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Gay as an umbrella term

LGBTQ Umbrella

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Materials

  • Facilitator guide and participant handouts

Facilitator Framing

  • This is the most lecture-heavy part of Protected Zone curriculum. If you are going to employ the sample lectures donate it a read a few times before doing it so that you can know the flow and general sense of it before facilitating.

Goals & Learning Outcomes

  • Participants will be able to grasp that there is a difference between gender and sexuality.
  • Participants will be able to identify the difference between the L, G, B, Q, and the T of LGBTQ.

Process Steps

  1. Frame the exercise. For example, “We are going to move now from talking about vocab to talking about some frameworks and ways to make sense of a lot of that vocabulary. First we are going to start with the LGBTQ umbrella handout. This handout helps us craft some sense of the LGBTQ acronym.”  
  1. Quickly illustrate the letters, the thought of the queer umbrella, and the distinction between sexualities and genders. You can do this by reading the handout aloud, or

    Glossary of Terms: LGBTQ

    Definitions were drafted in collaboration with other U.S.-based LGBTQ society organizations and leaders. Notice acknowledgements section.

    Additional terms and definitions about gender identity and gender utterance, transgender people, and nonbinary people are available in the Transgender Glossary. 

    Are we missing a term or is a definition outdated? Email press@

    *NOTE:  Ask people what terms they apply 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 back 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 thi

    People are often muddled by the terms lesbian, gay, multi-attracted , transgender, queer and the related acronym LGBTQIA+.  The tracking definitions will assist you to know these terms.

    LGBTQIA+: The first four letters of this usual abbreviation are “Lesbian, same-sex attracted, bisexual and transgender.” The letter Q can stand for “questioning” -- as in still exploring one’s sexuality -- or “queer,” or sometimes both. The I,A and + were added on later to be upright for Intersex, Ally or Asexual, and the PLUS autograph for everyone else that wasn't included in the first letters.

    Lesbian: A woman whose enduring physical, love-related and/or emotional attraction is to some other women. Some lesbians may like to identify as gay (adj.) or as gay women. Avoid identifying lesbians as “homosexuals,” a derogatory term (see Offensive Terms to Avoid).

    Gay: The adjective used to describe people whose enduring physical, romantic and/or heartfelt attractions are to people of the same sex (e.g., gay man, gay people). I

    The language and terminology folks employ to describe their experiences of gender and sexual orientation is ever-evolving and the same word might have different meanings for different people. However, here is a glossary of some of the most commonly used terms. Have questions or want to learn more? Wondering what all of those letters mean? Here is a glossary of some of the most commonly used terms.

    Ally – An ally is an individual who speaks out and stands up for a person or group that is targeted and discriminated against. An ally works to end oppression by supporting and advocating for people who are stigmatized, discriminated against or treated unfairly. For the lesbian, gay, bisexual and genderqueer (LGBTQ+) communities, an ally is any person who supports and stands up for the rights of LGBTQ+ people.

    Asexual – A person who does not experience sexual attraction; they may or may not experience emotional, physical, or romantic attraction. Asexuality differs from celibacy in that it is a sexual orientation, not a choice.

    Assigned at Birth – Commonly utilized by