jordanhendrix wrote:
tyemaishu wrote:
It is not illegal to be gay, you can't be legally imprisoned or executed for being gay.
Equal marriage is being legalized in more states.
In many states transgender people who have sexual reassignment surgery can be issued new birth certificates.
Looks like don't ask, don't tell is being repealed.
There are federal hate crime laws.
And many business schools have special events just for LGBT students.
So not being illegal or worthy of capitol punishment is progress?
"equal marriage" is illegal in 30 states and legal in ONE
Dont ask Dont Tell just failed in congress
Federal hate crime laws are civil rights laws, 10000% justified, but they can't be considered a push for LGBT equality in the US.
Bottom line America, while ahead of many countries still has a LONG way to to go before you can just brush it off they way you did. And where are you getting your info from? Carl Paladino? or Fox News?
You've done a nice spin job here distracting people from your initial insensitive homophobic remarks. Can we delete this thread BB?
Hi JordanHendrix,
Thanks for posting about this. I'm glad you're so passionate. I understand that you feel some of my comments are insensitive and homophobic. Im sorry you feel that way.
As a post OP (I hit my 18 week mark yesterday, but transitioned like 10 years ago) MTF transgender woman, I definitely consider myself part of the LGBT community. And i started this post to understand if i should talk about my experiences on my application to business school. I'm sad that so many members here feel there is any homophobic tone or intention on this thread.
Ive come across many news articles about LGBT issues. In addition to watching Fox news, I also read the NYTimes, Latimes, Sf Chronicle, and the Economist.
Just last year, Uganda debated legislation to make some homosexual acts capital offenses.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/news/2009/10/091016_uganda_aggravated_homosexuality_wt_sl.shtml Not too long ago 2 teens were executed for being gay in Iran
https://www.thenation.com/article/witnesses-executionI think the fact that this doesn't exist in the US is progress.
Equal marriage is legal in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire, and DC. A judge overturned prop 8 in California, but new marriages haven't been allowed yet. Have any states changed it recently? But you're absolutely right, 30 states do have a constitutional ban on it. But I think the momentum is starting to swing towards more legalization rather than less.
https://articles.latimes.com/2010/oct/13/opinion/la-oe-cowan-marriage-20101013On 10/12/10 a federal judge ordered the military to stop enforcing don't ask, don't tell.
https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/13/us/13military.html?_r=1&scp=5&sq=don%27t%20ask%20don%27t%20tell&st=cseOctober 2009, President Obama signed a law to specifically extend the federal definition of hate crime to cover LGBT people. It is called Matthew Shepard's Law
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=114253892 I don't know if it is a push towards equality, But it is a push towards making hatred, and crimes that are motivated by hate towards the LGBT community unacceptable.
For transpeople, the ability to have legal documents changed is tremendous! Most of my friends from other countries had much more difficulty than I did. A super passable friend of mine (seriously so passable, if we weren't in the hospital together I would not know.) has to show people an ID with David as her name, and M as her sex.
I'm not brushing off any of the struggles that all LGBT people face. I do realize that some countries are further ahead then us, and many counties are behind. But as an Asian American person, I know that i would much rather be here than anywhere in Asia.
In the US i have the opportunity to get an MBA. In other countries the most I could hope for is to be the best sex worker. Of course I'm joking about the sex worker thing. But seriously, if you made a list ranking all the countries in the world on LGBT equality. The US would have to be in the top 10. So I feel there is much to be grateful for, and much to be hopeful for in the future.
JordanHendrix, good luck on your applications. We are applying to some of the same schools, so maybe I'll see you around. I'd love it if we could join forces and with our combined MBA powers we could do a lot of change the story of LGBT equality.
Oh and if you'd like to chat more about this or anything let me know.