WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT ?
LGBT has become a widely accepted designation for minorities based on sexual and gender orientation. All members of these subgroups are subject to similar prejudices rooted in beliefs and traditions about sexuality and gender. LGBT people, as members of a social minority group, are suffering from various forms of socioeconomic and cultural injustice. The lack of social recognition has an effect on the capacity of LGBT people to fully access and enjoy their rights as citizens.
The LGBTQ+ community is more likely to experience intolerance, discrimination, harassment, and the threat of violence due to their sexual orientation, than those that identify themselves as heterosexual. Highlighting some major problems faced by LGBT people across the world is the theme of this article.
Lesbian and Gay
refers to the sexual identity of a person who is attracted to the same sex, also knowns as Homosexual.
Bisexual
refers to a person who is attracted to both sexes.
Transgender
refers to people whose sense of personal identity and gender does not correspond with their birth sex.
Queer
is an umbrella term used by most of the community to refer to anyone who identifies as part of the community.
Questioning
refers to the people who are still questioning their sexuality or gender.
Intersex
– refers to the people whose birth sexual anatomy doesn’t fit the typical definitions of male or female.
Asexual
refers to the sexual identity of a person and it means is not attracted to any gender.
Ally
are non-queer folks who support and love the queer community.
Biological sex
can be male, female or intersex.
Gender
it refers to the way a person identify and it can differ from the biological sex. Gender falls in a few categories:
Pansexual
is a person who is attracted to all sexes and genders. This term is referring generally to bisexuals, but it’s covering a larger spectrum, including gender fluids.
Heterosexual
refers to a cisgender person who is attracted to the opposite sex.
Man
refers to people who feel masculine and use masculine pronouns: he/him/his.
Woman
refers to people who feel feminine and use feminine pronouns: she/her/hers.
Gender Neutral
refers to people who identify as neither a man or a woman. They often choose gender-neutral pronouns as they/them/their or a variation of the invented pronouns ze/zir/ze.
Gender Fluid
is a person who identify different at different times.
Bigender
people live their life both as a man or as a woman at different times.
Agender
people don’t identify with any gender and often use gender-neutral pronouns they/them/their or ze/zir/ze.
Cisgender
is a person who’s biological sex is the same with their gender identity.
Transgender
is a person who’s biological sex doesn’t match their gender identity.
Drag Queens & Kings
are people who explore gender expression as an art form. Their cross dressing is a gender expression, but you can’t assume their gender identity or sexual orientation based on how they choose to dress.
Pansexual
is a person who is attracted to all sexes and genders. This term is referring generally to bisexuals, but it’s covering a larger spectrum, including gender fluids.