SEXUAL MINORITIES

PRESENTED BY
HIBA.N
 INTRODUCTION

• A SEXUAL MINORITY IS A GROUP WHOSE SEXUAL

IDENTITY,ORIENTATIONS OR PRACTICES DIFFER FROM
THE MAJORITY OF SURROUNDING SOCIETY.
• INDIVIDUALS WHO IDENTIFY AS GAY, LESBIAN ,BISEXUAL
OR WHO HAVE SEXUAL CONTACT WITH PEOPLE OF THE
SAME GENDER.
 WHO ARE CONSIDERED AS SEXUAL
MINORITIES

• LESBIANS - WOMEN WHO ARE ATTRACTED TO ANOTHER WOMEN.

• GAY - MEN WHO ARE ATTRACTED TO OTHER MEN
• BISEXUALS - MEN OR WOMEN WHO ARE ATTRACTED TO BOTH MEN
AND WOMEN.
• TRANSGENDERS - PERSON WHOSE APPEARANCE OR IDENTITY
DIFFER FROM THE SEX THEY WERE BORN WITH
• QUEER - QUEER IS A WORD THAT DESCRIBES SEXUAL AND GENDER
IDENTITIES. LESBIANS,GAY,BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE
MAY ALL IDENTIFY WITH THE WORD QUEER .
 LGBT RIGHTS IN INDIA

• LGBT RIGHTS IN INDIA HAVE BEEN EVOLVING RAPIDLY IN

RECENT YEARS.HOWEVER THEY STILL FACE CERTAIN
SOCIAL AND LEGAL DIFFICULTIES.
• TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IN INDIA ARE ALLOWED TO
CHANGE THEIR LEGAL GENDER POST-SEX REASSIGNMENT
SURGERY UNTIL LEGISLATION PASSED IN 2019 AND HAVE A
RIGHT TO REGISTER THEMSELVES UNDER A THIRD
GENDER.
• SOME STATES PROTECT HIJRAS THROUGH HOUSING PROGRAMS,
OFFER WELFARE BENEFITS,PENSION SCHEMES AND FREE
OPERATIONS IN GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS.
• THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 48000 TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IN
INDIA.
• IN 2018, THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA DECRIMINALISED
CONSENSUAL HOMOSEXUAL INTERCOURSE UNDER IPC 377.
 DISCRIMINATION PROTECTION

• ARTICLE 15 OF INDIAN CONSTITUTION STATES THAT

PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION ON GROUNDS OF
RELIGION,RACE,CASTE,SEX OR PLACE OF BIRTH.
• NO LEGISLATIVE LAWS HAS ENACTED TO BAN
DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION
IN EMPLOYMENT SINCE ARTICLE 15 ONLY EXTENDED TO
DISCRIMINATION FROM THE STATE OR GOVERNMENT
BODIES.
• ON FEBRUARY 2021,THE ALLAHABAD HIGH COURT RULED
THAT FIRING AND DISCRIMINATING AGAINST A PERSON
ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION IS VIOLATION OF
SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT, HENCE EXTENDING THE
ANTI-DISCRIMINATORY PROVISIONS TO EMPLOYMENT
EVERYWHERE.
• IN CASE OF PHYSICAL ATTACKS SECTION SECTION 307
AND 323 OF IPC IS USED .
• THE TRANSGENDER PERSON(PROTECTION OF
RIGHT)ACT,2019 BANS DISCRIMINATION AGAINST
TRANSGENDER IN EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT AND
SERVICES , EMPLOYMENT ,HEALTHCARE SERVICES,
ACCESS TO” THE USE OF ANY
GOODS,ACCOMMODATION,SERVICES,FACILITY ,BENEFIT,P
RIVILEGE,OR OPPORTUNITY DEDICATED TO THE USE OF
GENERAL PUBLIC OR CUSTOMARILY AVAILABLE TO
• THE RIGHT TO MOVEMENT,THE RIGHT TO”
RESIDE,PURCHASE,RENT OR OTHERWISE OCCUPY ANY
PROPERTY “
• THE OPPORTUNITY TO STAND FOR OR HOLD PUBLIC OR
PRIVATE OFFICE AND IN GOVERNMENT OR PRIVATE
ESTABLISHMENTS.
• DISCRIMINATION,BULLYING AND RAGGING TARGETED AT A
STUDENT ON THE GROUND OF THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION
• IN DECEMBER 2018,MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
JAGDAMBIKA PAL INTRODUCED A BILL TO THE INDIAN
PARLIAMENT TO AMEND THE ARMY ACT 1950,THE NAVY
ACT 1957 AND THE AIRFORCE ACT 1950, THAT WOULD
ALLOW LGBT PEOPLE TO SERVE IN THE ARMED FORCES.
 SOCIAL AND HEALTH ISSUES THEY FACE

• STRESS
• RISKY BEHAVIOURS
• DEVELOPMENT
• EPIDEMIOLOGY
• DISCRIMINATION
 SEXUAL MINORITIES AND MASS MEDIA

• SEXUAL MINORITIES ARE GENERALLY POTRAYED IN MASS MEDIA AS

BEING IGNORED,TRIVIALISED,OR CONDEMNED.
• IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT ONLINE MEDIA HAS DEVELOPED INTO A
SPACE IN WHICH SEXUAL MINORITIES MAY USE” SOCIAL ARTILLERY
“.THIS DESCRIPTION CENTERS ON HOW SOCIAL NETWORKING AND
CONNECTIONS OPPOSE INSTANCES OF HOMOPHOBIA.
• SOME INDIVIDUALS HAVE MADE THEIR WAY INTO MEDIA THROUGH
TELEVISION AND MUSIC.
• WHILE SEXUAL MINORITIES DO HAVE A PLACE IN MEDIA,STILL THEY ARE
LIMITED IN REPRESENTATION
• THEY GET OFTEN A VERY SHALLOW CHARACTER ONLY
FOR A COMIC RELIEF OR AS A PLOT TWIST.
SEXUAL MINORITIES AND CULTURAL ISSUES

• CURRENT AND PAST RESEARCH HAS BEEN SKEWED

TOWARD SEXUAL MINORITY MEN—AND IS
DISPROPORTIONATELY FOCUSED ON HIV AND OTHER
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS.
• BETWEEN 1989 AND 2011, NUMEROUS GRANTS FOR
RESEARCH WERE SPONSORED AND FUNDED BY THE US
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) BUT FUNDED
RESEARCH FOR SEXUAL MINORITIES AND HEALTH MADE
• WOMEN SEXUAL MINORITY STUDIES ACCOUNTED FOR ONLY
13.5%.
• SEXUAL MINORITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA HAVE SEXUAL-
ORIENTATION-RELATED HEALTH INEQUITIES WHEN
COMPARED TO OTHER COUNTRIES.
• ONE OF THE HIGHEST PREVALENCES OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
DIRECTED TOWARD WOMEN OF A SEXUAL MINORITY OCCURS
IN SOUTH AFRICA.
• WOMEN OF COLOR WHO ARE LIVING IN LOW INCOME URBAN
 LGBT AND SOCIAL
WORK

• SOCIAL WORKERS ARE KEY ALLIES IN THE VITAL EFFORTS

TO ENSURE WELLNESS, SAFETY, AND EQUITY FOR ALL
LGBTQ PEOPLE. 
• THROUGH AFFIRMATIVE THERAPY THAT VALIDATES THE
IDENTITIES AND EXPERIENCES OF LGBTQ INDIVIDUALS,
SOCIAL WORKERS CAN HELP 
REDUCE PEER AND FAMILY REJECTION, EASE STIGMA AND
COMBAT FEELINGS OF ISOLATION, PROVIDING THEM WITH
• SOCIAL WORKERS HAVE A SHARED COMMITMENT TO
PROMOTING LAWS, POLICIES AND PROGRAMMING THAT
AFFIRM, SUPPORT, AND VALUE LGBTQ INDIVIDUALS,
FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES. 
 LGBT PRACTICE TOOLS

1. TRANS FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICE

2. GENDER IDENTITY AND EXPRESSION MAP
3. BEYOND EX-GAY
4. FAMILY ACCEPTANCE PROJECT
 SOCIAL WORK ORGANISATIONS

• FAMILY EQUALITY
• GLSEN
• GLMA
• HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
• LGBTSOCIALWORK.COM
• OUT AND EQUAL WORKPLACE ADVOCATES
• PFLAG
• SAGE ADVOCACY AND SERVICES FOR LGBT ELDERS
• TRANS FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICE
• THE TRANSGENDER TRAINING INSTITUTE
THANK YOU.