batbear.pages.dev

Lgbt topic

LGBTQIA Resource Center Glossary

GLOSSARY

The terms and definitions below are always evolving, changing and often express different things to different people. They are provided below as a starting point for discussion and understanding. This Glossary has been collectively built and created by the staff members of the LGBTQIA Resource Center since the early s.

These are not universal definitions. This glossary is provided to help give others a more thorough but not entirely comprehensive understanding of the significance of these terms. You may even consider asking someone what they mean when they use a term, especially when they use it to portray their identity. Ultimately it is most important that each individual define themselves for themselves and therefore also define a phrase for themselves.

 

“If I didn't explain myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.” -Audre Lorde

This glossary contains terms, such as ableism and disability, that may not be considered directly related to identities of sexuality or gender. T

LGBTQ Community Calendar

There are a number of days and months observed, celebrated, and honored by the LGBTQ community. While the list below is specific to LGBTQ-focused days, weeks, and months, LGBTQ people also observe and celebrate non-LGBTQ specific moments such as Black History Month, Latinx Heritage Month, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Mother’s Time, Father’s Day, Women’s History Month, and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Media coverage of these and other non-LGBTQ focused moments should enclose LGBTQ people and the intersections of LGBTQ people and the respective topic.

February

  • February 7: National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
  • Week after Valentine’s Day: Aromantic Spectrum Consciousness Week
  • February HIV Is Not A Crime Awareness Day

March

  • March: Bisexual Health Awareness Month
  • Week varies in March: National LGBT Health Awareness Week
  • March National Women & Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
  • March National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
  • March International Transgender Day of Visibility

April

  • April 6: International Asexuality Day
  • April National Youth HI

    LGBTIQ+ people: statistics

    LGBTIQ+ stands for queer woman , gay, bisexual, gender non-conforming, intersex, queer or questioning. We’ve used the term LGBTIQ+ on this page, but we realise this doesn’t cover all the ways people define their gender or sexuality. Stonewall has a glossary that lists many more terms.

    Mental health problems such as depression, self-harm, alcohol and drug abuse and suicidal thoughts can disturb anyone, but they’re more common among people who are LGBTIQ+.

    Being LGBTIQ+ doesn’t cause these problems. But some things LGBTIQ+ people proceed through can alter their mental health, such as discrimination, homophobia or transphobia, social isolation, rejection, and difficult experiences of coming out.

    It’s important to notice that embracing entity LGBTIQ+ can hold a positive impact on someone’s well-being too. It might mean they contain more confidence, a sense of belonging to a people, feelings of relief and self-acceptance, and better relationships with friends and family.

    What issues might LGBTIQ+ people face?

    Mental health issues

    Being LGBTIQ+ doesn’t automatically mean someo

    LGBTQ+ facts and figures

    An overview of the challenges faced by Queer people in various aspects of life, including health, community, employment, education, and sport, as well as from an international perspective. 

    Health
    • One in eight LGBT people (13%) have experienced some form of unequal treatment from healthcare staff because they’re LGBT.
    • Almost one in four LGBT people (23%) have witnessed discriminatory or negative remarks against LGBT people by healthcare staff.
    • One in seven LGBT people (14%) have avoided treatment for fear of discrimination because they’re LGBT.
    • Seven in ten trans people (70%) report being impacted by transphobia when accessing general health services.
    • Nearly half of trans people (45%) said that their GP did not have a nice understanding of their needs as a trans person, rising to over half of non-binary people (55%).
    • 90% of trans people reported experiencing delays when pursuing transition-related healthcare.
    • Trans people of colour also experienced transphobia from trans-specific healthcare providers at more than double the rate of wh