In America alone, about 40% of lgbtq+ youth are suicidal. Despite America's acceptance of lgbtq+ people, compared to other countries, the community lacks human rights. The lgbtq+ community faces discrimination in various ways. For example, it wasn't until 2015 that the U.S. legalized same-sex marriages; this sounds like progress, but when you consider that heterosexual marriages were never illegal or even frowned upon, you might realize the issue this presents. Besides that, people of the lgbtq+ community are treated as less of a human by being refused a job, being fired, losing custody of their child/children, being denied an adoption and when they are harassed, raped, and even killed. If human rights are for everyone, then why is the lgbtq+ community being treated differently than heterosexuals? Many people use religion as an excuse for their hatred of the lgbtq+ community, and as Americans, we have the right to choose what religion we follow, but the fact of the matter is that no one has the right to hate others.
