Discrimination can occur for the LGBTQ+ community, which stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning/Queer, and other sexualities outside of heterosexuality. This guide discusses discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Terminology
- The New York Times
- Glossary of Terms – Human Rights Campaign
- PFLAG National Glossary
Books & Podcasts
Books
- The Savvy Ally – Jeannie Gainsburg
- Love Wins – Jim Obergefell & Debbie Cenziper
- The Men with The Pink Triangle – Heinz Heger
- Law & the Gay Rights Story – Walter Frank
- Before Stonewall: Activists for Gay & Lesbian Rights in Historical Context – Vern Bullough
- LGBTQ+ – Defining Documents in American History – Michael Shally-Jensen
- Health Care Disparities & the LGBTQ Population
- Confronting LGBTQ+ Discrimination
- Sexual Orientation: Perceptions, Discrimination & Acceptance
Articles & Collections
News & Popular Reading Articles
- Supreme Court Delivers Major Victory to LGBTQ Employees
- Supreme Court says Federal Law Protects LGBTQ Workers from Discrimination
- Pride Month Underscores Need for Strong Anti-Discrimination Protections for LGBTQ Employees
- What are the Blood Donation Rules Globally for Gay & Bisexual Men?
- LGBTQ People Face Higher Unemployment Amid CoronaVirus Pandemic, Survey Finds
- Adoption Agency Should be Able to Reject Gay Couples, Administration Argues
Academic Articles
- Structural Equation Modeling of the Effects of Racism, LGBTQ Discrimination, and Internalized Oppression on Illict Drug Use in LGBTQ People of Color
- Measuring Discrimination Against LGBTQ People: A Cross-National Analysis
- The Society of General Internal Medicine’s Recommendations to Improve LGBTQ+ Health
- Conscientious objection and LGBTQ discrimination in the United States
- Conformity to gender norms and denial of LGBTQ+ discrimination: The mediating role of anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy beliefs
- State-Level LGBTQ+ Policies and Experiences of Interpersonal Discrimination among Sexual and Gender Minority People
- Ambient Discrimination, Victimization, and Suicidality in a Non-Probability Sample of LGBTQ Adults
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Collections
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Bullying
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Cyberbullying
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Gender Identity
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – LGBTQ Parents
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – LGBTQ Military Service
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – LGBTQ+ Marriage Equality
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Title IX
- Gale Opposing Viewpoints – Transgender Equality