Understanding the different sexual orientations and gender identities and the importance of acceptance and tolerance.
LGBT Terminology: Understanding the language used to describe different sexual orientations and gender identities such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and more.
History of LGBT Rights: Learning about the historical struggles and achievements of the LGBT community in the fight for equal rights and representation.
Coming Out: The process of disclosing one's sexual orientation or gender identity to family, friends, and others.
Gender Roles and Stereotypes: Examining the expectations and assumptions placed on individuals based on their gender and how they vary across cultures.
Gender Dysphoria: Understanding the experience of discomfort or distress caused by a mismatch between one's gender identity and biological sex.
Discrimination and Prejudice: Recognizing and addressing systemic biases and discrimination that exist against LGBT individuals in institutions and society.
Sexuality and Intimacy: Understanding healthy sexual and romantic relationships and exploring different orientations and expressions of sexuality.
Intersectionality: Analyzing the impact of multiple forms of oppression such as race, class, and disability, in addition to sexual orientation and gender identity.
Health and Wellness: Exploring the unique health care needs and difficulties faced by LGBT individuals, including access to care, mental health, and substance abuse.
Advocacy and Activism: Exploring activism and advocacy efforts within the LGBT community and how they can positively impact social change.
Heterosexual: Attracted to people of the opposite sex.
Homosexual: Attracted to people of the same sex.
Bisexual: Attracted to people of both sexes.
Pansexual: Attracted to people of any gender or sexual identity.
Asexual: Not sexually attracted to anyone.
Demisexual: Sexual attraction is based on emotional connection rather than physical attraction.
Cisgender: Identifying with the gender assigned at birth.
Transgender: Identifying with a gender that differs from the one assigned at birth.
Non-binary: Identifying as neither exclusively male nor female.
Genderqueer: Identifying as a non-binary or gender variant person.
Genderfluid: Identifying with a gender identity that fluctuates between male and female or is fluid in nature.
Agender: Identifying with no gender.
Bigender: Identifying with two distinct gender identities.
Two-Spirit: Refers to a person who identifies as having both a masculine and feminine spirit, and is used mainly by Indigenous peoples in North America.