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Where We Stand: Homosexual Rights

For far too long, the civil rights protections guaranteed to millions of Americans have been denied to those who identify as LGBTQ+ (lesbian, homosexual, bisexual, transgender and queer). No one should be denied the full range of civil rights and liberties due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. Such rights and liberties contain freedom from discrimination in schools and the workplace, the guarantee of spousal/partner benefits—including the ability to care for dependent children—and the ability to aid one’s country in uniform, among others. Unless and until LGBTQ+ people are able to relax the same rights and freedoms as their fellow Americans, the nation’s vow of equal justice under law will remain unfulfilled.

AAUW in Action

All public policy actions take guide from the AAUW Public Policy Priorities, voted on by members every two years. AAUW is a nonpartisan organization—but nonpartisan does not mean “non-political.” Since its first gathering in 1881, AAUW has been a catalyst for adjust . Together, through our coordinated and strategic advocacy, we’ve enacted invaluable legislation at the federal, mention and local levels. The 2021-202

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As our society becomes more accepting of broader and more diverse identities, you may contain questions about how you can beat support the Queer community, or what LGBTQ+ even stands for. Every person has their have journey in kind what it means to support Homosexual people, whether you’re LGBTQ+ or not. We hope this resource can support you begin that journey.

Being an Diverse Ally is engineered to help erect understanding and comfort. If you are new to Queer issues, we will answer many of your questions. Or, if you acquire known LGBTQ+ people for years and are looking to find new ways to show your support, you can skim this resource and take the pieces that are relevant to you. It’s ok to not know everything — we’re here to help.

The Human Rights Campaign reports on news, events and resources of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation that are of interest to the general public and further our shared mission to assist the LGBTQ+ society.

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LGBTQ Rights

The ACLU has a lengthy history of defending the LGBTQ community. We brought our first LGBTQ rights case in 1936. Founded in 1986, the Jon L. Stryker and Slobodan Randjelović LGBTQ & HIV Project brings more LGBTQ rights cases and advocacy initiatives than any other national organization does and has been counsel in seven of the nine LGBTQ rights cases that the U.S. Supreme Court has decided. With our extend into the courts and legislatures of every state, there is no other organization that can match our record of making progress both in the courts of law and in the court of public opinion.

The ACLU’s current priorities are to conclude discrimination, harassment and violence toward transgender people, to close gaps in our federal and mention civil rights laws, to stop protections against discrimination from entity undermined by a license to discriminate, and to protect LGBTQ people in and from the criminal legal system.

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What Is the “I” in LGBTQIA+?

June is National LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Somewhat recently, the Identity festival acronym has adopted more letters. Many sources now refer to the LGBTQIA+ community, which stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans person, queer, intersex, and asexual. While some of those words are often discussed, others may need some further explanation. We turned to Laurel A. Beck, PhD, Senior Instructor in CU Denver’s Department of Integrative Biology to explain the “I” in LGBTQIA+.

First things first. One aspect that makes all the letters in LGBTQ+ difficult for some people to comprehend is the difference between sex and gender. Comedian and social justice activist Sam Killermann, who previously presented a comedy demonstrate called “It’s Pronounced Metrosexual” at college campuses nationwide, now creates edugraphics to explain the complexities of sex and gender. As his Genderbread Person illustrates, sex relates to a person’s anatomy, while gender refers to a person’s self-identified feeling of organism male, female, or a combination.

Beck, who researches endocrinology, reiterates this difference: “While sex and gender are terms that are often used int