It is no big surprise that Twitter’s inter-connectivity is a standout amongst the most critical parts of Twitter. One individual can be able to contact or possibly be seen by a huge number of people at once.
Well, to tell the truth, I am not that fond of Twitter. Be that as it may, I’d lie if I say that I did not take pleasure in tweeting and exploring specific hashtags related to my chosen topic. Following people with the same interest as mine on Twitter has created an ongoing relationship with my followers. As my topic is about the discrimination the lgbt community is facing by the society, I have made some research on Twitter by using particular hashtags such as ‘‘#lgbt discrimination’’ and I was stunned to see the huge amount of tweets demonstrating the people’s concern about this sensitive issue. In addition, retweeting the person’s tweets from my following list aligned to my topic not only demonstrated my commitment towards the original tweet, but provides great data to my followers as well. To put it plainly, RTing someone makes me part of that participatory culture where the sharing of information is never endless. Using hashtags on Twitter made me understand its importance because at the end of the day if I need to regroup all my tweets, I will simply need to put my hashtags in the search tab and that’s it. However, I believe that the 140 characters is double edged as even though it allowed me to express the most important information, yet it kind of confined me to give a more brief stream to my tweets. Besides, the fact that posting links count in the word characters is disturbing because every now and then I had to rewrite everything. Well, it is time consuming! But the thing is that it was a challenge actually to stick to Twitter’s word limits. Regardless of the way that I did not get many followers possibly on the grounds of the blend of time, but got one of my tweet retweeted and some likes on my tweets, I must admit that Twitter serves as a channel of self-affirmation. Being able to showcase my expertise of being a leader of my blog to an ‘upcoming vast audience’ is rewarding. I will definitely keep on tweeting interesting stuff to create my digital footprint and incite the audience to go read my blog.
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A Trans Teen Killed Himself After Hospital Staff Constantly Called Him A Girl
Suicide is the main source of death among gay adolescents. They are exposed to persuasive harassment, including provocation and bullying. Everybody knows that transgender youths are at high peril of committing suicide, however why this danger is higher is frequently not comprehended by the general population, or abused by individuals who want to bring on additional harm. The way that this trans teen was teased by the hospital staff calling him a young lady, though they knew that he was troubled, demonstrated the absence of medical support from these health care providers. Instead of helping him, they kept on hurting him. It is critical to say that all suicide endeavours ought to be considered as important by the society. Misgendering somebody because of his/her sexual orientation demonstrates that there is something terribly amiss with the way people treat transgender youths. They are only humans, I mean they are not causing any harm. All they want is to live their lives peacefully by being who they really are. I believe that suicide prevention is the key factor to help the trans and lgbt adolescents to feel protected and integrated in the society. This can lead to creating protective factors appropriate for them. At the end of the day, appearances are not all that matter, it is the soul that counts. The website Huffington post has released an article about the ‘‘The purple of the rainbow: Domestic violence in LGBTQ relationships.'' Despite the fact that October is conjugal violence consciousness, yet October is by no means the only time that abuse behaviour at home and LGBT relations meet up.
Though ‘Let your rainbow sparkle’ has defended the lgbt cause all along, the Huffington article adds value to it. In my previous blog posts, I have been talking on the brutality the gay, lesbians and transgends are confronted with, but this article reveals that violence do exist in LGBT relationships as well. However, there are numerous hindrances that keep people from looking for help and significantly more when they relate to a conventionally disregarded sexual orientation. If they looked for help, it is more likely that the police are more averse to appropriately handle an aggressive behaviour at home circumstances in a same sexual orientation relationship. Moreover, domestic violence incorporate using lawful system, yet the legitimate rule does not have the best background of supporting lgbt people. Therefore, people may not be exposing it as they know that it will be difficult for them to get a protection order. This is discriminatory! From my perspective, the outcome I think is emerging from this article is that of fear for the lgbt people to come forward to denounce their partners for viciousness as they do not want to be looked down. I think it is vital to have a clear understanding of why the lgbt people are debilitated from looking for help, with the aim to develop methodologies to better serve the society. Another ramification is that of the same-sex couples not having the necessary assets needed to help them free themselves from abusive relationships. This implies turning out to the police who have a past filled with standardised homophobia and transphobia. Subsequently, survivors of domestic brutality lack the lawful acknowledgement and protection just like hetero survivors. In fact, barriers to equivalent treatment for same-sex couples continue. In addition, the harmful myths encompassing abusive behaviours in lgbt relationships reduce the lgbt residue and frequently fortifies the propensity for lgbt community to stay noiseless about conjugal violence. In spite of the fact that aggressive behaviour at home practiced along lines of force allowed by sexism and misogyny is basic, this does not mean physical abuse practiced along different intersections of power are less difficult and painful. ![]() Homophobic and transphobic states of mind, frequently joined with an absence of sufficient legitimate security against discrimination by cause of sexual orientation and gender identity, uncover LGBT individuals of any age and in all locales of the world to intolerable infringements of their human rights. They are oppressed in the workplace, in schools and in dispensaries, abused and abandoned by their relatives. They are chosen for physical attack – beaten, sexually struck, tormented and killed. Part of the reasons the LGBT community is downgraded is due to the fact that government, state and laws do not give gay and lesbian individuals uniform insurance against all types of discrimination. These people cannot go to crowded places, because the mob can assault them, as it has been the case for a gay couple who was attacked by 15-20 people in Kiev. They cannot walk alone. Though you do not belong to an oppressed community, you must stand up against judgements, harassments and abuses, if simply because the next one to be tyrannized might be yours. In the event that you decline to stand up when LGBT people are being unfairly harassed, then you have no scrupule to protest when it is you who are being intimidated and no one comes to your help. It is time to speak up to put an end at discrimination. Gay, lesbian and transgender are equal people of the human family and are qualified to be treated as such. The ever-ending platitude that everybody is on the same level but some are more equivalent than others is not adequate. No individual ought to be denied their human rights basically as a result of their apparent sexual orientation or gender identity. No person ought to be liable to discrimination, brutality and harassments because of their sexuality. In ‘Let your rainbow sparkle,’ my main focus is to make a change in the mind-set of people, for them to stop downgrading the gay, lesbian and transgender individuals, and to accept them as a part of the society. The question is: what can we do to reduce prejudice and discrimination against LGBT people? – By coming to know them, and working with them to combat prejudice. I strongly believe that discrimination can decline when people have a personal contact with openly gay people. Discrimination has to STOP! |
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