Final Essay, I am supposed to be researching an important controversial topic and I have chosen to discuss the LGBTQ+ Community and the Laws currently rising against them, This is my thesis to end of first topic because im not sure if I can post my entire essay here without being considered for plagiarism down the line
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How Anti-LGBTQ+ laws are hurting the LGBTQ+ Community
The LGBTQ+ Community has never had it easy as a minority group living in America but as of recently with more people feeling comfortable enough to open up about their sexualities in the U.S, this minority group is steadily rising in numbers, but not without facing significant push back, with more people coming out there has been a great increase of Anti-LGBTQ+ laws in the united states since 2023, with 500 plus Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws being introduced and over 70 plus signed in law, as stated by PBS News "more than 525 anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced and more than 70 signed into law so far in 2023 - more than double last year's number" (PBS News).
With such a staggering number of laws being introduced that propose restrictions on healthcare, removing protections against discrimination & hate crimes, and leaving the LGBTQ+ Community in emotional distress due to these changes, it is not shocking that people that are part of the community itself are gathering together to push back, as stated by PBS News ""We need champions right now," (PBS News). More people are needed in the fight for LGBTQ+ Rights that understand this is not only a fight for the LGBTQ+ Community itself, but a fight for human rights in general.
Healthcare Restrictions against the LGBTQ+ Community have been an issue before but not as big of an issue as it was in 2023 when over 75+ Anti-LGBTQ+ laws were passed effecting trans people from accessing gender affirming hormones that are needed to support their transition, Levi, a 16 year old was effected by these new laws and was restricted from getting gender affirming care which deeply effects his ability to live his day to day life as a trans man, as stated by NBC news "The Missouri law that affected Levi's care is part of a national effort by Republican state lawmakers to restrict LGBTQ rights. More than 500 state bills targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people have been introduced in 2023, according to a tally by the American Civil Liberties Union. Of those bills, 75 became law, according to an NBC News analysis of the ACLU's data" (NBC News).
Levi is only one of the thousands of trans minors that are living in the united states that were affected by this law being put into place in over 22 states, with the reasoning behind such a law being put into place is that healthcare workers feel that gender affirming care should not be accessed by minors, however some healthcare providers are fighting back, as stated by NBC news "Levi was one of an estimated 105,200 trans teens living in the 22 states that have laws restricting gender-affirming care as of October 2023, according to the Williams Institute at UCLA Law. Supporters of the laws argue that such care is experimental for minors and that these young people shouldn't be able to make life-altering health care decisions. However, more than a dozen major medical organizations - including the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychological Association - support such care and have opposed the state bans." (NBC news). With this judges have tried to issue blocks against these laws being put into place, although temporary, and have continued to uphold as many pro-gender affirming care acts as they possibly can within the meantime before these laws are officially put into place providing some small hope in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights, as stated by NBC news "So far, judges have issued temporary blocks, either partial or full, against gender-affirming care restrictions passed this year in Florida, Georgia, Montana and Indiana. Judges have upheld restrictions on gender-affirming care passed this year in Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Missouri and Texas" (NBC News). This is the kind of Push back by government facilities needed to keep Lawmakers from enacting more healthcare related bans that are targeting the LGBTQ+ Community. But even with this there are many other laws that are causing disruption within the Community.
I am trying to find errors in
1: Grammar
2: Information provided
3: Transitions
How Anti-LGBTQ+ laws are hurting the LGBTQ+ Community
The LGBTQ+ Community has never had it easy as a minority group living in America but as of recently with more people feeling comfortable enough to open up about their sexualities in the U.S, this minority group is steadily rising in numbers, but not without facing significant push back, with more people coming out there has been a great increase of Anti-LGBTQ+ laws in the united states since 2023, with 500 plus Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws being introduced and over 70 plus signed in law, as stated by PBS News "more than 525 anti-LGBTQ+ bills introduced and more than 70 signed into law so far in 2023 - more than double last year's number" (PBS News).
With such a staggering number of laws being introduced that propose restrictions on healthcare, removing protections against discrimination & hate crimes, and leaving the LGBTQ+ Community in emotional distress due to these changes, it is not shocking that people that are part of the community itself are gathering together to push back, as stated by PBS News ""We need champions right now," (PBS News). More people are needed in the fight for LGBTQ+ Rights that understand this is not only a fight for the LGBTQ+ Community itself, but a fight for human rights in general.
Healthcare Restrictions against the LGBTQ+ Community have been an issue before but not as big of an issue as it was in 2023 when over 75+ Anti-LGBTQ+ laws were passed effecting trans people from accessing gender affirming hormones that are needed to support their transition, Levi, a 16 year old was effected by these new laws and was restricted from getting gender affirming care which deeply effects his ability to live his day to day life as a trans man, as stated by NBC news "The Missouri law that affected Levi's care is part of a national effort by Republican state lawmakers to restrict LGBTQ rights. More than 500 state bills targeting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people have been introduced in 2023, according to a tally by the American Civil Liberties Union. Of those bills, 75 became law, according to an NBC News analysis of the ACLU's data" (NBC News).
Levi is only one of the thousands of trans minors that are living in the united states that were affected by this law being put into place in over 22 states, with the reasoning behind such a law being put into place is that healthcare workers feel that gender affirming care should not be accessed by minors, however some healthcare providers are fighting back, as stated by NBC news "Levi was one of an estimated 105,200 trans teens living in the 22 states that have laws restricting gender-affirming care as of October 2023, according to the Williams Institute at UCLA Law. Supporters of the laws argue that such care is experimental for minors and that these young people shouldn't be able to make life-altering health care decisions. However, more than a dozen major medical organizations - including the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Psychological Association - support such care and have opposed the state bans." (NBC news). With this judges have tried to issue blocks against these laws being put into place, although temporary, and have continued to uphold as many pro-gender affirming care acts as they possibly can within the meantime before these laws are officially put into place providing some small hope in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights, as stated by NBC news "So far, judges have issued temporary blocks, either partial or full, against gender-affirming care restrictions passed this year in Florida, Georgia, Montana and Indiana. Judges have upheld restrictions on gender-affirming care passed this year in Kentucky, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Missouri and Texas" (NBC News). This is the kind of Push back by government facilities needed to keep Lawmakers from enacting more healthcare related bans that are targeting the LGBTQ+ Community. But even with this there are many other laws that are causing disruption within the Community.
