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Glossary of Terms: LGBTQ
Definitions were drafted in collaboration with other U.S.-based LGBTQ people organizations and leaders. Spot acknowledgements section.
Additional terms and definitions about gender identity and gender statement, transgender people, and nonbinary people are available in the Transgender Glossary.
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*NOTE: Ask people what terms they employ to describe their sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression before assigning them a label. Outside of acronyms, these terms should only be capitalized when used at the beginning of a sentence.
LGBTQ
Acronym for female homosexual, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer. The Q generally stands for queer when LGBTQ organizations, leaders, and media use the acronym. In settings offering help for youth, it can also stand for questioning. LGBT and LGBTQ+ are also used, with the + added in recognition of all non-straight, non-cisgender identities. (See Transgender Glossary ) Both are acceptable, as are other versions of this acronym. The term “gay community” should be avoided, as it does not accuratel
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Author Jacqueline Wilson came out publicly in 2020 at the age of 74, although she said her relationship with her partner Trish had never been a secret. “I’ve never really been in any compassionate of closet,” Wilson told The Guardian. “It would be such old news for anybody that has ever famous anything much about me. Even the vaguest acquaintance knows perfectly well that we are a couple.”
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Figuring out if someone you're chatting to (maybe flirting with, who the fuck even knows?) is also queer can be a goddam minefield. Sure, some people may have the guts to just say it, but not everyone does OK?!
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How to know if someone is a lesbian, gay, bisexual or queer
Ask a question about their past relationships/crushes
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Striving for equality in a progressive world, Reclaim the Agenda is a collective of women sector representatives, grassroots feminist activists, trade union activists and interested individuals who campaign on 6 key themes;
1. To live free from poverty
2. To live free from discrimination
3. To acquire healthcare services that meet our particular needs
4. To reside our lives free from domestic and sexual violence and abuse
5. To survive in a world where women are equally represented as decision maker
6. To have access to good, affordable and flexible childcare provision
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Nuala Devenny
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