Sexual Orientation Discrimination

The end of our first unit, we discussed a plethora of issues that society face today. Society is plagued with many diverse people and unjust treatment among different groups, this is where oppression rears its ugly head. Oppression the mistreatment of a specific group due to the fact that they are not considered the “norm” in society. When someone is judge unfairly and not given the same rights as other as we are all born with, this can cause one to feel victimized and create enormous turmoil in our society. Gender plays a significant role in society, several groups experience harsher oppression than others, LGBT (Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) individuals are highly discriminated against due to mistreatment and stereotyping from society.
Judgement against anyone is morally wrong, and I feel
The LGBT population in the workplace is growing and the percentage shows from research in the journal article Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Workplace: A Systematic Review of Literature “the ratio of GLBT employees to the entire workforce is between 3% and 12% in the US. Between 5% and 7% of the total UK population is GLB (Colgan, Creegan, McKearney, & Wright, 2007, p.591). With the LGBT population on the rise they face higher challenges and problems surrounding their employment and detrimental treatment. Kurina Baksh state in the article Workplace Discrimination: The LGBT Workforce “The LGBT workforce continues to face widespread discrimination in the workplace with 21 percent of LGBT employees reporting that they have been discriminated against in hiring, promotions and pay” (Baksh, 2016). Most straight employees face problems with job performance, the LGBT community have to overcome judgment in their work place that has nothing to do with their ability to perform the job