In a previous article, we learned What does LGBTQ means. Check it out, so we could continue the topic.
So, who are LGBTQ people?
It's very simple. They are regular people. It’s a neighbor, a saleswoman in a store on the corner, celebrities, it’s your sister or brother, a schoolmate, a coworker, a doctor, or a dentist you’re visiting, maybe even you.
The only difference is sexual orientation or gender. And that's just another difference between people, such as the color of their hair or eyes, their height, the type of music they listen to, the language we speak, the color of their skin, their religion.
So, people like everyone else.
The important difference is that members of the LGBTQ population are more often exposed to discrimination and violence. These are some of the most common problems gay people face:
Discrimination at home, at work, on the street.
Verbal and psychological violence.
Physical violence.
Members of this population are excluded from the legal system on many issues.
Neither marriage nor the adoption of a child is possible for them.
They do not enjoy inheritance and other rights arising from a marital or extramarital union.
There is an obstacle in the constitution for the adoption of the law on same-sex marriages.
In some states, it is punishable by law to be homosexual.
In some states, they kill gay people.
Homophobes, transphobes, bullies, low mind people are to blame for all the discrimination and violence suffered by the LGBTQ population.
I have to say that the position of the LGBTQ population varies from country to country. In some countries, the degree of oppression has been reduced to a minimum. How are things in your country?
Imagine not being able to kiss your partner in public, not being able to hold your partner's hand. Imagine you have to hide. Imagine that someone can beat you up just because you love someone. How does it feel?
People are free to love and be close to whoever they want. No one is allowed to stand in that way.
Love is love!
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