Culture & Concepts

C1 term

• Coming-out The process of revealing one’s identity as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, or intersex. Culture & Concepts

D1 term

• Different-sex relationship A relationship of people of two different sexes. Preferred over “opposite-sex,” which assumes only two immutable sexes. Culture & Concepts

H1 term

• Heteronormativity Beliefs and practices that enforce a strict gender binary and position heterosexuality as the norm; assumes alignment of sex, gender, and sex charact… Culture & Concepts

L1 term

• LGBTI Acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex people. Culture & Concepts

O1 term

• Out Being openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, or intersex. Culture & Concepts

P1 term

• Pride events Annual demonstrations and celebrations against LGBTIphobia and for LGBTI rights, held worldwide. Culture & Concepts

S1 term

• Same-sex relationships or couples Relationships/couples consisting of two people of the same sex. Culture & Concepts