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• EMOTNALLY GAY
• 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
• LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, & INTERSEX LIFE
• EMOTNALLY GAY ED MEANG
• LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER MUNY
• EMO GAY

EMOTNALLY GAY

Wh men; but ually he is heterosexual and his sexual preferenc volve emotnally gay men also e rogatory terms like "bch" to scribe women for lack of unrstandg them or relatg to many are also sufferg om a form of Madonna Whore syndrome bee of issu wh their own mothers. 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. An umbrella term that refers to members of a subculture the gay and bisexual male muni and is often fed as more of an attu or sense of fort wh natural masculy and bodi.

Bicur: An dividual who typilly intifi as gay or straight while showg some cursy for a relatnship or sexual activy wh a person of the genr they do not favor.

The term n also exclively refer to men who are emotnally, romantilly, sexually, affectnately, or relatnally attracted to other men, or who intify as members of the gay muny.

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

Bee most LGBTQ people are raised the same society as heterosexuals, they learn the same beliefs and stereotyp prevalent the domant society, leadg to a phenomenon known as ternalized homophobia, whereas LGBTQ-intified dividuals feel shame, guilt or hatred towards the part of themselv intified as LGBTQ. Internalized Homophobia: The fear and self-hate of one’s own homosexualy or bisexualy dividuals who have learned negative ias about homosexualy throughout childhood. Leather culture is most visible gay muni and most often associated wh gay men (“leathermen”), but is also reflected var ways the gay, lbian, bisexual, and heterosexual worlds.

“the homosexual liftyle.” Many people fd this word appropriate bee trivializ inty, impli that sexual orientatn is a choice, and ignor the variety of liftyl that LGBTQ people live. Pri: A healthy self-rpect, which, the ntext of the gay muny, promot empowerment, tn, safe livg, and the sense that is “okay to be LGBT+.” Also ed to refer to Pri month season and events June.

LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, & INTERSEX LIFE

Queer: Term scribg people who have a non-normative genr inty, sexual orientatn or sexual anatomy—clus lbians, gay men, bisexual people, and transgenr people and alli.

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Same-Genr Lovg (SGL): A term ed by some Ain-Amerin dividuals to scribe their sexual orientatn, as a rult of the perceptn that “gay” and “lbian” are primarily whe terms. Not to be nfed wh men who have sex wh men* “Gay” is often ed to refer to both men and women who are attracted to people of the same genr much the same way that “man” n be ed generilly.

Qutng: Someone who do not intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual—eher bee they haven’t termed how bt to intify themselv or simply bee they do not wish to associate themselv wh any one tegory. LGBTQ alli nont heterosexism, homophobia, and heterosexual privilege themselv and others out of self-tert, a ncern for the well-beg of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr people and a belief that heterosexism is a societal jtice issue. Homophobia: Irratnal fear or hatred of lbian, gay, or bisexual people; the rpons of fear, disgt, anger, disfort, and aversn that dividuals experience alg wh gay people; often is manift the form of discrimatn and prejudice.

LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER MUNY

Persons who experience ternalized homophobia accept and believe the negative msag of the domant group as they relate to gay men, lbians, bisexuals, and transgenr people; the acceptance and ternalizatn by members of opprsed groups of negative stereotyp and imag of their group, beliefs of their own ferry, and nant beliefs the superry of the domant group. Sce 1975, APA has lled on psychologists to take the lead removg the stigma of mental illns that has long been associated wh lbian, gay, and bisexual orientatns.

The prejudice and discrimatn that people who intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual regularly experience have been shown to have negative psychologil effects. This page provis accurate rmatn for those who want to better unrstand sexual orientatn and the impact of prejudice and discrimatn on those who intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual. In the Uned Stat the most equent labels are lbians (women attracted to women), gay men (men attracted to men), and bisexual people (men or women attracted to both sex).

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Prejudice and discrimatn make difficult for many people to e to terms wh their sexual orientatn inti, so claimg a lbian, gay, or bisexual inty may be a slow procs. Public opn studi over the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s routely showed that, among large segments of the public, lbian, gay, and bisexual people were the target of strongly held negative attus. More recently, public opn has creasgly opposed sexual orientatn discrimatn, but exprsns of hostily toward lbians and gay men rema mon ntemporary Amerin society.