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LGBT Vocab

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female-to-male transgender
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an individual who is not open to themselves or others about their (queer) sexuality or gender identity.
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an umbrella term to describe individuals who don’t identify as straight and/or cisgender.
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someone of the opposite sex who knowingly dates a closeted lesbian or gay man to provide that person with a heterosexual “disguise,” usually for family or career purposes.
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little or no capacity to experience sexual attraction until a strong romantic connection is formed
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A term that describes people who are sexually or romantically attracted to multiple or varied sexes, genders, and gender identities — but not necessarily all or any.
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The airline company that apologized for arguing in plane crash litigation that it should pay less in compensation for the life of a gay passenger than for a heterosexual one because he may have had AIDS.
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A term (not necessarily an identity) used to refer to those who reject sexuality labels or don’t identify with any of them.
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the assumption, in individuals and/or in institutions, that everyone is heterosexual
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abbr. : preferred gender pronouns.
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the symbol gay men were required to wear in Nazi concentration camps during WWII
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This magazine published the first cover story on gay rights in a national magazine.
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the assumption, in individuals and in institutions, that everyone is cisgender, and that cisgender identities are superior to trans* identities
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being primarily sexually, romantically and/or emotionally attracted to woman, females, and/or femininity .
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A romantic orientation that describes individuals whose romantic attraction exists in the gray area between romantic and aromantic.
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In the 1960s, the term ________ referred to a person who had sex with either men or women.
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the process of a transgender person changing aspects of themself
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celebrations that typically take place in June that commemorate the Stonewall Inn riots of June 28, 1969.
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a trans person who is not “out” as trans, and is perceived/known by others as cisgender.
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used to change the way other’s read/perceive one’s anatomical sex characteristics
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a man with a strong aesthetic sense who spends more time, energy, or money on his appearance and grooming than is considered gender normative.
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Gay people tend to be ________ much more often than heterosexuals.
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umbrella terms for all folks who have a non-normative gender or sexuality
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planet symbol used by the transgendered community.
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the arrangement or structure of a polyamorous relationship
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refers to a lesbian with a feminine gender expression
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little or no capacity to experience romantic attraction until a strong sexual connection is formed
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a person who experiences sexual, romantic, physical, and/or spiritual attraction for members of all gender identities/expressions
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The word “lesbian” is derived from the Greek island ______, home of Greek poetess Sappho.
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used to refer to a feminine-presenting queer woman or people
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an umbrella term traditionally within Native American communities to recognize individuals who possess qualities or fulfill roles of both genders.
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This person designed the rainbow flag, or Pride Flag, in San Francisco in 1978.
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This famous author published the homoerotic Leaves of Grass, which later inspired numerous gay poets.
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an LGB/queer individual who is believed to be or perceived as straight.
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when someone’s sex assigned at birth and gender identity correspond in the expected way
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an honorific (e.g. Mr., Ms., Mrs., etc.) that is gender neutral.
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a double-edged hatchet or axe, is a symbol of strength and unity for the lesbian community, assocoaiated with Demeter, the Goddess of Earth