WHAT IS LGBTQ?

LGBT is the initials of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender. In the 1990s, because the term "homosexual community" could not fully reflect the relevant groups, the word "LGBT" came into being and gradually became popular. In modern terms, the term "LGBT" can also be used to represent all non-heterosexuals in addition to homosexuality, bisexuality or transgender groups in a narrow sense. In addition, the letter "Q" is added after the words to represent Queer and/or Questioning, or LGBTQ. LGBT has gained the recognition and adoption of most LGBT communities and LGBT media in many English-speaking countries, and has become a very mainstream usage. There are many LGBT resource centers in the workshop, which provide many articles about LGBT in Chinese, including medical, psychological, Social Sciences and legal articles. It is a place for people who study LGBT topics to search for information.

However, the use of "LGBT" is not without controversy. Some intersex believe that they belong to the LGBT community, so they support the use of "LGBTI". There are also individual ethnic groups that do not consider themselves associated with other ethnic groups covered by LGBT. Based on the idea of "homosexual separatism", some people believe that gays and lesbians should be separated from other ethnic groups and become another group]. The reason is that transgender and transgender people are different from homosexuals. Others argue that the phrase "LGBT" is too politically correct and attempts to put multi-gender groups in the grey zone mean that issues and priorities involving mainstream gender groups are given equal consideration.

LGBT is the initials of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender. In the 1990s, because the term "homosexual community" could not fully reflect the relevant groups, the word "LGBT" came into being and gradually became popular. [1]

In modern terms, the term "LGBT" attaches great importance to the cultural diversity of sexual orientation and gender identity. In addition to narrowly referring to homosexuals, bisexuals or transgender groups, it can also widely represent all non-heterosexuals. In addition, some people add the letter "Q" behind the words to represent Queer and/or Questioning, or "LGBTQ". LGBT has gained the recognition and adoption of most LGBT communities and LGBT media in many English-speaking countries, and has become a very mainstream usage.

However, the use of "LGBT" is not entirely without controversy. Some bisexuals believe that they belong to the LGBT community and therefore support the use of "LGBTI". There are also individual ethnic groups that do not consider themselves associated with other ethnic groups covered by LGBT. Based on the idea of "homosexual separatism", some people believe that gays and lesbians should be separated from other ethnic groups and become another group, on the grounds that transgender and transgender people are different from LGB. Others argue that these terms are too politically correct and attempt to classify diverse ethnic groups into grey areas, which means that the problems of mainstream ethnic groups are given priority and equal consideration.

LGBT is the initials of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender. In the 1990s, because the term "homosexual community" could not fully reflect the relevant groups, the word "LGBT" came into being and gradually became popular. In modern terms, the term "LGBT" attaches great importance to the cultural diversity of sexual orientation and gender identity. In addition to narrowly referring to homosexuals, bisexuals or transgender groups, it can also widely represent all non-heterosexuals. In addition, some people add the letter "Q" behind the words to represent Queer and/or Questioning, or "LGBTQ". LGBT has gained the recognition and adoption of most LGBT communities and LGBT media in many English-speaking countries, and has become a very mainstream usage.

Although LGBT and GLBT mean exactly the same thing, it is generally believed that LGBT contains more content of lesbian feminism (L is in the first letter).

However, the use of "LGBT" is not entirely without controversy. Some bisexuals believe that they belong to the LGBT community and therefore support the use of "LGBTI". There are also individual ethnic groups that do not consider themselves associated with other ethnic groups covered by LGBT. Based on the idea of "homosexual separatism", some people believe that gays and lesbians should be separated from other ethnic groups and become another group, on the grounds that transgender and transgender people are different from LGB. Others argue that these terms are too politically correct and attempt to classify diverse ethnic groups into grey areas, which means that the problems and priorities of mainstream ethnic groups are given equal consideration.

Before the sexual revolution in the 1960s, there were no neutral words specifically referring to non-heterosexuality. The closest word to neutrality was the "third sex" which appeared in the 1860s, but it was not widely accepted by the society. The first widely spread word was "homosexuality", but it was considered derogatory in 1950 and 1960s, so it was once replaced by "homosexuality" and "gay" in 1970s. With more and more attention paid to lesbians, the use of "gay" and "lesbian" has become widespread.

Bisexuality and Transgender

For some time after the Stonewall riots, in the 1970s and 1980s, both gays and lesbians were less receptive to bisexuals and transgenders. Bisexuality is considered to be homosexual who dare not come out of the closet or can not identify with themselves, while transgender behavior is considered to deviate from the stereotype of gender. Each community has developed its own self-identity, including whether to accept other gender groups and how to get along with other gender groups. However, these debates continue to this day.

LGBT was born

"LGBT" first appeared in the United States in 1988. In the 1990s, "LGBT" was used as a neutral term to address these four groups to show respect. Although the acceptance of different groups within LGBT groups varies and there are many controversies, the use of the term "LGBT" is considered to be a positive symbol of inclusion. Although the term "LGBT" fails to reflect all the small groups in the non-heterosexual world, those groups that fail to do so are often considered part of the "LGBT" coverage. Generally speaking, the word "LGBT" has always tried to include marginalized groups in the meaning of the word.

Vocabulary development

"LGBT" has many variants, some just change the alphabetical order. "LGBT" and "GLBT" are the two most commonly used. When it does not include transgender people, it becomes "LGB". It may also add two "Q" to represent queer and doubtful homosexuality, to become "LGBTQ" or "LGBTQQ"; one "I" to represent bisexuals, to become "LGBTI"; another "T" to represent transsexuals, to become "LGBTT"; and one "A" to represent straight allies in support of homosexuality, to become "LGBTA". If all of the above are included, it will become "LGBTTIQQA", but this usage is very rare. Taiwan has the use of "LGBTSQQ", in which "S" refers to "Tonzhi-Friendly Straight". Pansexuality and queer are often categorized under bisexuality; transgender and bisexual are categorized under transgender by some people, but this categorization is opposed by transgender and bisexual people. The alphabetical order of various variants is not uniform. In addition to the "LGBT" or "GLBT" mentioned above, there are other situations in which the variants are arranged in any order, but they are not as common as the first two. Variations of the word LGBT have no political significance, but reflect users'preferences for different groups or individuals.

African Americans tend to retain "Same gender loving" in order to differentiate themselves from the white-dominated gay community. The medical profession tends to use "Men who have sexwith men" to describe a person's homosexual orientation. In the 2000's, "Minority sexual and gender identities" were introduced to describe all of these groups. Other acronyms such as "QUILTBAG", "LGBTetc", "LGBTQetc" have been proposed but have not been widely used. In the 2010's, LGBTQIA became popular as a broader and more inclusive acronym. Among them, "Q" refers to "doubts about sexual identity", also refers to "queer", "I" refers to "intersex", "A" stands for "ally" or "asexual".

"LGBT" or "GLBT" has not been accepted by everyone. Some people think that transgender and bisexual people are different from homosexual and bisexual people, so the former should not be put together with the latter. This view holds that the cross-gender focus is on gender identity and has nothing to do with sexual orientation, while the focus of LGB groups is on sexual orientation or what kind of gender they are attracted to.

The significant impact of this distinction is that LGB groups differ from cross-gender political aspirations. The LGB movement is usually about the rights and human rights of same-sex marriage, which is not the cross-gender political appeal. [1]

Likewise, bisexuals want to join the LGBT group, collectively known as "LGBTI", but some people think that bisexuals are different from the LGBT group and want to exclude them.

Contrary to the previous question, there is gay separatism in the LGBT community. Those who hold this view believe that gays and lesbians should form their own communities separately from the LGBTQ community. Although there is no obvious individual or organization pushing the proposal, this voice has always existed in the LGBT community. Sometimes gays and lesbians deny the existence of any non-monosexuality and the equal rights of non-monosexuality. This may lead to open bisexuality and transgender phobia.

Many people are looking for more appropriate words to replace the existing "LGBT", such as "Queer" and "Rainbow", but these words are not widely recognized. "Queer" has too many negative associations, especially to remind older people of the period when LGBT groups were persecuted. Many young people also understand that "queer" has more political implications than "LGBT". The Rainbow is a reminder of the Hippies and the New Age Movement.

"LGBT community" or "LGB community" all-embracing meaning is not welcomed by some gays and lesbians, some people do not accept that the fight for LGBT rights and pride marches are always linked. Others argue that bringing all non-heterosexuals together reinforces rumors that homosexuality and bisexuality are different from others. Compared with mainstream gay activists, fewer people hold this view. Because heterosexuality lacks insight into the LGBT community, it is generally believed that all LGBT people support LGBT rights and promote gender and sexual minorities.