The LGBT community is a marginalized group that continues to face discrimination in schools and in the workforce. Efforts to curb the disparity deal merely with effects of inequality rather than resolving the core, structural framework that causes it in the first place. As a result, any consensus of full and candid social equality is an illusion. The effects of discrimination contribute to self-limiting tendencies and great distress, especially regarding youth in schools and when exploring career options. The stresses imposed through daily interactions at school are significantly higher among this marginalized group, simply because of their sexual preference. Consequently, this fact pattern instilled early on is one that may lead to a lifetime of victimization. LGBT persons may have limited options to pursue a career that is free of discrimination and hostility. Coupled with the fact that existing policies created to support equality for the LGBT community overlook the root cause of discrimination, any genuine efforts for long-term change are not likely.
