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LGBTQIA Resource Center Glossary
GLOSSARY
The terms and definitions below are always evolving, modifying and often mean distinct things to different people. They are provided below as a starting indicate for discussion and sympathetic. This Glossary has been collectively built and created by the staff members of the LGBTQIA Resource Center since the prior 2000s.
These are not universal definitions. This glossary is provided to help grant others a more thorough but not entirely comprehensive understanding of the significance of these terms. You may even consider asking someone what they represent when they use a term, especially when they use it to depict their identity. Ultimately it is most important that each individual define themselves for themselves and therefore also define a designation for themselves.
“If I didn't define 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. These terms are vital to acknowledge as part of our mission to challenge all forms of oppress
People are often bewildered by the terms lesbian, gay, pansexual, transgender, queer and the related acronym LGBTQIA+. The tracking definitions will aid you to know these terms.
LGBTQIA+: The first four letters of this usual abbreviation are “Lesbian, homosexual, bisexual and transgender.” The letter Q can stand for “questioning” -- as in still exploring one’s sexuality -- or “queer,” or sometimes both. The I,A and + were added on later to rise for Intersex, Ally or Asexual, and the PLUS approve for everyone else that wasn't included in the first letters.
Lesbian: A woman whose enduring physical, passionate and/or emotional attraction is to some other women. Some lesbians may favor to identify as gay (adj.) or as gay women. Avoid identifying lesbians as “homosexuals,” a derogatory term (see Offensive Terms to Avoid).
Gay: The adjective used to describe people whose enduring physical, romantic and/or feeling attractions are to people of the same sex (e.g., gay man, gay people). In contemporary contexts, lesbian (n. or adj.) is often a preferred phrase for women. Elude
The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Multi-attracted , and Transgender People
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Lesbian, gay, pansexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals life unique health disparities. Although the acronym LGBT is used as an umbrella term, and the health needs of this society are often grouped together, each of these letters represents a distinct population with its hold health concerns. Furthermore, among lesbians, gay men, bisexual men and women, and transgender people, there are subpopulations based on race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, geographic location, age, and other factors. Although a modest body of learning on LGBT health has been developed, these populations, stigmatized as sexual and gender minorities, own been the subject of relatively little health research. As a result, a number of questions arise: What is currently recognizable about the health status of LGBT populations? Where do gaps in the research exist? What are the priorities for a research agenda to address these gaps?
At the request of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Institute of Medicine convened a consensus committee to acknowledge these questions. The 17-member Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans
Adult LGBT Population in the United States
This report provides estimates of the number and percent of the U.S. elder population that identifies as LGBT, overall, as well as by age. Estimates of LGBT adults at the national, state, and regional levels are included. We rely on BRFSS 2020-2021 numbers for these estimates. Pooling multiple years of data provides more stable estimates—particularly at the articulate level.
Combining 2020-2021 BRFSS data, we estimate that 5.5% of U.S. adults determine as LGBT. Further, we estimate that there are almost 13.9 million (13,942,200) LGBT adults in the U.S.
Regions and States
LGBT people reside in all regions of the U.S. (Table 2 and Figure 2). Consistent with the overall population in the United States,more LGBT adults live in the South than in any other region. More than half (57.0%) of LGBT people in the U.S. inhabit in the Midwest (21.1%) and South (35.9%), including 2.9 million in the Midwest and 5.0 million in the South. About one-quarter (24.5%) of LGBT adults reside in the West, approximately 3.4 million people. Less than one in five (18.5%) LGBT adults inhabit in the Northeast (2.6 million).
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