Lgbt Community Oppression

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, oppression is defined as unjust or cruel exercise of authority or power. When groups of people are not being treated fairly in our society, it is usually because someone with power essentially does not share the same views as them. Groups are being oppressed for various reasons. Whether they are a different religion, a different race, a different social class, or even a member of the LGBT community they are typically being oppressed. The LGBT community has been oppressed for quite some time and while changes have been made in their favor, there is still a very long way to go. Just this past month, some of the southern states have passed laws that oppress the LGBT community greatly. While the LGBT community has been faced with oppression for some time, I will start by talking about the most recent events that have occurred in the United States. On April 5, 2016, Mississippi governor, Phil Bryant, signed a religious freedom law. The enactment of this law allows people with religious objections to deny wedding services to LGBT couples. With this law in effect, it also gives other businesses and employers the right to use
North Carolina has recently also passed a new controversial law, which is called the “bathroom law.” This law has banned Transgender people from choosing which bathroom they can use that is constant with their gender identity. This law will allow schools, locker rooms, and any changing facility that is multiple person capacity to require people to only use the bathroom that is the same as their biological sex that is listed on their birth certificate. North Carolina is saying that they have the power to tell someone who they should be, even if that is not who they identity themselves as. It is ridiculous and is taking away the freedoms that we are given as