I selected the last three: health, economic, and transgender justice.
HIV/AIDS is a huge problem within the LGBT community. I think the lack of LGBT sex education in schools is a major contributor to the dilemma. I remember reading somewhere that men think about sex a lot more frequently than females do and are much more sexually driven so maybe that's another problem gay men face - being innately more sexual beings. Anyway, safer sex practices need to be taught to the youth. In homophobic countries where there aren't any gay networks, I think LGBT youth are more likely to practice unhealthy sex.
The LGBT community is still grossly marginalised in the area of employment. Again, this is a problem that's exacerbated in homophobic territories. Like someone mentioned, no employment severely cripples one's degree of independence and if said person is from a homophobic, non-supportive family, that can lead to him/her turning to all sorts of unscrupulous activities to make a quick buck.
Transphobia is a HUGE problem. No segment of the LGBT community is as misunderstood, underrepresented, or hated by the general public as much as transgenders are. Sadly, like someone already mentioned, there's a lot of hate to be found within the community too, which I find to be ridiculous.
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Originally posted by CallumDavies
I think gay rights, or civil rights in general are really top down issues, the big moves have to come from government, changes in law facilitate change in society
liberal laws breed liberal people, like kids today in the UK will grow up always knowing that gay marriage is okay, which in turn tells them that being gay is okay
so if equal rights were granted to all, a lot of the issues would begin to sort themselves out, or become easier to tackle anyway
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at the lack of health votes. STIs are our biggest problem 
id rather see healthy poor racist gays who cant marry, than dead and diseased gays with everything else 