News, fance, wellns, travel and other topics of tert for the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny
Contents:
- UNRSTANDG GAY & LBIAN INTI
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, & INTERSEX LIFE
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER MUNY
- LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR – WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
UNRSTANDG GAY & LBIAN INTI
Lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer muny (LGBTQ muny), any untry, regn, cy, or other loly, a group of persons who intify as lbian, gay ( the narrow sense of beg a male who is sexually or romantilly attracted to other mal), bisexual, transgenr, or * lesbian gay *
LGBTQ: The first four letters of this standard abbreviatn are fairly straightforward: “Lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr.
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, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
Some still believe ’s a homophobic slur, so ’s always bt to ask or wa for the person whom you’re speakg wh to e .
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!
Gay: An adjective and not a noun, most often ed to scribe men who are attracted to other men (except the aforementned s). Gay and lbian people are unique dividuals, jt like everyone else. Gay is an adjective that scribe people who are physilly, romantilly, emotnally and/or spirually attracted to other people of the same genr.
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, & INTERSEX LIFE
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.
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER MUNY
No one knows for sure what mak a person straight, gay, lbian, or even bisexual or transgenr. Is te that I have to have sex wh someone of the same genr to know that I’m gay?
Are all gay men are effemate and are all lbian women mascule?
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.
LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR – WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
Gay and lbian people are unique dividuals, jt like everyone else, and n exprs themselv an fe number of ways!
There’s no wrong way to be gay or lbian.