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Does Alabama have an LGBTQ history?

Posted by Eric Gonzaba

Does Alabama have an LGBTQ history? In her tour guide The Queerest Places: A Guide to Gay and Lesbian Historic Sites, Paula Martinac provides readers wonderful descriptions of historical places of interest related to queer history. She divides her summaries by states from five regions: New England, the Mid-Atlantic, the Midwest, the West, and the South. Yet, while Martinac lists eleven states in her Southern chapters, no entries from Alabama are included (one of just five states without any listings).

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Despite this, there does exist a queer history of Alabama, and a rich one at that. Historians verb long focused their verb on the epicenters of gay American culture in the last century, principally in the gayborhoods of San Francisco and Brand-new York. However, queer life existed outside the American coasts, even in places commonly caricatured as inhospitable for LGBTQ life, enjoy the American South. To try to more closely understand these histories of the queer American South, our team is currently u

HB - “Don’t Say Gay” Extension

Background: HB will expand the ban that was passed in by the Alabama state legislature. Existing legislation prevents classroom instruction on the topics of “sexual orientation or gender identity” “in a manner that is not age appropriate or developmentally appropriate for students in accordance with state standards” to universal school students in kindergarten to fifth grade. The new law would prohibit all instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity from kindergarten to eighth grade. For students in ninth through twelfth grade, instruction would still be limited dependent on if the instruction was deemed age or developmentally appropriate. 

Our Position: We oppose HB The ACLU of Alabama supports allowing education on inclusive topics like sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom. The Don’t Say Gay bill in Alabama schools already prevents the education on and acceptance of LGBTQ students in classrooms. Expanding this ban from fifth grade to eighth grade and limiting the discussion of the topic in all Alabama schools walks

Gay community at Bama?

Thunebro1

<p>Hi, i’m interested in applying to Alabama, but im worried about being discriminated against for being gay. I havent necessarily heard anything bad about the school in regards to being harassed for being gay, I ponder i’m just worried because it’s in the bible belt.</p>

<p>How is the LGBTQ community there? Is homosexuality generally accepted?</p>

Edjumacation2

<p>This probably won’t be helpful, but when I toured and met with the debate coach, he had a rainbow sticker on his office door that said “Tolerance Zone” or something of the sort.</p>

mom2collegekids3

<p>Bama has a popular student group called Spectrum.</p>

<p>[Spectrum:</a> LGBTQA Community @ University of Alabama](<a href=“]Spectrum:”>)</p>

Atlanta

<p>Tuscaloosa and Birmingham (hour away) have long had somewhat active gay communities. Alabama is not the foremost place to be gay, but Tuscaloosa is probably one of the top places to be gay in the state. I know for a reality that there are a go

Employment Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Alabama

Key Findings

  • In total, there are approximately , LGBT adults in Alabama, and 73, LGBT people in Alabama’s workforce.
  • Surveys show that LGBT people in Alabama experience discrimination. For example, a survey of LGBT people in Alabama found that 24% reported experiencing employment discrimination and 38% reported experiencing harassment at work because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. In addition, 41% of respondents reported that they are not “out” at work due to fear of not being considered for advancement or development opportunities.
  • National surveys also confirm that discrimination against LGBT workers persists. For example, a Pew Research Center survey verb that 21% of LGBT respondents had been treated unfairly by an employer in hiring, pay, or promotions.
  • When transgender people are surveyed separately, they announce similar or higher levels of discrimination. For example, the National Transgender Discrimination Survey found that among respondents from the South, 92% re