Introduction
This Webquest was designed for a safe space Black LGBTQ youth and young adult dealing with mental health issues. Some young adult and youth do not even feel safe within their own homes because of the fear they will be bullied, belittled, or even abused because of their sexuality. Students go to school and get picked on, laughed at, and bullied because of who they are and their sexual preference. According to a personal survey I did on the Spectrum organization at Norfolk State University 72 percent of students said they have been verbally abused for being LGBTQ while 63 percent said that being abused has affected their mental health.
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Task
My plan is to create a safe space for black LGBTQ youth and young adult. It will be utilized as an after school and summer program for black LGBTQ youth and young adult to connect with their peers and have group counseling. I am in need of a building or a conference room for the black LGBTQ youth and young adult. Preferably a church, community/ recreation center. Also, I will need a part time counselor that specializes in group therapy and counseling. Hopefully, I receive funds from the government. If not, start a nonprofit by using a fiscal sponsorship. A fiscal sponsor is a company that will take a new organization "under its wing" while it is getting off the ground. It is not necessary for the sponsored group to be a formal corporation. To obtain funding we will recruit young adult and youth from schools, and primarily black communities and do test and surveys to show how the Safe Space I will create helps their mental health.
Process
According to the Trevor Project In the 12-month period, 44 percent of Black LGBTQ children, including 59 percent of Black transgender and nonbinary youth, seriously considered suicide. In the previous two weeks, 55 percent of Black LGBTQ children, including 70 percent of Black transgender and nonbinary youth, exhibited symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder. Symptoms of severe depressive disorder are reported by 63 percent of Black LGBTQ kids, including 71 percent of Black transgender and nonbinary youth. Self-harm was reported by 44% of Black LGBTQ adolescents, with 61 percent of Black transgender and nonbinary youth reporting it. In the previous year, 49% of Black LGBTQ teenagers said they wanted psychological or emotional counseling from a mental health professional but couldn't receive it.
Breaking the cycle of mental health amongst black LGBTQ youth and young adult. I am aware how I will be receiving my funding however, I would like to request an additional $10,000 to start finding a part time counselor and to accommodate them for their services. By funding my Safe Space program you will be helping black LGTBQ youth and young adults to get the mental health assistance they need. This opportunity will help plenty of youth and young adults to get the mental health resources that lack within the bloc community. This is an opportunity to change the youths lives and give them a better aspect on life and their situations. And giving them the chance to know that they are not alone and that it is somebody out there that cares about them. Hopefully the youth will utilize what they are being taught within the Safe Space to the outside world and eventually break generational curses. Giving them an opportunity to receive help and knowing that it is okay for them to ask for help.
Evaluation
https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-civil-rights-act-lgbtq-20170405-story.html
The LA Times stated that federal appeals court states the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects LGBTQ employees from workplace discrimination raises questions about the law's aim, which was enacted more than five decades ago during the nation's racial equality struggle. The United States 7th Circuit Court of Appeals determined on Tuesday, in a first-of-its-kind decision, that the legislation protects LGBTQ persons from job discrimination. After three of the court's judges declared last year that the law did not encompass sexual orientation bias, the court reversed their decision.
https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/lgbtq-rights/
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits public schools from discriminating on the basis of sex, and various federal courts have decided that Title IX protects LGBTQ students from harassment or discrimination.
Title IX mandates public schools to respond to harassment based on appearance or behavior that deviates from gender stereotypes, such as boys wearing makeup, females wearing pants, or students who are transgender or non-binary. The right to free expression guaranteed by the First Amendment can also be applied to school clothing regulations.
Even if you're out to other individuals at school, your fundamental right to privacy makes it illegal for your school to "out" you to anyone without your permission.
Conclusion
As a fellow black person of the LGBTQ community I personally know what it feels like to be belittled or verbally abused because of my sexual orientation and preference. I want black people of the LGBTQ community to know that they are not alone and it is okay to ask for help.Your mental health matters it is people out here in the world that want what's best and can provide those resources to individuals that are in need of the help. Black people especially of the LGBTQ community have less amount of resources and assistance compared to any other group. I want to change that statistic, change the number. Black people already suffer enough from generational curses, and being eyeballed from the outside world. We sometimes do not even feel safe in schools or communities. I want black LGBTQ youth and young adult to feel safe to have a safe space for them somewhere where they can be themselves and have that support from their peers.
Credits
ACLU. (2022). LGBTQ rights. Know Your Rights | American Civil Liberties Union. Retrieved April 24, 2022, from https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/lgbtq-rights/
All black lives matter: Mental health of black LGBTQ youth. The Trevor Project. (2021, September 30). Retrieved April 24, 2022, from https://www.thetrevorproject.org/research-briefs/all-black-lives-matter… , H. R. (2017, May 24). Mental Health Awareness Month 2017. YouTube. Retrieved April 21, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/?gl=NL
Lee, K. (2017, April 5). LGBTQ people now protected under Civil Rights Act, but some aren't ok with that. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 23, 2022, from https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-civil-rights-act-lgbtq-20170405-st…;
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Project, T. (2019, October 1). Jonathan Van Ness Talks to Trevor: Chasing Passions and Finding Safe Spaces. YouTube . Retrieved April 21, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLUaVaumkuY&t=142s
Psychiatry, C. (2019, February 20). Dr. Thomas Vance discusses mental health in the Black LGBTQ community. Facebook Watch. Retrieved April 20, 2022, from https://www.facebook.com/ColumbiaPsychiatry/videos/dr-thomas-vance-disc…;
Seventeen. (2017, August 2). What Is A True Ally? Retrieved April 24, 2022, from https://www.youtube.com/?gl=NL
Understanding and addressing the social determinants of ... National LGBT Health Education Center. (2019, June). Retrieved April 23, 2022, from https://www.lgbtqiahealtheducation.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/TFIE-…;