Sexualities in lgbtq
LGBTQIA Resource Center Glossary
GLOSSARY
The terms and definitions below are always evolving, altering and often mean alternative things to different people. They are provided below as a starting aim for discussion and kind. This Glossary has been collectively built and created by the staff members of the LGBTQIA Resource Center since the first 2000s.
These are not universal definitions. This glossary is provided to help donate others a more thorough but not entirely comprehensive understanding of the significance of these terms. You may even consider asking someone what they imply when they use a term, especially when they use it to portray 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 crucial to acknowledge as part of our mission to challenge all forms of oppress
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These are only a few books we have on this topic. Search the catalog to find more items on this topic.
- Brown White Black by Nishta J. Mehra Intimate and honest essays on motherhood, marriage, love, and acceptance Brown White Black is a portrait of Nishta J. Mehra's family: her wife, who is white; her adopted child, Shiv, who is black; and their experiences dealing with America's rigid ideas of race, gender, and sexuality. Her clear-eyed and incisive writing on her family's daily struggle to build space for themselves amid racial intolerance and stereotypes personalizes some of America's most fraught issues. Mehra writes candidly about her efforts to protect and shelter Shiv from racial slurs on the playground and from intrusive questions by strangers while educating her child on the realities and dangers of being black in America. In other essays, she discusses growing up in the racially polarized capital of Memphis; coming out as queer; being an adoptive mother who is brown; and what it's like to be constantly confronted by people's confusion, concern, and expectations about her child and her family. Above all, Mehra argues passionat
LGBTQ/Sexuality Studies Minor
LGBTQ/Sexuality Studies Trivial Requirements
Undergraduate students will be expected to complete at least 15 credit hours of LGBTQ/Sexuality courses with a grade of C or higher. Nine credit hours must be upper division (3000 or higher) courses. No more than nine credit hours will be accepted as convey credit.
Courses not on the list can be petitioned to be accepted by approval of the Advisor of the minor.
Code Title Credits Required Courses 9 INTRODUCTION TO LGBTQ STUDIES INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES: SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES: HUMANITIES HUMAN SEXUALITY Supplemental Courses Select two courses from the following: 6 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ART HISTORY 1 TOPICS IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 2 SPECIAL TOPICS IN ENGLISH 2 QUEER AMERICAN WESTS TOPICS IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 3 WOMEN'S HEALTH AND ISSUES OF DIVERSITY HONORS SEMINAR - SOCIAL SCIENCES 4 LGBTQ+ POLITICS WOMEN AND POLITICS ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY 5 HORMONES & BEHAVIOR SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER SOCIOLOGY OF SEXUALITIES CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN
47 Terms That Portray Sexual Attraction, Action, and Orientation
Источник: https://www.healthline.com/health/different-types-of-sexualityIt’s OK to feel unsure or overwhelmed by all of the terms we now have to outline sexual and love-related orientation, attraction, and behavior.
Expanding the language you apply to describe your sexuality can provide important guidance, validation, and access to community while on your journey of sexual self-discovery and satisfaction.
Mere Abrams is a researcher, penner, educator, consultant, and licensed clinical social worker who reaches a worldwide audience through public speaking, publications, social media (@meretheir), and gender therapy and assist services practice onlinegendercare.com. Mere uses their personal experience and diverse professional background to support individuals exploring gender and help institutions, organizations, and businesses to increase gender literacy and identify opportunities to demonstrate gender inclusion in products, services, programs, projects, and content.
Welcome to the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center at UNC
The Gender and Sexuality Resource Center (GSRC) staff looks forward to meeting and engaging with any UNC community members who stop in and utilize our resources. We are located near the University Center at 2215 10th Ave and strive to create an approachable and welcoming territory. View Campus Map
Our center offers explore spaces with notebook access, a fully functional kitchen, a library of Lgbtq+ book and DVD titles available for rent, a backyard garden, in-house counseling services, an all-gender lactation room and restrooms, and two lounge/hangout areas.
Beyond the ways in which the community can utilize our center and online resources, the GSRC also has many programs throughout the year dedicated to our mission of educating, advocating, and supporting the UNC people. Some of these programs include our interest-based Affinity Groups, the GSRC mentoring program, UNC’s Coming Out Week, SpeakOUT panels, educational trainings, and much more!
To keep up to date on the things happening with our center, inspect our social media accounts!
We at the GSRC approach our work through an intersectional lens, acknowledging t