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LGBT Equality Is Highly Achievable

1) While LGBT individuals still face discrimination, the progress of LGBT acceptance in recent years shows that equality is highly attainable in the near future. 2) Many LGBT individuals have faced rejection from family and friends due to their sexual orientation, causing emotional harm and making equality seem out of reach. 3) Organizations like the ACLU work to raise awareness of LGBT discrimination and how it negatively impacts people's lives, showing why achieving equality is a slow process.

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LGBT Equality Is Highly Achievable

1) While LGBT individuals still face discrimination, the progress of LGBT acceptance in recent years shows that equality is highly attainable in the near future. 2) Many LGBT individuals have faced rejection from family and friends due to their sexual orientation, causing emotional harm and making equality seem out of reach. 3) Organizations like the ACLU work to raise awareness of LGBT discrimination and how it negatively impacts people's lives, showing why achieving equality is a slow process.

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LGBT Equality is Highly Achievable

Being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender in this society is not exactly seen as
“normal.” Though “all men are created equal,” equality is something these individuals struggle
with, and has yet to achieve. LGBT discrimination comes in many forms. It can vary from
something as minor as an unfriendly glance to a major issue like the rejection of
employment. Discrimination towards those who are LGBT causes many to live unsatisfactory
lives, for a reason they have no control over. Although discrimination is a constant problem for
the LGBT community, the progress of LGBT acceptance from society in these past years shows
that equality for these individuals is highly attainable, possibly in the near future.

Having a different sexual preference than what is considered “ordinary” can be an extremely
difficult thing to admit, even to you. People will often question their sexuality, or even lie about it
to keep from feeling separated or unaccepted by society. Some LGBT adults said that, “at some
point in their lives, they were rejected by a family member or close friend because of their
sexual orientation or gender identity”. Situations like this can cause prolonged emotional
devastation, which make the dream of equality seem almost unreachable. Many do not even
come out with their sexuality, due to this fear of being unaccepted. And some said that “they
had told their mother about their sexual orientation or gender identity, and said they had told
their father”. The fact that these individuals struggled to tell their own parents about their
sexuality suggests that they would probably have a much more difficult time being open about it
in public. This emphasizes the main concern on whether or not LGBT individuals can achieve
equality.

LGBT discrimination is a massive concern when it comes to the pursuing of equality. For
people who are, or questioning if they are homosexual, discrimination is a fear that they have no
choice but to overcome. In today’s world, one who is openly gay cannot express it without
receiving negative stares or remarks towards their sexuality. It is a topic many are
uncomfortable with, let alone accepting. Some Organizations like the ACLU (American Civil
Liberties Union) believe, “that sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination is
wrong”. The ACLU raises awareness about this issue, and how it can affect a person’s
employment, housing, business, social environment, and other aspects of daily life. LGBT
discrimination isn’t just an internal problem; it has a real affect on the outside world as well. With
this in mind, it is clear to see why equality and acceptance for the LGBT community is a slow,
controversial process.

LGBT adults said they felt society has been more accepting in the past decade. They also
feel that acceptance will grow in the next decade. This can be put into perspective as evidence,
proving that equality is still possible. Although society has been progressing as far as further
acceptance, this progress is being made very slowly. There's an interesting union between
people saying they've experienced such substantial change and greater acceptance, and yet
there are still sufficient amounts of stigma out there that many people are not comfortable being
entirely open. This “substantial change” and “greater acceptance” is a result of the evolution of
LGBT equality. However, there are always individuals who will refuse to embrace this kind of
equality. This is where the “sufficient amounts of stigma” comes in. With more LGBT
acceptance comes more people being open about their sexual preferences. Those who find this
situation unpleasant or wrong, such as homophobes (a person with an extreme and irrational
hatred to homosexuality and homosexual people) will often take a stand against it. This goes to
show that LGBT equality and acceptance is steadily growing and progressing, but is still limited.

Though factors of various types of LGBT discrimination come into play, LGBT equality is still
very much attainable. As society continues to progress, so will this topic. A little over a hundred
years ago, it was considered acceptable to marry into your own family. Now, that would be
considered a dislike. The definition of “normal” is constantly changing, and the molding of what
is considered ordinary is inevitable. Perhaps one day topics like gay marriage, LGBT equality,
and LGBT acceptance will not even be considered major issues. Through slow progression into
the near future, sexual diversity may not even be a controversial matter anymore. It is shown
through surveys that acceptance is growing, and is predicted to branch out even farther in the
near future. It may not happen right away, but LGBT equality is highly achievable.

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