How to Unrstand Gay and Lbian People: LGBT+ Allyship

Contents:

• HOW TO SUPPORT, EMPATHIZE WH, AND AFFIRM LGBTQ+ PEOPLE
• UNRSTANDG GAY & LBIAN INTI
• ABOUT THE CENTERSCE 1983 THE CENTER HAS BEEN SUPPORTG, FOSTERG AND CELEBRATG THE LGBT MUNY OF NEW YORK CY. FD MORE RMATN ON AND OUR WORK ABOUT THE CENTER. VIS ABOUT THE CENTEROUR MISSNCYBER CENTERCENTER HISTORYRACE EQUYMEDIA CENTERLEARSHIP & STAFFEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNICORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSANNUAL REPORTS & FANCIAL INFORMATNCONTACT USHOURS & LOTNSEMAPSUPPORT THE CENTER
• GAY AND LBIAN LOVE
• QUEER & GAY BERL: YOUR GUI FOR LGBTQ+ BERL
• HOW TO HAVE A GAY OR LBIAN RELATNSHIP

HOW TO SUPPORT, EMPATHIZE WH, AND AFFIRM LGBTQ+ PEOPLE

G., "gay/lbian" to scribe attractn to the same sex/genr, "bisexual" to scribe attractn to multiple sex/genrs; "asexual" to scribe a lack of attractn to anyone, etc.

UNRSTANDG GAY & LBIAN INTI

There is no specific way that a gay or lbian person acts, drs, or speaks—a person's sexual orientatn do not rrelate wh their genr exprsn.

There may be, for stance, some gay people that scribe themselv as more mascule, feme, or genr-fluid, while lbian dividuals may siarly exprs themselv wh varyg gre of masculy, femy, or genr-fluidy.

Work on dismissg any stereotyp that you may have about gay and lbian people so that you n start workg on seeg them as the people that they are. Another important part of unrstandg gay and lbian people is realizg people n't choose their sexualy, as 's an herent part of who they are.

ABOUT THE CENTERSCE 1983 THE CENTER HAS BEEN SUPPORTG, FOSTERG AND CELEBRATG THE LGBT MUNY OF NEW YORK CY. FD MORE RMATN ON AND OUR WORK ABOUT THE CENTER. VIS ABOUT THE CENTEROUR MISSNCYBER CENTERCENTER HISTORYRACE EQUYMEDIA CENTERLEARSHIP & STAFFEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNICORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSANNUAL REPORTS & FANCIAL INFORMATNCONTACT USHOURS & LOTNSEMAPSUPPORT THE CENTER

Gay is an adjective that scribe people who are physilly, romantilly, emotnally and/or spirually attracted to other people of the same genr. Although n sometim seem like one type of gay person is shown over and over aga the media or on TV, gay people aren’t tomatilly effemate, and lbian women aren’t tomatilly mascule – fact, those stereotyp leave out a lot of other personali and characteristics.

While there may be some jobs that tend to have more gay or lbian people them than others, often has to do wh the cultural acceptance they might fd that particular field. Advot for Youth – I Thk I Might Be LbianAdvot for Youth – I Thk I Might Be GayPFLAG – Be YourselfPlanned Parenthood – Sexual Orientatn.

Although gays and lbians as groups each have some unique issu, I'm not gog to addrs those here, bee I feel the basic subject of homosexual love appli to both gays and lbians. Homophobia refers to a range of negative attus and feelgs toward homosexuals, such as antipathy, ntempt, prejudice, aversn, irratnal fear, and hatred. Of urse, makg such an timate is particularly challengg wh this populatn, sce many people are not fortable wh their sexualy and so wouldn't adm they were homosexual when asked, even if they were out to themselv.

GAY AND LBIAN LOVE

On the scientific ont, the Amerin Psychiatric Associatn, the Amerin Psychologil Associatn, and the World Health Organizatn have all stated that homosexualy is not a mental disorr.

Throughout history, homosexuals have been discrimated agast var ways: shunng, privg them of their human rights, outright verbal and physil abe, imprisonment, and even ath. The Nazis nsired homosexuals to be worse than Jews, forcg them to wear a pk triangle, which has sce bee a symbol for the gay/lbian muny. Many sects of Islam and Judaism as well as some Christian fahs nmn homosexualy, and Buddhism and Hduism there seem to be mixed feelgs toward same-sex relatnships.

Of urse the next step, revealg yourself to fay, iends, and others, often brgs you right up agast an environment that rejects homosexualy.

QUEER & GAY BERL: YOUR GUI FOR LGBTQ+ BERL

But beyond that, jt fdg someone to love n be difficult, particularly if one liv area where there isn't a fed gay or lbian muny. Gay and lbian bars are still very much around, and larger ci there are gay/lbian social groups and events, many alhol- and dg-ee.

I was recently travelg ral South Dakota, and though I was alone, I was very much aware that I had to watch myself and not display any gay flags as I went to der for lunch. You may not be out as a gay/lbian there, so how do you talk about the most important person your life or rpond when everyone else talks about their tradnal relatnships? This would show even closeted gays or lbians that they are a safe place, a place where they n e out to an acceptg and supportive group of people.

But I do thk would be appropriate for dividual lodg to have discsns on how Theosophy and Theosophists n support their gay/lbian members. Disver prent-day Berl as one of the most open and tolerant ci the world – the gay, lbian and queer scene is flourishg the German pal. Startg wh the first gay fetish parti at Bergha, many Berl clubs and bars now celebrate queer, loud & proud, such as SchwuZ, Berl's largt LGBTQ+ club.

HOW TO HAVE A GAY OR LBIAN RELATNSHIP

You n also fd tips & ntacts for gays, lbians, bi-, trans- and tersexuals as well as anizatns that support the queer muny our practil .

Berl liv and breath diversy every rpect: we have gathered practil rmatn, tips and pots of ntact for gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr and tersexual people.