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Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people who are 'out' at work waste little
energy hiding aspects of their personalities, meaning they feel more confident and
progress within the business. However, many remain in the closet (Qvist, 2014). Most of
the LGBT members are able to express themselves when working. However, they fail
every job application that they submit because of their gender identity. Employers
consider gender orientation rather than working skills or capabilities, and knowledge
about the job. Terkel (2014) claimed that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
employees were 23 percent less likely to be called back for interviews with federal
contractors when compared with similar — but less qualified — non-LGBT applicants,
according to a new study. It was clearly stated that even if LGBT applicants were more
qualified, the company or employer would still choose to accept the non-LGBT applicant.
This is a clear evidence of discrimination among applicants applying for a job, showing
that LGBT members are not accepted. LGBT members are not given the chance to
Due to discrimination in applying for a job, some LGBT members were determined
to build and start their own businesses. According to Shine (2015), Geocities, Facebook,
PayPal, and Calvin Klein were all founded or co-founded by someone from the LGBT
community. With about 1.4 million LGBT-owned businesses in US, it’s not surprising that
some are among the most successful businesses around. Over 800 of them have been
certified as LGBTEs (LGBT Enterprises), a number that is expected to rise sharply in the
coming years, as the Small Business Association launches its second outreach to the
LGBT business community. While government support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender entrepreneur lags behind that for women and minorities, a few private
organizations have become very useful resources to the community. Some of these
decades, creating communities and partnerships among LGBT business owners and their
In the Penn State Outreach Diversity Climate Survey Executive Summary (2007),
based on sexual orientation. Sexual orientation tied as the characteristic most frequently
reported that they have hidden or downplayed their sexual orientation when dealing with
reported that they have felt intimidated by others because of their sexual orientation. This
survey shows that inside companies or business establishments, LGBT members are still
status. It also occurs when harassed in the workplace or forced to work in a hostile work
environment.
A range of factors may influence the work and career choices of LGBT members
including: the transition from school to work; type of work; choice of sector; organizational
and workplace culture; geographical location; gender and equality politics and negotiating
identities at work. Discrimination played a part in the decisions of LGBT members whether
environment can cause lesbian, gay and bisexual workers to feel stressed; excluded;
ostracized and may result in self-censorship; problems with concentration and ultimately
a desire to leave. However, LGBT members still manage to deal with discrimination,
one of the LGBT applicant or co-worker. LGBT members commonly experience this as
hostility or violence. On the other hand, indirect discrimination is when an LGBT member
cannot meet the rules, policy and practice set by a business establishment.
LGBT members face unique challenges and struggles that they need to cope with.
According to ULifeLine, an online resource for mental health, learning to be yourself and
dealing with other people’s perception of you can be hard for anyone. This process can
be especially stressful or tough for lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT). In fact,
they can face unique issues when it comes to mental health. The discrimination of
LGBT members may face the pressure they feel from their family or community, can put
them at greater risk for emotional health struggles like depression, anxiety, substance
abuse and even suicide. Due to this, it will be better for LGBT members to share and
express their personal concerns for other people around them to understand their well-
being and experiences. It is also for other people to widen their understanding and
Data from the 1990s and early 2000s supported this idea, at least for gay men,
with study after study showing that gay men earned less than heterosexual men.
Lesbians, however, actually earned more than straight women. In contrast to the earlier
data, however, it turns out that gay men now earn more than straight men. The average
annual earnings for gay men were $59,618 compared to $57,032 for straight men. That
said, when accounting for differences in employment status (lesbians were more likely to
have full-time work than straight women, while gay men were less likely to have full-time
work than straight men) and other differences between groups, the overall earnings
premium for both lesbians and gay men translated to roughly 9 to 10 percent (Lehmiller,
2017).
that is present nowadays. They cope with it through acceptance within themselves and
toward other people. According to Drake (2013), while LGBT adults say society is more
accepting, just 19% say there is “a lot” of social acceptance today and many say they
have been victims of discrimination, such as being subject to slurs or jokes, or suffering
rejection by a family member. Social relationship is important, how you deal with your
surroundings and how they interact with you. Most of the time, LGBT members try their
best to socialize to other people in order for them to have good friendship like normal
people do. However, due to sexual orientation, most non-LGBT members choose not to
new measure of LGBT inclusion, called the Global Acceptance Index, which ranked 141
countries on their relative level of social acceptance of LGBT people and rights. LGBT
acceptance refers to social beliefs about LGBT people as well as the prevailing opinion
about laws and policies that protect LGBT people from violence and discrimination and
promote their equality and well-being (Dowd, 2018). Through this recent study,
acceptance to LGBT members and interacting with them is now more evident nowadays.
If this continues, we will continue to have a gay-friendly world which promotes equality for