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Informative Speech: By: Kerby R. Trogon

This informative speech discusses the LGBTQ+ community and homophobia. It defines key terms like LGBTQ+, homophobia, and the different types of homophobia. The speech addresses the causes of homophobia like religion, stereotypes, and hyper-masculinity. It also discusses how homophobia hurts society by limiting diversity and self-expression, and increasing risks like STDs. Finally, it provides ways to manage homophobia such as identifying it as the problem, learning from other forms of oppression, listening to LGBTQ+ experiences, and supporting anti-discrimination efforts.

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Informative Speech: By: Kerby R. Trogon

This informative speech discusses the LGBTQ+ community and homophobia. It defines key terms like LGBTQ+, homophobia, and the different types of homophobia. The speech addresses the causes of homophobia like religion, stereotypes, and hyper-masculinity. It also discusses how homophobia hurts society by limiting diversity and self-expression, and increasing risks like STDs. Finally, it provides ways to manage homophobia such as identifying it as the problem, learning from other forms of oppression, listening to LGBTQ+ experiences, and supporting anti-discrimination efforts.

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INFORMATIVE SPEECH

By: Kerby R. Trogon


DO YOU KNOW THESE PERSONS?

ELLEN DEGENERES
VICE GANDA
BOY ABUNDA
LGBTQ+ Community
• Consists gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, questioning,
and queer people.
• The term LGBT is used to replace the term “gay” in
reference to them in mid-to-late 1980s.
• Throughout the history, members of the LGBTQ+ community
received so much hatred and antipathy coming from the
society.
• People who are contempt and prejudice to homosexuals are
referred to as homophobes.
• The term homophobia was first described in 1972 by George
Weinberg.
• Homophobia is the irrational fear or hatred of homosexuality,
non-heterosexual people, or anything or anybody that deviates
from a strictly normative heterosexual approach to sexuality
and sexual identity.
WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF HOMOPHOBIA?
• Internalized homophobia- refers to negative stereotypes, beliefs,
stigma, and prejudice about homosexuality and LGBTQ+ people that
a person with same-sex attraction turns inward on themselves.
• Interpersonal homophobia- expressed through name-calling,
verbal or physical harassment or acts of discrimination.
• Institutionalized homophobia- refers to the many ways in which
government, business, churches and other organisations
discriminate against people on the basis of their sexual orientation.
• Cultural homophobia- refers to social standards and norms which
dictate that being heterosexual is better than being lesbian, gay or
bisexual.
WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF HOMOPHOBIA?
• Many adults continue to • Hyper-masculinity
believe the stereotypes they • Misogyny
learned as children
• SOME religious and
conservative organizations
promote lies about the
community.
• Possibility of being or
becoming a homosexual
HOW HOMOPHOBIA HURTS US ALL
• Makes it hard to appreciate • Prevents vital information
true diversity about sex and sexuality.
• Having a hard time to be • Causes youth to be sexually
friend with homosexuals. active to prove they are
• Puts pressure on straight ”normal”. This can lead to
people to act aggressively unwanted pregnancies and
and angrily to LGBTQ+ STDs.
people.
• Limits self-expression
CAN HOMOPHOBIA BE CURED?
These are some of the ways to manage it:
1. Identify homophobia, not homosexuality, as the problem to be
addressed.
2. Use what you know about racism, sexism, classicism, etc., to better
understand homophobia and to look for ways to respond to homophobia.
3. Listen to the experiences of LGBTQ people and assume that their
experiences with oppression is valid.
4. Actively support anti‐discrimination efforts, as well as campaigns to stop
homophobic prejudice and violence.

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