SOSC 1910 Lecture Notes - Heterosexism, Pension, Gay Bashing
1 Dec 2012
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One of the most vulnerable minority groups to be discriminated against is the lgbtq community. This occurs when heterosexuals have homophobia and carries out acts about their negatives beliefs. Homophobia is the irrational fear/hatred based on myths that are held about a group. Discrimination amongst the lgbtq community can happen by through law, policy and practice, Furthermore, the social construction of invalidation myths held by the dominant group influences and contributes to the affect of lgbtq self-identities. As a result, there are several political and legal strategies that have been adopted to address hetereosexism and homophobia and although they accomplished a lot, there are still continuing concerns. The dominant view on sexual orientation holds heterosexuality as the only norm and something that is natural which as a result tends to "other" gays, bisexuals, transgenderetc. This results in the dominant group to have ideas that single out people who don"t conform to the "norm".
