Question

Will enumeration finally end the discrimination felt by the LGBTQ community? Explain

Answer 1

Answer:

ver the past decade, the nation has made unprecedented progress toward LGBT equality. But to date, neither the federal government nor most states have explicit statutory nondiscrimination laws protecting people on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. LGBT people still face widespread discrimination: Between 11 percent and 28 percent of LGB workers report losing a promotion simply because of their sexual orientation, and 27 percent of transgender workers report being fired, not hired, or denied a promotion in the past year. Discrimination also routinely affects LGBT people beyond the workplace, sometimes costing them their homes, access to education, and even the ability to engage in public life.

Data from a nationally representative survey of LGBT people conducted by CAP shows that 25.2 percent of LGBT respondents has experienced discrimination because of their sexual orientation or gender identity in the past year. The January 2017 survey shows that, despite progress, in 2016 discrimination remained a widespread threat to LGBT people’s well-being, health, and economic security.

Explanation:

Among people who experienced sexual orientation- or gender-identity-based discrimination in the past year:

68.5 percent reported that discrimination at least somewhat negatively affected their psychological well-being.

43.7 percent reported that discrimination negatively impacted their physical well-being.

47.7 percent reported that discrimination negatively impacted their spiritual well-being.

38.5 percent reported discrimination negatively impacted their school environment.

52.8 percent reported that discrimination negatively impacted their work environment.

56.6 report it negatively impacted their neighborhood and community