Living in this generation as an African American lesbian woman has proven more difficult as the years have passed. We have heard so many terrifying stories about how African American women were treated during the time of slavery. Who would have thought that things would get even worse as an African American lesbian? As the decades passed, circumstances should have improved, but unfortunately in this new era, segregation is still enforced. It's really a shame that we still live in a society that doesn't accept people for who they are. I believe people are people, no matter what. I don't care if a person is blue, green or purple; straight, gay/lesbian or otherwise, I treat them as people regardless. People in this era are so stuck in the days of slavery and the days when people couldn't be who they are, that they can't see past the revolution that happened while they were still in the time warp. The right to freedom of opinion and expression is a burning issue for lesbian women. They feel like their opinions and input don't matter because they chose to be with someone of the same sex. Unfortunately, we are still working to ensure human rights compliance and obligations. By working with the Equal Opportunity Commission, we can ensure that African American lesbian women also have a voice and are heard, just like others. We would like to focus more on ensuring that we as a country allow them to express their opinions and actually listen and consider what they are saying. The Equal Pay Act of 1963 required employers to compensate male and female workers equally for doing the same work. This act focused on heterosexual males and females but did not include lesbian females. Lesbians working in the corporate world are not compensated, even though the law should have denied this type of discrimination. Now there are women discriminated against in the workplace because they are. Lambda Legal has placed workplace equality as one of its primary goals for the organization, as there is no specific federal statute prohibiting discrimination. Although some states and local governments have adopted policies that protect employees from discrimination in the workplace, based on race, gender, sex, religion, discrimination based on sexuality is left up to individual interpretation of the policy. In addition to workplace equality, Lambda Legal also advocates for fair courts, health equity, adolescent and young adult rights, transgender rights and people living with HIV, fighting against any form of structural disparity and mistreatment and discrimination by of the government (Lambda