LGBTQ; Raising the Rainbow 🏳️‍🌈

  WHAT CAN BE DONE TO EDUCATE THE SOCIETY ABOUT LGBTQ COMMUNITY We are living in the 21st century where we enjoy all kinds of freedom. People are free to do what so ever they want to do. Accepting all new kinds of technology, accepting the fact that yes many people live in their own style of living. But still when people here the term "LGBTQ" they are like is this even a thing ? Many people don’t even know about this term. People find it hard to understand. In many urban parts of the world people are understanding this thing through social media platforms and online awareness programs. But still in rural parts of the world people are not much aware about this thing.  Some Ways to create awareness amongst people-:  i] Schools -: the place where each and every person of any age gains knowledge. When a kid is taught about everything that is essential for life. There should to particular classes that'll give the students knowledge about this communit...

  HOW LGBTQ   COMMUNITY IS TRYING TO   RAISE THEIR RAINBOW;   HOW DID RAINBOW BECOME A SYMBOL OF THEIR PRIDE "I decided that we should   have a flag, that a flag fit us   as a symbol, that we are a people, a tribe if you will. And   flags are about proclaiming   power, so it's very   appropriate."                                                          ~Gilbert Baker The first rainbow flag was made by Gilbert Baker in 1978 With the help of close to 30 volunteers working in the attic of the Gay Community   Center   in San Francisco, Baker was able to construct the first draft of the now world-renowned rainbow flag and dispatched by Harvey Milk, ...

  VIOLENCE   AND BULLYING   OF   LGBT COMMUNITY                                                           Violence against lesbian, gay, bisexual and   transgender (LGBT) people can   start   from   bullying at school and goes to workplace harassment. Some LGBT people are literally beaten and killed for being who they're.   If someone in your life has been a victim of a hate crime, contact the police, communicate a neighborhood chapter of the Anti-Violence Project (AVP) for added assistance.   To find an AVP in your area, take a look at the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP). Through public education, training and native programs, this group addresses the pervasive problem of violence committed against and within the LGBT community. LGBT youth face serious problems with bullyin...

  LGBTQA Mental Health ; people have higher rates of of depression, anxiety & disorder                                                      Mental health can be an ignored part of being healthy. But it is one of the most important parts. It drives much of our day-to-day life. Having a bad mental health day can impact a lot, including making it harder to get things done. It can be as simple as not running an errand. Or it can be more impactful, like not showing up for work. The lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) community face these challenges just like everyone else. But they may experience even more hurdles to caring for their mental health. This is usually related to prejudices that exist today. LGBTQ individuals are more likely to experience a mental illness such as depression or anxiety. An...

  LGBTQ- MARCHES AND POLITICAL MOVEMENTS It's been 51 years since the primary brick was thrown at the Stonewall Inn — a flash some historians have deemed the start of the fashionable fight for LGBTQ rights. In the last decade alone, many of the problems like marriage equality, same-sex adoption, and also the correct for transgender people to use the remainder room of their choice  have had their day in court and successfully made advancements for the rights of LGBTQ people.  Legal victories similarly because the heightened visibility of LGBTQ people within the media make the 2010s a notable decade for the community. But while this has been a decade of monumental change, it's also important to notice that several of the problems the organizers at the Stonewall Inn fought against, like LGBTQ homelessness and safety from assault, remain dire with transgender women of color at a disproportionately high risk for violence and assault. What is the pre-history of LGBTQ activism? ...

  Legal Rights  of LGBTQand its evolution In the ancient India there were many writings about homosexuality like in the Rigveda which is one of the four canonical sacred texts of Hinduism. It contains a phrase  “Vikrit Evam Prakrit”  meaning what is unnatural is also natural indirectly explaining homosexuality. In medieval India, the Hindus strongly disapproved of homosexuality but many sultans practiced homosexuality even after it’s prohibition in the then Sharia Law (Islamic Religious law). Later, the British Empire also criminalized sexual activities because they too opined that homosexuality was against the order of nature thus included homosexual relationships, under section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. It was termed as an unnatural offence and stated whoever voluntarily had carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal, shall be punished with either imprisonment for life or with imprisonment of up to 10 years along with fine. Thi...

                      The Struggle of LGBTQ Before Decriminalization of Section 377   Sexuality could be a very fluid concept. Homosexual behavior has existed for a long time. It had existed from the time when people at large began to walk on earth. In India, the existence of homosexuality is traced back to precedent days. within the temples of Khajuraho, there are images of girls portrayed as embracing other women, which indicate that individuals were engaged in homosexual activities since then. Again, in Mahabharata, Shikhandini was the transgender warrior of that point. There was reasonably a divine intrusion that bestowed Shikhandini together with her manhood, and she or he lived the remainder of her life as a hermaphrodite. Homosexuality had been treated as against the law and a disease by society over the years. It’s considered a forbidden act. The LGBTQ individuals weren't even permitted to step into religious places be...