Defns relatg to lbian, gay, bi, trans, queer and ace (LGBTQ+) terms.
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- ABOUT THE CENTERSCE 1983 THE CENTER HAS BEEN SUPPORTG, FOSTERG AND CELEBRATG THE LGBT MUNY OF NEW YORK CY. FD MORE RMATN ON AND OUR WORK ABOUT THE CENTER. VIS ABOUT THE CENTEROUR MISSNCYBER CENTERCENTER HISTORYRACE EQUYMEDIA CENTERLEARSHIP & STAFFEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNICORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSANNUAL REPORTS & FANCIAL INFORMATNCONTACT USHOURS & LOTNSEMAPSUPPORT THE CENTER
- QUEER VS. GAY: HOW THE WORDS ARE DIFFERENT, AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
- THE U.S. & JAMAI ARE FIGHTG OVER GAY RIGHTS
ABOUT THE CENTERSCE 1983 THE CENTER HAS BEEN SUPPORTG, FOSTERG AND CELEBRATG THE LGBT MUNY OF NEW YORK CY. FD MORE RMATN ON AND OUR WORK ABOUT THE CENTER. VIS ABOUT THE CENTEROUR MISSNCYBER CENTERCENTER HISTORYRACE EQUYMEDIA CENTERLEARSHIP & STAFFEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNICORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSANNUAL REPORTS & FANCIAL INFORMATNCONTACT USHOURS & LOTNSEMAPSUPPORT THE CENTER
A new study led by rearchers at Vanrbilt found that 83% of lbian, gay, bisexual and queer (LGBQ) dividuals reported gog through adverse childhood experienc such as sexual and emotnal abe, and worse mental health as adults when pared to their heterosexual peers. * gay vs ace *
Ac, whether they are straight, gay, married, or sgle, are part of the muny. They say back then, this was all new to them; they knew that you uld be straight or gay, but the word "asexual" simply wasn’t on their sadns and prsn fluctuated throughout their high school life. For young adults, they say that fdg a GSA (Gay-Straight Alliance) club and peers who will listen n help alleviate the prsure.
Ac monly e hetero-, homo-, bi-, and pan- ont of the word romantic to scribe who they experience romantic attractn to.
QUEER VS. GAY: HOW THE WORDS ARE DIFFERENT, AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
LGBTQIA+ is an abbreviatn for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer or qutng, tersex, asexual, and more. The terms are ed to scribe a person’s sexual orientatn or genr inty. * gay vs ace *
It might help to expla to the people your life that asexualy is a sexual orientatn jt like beg bi, gay, lbian, pan, or straight – all down to how you are attracted to other people, what ways.
Homophobia | The fear and hatred of or disfort wh people who are attracted to members of the same sex.
LGBTQ+ | An acronym for “lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer” wh a "+" sign to regnize the limls sexual orientatns and genr inti ed by members of our muny.
THE U.S. & JAMAI ARE FIGHTG OVER GAY RIGHTS
Knowg how to talk about inti of genr and sexualy is key to unrstandg LGBTQ+ experienc. Learn the distctns between "queer" and "gay." * gay vs ace *
Outg | Exposg someone’s lbian, gay, bisexual transgenr or genr non-bary inty to others whout their permissn. Same-genr lovg | A term some prefer to e stead of lbian, gay or bisexual to exprs attractn to and love of people of the same genr. Therefore, transgenr people may intify as straight, gay, lbian, bisexual, etc.
Often ed to refer to asexual people a siar manner as “gay” or “straight” are ed to refer to homosexual or heterosexual people.
* gay vs ace *
Ally: A person who supports and rpects sexual diversy, acts acrdgly to challenge homophobic and heterosexist remarks and behavrs, and is willg to explore and unrstand the forms of bias wh themselv. A gay or bisexual man who has facial/body hair and a cuddly body.