Knowg how to talk about inti of genr and sexualy is key to unrstandg LGBTQ+ experienc. Learn the distctns between "queer" and "gay."
Contents:
- QUEER VS. GAY: HOW THE WORDS ARE DIFFERENT, AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
- WHAT DO IT MEAN TO BE A GAY MAN?
- BEG GAY FOR SOMEONE
- HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY
QUEER VS. GAY: HOW THE WORDS ARE DIFFERENT, AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT
* what does it mean to gay someone *
Homosexualy refers to attractn between people who are the same sex. It om the Greek word homos, meang “the same.
WHAT DO IT MEAN TO BE A GAY MAN?
People who are homosexual uld refer to themselv as gay, lbian, LGBTQ, queer, or a number of other terms.
BEG GAY FOR SOMEONE
Many people who are gay velop feelgs for people of the same sex their teenage years.
There are many different synonyms for “homosexualy, ” as the term self is most mon synonym is “gay” or “lbian. ” Gay ually means a man beg attracted to another man, while lbian means a woman is attracted to another woman. “LGBTQ” is an acronym that stands for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, and qutng.
Unfortunately, there is a lot of homophobia the Uned Stat and around the world.
HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY
In many untri, ’s illegal to be gay. People who are anti-gay have spread several harmful myths monizg homosexualy.