Homophobia and the Workplace

Paper Summary:

This paper examines the issue of discrimination against gays and lesbians. The primary focus of this discrimination is the workplace, and the experience of gays and Lesbians is compared to challenges faced by other minority and ethnic groups in the past. Timely and relevant peer-reviewed and scholarly literature to develop an appropriate background for the issues involved is presented. A discussion of controlling legislation and a description of various types of discrimination that can take place in the workplace is followed by an assessment of current and future trends regarding the discrimination gays and Lesbians encounter. A summary of the research is presented in the conclusion.

Outline:
Introduction
Review and Discussion
Background and Overview
Controlling Legislation
Types of Discrimination
Conclusion
Works Cited

From the Paper:

" The move to reverse the long-standing practices of discriminating against anyone in general and gays and lesbians in particular can be traced to the years immediately following the end of World War II, during the era of the Red Scare. During this scary period in America's duck-and-cover history, it was easy to be fearful of almost anything and everything and homosexuals were no exception. "Although immoral conduct was grounds for dismissing homosexuals from the civil service by Theodore Roosevelt's administration," Lewis (2001) reports, "federal employment of homosexuals did not become a political issue until the Cold War, when heightened American fears about national security led to increased restrictions on all federal employees" (539)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Cheng, Zhankun. (2003). "Issues and Standards in Counseling Lesbians and Gay Men with Substance Abuse Concerns." Journal of Mental Health Counseling 25(4):323.
• Bachhofer, Aaron L. (2005). "The Lavender Scare: The Cold War Persecution of Gays and Lesbians in the Federal Government." Archives of Sexual Behavior 34(2):257.
• Black's Law Dictionary. St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., 1990, 467.
• High Tech Gays v. Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office. 1987 668 F.Supp. 1361 (N.D. Cal.).
• High Tech Gays v. Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office. 1990 895 F.2d 563 (9th Cir.).

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