LGBTQ

As the world gains a better understanding of peoples different sexual orientations and gender identities the words and letters that we use to describe the community will continue to evolve. LGBTQI The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Questioning Intersexed LGBTQI community represents a diverse range of identities and expressions of gender and sexual orientation.

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LGBTQ is an acronym for lesbian gay bisexual transgender and queer or questioning.

. Before the 1980s when activists reclaimed this word queer was a slur used against members of the LGBTQIA community. You may also hear the terms Queer Community or Rainbow Community used to describe LGBTQ2 people. LGBT and LGBTQIA are acronyms used to describe the community of people who dont identify as heterosexual straight or cisgender.

Considered to be opposite of transgender Example. Term used to describe an individual whose assigned biological sex aligns with their expected binary gender identity. Avoid using the term gay community as it does not accurately account for the communitys diversity.

Queer and questioning But the former is the most common. Possibly because it is more user friendly. A person whose sex assigned at birth is female and identifies their gender as girl or woman.

The first four letters of this standard abbreviation are fairly straightforward. LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER QUEER QUESTIONING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES LESBIAN. LGBTQ An acronym used to describe lesbian gay bisexual transgender queer or questioning persons or the community.

LGBT is an initialism that stands for lesbian gay bisexual and transgenderIn use since the 1990s the initialism as well as some of its common variants functions as an umbrella term for sexuality and gender identity. See below for a more detailed definition of each term from GLAADs LGBTQ Media Reference Guide. The Q can stand for questioning --.

Many variants exist including variations that change the order of the letters including LGBTAt least some of the components of sexuality regarding hetero bi. These terms are used to describe a persons sexual orientation or gender identity. Lesbian gay bisexual and transgender.

In addition to these identities members of the community are diverse in terms of race religion ethnicity nationality and socioeconomic class. As a result some LGBTQIA people still hesitate to use the word to represent themselves. This initialism and the various terms are always evolving so dont try to memorize the list.

The plus represents other sexual. LGBTQ stands for lesbian gay bisexual transgender queer or sometimes questioning and others. The Q in the LGBTQIA acronym has two meanings.

LGBTQ is the more commonly used term in the community.

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