IDS 400 module two activity

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LGBTQ+ 1 Module Two Activity Southern New Hampshire University Dominique Karschner IDS 400: Diversity Professor Teague November 9, 2023
LGBTQ+ 2 The LGBTQ+ community has been facing countless challenges to be accepted in society for decades; they struggle to gain respect and be included. The community began pushing back against discrimination after the 1969 Stonewall incident, pushing the day rights movement further into action (Quinn, 2020). Since the movement started, the LGBTQ+ community and activists have been fighting for equal rights, bringing awareness to the discrimination and violence against the community. LGBTQ+ is an acronym that encloses the various identities of their diversities and specific experiences and challenges. All humans have similar needs and commonalities that allow us to find ways to relate to each other. However, our differences are so substantial that they threaten each other's values and beliefs. Our differences affect our ability to understand each other's perspectives as we experience life in numerous ways, and these ways are what make us different. Mental health issues significantly affect the LGBTQ+ community. However, anxiety and depression have a more significant effect on the transgender population. With half of transgender people experiencing anxiety and depression, it shows the detrimental effects on their psychological and physical health (Halliwell,2019). For the LGBTQ+ community, our society lately has been showing significant discrimination against transgender individuals. A Transgender is defined as a person whose gender identity does not correspond with their assigned sex at birth (Grimstad & Martinez, 2022). Due to the stigmas and discrimination, many who identify as transgender face obstacles when seeking medical assistance. The debate continues the time to begin interventions and treatment as it is so controversial. All those involved, doctors, parents, and transgender individuals, must encounter
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