How to Unrstand Gay and Lbian People: LGBT+ Allyship

Contents:

• HOW TO SUPPORT, EMPATHIZE WH, AND AFFIRM LGBTQ+ PEOPLE
• UNRSTANDG GAY & LBIAN INTI
• AM I GAY?
• LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH

HOW TO SUPPORT, EMPATHIZE WH, AND AFFIRM LGBTQ+ PEOPLE

LGBTQ: The first four letters of this standard abbreviatn are fairly straightforward: “Lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr. Queer: Once nsired a meang slur for beg gay, “queer” is beg reclaimed by some as a self-affirmg umbrella term, pecially among those who nsir other labels rtrictive.

Some still believe ’s a homophobic slur, so ’s always bt to ask or wa for the person whom you’re speakg wh to e .

Lbian: A noun and an adjective for women who are attracted to other women, although some women prefer to be lled gay or queer – ’s always bt to ask! Gay: An adjective and not a noun, most often ed to scribe men who are attracted to other men (except the aforementned s).

UNRSTANDG GAY & LBIAN INTI

Gay n be clive of mal and femal, or n apply to mal only. (If the word gay always clud both sex, then there would be no need for the L LGBT.

AM I GAY?

However, unlike lbian, you normally would e gay as an adjective and not as a noun. If you are only talkg about men, you might specify gay men to be specific about meang.

LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH

If you also discs women g the word lbian, would probably be clear om ntext that the adjective gay refers only to men. But sce you would generally need a noun to go wh gay, you might flt to gay men anyway and the problem is solved. But you might want to e a more specific noun, for example to discs gay men Canada.