Meaning and the history.

LGBT Stands for Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender

They have been using the term of LGB since 1990
The initialism has become mainstream as a self designation
The term also has been used in other countries such as
French,argentina and etc
LGBT is intended to emphasize a diversity of sexuality and
gender identity-based cultures.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights in the

United States are considered amongst some of the most advanced
in the world
However they vary on a jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction basis. Since June
26, 2003, sexual activity between consenting adults of the same sex
as well as same-sex adolescents of a close age has been legal
nationwide, pursuant to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Lawrence
v. Texas.
Heres a the summary about the case of Lawrence v Texas
Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003) is a landmark decision by
the United States Supreme Court. The Court struck down the
sodomy law in Texas and, by extension, invalidated sodomy laws in
13 other states, making same-sex sexual activity legal in every U.S.
state and territory.

Full case
name

John Geddes Lawrence and

Tyron Garner v Texas

People around the world face violence and inequality and

sometimes torture, even execution because of who they love, how
they look, or who they are. Sexual orientation and gender identity
are integral aspects of our selves and should never lead to
discrimination or abuse.

We all have a sexual orientation and a gender identity, and this

shared fact means that discrimination against members of the
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender community, based on
sexual orientation and/ or gender identity, is an issue that
transcends that community and affects all of us.
Sexual orientation covers sexual desires, feelings, practices and
identification. Sexual orientation can be towards people of the same
or different sexes (same-sex, heterosexual or bisexual orientation).
Gender identity refers to the complex relationship between sex and
gender, referring to a person's experience of self expression in
relation to social categories of masculinity or femininity (gender). A
person's subjectively felt gender identity may be at variance with
their sex or physiological characteristics.
Issues
Decriminalization
People detained or imprisoned solely because of their homosexuality
- including those individuals prosecuted for having sex in
circumstances which would not be criminal for heterosexuals, or for
their gender identity - are considered to be prisoners of conscience
and Amnesty International calls for their immediate and
unconditional release.
I calls for the decriminalization of homosexuality where such
legislation remains, including a review of all legislation which could
result in the discrimination, prosecution and punishment of people
solely for their sexual orientation or gender identity. All such laws
should be repealed or amended.
People should stop making LGBT is a mental issues, our law didnt
provide the protection for the LGBT when the fact that they needed
the most.
It is a very complex situation where we Indonesian still think that
the people that are LGBT is something that should be put into a
mental hospital, if we are truly created equal, then surely the love
we commit to one another must be equal as well
We are big and vast and diverse, a nation of people with different
backgrounds and beliefs, different experiences and stories but
bound by the shared ideal that no matter who you are or what you
look like, how you started off or how and who you love, but
Indonesia is not the place where you can write your destiny,we are
still lacking in so many aspects.

Marriage Equality

The right of adults to enter into consensual marriage is enshrined in

international human rights standards.
Article 16, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race,
nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family.
They are entitled to equal rights as to marriage, during marriage
and at its dissolution.
Civil marriage between individuals of the same-sex is therefore an
issue in which fundamental human rights are at stake. Amnesty
International believes that the denial of equal civil recognition of
same-sex relationships prevents many people from accessing a
range of other rights, such as rights to housing and social security,
and stigmatizes those relationships in ways that can fuel
discrimination and other human rights abuses against people based
on their sexual orientation or gender identity.
I opposes discrimination in civil marriage laws on the basis of sexual
orientation or gender identity and calls on states to recognize
families of choice, across borders where necessary. States should
not discriminate against minority groups based on identity.
In addition, AIUSA calls on states to:

Ensure that all allegations and reports of human rights

violations based on sexual orientation or gender identity are
promptly and impartially investigated and perpetrators held
accountable and brought to justice;

Take all necessary legislative, administrative and other

measures to prohibit and eliminate prejudicial treatment on
the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity at every
stage of the administration of justice;

Ensure adequate protection of human rights defenders at risk

because of their work on human rights and sexual orientation
and gender identity