Queer vs. Gay: How The Words Are Different, And Why It’s Important |

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

GAY: Used some cultural settgs to reprent men who are attracted to men a romantic, erotic and/or emotnal sense. Not all men who engage same-genr sexual behavr intify as gay, and as such this label should be ed wh utn.

LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR – WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

LGBTQ2S+ ALLY: Someone who nonts heterosexism, anti- LGBTQ2S+ bias, heterosexual and cisgenr privilege themselv and others; believ that heterosexism, homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia are social jtice issu. Not bee they are bad, or homophobic, or transphobic… but bee the reali are not their own lived experience, or bee workg alongsi the groups may be a newer experience for them. E., bisexual, gay, straight.

Gay and lbian people are unique dividuals, jt like everyone else.

UNRSTANDG GAY & LBIAN INTI

Gay is an adjective that scribe people who are physilly, romantilly, emotnally and/or spirually attracted to other people of the same genr. In the past, “gay” specifilly referred to men who are attracted to men. Now, is mon for “gay” to be ed by anyone who is attracted to their same genr.

Example: “I’ve always known that I am gay. ” / “I totally support my gay sister. Avoid sayg: “That person is a gay.

” (This “gay” as a noun, which don’t work. Some lbian women prefer to intify as “gay, ” and that’s ok.