User:Audrat09/A’s LGBTQ+ workers, LGBTQ+ nonprofit organizing, and LGBTQ+ sex work

Topic 2: LGBTQ+ nonprofit organizing
For this topic, I have analyzed nonprofit organizations for and by the LGBTQ+ community. These articles discuss the importance, impacts and influences of LGBTQ+ nonprofit organizations.

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The first article by Mazid (2020) looks at the powerful influence of Facebook and the availability and ease of finding LGBTQ+ organizations through the popular social media site. There have been more than 130 anti-LGBTQ+ policies introduced in the year of 2017 alone. it emphasizes the importance of attention of social media to advocate for and promote nonprofit organizations for LGBTQ+ folks.

The second article is by Table, Tronstad & Kearns in 2022. This discusses the discriminatory practices (or lack thereof) by healthcare organizations that do not have the knowledge to help LGBTQ+ patients or even employees. Queer women discuss facing biases and stigma relating to their sexuality. It also talks about the importance of gender-affirming care and inclusive staff for LGBTQ+ patients and workers.

Lastly, the third article on LGBTQ+ organizations was written by Ran Ju in 2017. This article looks at an LGBTQ+ blog in China through a co-cultural theory analysis and researches the types of communication within this blog. it notes the difference between gay liberation in the United States versus gay oppression in China, and how homosexuality/transgenderism goes against the main religions in China. Because of this oppression they use blogs to communicate with each other and support one another.

A's 2nd Draft
LGBTQ+ organizing is important within LGBTQ+ communication because it studies the importance, impact and influence of the LGBTQ+ community by and for one another. The first article by Mazid (2020) looks at the powerful influence of Facebook and the availability and ease of finding LGBTQ+ organizations through the popular social media site. There have been more than 130 anti-LGBTQ+ policies introduced in the year of 2017 alone. There is an emphasis on the importance of attention of social media to advocate for and promote nonprofit organizations for LGBTQ+ folks. The second article is by Table, Tronstad & Kearns in 2022. There are discriminatory practices (or lack thereof) by healthcare organizations that do not have the knowledge to help LGBTQ+ patients or even employees. Queer women discuss facing biases and stigma relating to their sexuality. Gender-affirming care and inclusivity within staff is important for LGBTQ+ folks. Lastly, the third article on LGBTQ+ organizations was written by Ran Ju in 2017. There is an LGBTQ+ blog in China looked at through a co-cultural theory analysis and researches the types of communication within this blog. There is a notable difference between gay liberation in the United States versus gay oppression in China, and how homosexuality/transgenderism goes against the main religions in China. Because of this oppression, they use blogs to communicate with each other and support one another.

It's also crucial to look at LGBTQ+ workers when studying LGBTQ+ communication to better understand the policies that negatively or positively impact queer and transgender workers. It's important to analyze how these employees are treated in the workplace, especially regarding heteronormative and traditional family values and expectations. There is an impact of discriminatory biases on what a family or employee should look and act like, and this directly affects the comfort and stability of queer folks in the workplace. Secondly, there is a dilemma that LGBTQ+ workers face when posting on social media, especially when deciding to be out or closested on their personal accounts. There is a challenge of being "professional" and a question of why LGBTQ+ lifestyles are considered to be reckless or inappropriate for work.