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“For someone who is homosexual, the sense of belonging is often missing. Many of us go through various forms of bullying in the early years of our life. People are afraid of being close to us as if it is a disease they will catch.” 
-Dr Sahil Kumar Nautiyal

Representation and mistreatment of historically marginalized and minoritized populations such as the lgbtq+ community in computer science not only are problematic for basic equity concerns of access and opportunity but also are harmful to computer science innovation.

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Due to the bias and constant oppression lgbtq+ writers often find it more difficult to find their voice. even after doing so and surpassing all boundaries these writers often find it harder to sell personal anecdotes while battling unjust wage gaps

The world of sports has been cast as a hypermasculine, hypercompetitive environment thats acceptance toward athletes who identify with the lesbian, gay or bisexual is still in need of practice. Almost all of mainstream sports is divided into 2 categories, men and women excluding the participation of both transgender and non binary people. We at Kicking Gender Boundaries by, plan on changing that.

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While gay and lesbian content has increased in the media, there are still visible differences in the non-heterosexual content when compared to heterosexual art content in the media. Prior to 1998, there were relatively little or no roles for gay characters in film and television. Although we are a step ahead today, discrimination and biases against the community still plague the minds of directors and producers of films leading to lesser representation on and behind the screens

Breaking all heteronormative conventions we see a lot the community in the fashion world. However, they’re constantly stereotyped and are at a disadvantage compared to their heterosexual cisgender peers due to the discrimination and bullying that they face.

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