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LGBTQIA Resource Center Glossary
GLOSSARY
The terms and definitions below are always evolving, changing and often imply 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 detail their identity. Ultimately it is most important that each individual define themselves for themselves and therefore also define a term for themselves.
“If I didn't characterize 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
Glossary of Terms: LGBTQ
Definitions were drafted in collaboration with other U.S.-based LGBTQ community organizations and leaders. See acknowledgements section.
Additional terms and definitions about gender identity and gender expression, transgender people, and nonbinary people are adj in the Transgender Glossary.
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*NOTE: Ask people what terms they use 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 commencement of a sentence.
LGBTQ
Acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer. The Q generally stands for queer when LGBTQ organizations, leaders, and media exploit the acronym. In settings offering support 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
List of LGBTQ+ terms
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Abro (sexual and romantic)
A word used to describe people who contain a fluid sexual and/or idealistic orientation which changes over noun, or the course of their life. They may use alternative terms to describe themselves over time.
Ace
An umbrella term used specifically to describe a lack of, varying, or occasional experiences of sexual attraction. This encompasses asexual people as well as those who identify as demisexual and grey-sexual. Ace people who experience romantic attraction or occasional sexual attraction might also use terms such as gay, bi, lesbian, straight and queer in conjunction with asexual to describe the direction of their romantic or sexual attraction.
Ace and aro/ace and aro spectrum
Umbrella terms used to describe the wide group of people who experience a lack of, varying, or occasional experiences of romantic and/or sexual attraction, including a lack of attraction. People who identify under these umbrella terms may describe themselves using one or more of a wide variety of terms, including, but not limited to, asexual, ace,
People are taking GHB in clubs. Experts say we're not paying enough attention.
In the club or at a party, GHB makes its entrance. It arrives in a small vial – maybe paired with a dropper – and is poured into a drink. Something lovely like lemonade. Or even water.
"G" is popular enough among some on the party scene to be known by just its first initial. It has been favored in club settings, particularly at gay clubs. Users utter they feel euphoric, promiscuous and confident. But it can also cause nausea, dizziness, blurred vision and elevated body temperatures. In Europe, it's gained attention for being linked to a number of rapes and deaths.
Experts say GHB deserves more of our attention and caution, and those who are taking it should be armed with information about its dangers, especially as it gains popularity. Remember, too, that addiction is possible, and drug use can be deadly.
"If you're using a drug like GHB, you verb to tell your friends," says Joseph Palamar, associate professor in the department of population health at Recent York University. "If you're out with five peo