User blog:MisticFlame17/LGBTQIA+ Declaration Of Independence

LGBTQIA+ Declaration Of Independence
We live in a world where we aren’t supposed to be judged for how we show how we see ourselves. We are told that we can be anything we want, but then we enter the real world and are faced with criticism. The hate and disrespect towards us is unjustified. These acts against us will not be tolerated, we are ourselves and that can never be changed.

We are allowed to be ourselves; show ourselves how we want to. We are in control of what our bodies look and feel like. So, if we wish for our bodies to be different from the way we were brought into this world, then let it be. We prefer to be with the same sex, or have multiple partners. It doesn’t matter, because it’s our choice. We have a right to choose who we love, and how we want to look like.

1Fifty-three percent of transgenders have reported being verbally harassed or treated disrespectfully in public places, and forty-four percent have been denied service.2High rates of physical and emotional bias and violence; rejection by families and peers; and inadequate supports in schools, employment, and communities because of their sexual orientation and gender identity/expression.3 The disparities in both mental and physical health that are seen between LGBT and heterosexual and non-gender-variant youth are influenced largely by their experiences of stigma and discrimination during the development of their sexual orientation and gender identity. 4Stress associated with these experiences can put LGBTQ+ young people at risk for negative health outcomes, such as, suicide, experience homelessness, and use illegal drugs.5These issues may also contribute to anxiety, depressive symptoms, and feelings of isolation. Youth who express their gender in ways that vary from societal expectations for their perceived sex or gender are at risk for high levels of childhood physical, psychological, and sexual abuse.6The Trump administration spent the majority of its four years in office launching a barrage of attacks infringing on the rights of LGBTQ people, promoting discriminatory policies, and creating barriers to access critical government services.

We have been fighting for our rights since before the Stonewall Riots. We protest, we fight, we educate, and we speak out. Nothing has been done to stop the criticism, or the discriminatory policies which the government put into place. We have done everything in our power to say,”This is who we are.” You have done everything to put us down, distinguish our pride. We are not the disease that you make us out to be.

“Liberty is the state of being free of unnecessary restrictions; being free to make your own choices; being free to experience your own life. The right to pursue Happiness is the right to love as you choose; the right to love your freedom; the right to love your life.” The ‘Declaration of Independence’, which was signed on July 4, 1776 by our forefathers, states the rights which I believe we have to not be discriminated against. We stand before you, as ourselves, as an American Citizen, and we have a right to be and show who we are. Nothing can change how we see ourselves. We are not a disease that needs to be killed, we are living, breathing beings that have a chance at anything in this world as anyone else. We are no different, and no exception to anything, or anyone. We have every right to show ourselves and not be discriminated for who we are.

Details As To Why This Was Made
To tell the truth, I had this as an assignment, but it's not just an assignment anymore- it truly shows what is going on to people of the LGBTQIA+ community, and why we should break away from the people who descrimminate us.