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Racism is a concern for many in the Western lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities, with members of racial, ethnic, and national minorities reporting having faced discrimination from other LGBT people. [1] [2] [3]
Homophobia in ethnic minority communities creates a double bind for LGBT ethnic minorities. Members of these groups experience racial and ethnic discrimination from wider society in addition to homophobia within their ethnic/racial groups. This intersection of multiple forms of discrimination creates a triple threat for LGBT people of color. [14]
Diversity exists within the LGBTQ community, and the community may be more accepting of some members than others. LGBTQ youth that are also racial and ethnic minorities may be met with prejudice by white members of the LGBTQ community. [15] Additionally, LGBTQ youth may be rejected by their racial and ethnic communities.
Instead, she said these young people are “placed at higher risk because of the stigma and discrimination” they experience in society at large. For example, the survey found that young people ...
With that, discrimination is growing,” said GLAAD president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. 6 in 10 LGBTQ people have reported discrimination in U.S. even as visibility continues to grow: study Skip ...
Nearly 1 in 10 LGBTQ people in the United States experienced workplace discrimination in the last year, and almost half faced employment bias at some point
Gay men experience potentially fatal violence in several places in the world, for example by ISIS, stoning by Nigeria, and others. [12] [13] [14] In some countries, 85% of LGBTQ students experience homophobic and transphobic violence in school, and 45% of transgender students drop out of school. [15]
Indigenous LGBTQ people in Mexico face discrimination from inside and outside their community as scholars worry about rising violence against them. 'We are invisible': Discrimination, risks abound ...