An American gets raped every two minutes. 34% of sexual assault and rape victims are under the age of 12. 66% of sexual assault and rape victims ag...
"We cannot all succeed when half of us are held back." -Malala Yousafzai
The struggle for equal rights has not yet ended. Discrimination against youth based on sexual orientation and gender identity in schools is one of ...
Statistics for LGBTQ hate crimes and comparisons to heterosexual people.
Discrimination against LGBT+ needs to stop.
I believe all LGBTQ citizens deserve the same rights as all others. Also no one should be threatened for speaking about what they believe in.
I am aware that there are more issues and definitely more important ones but this is important to me. The LGBTQ+ community needs attention. There ...
Transgendered men and women being able to use the restroom that they identify as in schools.
Everybody has the right to be educated, no matter where they live or where they came from.
People in the LGBTQ+ community aren't always being treated as equals and we need to fix that.
"In order for America to be "great", we need to hear from different types of people. White is not the default."
i think that the LGBTQ community should deserve more help and support because we don't feel that we get as much help.
Like many other kids that identify with the LGBTQ+ community in America, I am very worried about what the future holds for us. As the president of ...
Sexual identity discrimination in the workplace is defined as, “When an employee is subjected to negative employment action, harassment, or denial ...
This is a letter addressing the pressing problem that is bisexual invisibility. Rejection, mental disorders, and possible health problems that go ...
LGBT should have equal rights.
The LGBTQ+ community needs to recieve the same rights as everyone else.
This paper outlines the important need for equality. I focus on the LGBT+ community, and what they're fighting for.
Be who you are. Love who you wish.
People are getting discriminated for loving who they want to and expressing themselves as different. Some people don't accept others because they f...
This letter provides evidence that racism still exists in America.
This is my letter on this issue of discrimination against the LGBTq community.
The North Carolina Bathroom Bill has created epidemic of cruelty against the transgender community and has taken away their basic right of using a...
The LGBTQ community faces large problems that you need to fix.
Letter to the next president
These are my thoughts on what are the most important issues to me that I hope Trump is able to fix while in office. He was in no way my preferred c...
A letter talking about LGBT rights, more so the lack of them.
How can abortion be bad?
All around the world, especially in America, transgenders have to struggle everyday to live in a trans-hating world.
Fairness should be available for all
The American people have been far too critical to each others lives and choices.
Many people today are discriminated against because of their sexuality. Because of this, many students may develop depression and/or suicidal thoug...
Weren't we all born human? So, why should people be treated differently if they are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and so on? Problems like t...
Lately, sexual assaulters have been getting less and less time in jail, or they have not gotten acceptable punishments for their crime
We all deserve equal rights and protection.
This letter outlines the complexity of the death penalty in the U.S and why it may not be as simple as it seems it should be.
Illegal immigration is a growing issue in the United States. We should handle this issue by thinking about the ways our families and economy are af...
I believe people should be treated equally no matter what their condition wether physically or mentally (or both) are. I believe everyone should be...
There are a countless number of ways being queer is amazing yet terrifying, so we should make changes so that no one feels hated or unaccepted.
LGBT are OF the people. The constitution is FOR the people. Members of this community are not fully protected. When will this become a reality?
We should not stop people from being themselves or make them feel like they cannot be who they want to be.
The safest choice for both genders is a gender neutral bathroom.
My name is Emma M. and I am from De Pere Middle School in Wisconsin. Although my school really does not bring the topic up often, I think tha...
Gay Americans are still the target of hate crimes.
"Every 109 seconds, and American is sexually assaulted. Every 8 minutes, that victim in a child. Meanwhile, one 6 out of 1,000 perpetrators are sen...
Sexual Assault on College Campuses
The LGBTQ+ community deserves equal treatment.
Gay Marriage is legal.
The rights of the LGBT community and defending their equality.
Victims of marital rape are not obtaining justice, and their perpetrators are vanishing without receiving any type of punishment.
Equal Rights for LBGTQ
A letter by Elihandra Peralta
Dear Mr./Mrs. President,
I know in this word racism will end.
The growing issue about transgender people using the bathroom needs to be resolved soon.
I will be discussing about privacy rights in the digital world of the internet.
Colleges across the U.S. aren't handling sexual assault on their campuses responsibly. In order to protect the image of the university, schools are...
Sexual assault on college campuses is a problem we should take more serious and put an effort to make an end to it.
I speak about sexual abuse on women and how it is unacceptable for men to do this. Also, I speak about what the future president needs to do.
Although marriage equality is legal, the LGBT+ community is still being discriminated. No matter what views there are, there is the fact that we ar...
America still has a problem with racial and sexual orientation discrimination.
Sexual assault sentencing and statistics.
The separation of church and state is too small and needs to change
Due to the LGBTQ+ community growing, with it comes the issues of discrimination and rights against people with different sexualities.
Bathroom Bill. Transgender have a lot of issues living their everyday lives. They have so many problems that they just don't need.
African Americans today are dying as a consequence at the hands of some police officers for minor things.
I believe the next president should work Equality for all, because too many people discriminate against the people who are not like them.
This paper is about discrimination towards the LGBTQ+ community and how to stop it.
People of every sexual orientation: bisexual, straight, gay, lesbian, transgender came together to show support and pride by marching in the Pride ...
A brief letter asking you to stop the destruction of sacred Native lands.
Transgender rights
It is 2017, and discrimination is something we as a whole are still struggling with. It is something that disappoints me as a citizen, and I can on...
What will our next president do for us?
My name is Janeen Harlow, I am a 14 year old 9th grade student from Northview High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. I was like to discuss with you...
It is 2016 we should no longer be supporting and promoting rape culture.
Did you know that 68% of the LGBTQ+ youth have experienced their elected (or to be elected) leaders saying negative things about the LGBTQ+ communi...
Abortion is a fundamental right that we should have as human beings.
What are the misconceptions made about bisexuals and how do people feel about them? Is there anything we can do about this?
LGBTQ+ people are still normal people. Before we know it our society will be fully corrupt if we don't figure out ways to fix this problem.
The City of Milwaukee is experiencing a surge of girls who have been abducted and sex trafficked. No one should have this experience. This needs ...
Long have the voices of the LGBT community been silenced in this country. This marginalized group that has just as much say as the next, in actuali...
I believe that the United States of America should never discriminate against the LGBTQ+ community.
The poem and essay in this piece show why transgender people should have the same rights as any American citizen.
The LGBTQ community has been mistreated for a long time and there needs to be something done about it. People are ending their lives because they ...
The situation of immigration is at a high but we need to know how we should approach it and realize what consequences could come our action to cont...
Transgender people have certain access to different things like their choice of restroom which is absolutely unacceptable. Abortion is an issue tha...
This must be fixed.
Abortion needs to become illegal because human life begins from the moment of fertilization.
This is a letter addressing sexual assault, what the American Criminal Justice System does about the misconducts, and the way that it affects peopl...
...I am forced to conform to my birth-assigned gender ...I don't want to face rejection ...I need representation of the LGBT+ community.
OUR COUNTRY SHOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH THE EQUALITY OF LGBTQ RIGHTS. MINORITIES LIKE LGBTQ 'S ARE SCARED THAT YOU WILL TAKE AWAY THEIR RIGHTS.
Everyone deserves the same marriage rights.
I'm afraid to be who I really am
We need to spread acceptance and education of the LGBT+ community because years of discrimination have pushed these vital deeds down on our priorit...
This is about gay rights
“She must have wanted it.” “He was drunk; he couldn’t help it.” “Boys will be boys.” These are all examples that have been said to blame the victim...
Sexual assault happens every single day. It happens more than once a day in way too many circumstances. In my opinion, rape is one of the wors...
I would like to address the problems with the LGBTQ community.
I am pro-life. For many, that is hard to understand, even more to respect, since today many teenagers my age,17, support the practice of abortion. ...
Transgender people need to be able to use the restroom that they identify as. We need to be more mature and accepting of everyone.