Lately I have received a few emails from people who are finding it difficult to find the correct definitions used by the LGBT community. I found this one quite useful. Courtesy of:
http://itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/ |
Comprehensive* List of LGBTQ+ Term Definitions
*This list is neither comprehensive nor
inviolable, but it’s a work in progress toward those goals. With identity
terms, trust the person who is using the term and their definition of it above
any dictionary. These definitions are the creation of a cultural commons:
emails, online discussions, and in-person chats, with the initial curation
being mine, then growing into a collaboration between Meg Bolger and me at
TheSafeZoneProject.com. - See more HERE
We are constantly honing and adjusting
language to — our humble goal — have the definitions resonate with at least 51
out of 100 people who use the words. Identity terms are tricky, and trying to
write a description that works perfectly for everyone using that label simply
isn’t possible.
Some definitions here may include words you
aren’t familiar with, or have been taught a flawed or incomplete definition
for; I’ve likely defined those words somewhere else in the list, but if I also
missed many. This is an ever-evolving project that I do my best to check back
in on every three or four months. All that said, let’s get started…
alphabetically:
Advocate – (noun) (1) a person who actively
works to end intolerance, educate others, and support social equity for a
marginalized group. (verb) (2) to actively support/plea in favour of a
particular cause, the action of working to end intolerance, educate others,
etc.
Ally – (noun) a (typically straight- or
cis-identified) person who supports, and respects for members of the LGBTQ
community. While the word doesn’t
necessitate action, we consider people to be active allies who take action upon
this support and respect, this also indicates to others that you are an ally.
Androgyny/ous – (adj; pronounced
“an-jrah-jun-ee”) (1) a gender expression that has elements of both masculinity
and femininity; (2) occasionally used in place of “intersex” to describe a
person with both female and male anatomy
Androsexual/Androphilic – (adj) attraction to
men, males, and/or masculinity