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Contents:
- QUEER VS. GAY: HOW THE WORDS ARE DIFFERENT, AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
- GAY MUNY
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER MUNY
- GAY
QUEER VS. GAY: HOW THE WORDS ARE DIFFERENT, AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
Knowg how to talk about inti of genr and sexualy is key to unrstandg LGBTQ+ experienc. Learn the distctns between "queer" and "gay." * meaning of the gay community *
? SummaryIn the ntext of LGBTQ+ inty, the word gay is typilly ed reference to a person who is sexually and/or romantilly attracted to people of their own sex or genr. Some people may intify as both gay and queer, though others may e only one of the terms or a different term altogether. You may have qutns about why some people intify as gay, queer, both, or another specific way.
In this article, we will expla how the terms gay and queer are ed differently the ntext of sexualy and genr inty.
What is the difference between the words gay and queer? Both gay and queer are often ed as self-intifyg terms. In the ntext of sexual inty, the word gay is generally ed to mean “of, relatg to, or beg a person who is sexually or romantilly attracted to people of their own sex or genr.
GAY MUNY
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” Often, the word gay is ed specifilly reference to men who are attracted to other men. Women who are attracted to other women often e the word lbian, though some women also e the term gay as well.
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER MUNY
Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer muny (LGBTQ muny), any untry, regn, cy, or other loly, a group of persons who intify as lbian, gay ( the narrow sense of beg a male who is sexually or romantilly attracted to other mal), bisexual, transgenr, or * meaning of the gay community *
Some people may intify as both gay and queer, wh some g the terms to dite different thgs different ntexts. A man who is attracted to other men may intify as gay while also intifyg as part of the queer muny. Pri, formerly known as Gay Pri, is a regnn of LGBTQ inty, affirmatn of equal rights, and celebratn of visibily, digny, and diversy the LGBTQ muny.
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Why gay or lbian and not “homosexual”? While the word homosexual is still ocsnally ed some ntexts, you might have noticed that don’t make an appearance any versn of the LGBTQ acronym.
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As our age note on the term stat, “up until 1973, homosexualy was listed The Diagnostic and Statistil Manual of Mental Disorrs (DSM), psychiatry’s standard reference on the classifitn of mental illns. People aware of this former tegorizatn feel that the term homosexual still rri a negative nnotatn.