{"id":269,"date":"2020-02-10T18:24:11","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T18:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dh-wordpress.ramapo.edu\/SSI-2020\/?p=269"},"modified":"2020-02-10T18:24:11","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T18:24:11","slug":"social-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh-wordpress.ramapo.edu\/SSI-2020\/blog\/2020\/02\/10\/social-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Social Issues have existed for as long as society has. The people affected, the place, and the importance always changes over time. In modern-day, three social issues afflicting society include LGBTQ+ rights, homelessness, and the criminal justice system.<\/span><\/p>\n

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This graphic shows statistics about LGBTQ+ youth at home and in school.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As for LGBTQ+ rights, there is a movement to be more inclusive and accepting for same-sex relationships, parenting, bias-free education, and non-discrimination protections. Unfortunately many reject the LGBTQ+ community. In fact, \u201cSexual orientation ranks as the third-highest motivator for hate crime incidents (17 percent of total attacks).\u201d<\/span> 1 Many times the reason behind this hate is due to religious beliefs that homosexuality and transgenderism are a sin. Personally I know many people who are not discriminatory but are anti-LGBTQ+, which makes for extremely awkward situations. I choose this topic because I believe people should be able to love who they love and be who they wish to be. No one has the right to stop people from having control over their bodies and relationships. One specific issue involves LGBTQ+ youth. There is a gross lack of education on sex and history as well as biased and unsafe schools. \u201cFive population-based surveys of high school students found that bisexual, lesbian and gay youth reported strikingly higher rates of sexual abuse and forced intercourse than their heterosexual counterparts (Saewyc et al. 2006).\u201d<\/span> 2 \u201cLGBTQ youth represent as much as 40% of the homeless youth population. Of that population, studies indicate that as many as 60% are likely to attempt suicide\u201d<\/span> 3 There is plenty of history that can be taught about movements in America, like Harvey Milk<\/a>,<\/span>\u00a0as well as the history of LGBTQ+ around the world. There are numerous surveys and facts that support issues youth face. No matter your belief about homosexuality, the pain, and death that children face is an obvious failure by society. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The second issue faced by too many is homelessness. This is the greatest fear for many in the realm of economic issues. Too many times have I gone to a city and passed by someone who is struggling to survive.<\/span><\/p>\n