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What are the strengths and limitations of LGBT activism? Can significant social change be accomplished by working inside the system? Is it possible to link the LGBT rights movement to a broader coalition for social, political, and economic change, one that is sensitive to issues of gender, race, and class? What are the obstacles in doing so? Based on the findings of your analysis, what, if any, changes need to be made to existing approaches? What are some possible ways forward? What might such changes look like in practice?

Since its inception in the early 1950s, the LGBT rights movement has been divided over its approach to political, social, and cultural change. On the one hand, assimilations have typically embraced a rights-based perspective, working within the system to achieve incremental reforms. On the other hand, liberationists have favored more radical, cultural change from outside […]

Describe why you have chosen this theoretical perspective and ensure you include detail on which theorist’s work is most representative.

Step 1: Using Secondary Data Use the data gathered on your chosen locality in the Week Three assignment, “Demographic Report,” and implement any feedback from your instructor into your paper. If more data is needed, use demographic data from the latest census (available online using the US Census American FactFinder (Links to an external site.)) […]

Analyze the challenges and ethical requirements with regard to working with diverse populations.

Description In the Human Services field, providers will generally encounter clients from very diverse backgrounds, in terms of age, race, ethnicity, ability status, religion, sexual orientation, etc. In a 4-5 page essay, analyze the challenges and ethical requirements with regard to working with diverse populations. Submit an essay addressing the following items: Challenges a provider […]

What are two unique challenges facing the elderly LGBT population? How can the typical nursing home or assisted living facility address the unique needs of this population?

In recent years, we have witnessed unprecedented shifts in societal values, some of which can offer challenges to organizational operations. Watch Gray Gays: Aging as an LGBT adult (5:56). What are two unique challenges facing the elderly LGBT population? How can the typical nursing home or assisted living facility address the unique needs of this […]

What are two unique challenges facing the elderly LGBT population? How can the typical nursing home or assisted living facility address the unique needs of this population?

Paper details: In recent years, we have witnessed unprecedented shifts in societal values, some of which can offer challenges to organizational operations. Watch Gray Gays: Aging as an LGBT adult (5:56). What are two unique challenges facing the elderly LGBT population? How can the typical nursing home or assisted living facility address the unique needs […]

What are three factors or specific aspects of diversity that counselors should consider when working with clients from a different culture, who are of a different gender than you, or who are LGBT?

Counselors strive to create an environment where their clients feel comfortable and safe to discuss their issues. Taking into consideration how culture impacts the ability to build a trusting relationship, what are three factors or specific aspects of diversity that counselors should consider when working with clients from a different culture, who are of a […]