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LGBTQ+ Terms
The following is a list of LGBTQ+ inclusive terms.
A
Agender
A person who identifies as having no gender.
Ally
A non-LGBTQ person wo shows support for LGBTQ people and advocates for equality in a variety of ways.
Androgyne/androgynous
Identifying and/or presenting as neither distinguishably masculine nor feminine.
Asexual
A person who experiences little or no sexual attraction to others. Asexuality is not the alike as celibacy.
Assigned Sex at Birth
The sex (male or female) assigned to a child at birth, most often based on the child’s external anatomy. Commonly referred to as birth sex, natal sex, physiological sex, or sex.
B
Biphobia
The dread or hatred of and discrimination against bisexuals. Biphobia is different from homophobia or transphobia in that is seen within the LGBT community as adv as in general society.
Bisexual
A person emotionally, romantically or sexually attracted to more than one sex, gender or gender identity though not necessarily simultaneously, in the same way or to the same degree.
C
Cisgender (cis)
A person whose gender identity aligns with those typically associated with the
You&#;re sitting in your evening parlor, sipping a cup of tea and needlepointing a screen with your female relatives. Then, a maid enters the parlor and informs you that you have a visitor waiting for you in the drawing room. You excuse yourself and come in the drawing room where you find Elizabeth Bennett, holding a bouquet of violets that she picked just for you.
Hi, everyone! Welcome to my fantasy. For years I&#;ve daydreamed about what gift Elizabeth Bennett might bring me to express her real intentions (which ranged from a beautifully-written letter sealed in wax to a corgi puppy in basket), but now I recognize she would bring me violets. Violets are pretty and adorable flowers in general, but they&#;re also one of the more famous symbols of female homosexuality, possibly dating help to a poem in which Sappho describes herself and her lover wearing garlands of violets:
If you ignore me, think
of our gifts to Aphrodite
and all the loveliness that we shared
all the violet tiaras
braided rosebuds, dill and
crocus twined around your young neck
Sappho
In the early 20th century, women used to give each other violets as a way of telling each other, &#;Hey, I Fond
LGBT Symbols
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Gender nonconforming, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, and Ally (sometimes also Asexual)
Rainbow Flag
Use of the rainbow colored flag to symbolize celebration goes back to at a San Francisco Same-sex attracted and Lesbian Freedom Time Parade. Designed by Gilbert Baker, the colors in the flag represent the diversity of the society and have come to represent LGBTQIA pride everywhere in the world it is displayed.
Inverted Triangles
Use of inverted triangles as a symbol of gay parade began to be widespread in the early s Gay Liberation Movement. It was adopted to call to mind that homosexuals were forced to wear a pink triangle in the Nazi Concentration Camps of Earth War II. Since the pink triangle has been generally a gay male symbol, a pink triangle in a black circle, or simply a dark triangle, is sometimes used by lesbians.
Lambda
Lambda, the Greek letter “L”, has been used since the initial s to denote LGBTQ pride, possibly because “L” stand for Liberation. Some people think It may also refer to queer love in ancient Greek culture.
Labrys
This axe, called a labrys, was adopted from matriarchal societies to symbolize the strength and courage of les
The LGBTQI+ community has created their own language of colours and symbols. In this guest blog Gillian Murphy, Curator for Equality, Rights and Citizenship at LSE Library, explores the symbols created through protest, logo competitions, resistance, and community. LGBT+ History Month is celebrated each February in the UK.
LGBTQI+ symbols and their meanings
“Well, of course, a symbol can mean anything you wish it to mean.” Come Together, Issue 12,
The use of symbols and colours is an significant way for groups to convey messages, communicate with others, and to construct a visual identity. During the s, LGBTQI+ people were encouraged to reach out and, in doing this, they often wore badges with distinctive symbols, reinforcing the belief that no longer would they be invisible. This blog looks at some of the symbols that can be found in LGBTQI+ collections.
The gender symbols for male and female are traditionally derived from astrological signs and mythological meanings representing Mars (god of war with shield and spear) and Venus (mirror of Venus, goddess of love and beauty) respectively.
From the first issues of Come Together, the short-lived newspaper produced by the
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