Challenges to LGBTQ Liberation
0.3 CEUs PS
The landmark ruling in favor of marriage equality in 2015 marked what many thought was the penultimate victory for LGBTQ people in the U.S. But three judicial appointees later, it is a new court. the 2020 SCOTUS ruling on Bostock regarding employment discrimination will be instructive but the backlash and efforts to undermine LGBTQ advancement is real. the legislative policies being enacted and decisions made now will have generational impacts on previous LGBTQ advancement. LGBTQ Americans are vulerbale and uncertain about the future of their rights. What may have once been protected and secured could now be eroded, state-by-state. Come to learn the latest about targeted anti-LGBTQ effots and what can be done.
Educational Objectives:
- Compare and contrast rights (Federal vs State) in regard to relationship recognition in the current laws
- Explain key challenges for LGBTQ+ folks when their identities are invalidated
- Explain key challenges for LGBTQ+ folks in accessing rights, benefits and services
- Devises ally behaviors to support equality in the laws
- Differentiate three key issues that potentially disempower same-sex couples from having equality in the laws.
Presented in ASL