Why Is There a “T” “LGBT” Jam R. Aist Introductn The acronym “LGBT” was vented by the homosexual movement to refer to people who are Lbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgenr. The bed LGB (homosexual) sub-group pris only about 2-4% of the general populatn, and so, by self, would not seem large enough to garner…
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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. * t in lgbt *
What 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. A trans person n be straight, gay, bisexual, pansexual, queer or any other sexualy that is right for them. Fd anizatns wh ee tn, crisis terventn, peer support and rmatn below:Trevor Project: Call 866-488-7386, Text 678-678 24/7 Year round crisis terventn and suici preventn servic to lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and qutng (LGBTQ) young people ag 400+ chapters across the untry providg nfintial peer support, tn, and advocy to LGBTQ+ people, their parents and fai, and Text Le: Text START to 741-741Free, 24/7 support for those crisis.
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 rourcLegal servic and advocy rourc for trans folks:Natnal Center for Transgenr EqualyTransgenr Legal Defense & Edutn FundTransgenr Law CenterSylvia Rivera Law ProjectTrans People of Color CoalnGenr Spectm: For fai, trans youth and torsSee a more plete list of rourc for the transgenr muny GLAAD's se, cludg tips for alli, tn, media and famatn rourc. Edor’s Note: This article prevly appeared a different format as part of The Atlantic’s Not sectn, retired Emma’s latt piece on transgenr rights—specifilly Massachetts’s relatively slow pace to fully enact them pared to gay rights—the most up-voted ment om a rear is simply, “Why exactly are gay issu mashed together wh transgenr issu? Lbian and gay folk strongly tend to be genr sentialists, and bee of that, the transgenr boose has always and will always feel like ’s meant for a different gge of track than the rt of the tra rs.
” wrten by a long-time gay rights advote and blogger, John Aravosis. He begs:In simpler tim we were all gay.
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But then the word “gay” started to mean “gay men” more than women, so we swched to the more clive “gay and lbian.