Written by: Sonam Sunner - 27017, Grade VIII
Posted on: 15 June, 2022
People who recognize from the lgbtq+ community is celebrated in the pride month. The pride month starts June 1 and ends on June 30 or known as celebrated on the month June. lgbtq+ is the term used to describe a person’s sexuality. Like so, The ‘L ‘in lgbtq+ stands for lesbian. It means a woman who has romantic feelings for another woman. or the ‘G’ is for Gay, which means A guy who has romantic feelings for another guy. There is also bisexual, which means a person attracted to both genders.
And there's many more, there is also aromantic or asexual people. Aromantic means someone with no romantic attraction to others. Asexual means someone with no intimate attraction. You can also do both , which is called Aroace. There is transgender too. It means if their gender identity does not correspond with their gender assigned a birth. ‘Q’ in LGBTQ+ is queer. This definition can be used as a gender identity on its own or an umbrella term. And there’s many more, like pansexual, intersex, non-binary, genderfliud, two-spirit, etc.
The Pride month is celebrated to recognize the impact LGBTQ+ people have had in the world. Also to let them know they are seen. This represents civil rights about the LGBTQ+ community.
There are even flags for every sexuality. Most people think one gender is supposed to be attracted to the opposite gender. But it’s not true. It can be different.
