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The LGBT community, LGBTQ community, or GLBT community, also referred to as the gay community, is a loosely defined grouping of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, LGBT organizations, and subcultures, united by a common culture and social movements. These communities generally celebrate pride, diversity, individuality, and sexuality. LGBT activists and sociologists see the LGBT community-building as a counterweight to heterosexism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, sexualism, and conformist pressures that exist in the larger society. The LGBT community is diverse in political affiliation. Not all people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender consider themselves part of the LGBT community.
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LGBT communities may organize themselves into, or support, movements for civil rights promoting LGBT rights in various places around the world.
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Terminology
The term pride or sometimes gay pride expresses the LGBT community's identity and collective strength; pride parades provide both a prime example of the use and a demonstration of the general meaning of the term. (relocated info)
LGBT, or GLBT, is an initialism that stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. In use since the 1990s, the term is an adaptation of the initialism LGB, which was used to replace the term gay about the LGBT community beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s.[5]
The initialism, as well as common variants such as LGBTQ, have been adopted into the mainstream in the 1990s [6] as an umbrella term for use when labeling topics about sexuality and gender identity. For example, the LGBT Movement Advancement Project termed community centers, which have services specific to those members of the LGBT community, as "LGBT community centers" in comprehensive studies of such centers around the United States. [7]( added information that was not clear and added a citation) (grammar correction)
The initialism LGBT is deliberate to emphasize a diversity of sexuality and gender identity-based cultures. It may refer to anyone who is non-heterosexual or non-cisgender, instead of exclusively to people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.[8] Recognize this inclusion as a popular variant that adds the letter Q for those who identify as queer or are questioning their sexual identity; LGBTQ has been recorded since 1996.[9] [10](corrected grammatical errors)
Symbols
The gay community is frequently associated with certain symbols, especially the rainbow or rainbow flags. The Greek lambda symbol ("L" for liberation), triangles, ribbons, and gender symbols are also used as "gay acceptance" symbol. There are many types of flags to represent subdivisions in the gay community, but the most commonly recognized one is the rainbow flag.
Rainbow flag
The rainbow flag became a popular symbol internationally to acknowledge the LGBT community. In 1978 Gilbert Baker created the prototype of the flag, taking inspiration from many resources to create a seal that would represent the gay community. [11]The 8 line flag was sewn and hand-dyed by Baker and the several volunteers. Two prototypes of the flag were presented at the Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade in San Francisco in 1978.[12] As the flag caused sensation at the parade, Baker decided to take the prototype to the Paramount Flag Company in San Francisco so the flag would be produce in large quantities for the community to have in the next year's parade. [13]
According to Gilbert Baker, each color of the flag represents a value in the community:
- Pink = sexuality
- Red = life
- Orange = healing
- Yellow = the sun
- Green = nature
- Blue = art
- Indigo = harmony
- Violet = spirit
Later, pink and indigo were removed from the flag due to the lack of commercial color, resulting in the present-day flag which was first presented at the 1979 Pride Parade.[13] Other flags include the Victory over AIDS flag, the Leather Pride flag, and the Bear Pride flag.[12]
Lambda symbol
The lambda symbol was originally adopted by Gay Activists Alliance of New York in 1970 after they broke away from the larger Gay Liberation Front. Lambda was chosen because people might confuse it for a college symbol and not recognize it as a gay community symbol unless one was actually involved in the community. "Back in December of 1974, the lambda was officially declared the international symbol for gay and lesbian rights by the International Gay Rights Congress in Edinburgh, Scotland."[12]
Triangle
The triangle became a symbol for the gay community after the Holocaust. Not only did it represent Jews, but homosexuals who were killed because of German law. During the Holocaust, homosexuals were labeled with pink triangles to distinguish between them, Jews, regular prisoners, and political prisoners. The black triangle is similarly a symbol for females only to represent lesbian sisterhood. [14]
The pink and yellow triangle was used to label Jewish homosexuals. Gender symbols have a much longer list of variations of homosexual or bisexual relationships which are clearly recognizable but may not be as popularly seen as the other symbols. Other symbols that relate to the gay community or gay pride include the gay-teen suicide awareness ribbon, AIDS awareness ribbon, labrys, and purple rhinoceros.[12]
In the fall of 1995, the Human Rights Campaign adopted a logo (yellow equal sign on deep blue square) that has become one of the most recognizable symbols of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. The logo can be spotted the world over and has become synonymous with the fight for equal rights for LGBT people.[15]
One of the most notable recent changes was made in Philadelphia, PA on June 8, 2017. They added two new stripes to the traditional LGBT+ flag, one black and one brown. These were intended to highlight members of color within the LGBTQIA community.[16]
References
- ^ Julia Goicichea (August 16, 2017). "Why New York City Is a Major Destination for LGBT Travelers". The Culture Trip. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- ^ Eli Rosenberg (June 24, 2016). "Stonewall Inn Named National Monument, a First for the Gay Rights Movement". The New York Times. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- ^ "Workforce Diversity The Stonewall Inn, National Historic Landmark National Register Number: 99000562". National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
- ^ Gates, Gary. "How many people are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender?". Williams Institute. UCLA School of Law. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ Factsheet Five. M. Gunderloy,. 1989.
- ^ Ferentinos, Susan (2014-12-16). Interpreting LGBT History at Museums and Historic Sites (in Arabic). Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0-7591-2374-8.
- ^ Centerlink, 2008 Community Center Survey Report (August 29, 2008). "LGBT Movement Advancement Project" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Shankle, Michael D. (2006). The Handbook of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Public Health: A Practitioner's Guide to Service. Harrington Park Press. ISBN 978-1-56023-496-8.
- ^ The Santa Cruz County In-queery. The Center. 1996.
- ^ Petrow, Steven. "Civilities: What does the acronym "LGBTQ" stand for?". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2020-10-05.
- ^ Rapp, Linda (2015). "Rainbow Flag" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d "Symbols of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Movements". Lambda.org. Archived from the original on 4 December 2004. Retrieved 26 December 2004.
- ^ a b Santiago, Joseph (2011-07-06). "LGBT 101 and Safe Spaces Program 2011". Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Center.
- ^ "Rainbow Icon Archive: Triangles". web.archive.org. 2004-12-04. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ "About Our Logo". HRC. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
- ^ "Philly's Pride Flag to Get Two New Stripes: Black and Brown". Philadelphia Magazine. 2017-06-08. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
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