LGBT rights

What is LGBT?
 LGBT means:
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender

 Lesbian – a homosexual woman

 Gay – a homosexual man
 Bisexual – is a person who is attracted to both
genders
 Transgender - a person whose sense of personal
identity and gender does not correspond with their
birth sex.
LGBT rights in different countries
LGBT - supporting

Marriage
Marriage (recognized, not performed)
Civil Unions
Common-law marriage
Same-sex unions (not recognized)

LGBT - unsupporting

 Laws restricting
Illegal
Imprisonment
Up to life imprisonment
Up to death
Map of LGBT rights
Question:

If your friend or a family member came out to

you, how would you react? Would you treat
him/her differently than before?
Comparision of LGBT rights
USA Slovakia
Same-sex sexual activity Legal (nationwide) Legal
Gender identitity Laws vary by jurisdiction Allowed to change legal
gender
Military service Legal Legal
Same-sex couple child Legal Illegal
adoption
Same-sex marriage Legal Illegal
What rights LGBT people fight
for?
 Same-sex marriage
 Right for homosexual couples to adopt a child
 Non-discrimination laws
 Donation of blood
 Military service for transgender
LGBT Statistics (USA)
 90% of LGBT students hear anti-LGBT comments at
school
 28% of LGBT youth drop out of school due to
harassment
 84% LGBT youth report verbal harassment
 30% of LGBT individuals commit suicide every year
 26% of gay males were forced to move out from
home due to family disapproval
Conclusion

In my opinion, people should take LGBT people

like heterosexuals, there shouldn´t be
inequality between us. All of us should have
same rights, no matter what our gender, race
or sexuality is.
 Thanks for your attention!

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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Slovakia#Discrimination_pr