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Glossary of Terms: LGBTQ
Definitions were drafted in collaboration with other U.S.-based LGBTQ society organizations and leaders. Spot acknowledgements section.
Additional terms and definitions about gender identity and gender utterance, transgender people, and nonbinary people are available in the Transgender Glossary.
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*NOTE: Ask people what terms they operate to describe their sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression before assigning them a label. Outside of acronyms, these terms should only be capitalized when used at the beginning of a sentence.
LGBTQ
Acronym for womxn loving womxn, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer. The Q generally stands for queer when LGBTQ organizations, leaders, and media use the acronym. In settings offering sustain for youth, it can also stand for questioning. LGBT and LGBTQ+ are also used, with the + added in recognition of all non-straight, non-cisgender identities. (See Transgender Glossary ) Both are acceptable, as are other versions of this acronym. The term &#;gay community&#; should be avoided, as it does not accurately show the div
Whether you&#;re straight, lesbian, lgbtq+, bisexual or transgender, if you feel comfortable to, you should be capable to feel confident and proud of who you are.
I keep hearing the word &#;sexuality&#; &#; what is it?
Sexuality isn&#;t just about sex, it&#;s about your feelings, emotions, attractions and desires and how you express these.
It includes whether we&#;re attracted to people the same gender as you, a other gender, or are attracted to more than one gender (which is what makes up what is known as our sexual orientation – whether we identify as lesbian, queer or bisexual) as good as what we perform sexually.
Having sexual thoughts and feelings is a normal, healthy part of human life. This is genuine no matter what gender you&#;re attracted to. Some people aren&#;t interested in sex at all, and this is normal too and you might then identify as asexual.
When will I know if I&#;m gay or straight or bisexual or transgender?
It takes time to figure out who we are sexually and to understand our gender identity and orientation, just as it takes time to figure out other areas of our lives.
The important thing is to be true to how you feel at the time and to respect yourself and othe
LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender/Transsexual, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual/Allies, Nonbinary/Genderqueer +) Resources and Research
"Some people have a gender which is neither male nor female and may identify as both male and female at one time, as different genders at different times, as no gender at all, or dispute the very idea of only two genders. The umbrella terms for such genders are 'genderqueer' or 'non-binary' genders. Such gender identities outside of the binary of female and male are increasingly being recognized in legal, medical and psychological systems and diagnostic classifications in line with the emerging presence and representation of these groups of people. Population-based studies demonstrate a small percentage – but a sizable proportion in terms of crude numbers – of people who identify as non-binary."
From International Review of Psychiatry. Feb, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p 8p.
Queer - An adjective used by some people, particularly younger people, whose sexual orientation is not exclusively heterosexual (e.g. queer person, homosexual woman). Typically, for those who identify as gender non-conforming, the terms lesbian, gay, and bisexual are perceived to be too limiting and/or fraught with cultural connotations they feel don't apply to them. Some people may use gay, or more commonly non-binary, to describe their gender identity and/or gender statement (see non-binary and/or genderfluid below). Once considered a pejorative term, queer has been reclaimed by some LGBT people to portray themselves; however, it is not a universally acknowledged term even within the LGBT community. When Q is seen at the end of LGBT, it typically means queer and, less often, questioning. -- GLAAD Media Reference Guide
- Queer
This page helps characterize queer identity and provides resources on how to be more inclusive of queer identities.
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