Feeling trapped in the wrong body can lead to mental health problems and a 2014 American survey said that a shocking 41% of transgender people have attempted to commit suicide. If you’re born as the gender you identify as, then that’s known as ‘cis’. When a person is transgender it means that they are born a certain sex but identify as a different gender. The possibilities are endless! T is for TRANSGENDER There’s a huge sliding scale on this one – bisexuals can fancy men a lot and women only a little they can fancy mostly women but occasionally men. B is for BISEXUALīisexuals are people who are attracted to both the male and female sex. G is for GAYĪlthough it’s usually used when talking about men, the word gay simply means anyone who’s attracted to people of the same sex as them. Lesbians are people who identify as female, who are attracted to others who identify as female.
Cos knowledge and understanding equals a massive step towards equality. That’s what we want – everyone up to speed on the huge spectrum of loves, and likes, and genders and identities out there. And if you’re like, ‘duh, of course I totally know that already,’ then excellent. The question is: are you confident you know what they all stand for? Let’s put you to the test to see how much you really know. There can be as many as twelve letters, but today we’re going to tell you about FIVE of them - QIAPK. Either way, how much do you actually know about it?ĭo you know, for example, how many other letters are represented by the + that follows the acronym LGBT? The numbers of letters are always increasing and super flexible. You may identify as one of the LGBT+ community you may not. Every year, thousands of people take to the streets to join a lively (and hella colourful) celebration of sexual individuality and liberation.