highlighting the need for holistic, intersectional approaches, and pointing out issues requiring further research.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Sosiologis Komunitas Lesbian Gay Biseksual Dan Transgender Ditinjau Dalam Etika Kristen

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 331-356
Author(s):  
Ekker Saogo
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Natural Behavior ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Clear Separation ◽  
The Past ◽  
Lgbt Community ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Lgbt People

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) in the past was something deviant, but nowadays it has become a trend that is even considered natural by many people. This of course has a sociological impact. There is a view that says that the behavior of LGBT people is a biological natural behavior, so it needs to be accepted as something that cannot be changed. Some theories agree that LGBT behavior is influenced by environmental, parenting, and economic factors so that there are pros and cons for LGBT people. This study aims to see the sociological influence of the LGBT community by using a literature review. The results of the study show that LGBT is contrary to the truth of God's creation, namely the clear separation of sex, namely male and female. Also, this is contrary to the design of marriage that God built, namely heterosexuality and monogamy.

scholarly journals LGBT Taxpayers: A Collision of 'Others'

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony C. Infanti
Keyword(s):  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
Tax Law ◽  
Sex Reassignment Surgery ◽  
Medical Expense ◽  
Lgbt Community ◽  
American Law ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender ◽  
And Gender ◽  
American Society ◽  
Point Of Intersection

13 Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law 1 (2012)In this essay prepared for a symposium on the intersection of tax law with gender and sexuality, I explore the violent collision of these two concepts - or, more appropriately, these two "others." I begin my exploration of this collision of "others" by first explaining how the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community is a marginalized "other" in American society while, in contrast, tax is a privileged "other" in the realm of American law. Then, I turn to a close examination of a recent case, O'Donnabhain v. Commissioner, to illustrate the collision of the otherness of LGBT individuals with the otherness of tax. This case, which concerns the propriety of a transgender person's medical expense deduction for costs related to sex reassignment surgery, exemplifies the originary violence that is, as we speak, hewing the concepts of tax and sexual and gender identity to create a point of intersection at which these concepts can, in the future, again and again violently collide with each other.

scholarly journals THE CHALLENGE TOWARDS THE HEGEMONY OF HETERONORMATIVITY AS DEPICTED IN JENNY’S WEDDING: A PIERRE BOURDIEU’S SOCIAL REPRODUCTION THEORY

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
Lisa Okta Wulandari ◽  
Dewi Haryani Susilastuti
Keyword(s):  
Coming Out ◽  
Social Reproduction ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Social Reproduction Theory ◽  
Gender Norm ◽  
Sociological Approach ◽  
The Supreme Court ◽  
Lgbt People ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Definition Of

In America, the definition of marriage has changed. The Supreme Court has legalized same-sex marriage. As the growth of LGBT people slowly continues, and they keep struggle and fight for their equality, heterosexuals might feel threatened. This study aims to know how the same-sex relationship challenges the hegemony of heteronormativity and whether or not the gender norm has been shifted as proof. This study uses Jenny's Wedding (2015). It focuses on gender position, role, and responsibility in heteronormativity and homosexuality. This study uses the sociological approach and gender theory, to see the relation between heteronormativity and the individuals also Pierre Bourdieu’s social reproduction theory to see the shifting of gender norm. The finding shows that heteronormativity is used as the standard to judge, stereotype, expect things, and make assumptions. The recognition and support from society towards LGBT people and their coming out give challenges for the existenceof heterosexuals. Therefore, the contact of heteronormativity and homosexuality makes the heteronormativity no longer pure. When homosexuality affects gender norm, there must be changes in the gender norm itself.Keywords: gender; hegemony; heteronormativity; homosexuality; same-sex relationship

scholarly journals Measuring Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the National Crime Victimization Survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 835-858 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer L. Truman ◽  
Rachel E. Morgan ◽  
Timothy Gilbert ◽  
Preeti Vaghela
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
National Level ◽  
National Crime Victimization Survey ◽  
Crime Victimization ◽  
Victimization Survey ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender ◽  
Lgbt People ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Population Counts

Abstract The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) collects information on nonfatal personal and property crimes both reported and not reported to police. As part of the ongoing redesign efforts for the NCVS, the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) added sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) questions to the survey’s demographic section in July 2016. The inclusion of these measures will provide important national-level estimates of victimization among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and allow researchers to understand victimization risk and access to victim services. This article includes a discussion of the sexual orientation and gender identity measures that were added to the NCVS, and findings from the monitoring activities conducted during the first six months of data collection. In addition, population counts by sexual orientation and gender identity are estimated using July through December 2016 NCVS data.

scholarly journals Medical Malfunction: How Health Administrators can Become More Receptive to the LGBT Community

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-86
Author(s):  
Anthony Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Past Century ◽  
The Past ◽  
Lgbt Community ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender ◽  
Increase Productivity ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Health Administrators

What companies have begun to see over the past few years is the slow destruction of the metaphorical closet the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community has been confined to for the past century.  Now that the federal government has taken a proactive stance against discrimination in the workplace based on sexual orientation and gender identity, it will be up to health administrators to implement their own policies that will assist employees and management in being more receptive to the needs of their LGBT workers.  Here, you will find several procedures and strategies that can be put into practice by hospitals and clinics that make for a much more sensitive work environment. Combining these strategies into the culture of the workplace will increase productivity and decrease employee conflict and ostracizing among LGBT employees.

Introducing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) and Gender Identity Issues in a Medical Humanities Module

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
P. Ravi Shankar ◽  
Christopher Rose
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Medical Humanities ◽  
Sexual Attraction ◽  
Lgbt Issues ◽  
School Of Medicine ◽  
Pluralistic Societies ◽  
Lgbt Community ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender ◽  
And Gender

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) are ways of referring to someone's sexual orientation/preferences; gaining a better understanding as to how best serve the needs of the LGBT community are becoming increasingly important in medical education. While nations (especially developing ones) are making efforts to become more pluralistic societies that uphold and honor the rights of all their citizenry, members of the LGBT community continue to face hostility and violence. These factors cause many members of the LGBT community to be wary about identifying their sexual orientation. Curricular interventions to address LGBT issues are becoming increasingly common. The LGBT community faces a number of challenges and disparities in accessing healthcare. The authors facilitate a medical humanities (MH) module at the Xavier University School of Medicine, Aruba.. Small group, activity-based learning strategies are widely used during the module. Literature, case scenarios, paintings and role-plays are used to explore different aspects of MH. In this manuscript role-plays serve as vehicles to introduce LGBT issues to medical students during the module. The process of debriefing the role-play including students' comments are briefly discussed. One scenario deals with a young girl forced to become a worker in the sex trade, another contends with a night club owner who is diagnosed as HIV positive, a third situation portrays a young woman with a same gender life partner suffering from terminal cancer, the fourth situation explores the difficulties a female student faces when she reveals a sexual attraction for a same sex classmate. The role-plays serve to introduce students to an initial understanding of some of the issues faced by members of the LGBT community and an opportunity to put themselves in the position of a LGBT individual.

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Families and Parenting

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald P. Mallon
Keyword(s):  
Gay Men ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Same Sex Couples ◽  
Heterosexual Relationship ◽  
Lgbt Community ◽  
Lgbt Families ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender ◽  
Lgbt Parenting ◽  
American Children ◽  
Lgbt People

According to U.S. census data, an estimated 270,313 American children were living in households headed by same-sex couples in 2005, and nearly twice that number had a single lesbian or gay parent. Since the 1990s, a quiet revolution has been blooming in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. More and more lesbians and gay men from all walks of life are becoming parents. LGBT people become parents for some of the same reasons that heterosexual people do. Some pursue parenting as single people and others seek to create a family as a couple; still other LGBT people became parents in a heterosexual relationship. Although there are many common themes between LGBT parenting and heterosexual parenting, there are also some unique features. Unlike their heterosexual counterparts, who couple, get pregnant, and give birth, most LGBT individuals and couples who wish to parent must consider many other variables in deciding whether to become parents because the birth option is not the only option.

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