The term LGBT It’s widely known, but have you ever heard of the acronym LGBTTTIQA+? Although it may seem confusing due to its constant evolution and the addition of new letters, each of them has an important meaning and is used to encompass and represent the diverse community. In this article, we explain the meaning behind each letter and why it is used to refer to this community in constant growth.
In mid-1969, the constant police raids on a bar called the Stonewall Inn, in Greenwich Village, were the beginning of a series of violent demonstrations in which homosexual groups protested for their rights.
These events, known as the Stonewall riots, are considered the first time in the history of the United States in which the LGBT community fought against the persecution of homosexuals and trans people.
This fact is what would start the Pride marches or parades that are held in the month of Junewhich seek to commemorate the fight against discrimination against people for having sexual orientations and gender identities other than heteronormativity.
However, This community does not only include gays or lesbiansbut to a wide variety. For this reason, the initials of the movement have evolved over the years. In the beginning, it was just LGBbut it has gone through several changes like LGBTQ, LGBTP, LGBTA, LGBTQIA, LGBTTTIQA or LGBT+
Next, we explain why it is said LGBTTTIQA+.
EXPLANATION OF THE ACRONYMS LGBTTTIQA+
L – Lesbian: Lesbian people identify as women and are sexually attracted to other women.
G-Gay: They are people who identify as men who are sexually attracted to other men.
B-Bisexual: They are people who are attracted to others of the same gender and also to people of the opposite gender, without really discriminating whether they are male or female.
T – Transsexuals: They are people who do not identify with their biological sex and decide to have surgery so that their genitalia and physical appearance match their identity. Either you were born male but identify as female, or the opposite.
T – Transgender: Similarly, it refers to people whose gender identities are different from the biological sex they were born with. Unlike transsexuals, a transgender person does not necessarily have the purpose of making a sex change.
T – Transvestite: A transvestite is a person who does identify with the biological sex they were born with, but who occasionally chooses to express their identity as the opposite gender. Usually for a recreational or artistic purpose such as drag performances.
I – Intersex: They are people who were born with both genetic and physiological characteristics of the male and female sex. Previously, they were known as hermaphrodites.
Q-Queer: refers to people who do not like to be classified by sexual orientation or gender identity. For example, he may be a man who dresses a bit girly and wears makeup, but is sexually attracted to women.
A-Asexual: It is defined as the lack of attraction or sexual desire towards any person. Asexuality is part of a sexual orientation and preference.
TO UNDERSTAND SOME TERMS THAT WE HAVE MENTIONED
- What is sexual orientation? It refers to who you are attracted to and who you are romantically, emotionally, and sexually attracted to.
- What is biological sex? It is the set of biological characteristics (penis, vagina, hormones, etc) that determine what is a male or a female in the human species.
- What is gender identity? It alludes to the personal perception that an individual has about himself in terms of his gender, which may or may not coincide with his sexual anatomical characteristics.
- What is gender expression? It is the set of external elements that a person uses to express their gender. That is, the external manifestation that allows a person to be identified as masculine or feminine according to the patterns considered typical of each gender by a certain society at a certain historical moment.