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When one hears the words â€Å"LGBT† and â€Å"Homosexuality† it often conjures up a mental picture of people fighting for their rights, which were unjustly taken away or even the social emergence of gay culture in the world in the1980s and the discovery of AIDS. However, many people do not know that the history of LGBT people stretches as far back in humanity’s history, and continues in this day and age. Nevertheless, the LGBT community today faces much discrimination and adversity. Many think the problem lies within society itself, and often enough that may be the case. Society holds preconceptions and prejudice of the LGBT community, though not always due to actual hatred of the LGBT community, but rather through lack of knowledge and poor media†¦show more content†¦Data also showed Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual youth were twice as likely than heterosexual youth have considered attempting suicide in the past year (31 percent vs. 14 percent). Other resear ch suggests that youth that identifies as transgender or transsexual also experience emotional distress; one-fourth reported a prior suicidal attempt. Research seems to supporting the theory that negative experiences resulting from LGBT stigma can lead to chronic stress contributes to emotional distress among LGBT teens and adults. Many other studies investigated the consequnces of stressor on the mental health of LGBT youth. These studies usually find support for association among stressors associated with being LGBT and poorer mental health. â€Å"Mediation analyses showed that perceived discrimination accounted for increased depressive symptomology among LGBT males and females and accounted for an elevated risk of self-harm and suicide ideation among LGBT males. Perceived discrimination is a likely contributor to emotional distress among LGBT youth.† (Joanna Almeida) According to a study as many as 93 percent of teenagers have heard words that were derogatory in nature about sexual orientation with half of the teens who heard those words in the community and every day in school. While 78 percent of gay or perceived to be students are teased and bullied both in their schools and communities. LGBT teens liveShow MoreRelatedDiscrimination Against LGBT Community1003 Words   |  5 PagesThe dictionary defines discrimination as the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or identified sex and sexual orientation. The term LGBT stands for, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. These terms refer to sexual orientation and also gender identity. 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