Basic LGBTQIA+ Terms , to Learn in Honor of, Pride Month.
Every June, people around the world come together to celebrate
the LGBTQIA+ community and honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising.
The Stonewall Uprising, which occurred in Manhattan, was a
tipping point for the United Statesβ Gay Liberation Movement. .
In honor of this year's Pride Month, here are
some basic LGBTQIA+ terms to learn. .
(L)GBTQIA,
Lesbian, Women who are predominantly attracted to other women.
L(G)BTQIA,
Gay, People who are attracted to other people of the same gender. .
LG(B)TQIA,
Bisexual, People who aren't exclusively attracted to people of one particular gender.
LGB(T)QIA,
Transgender, People who identify differently from the sex assigned to them at birth.
LGBT(Q)IA,
Queer, An umbrella term for the whole community.
LGBTQ(I)A,
Intersex, People born with sexual anatomy outside of the strict gender binary.
LGBTQI(A),
Asexual, People that experience little to no sexual attraction toward other people.
.
Ally, Someone who is actively
supportive of LGBTQIA+ people.
Coming Out, The process through which a person acknowledges, accepts and
shares their sexual orientation or gender identity with others. .
Pansexual, A person who experiences emotional, romantic or
sexual attraction to people of any gender. .
Non-binary, A person who doesn't exclusively identify
with the male or female gender.
Gender Identity, How a person perceives and identifies themself. This can be
the same or different from the sex they were assigned at birth. .
Gender Binary, Considered an outdated system by many, gender is
assigned to two strict categories: male or female. .
Gender Dysphoria, Significant distress that is caused when a person's gender
identity doesn't align with their assigned birth gender. .
Gender Expression, The external appearance of one's gender identity which may
or may not conform to socially-defined norms. .
Gender-fluid, A person who has a fluid or unfixed gender identity
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Maren Morris is celebrating Pride Month in a big way this year by sharing that she is bisexual. Morris took to Instagram to post about her celebration and added, "Happy to be the B in LGBTQ+." The news comes after the singer-songwriter announced last year she was leaving the country genre over concerns surrounding its conservative elements.
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7 , Inspiring LGBTQ+ Quotes , for Pride Month.
We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity, George Takei, Actor.
I learned compassion from being discriminated against. Everything bad that's ever happened to me has taught me compassion, Ellen DeGeneres, Talk Show Host.
I've been embraced by a new community. That's what happens when you're finally honest about who you are;
you find others like you, Chaz Bono, Advocate and Actor.
Everybody's journey is individual. If you fall in love with a boy, you fall in love with
a boy. The fact that many Americans consider it a disease says more about
them than it does about homosexuality, James Baldwin, Novelist.
The beauty of standing up for your rights is others see you standing and stand up as well, Cassandra Duffy, Author.
The only queer people are those who don't love anybody, Rita Mae Brown, Writer and Activist.
Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it's a good place to start, Jason Collins, Former NBA Player
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