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.
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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. 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! The regnn of bisexual dividuals is important, sce there have been perds when people who intify as bi have been misunrstood as beg gay.
Other acronym variatns that are sometim ed clu LGBTIQ (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, tersex, and queer) and LGBTQQIP2SAA (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, qutng, tersex, pansexual, two-spir (2S), androgyno, and asexual). Where a variety of orientatns and inti had prevly been referred to as "the gay muny" and later "the gay and lbian muny, " the acronym eventually evolved as a way to be more clive of other inti.
“Coverage of LGBTQ issu has moved beyond simplistic polil dichotomi and toward more fully realized reprentatns, not only of the diversy of the LGBTQ muny, but also of LGBTQ people’s liv, their fai, and their fundamental cln the fabric of Amerin society, ” explas GLAAD, or the Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn. Even more clive variatns exist, such as LGBTQI2S (which reprents lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, qutng, queer, tersex, and Two-Spir).
Most people are faiar wh the term LGBT—lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr. The acronym creasgly clus the letter Q, LGBTQ, referrg to queer and/or qutng dividuals. The terms queer and qutng are important bee they enpass a larger number of dividuals who intify as havg same-sex attractn and behavrs. * lgbt and q *
If you are terted learng more about what terms and phras should be avoid, GLAAD, the Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn, has a reference page that offers helpful rmatn on LGBTQ terms as well as rmatn on terms that are specific to the transgenr muny. Rearch suggts that while attus have shifted towards greater acceptance, LGBTQ+ people still face nsirable homophobia and discrimatn. But the term n sometim seem to imply that there is a sgle, homogeno group when there are actually many dividual muni ma up of diverse dividuals.
LGBTQ is an acronym of inti related to sexual orientatn and genr each letter LGBTQ means:L: LbianG: GayB: BisexualT: TransgenrQ: Queer or qutngIn recent years, many have add I and A — tersex and asexual — to the lp.
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The crease the number of visible gay and trans people is sometim treated as a cursy or a e for ncern by crics, but ’s not a surprise. It’s normal. * lgbt and q *
To nnect wh a traed Crisis Gay, Lbian, Bisexual and Transgenr Natnal Hotle: 888-843-4564The GLBT Natnal Youth Talkle: (800) 246-7743Youth servg youth through age 25Trans Lifele: 877-565-8860GLAADEdutn, awarens and rourcCloseted at the doctor's:Bisexual people ls likely to self-intify medil settgs.
The rate of suici attempts is four tim greater for lbian, gay and bisexual youth and two tim greater for qutng youth than that of heterosexual youth. When the gay rights movement took off followg the Stonewall Rts and the AIDS crisis of the 80s, sudnly, the word queer was everywhere – often adopted by LGBTQ activists as a source of pri rather than shame. ” In other words, queer n be ed as an umbrella term and as an alternative for people who feel that the labels gay, lbian, bisexual, or otherwise may be too rtrictive.
Gay n also be a tchall to scribe people who are attracted to the same genr – th, some lbians may e the term gay to scribe themselv.