LGBTQIA2S: Expanding upon LGBTQIA, “2S” stands for “Two-Spirit,” a term used primarily by indigenous people of North America to denote gender-variant or nonbinary identities. LGBTQIA Examples in Conversations, Texting, Social Posts LGBTQIA is an acronym that represents the diverse and inclusive...
Experts explain the meaning of the word "queer", how and when to use it, how to know if you're queer, and how to find queer community.
Here’s a guide to the basics on the asexual identity. Author’s Note: While I am a part of the LGBTQIA+ community, I myself am not asexual. I can explain the definition of these terms, but relay not the lived experience of someone who is asexual or aromantic. To further your ...
This flag commonly symbolizes the entire community and is used by many people, organizations, and events to denote they are safe spaces for LGBTQIA+ people. But to add socio-political nuance to this flag, I will present to you all the other flags that followed this one. They are either mo...
and cultural equity for LGBTQIA+ communities.Dulcinea Alex Pitagora, PhD, LCSW, CST, is a licensed psychotherapist, sex therapist, and sex educator specializing in kink and alternative lifestyles.Martha Tara Lee, DHS, is a clinical sexologist, relationship counselor, and AASECT-certified sexuality edu...
This is due to the misconception—both in and out of the LGBTQIA+ community—that the term isn’t inclusive of transgender people. In reality, Blonder says attraction to cis-men and cis-women is no longer seen as an accurate or comprehensive definition of the bi+ experience.“There is a ...
While there are many marginalized voices to consider—LGBTQIA, BIPOC, women, people with disabilities—in honor of Juneteenth, I thought I’d lift up a few Jews of Color you might want to check out. Marra Gad, independent film producer and author of The Color of Love: Story of a Mixed...
Anyone can join Freddieism, and initiation is easy. You simply have to create your first shrine with pictures of Freddie Mercury and make an offering to him. Freddieists closely follow the punk ideology, and respect all LGBTQIA+ & trans rights. Instead of using phrases like "oh my god!",...
Pansexuality is part of the bisexual umbrella, meaning it's one of many identities in which someone is attracted to more than one gender. According to GLAAD, identifying as bisexual means you're attracted to two or more genders, while identifying as pansexual means you're attracted to people...
The wordequality,first recorded in English around 1350–1400, comes from the same root asequal: the Latinaequus,meaning “even, plain,just.” What doesequitymean? The wordequityis defined as “the quality of beingfairorimpartial; fairness; impartiality” or “something that is fair and just....