Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr – What’s the difference? | Office of Equy, Diversy, and Incln

Contents:

• AM I GAY?
• LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR – WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
• THERE ARE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENC BETWEEN GAY AND TRANS INTI

AM I GAY?

Sexual orientatn refers to the endurg physil, romantic and/or emotnal attractn to members of the same and/or other genrs, cludg lbian, gay, bisexual and straight orientatns. As GLAAD not, "Transgenr people may be straight, lbian, gay, bisexual or queer. A person who transns om female to male and is attracted solely to men would typilly intify as a gay man." Intersex is an umbrella term ed to scribe people wh differenc reproductive anatomy, chromosom or hormon that don't f typil fns of male and female.

If you are school, nsir visg any stunt groups such as an LGBTQ group or a Gay Straight Alliance.

You n also look to anizatns like PFLAG (Parents, Fai and Friends of Lbians and Gays) and GLAAD to fd rourc and support for yourself and your fay.

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

Gay - While this adjective has historilly scribed men who are attracted to other men, the term now is ed to refer to anyone who experienc romantic, emotnal, or physil attractn to people of the same genr.

Sce genr inty and sexual orientatn are separate, transgenr people n intify as straight, gay, lbian, bisexual, etc. See alsoChildren and genr intyFemizg hormone therapyFemizg surgeryGynelogil re for trans menTransgenr health ncernsHealth issu for gay menHealth issu for lbiansMasculizg hormone therapyMasculizg surgery.

(See Answers to Your Qutns: For a Better Unrstandg of Sexual Orientatn and Homosexualy for more rmatn on sexual orientatn. Transgenr people may be straight, lbian, gay, bisexual, or asexual, jt as nontransgenr people n be.

THERE ARE FUNDAMENTAL DIFFERENC BETWEEN GAY AND TRANS INTI

For example, a transgenr woman, or a person who is assigned male at birth and transns to female, who is attracted to other women would be intified as a lbian or gay woman. Likewise, a transgenr man, or a person who is assigned female at birth and transns to male, who is attracted to other men would be intified as a gay man. The Natnal Center for Transgenr Equaly and the Natnal Gay and Lbian Task Force released a report 2011 entled Injtice at Every Turn, which nfirmed the pervasive and severe discrimatn faced by transgenr people.

Parents, Fai, and Friends of Lbians and Gays (PFLAG) Transgenr Network (TNET).