{"id":2426,"date":"2020-04-26T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T10:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=2426"},"modified":"2020-04-26T22:40:04","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T22:40:04","slug":"lesbian","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/glossary\/lesbian\/","title":{"rendered":"lesbian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2427\" src=\"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/download-2.png\" alt=\"lesbian\" width=\"290\" height=\"174\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"glossaryLink\"  title=\"Glossary: lesbian\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;lesbian&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Lesbian reflects female-aligned individuals that primarily attracted to other female-aligned individuals. Make sure it is appropriate as an ally to use this label in relation to another&amp;#039;s sexuality. Some people that like female-aligned individuals just use the term gay. Use the terms that people are using to describe themselves. If someone says they are gay and like people that like female-aligned individuals say that they are gay. Saying lesbian may not be appropriate because it could limit a person&amp;#039;s sexuality if they still figuring it out.I again point you towards GLSEN and The Trevor Project for support. Check out my resource hub as well!&lt;\/div&gt;\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>Lesbian<\/span> reflects <a href=\"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/glossary\/male-aligned-or-female-aligned\/\">female-aligned individuals<\/a> that primarily attracted to other female-aligned individuals. Make sure it is appropriate as an ally to use this label in relation to another&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/glossary\/sexual-orientation\/\">sexuality<\/a>. Some people that like female-aligned individuals just use the term <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  title=\"Glossary: gay\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;gay&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;attraction to a person of the same genderIt is also used to describe people within the LGBTQIA+ community. Like all other terms, make sure you find out what gay means to each individual and know what terms are appropriate to describe their sexuality. Some people who identify as gay use the term homosexual. That doesn&amp;#039;t make it okay for others that aren&amp;#039;t gay to use it!For more information, visit GLAAD or GLSEN. GLSEN hosts the Day of Silence yearly in April, a student led protest for LGBTQIA+ visibility.&nbsp; Students remain silent for a whole day to reflect the feeling of not being able to come out.If you or you someone you know is struggling with anything related to sexuality, I encourage you to visit sites like the Trevor Project for support if there isn&amp;#039;t support from you or your loved ones family or friends. More links are in my resource hub.&nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>gay<\/span>. Use the terms that people are using to describe themselves. If someone says they are <a href=\"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/glossary\/gay\/\">gay<\/a> and like people that like female-aligned individuals say that they are <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  title=\"Glossary: gay\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;gay&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;attraction to a person of the same genderIt is also used to describe people within the LGBTQIA+ community. Like all other terms, make sure you find out what gay means to each individual and know what terms are appropriate to describe their sexuality. Some people who identify as gay use the term homosexual. That doesn&amp;#039;t make it okay for others that aren&amp;#039;t gay to use it!For more information, visit GLAAD or GLSEN. GLSEN hosts the Day of Silence yearly in April, a student led protest for LGBTQIA+ visibility.&nbsp; Students remain silent for a whole day to reflect the feeling of not being able to come out.If you or you someone you know is struggling with anything related to sexuality, I encourage you to visit sites like the Trevor Project for support if there isn&amp;#039;t support from you or your loved ones family or friends. More links are in my resource hub.&nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>gay<\/span>. Saying <span class=\"glossaryLink\"  title=\"Glossary: lesbian\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;lesbian&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Lesbian reflects female-aligned individuals that primarily attracted to other female-aligned individuals. Make sure it is appropriate as an ally to use this label in relation to another&amp;#039;s sexuality. Some people that like female-aligned individuals just use the term gay. Use the terms that people are using to describe themselves. If someone says they are gay and like people that like female-aligned individuals say that they are gay. Saying lesbian may not be appropriate because it could limit a person&amp;#039;s sexuality if they still figuring it out.I again point you towards GLSEN and The Trevor Project for support. Check out my resource hub as well!&lt;\/div&gt;\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>lesbian<\/span> may not be appropriate because it could limit a person&rsquo;s sexuality if they still figuring it out.<\/p>\n<p>I again point you towards <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glsen.org\/\">GLSEN<\/a> and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetrevorproject.org\/?gclid=CjwKCAjwv4_1BRAhEiwAtMDLso0OmBn76Pyx8pFrj5_HGDSbI1cIaFqFLlz5hEZibtiL_RqPVJ7ZDRoCSJAQAvD_BwE\"> The Trevor Project<\/a> for support. Check out my <a href=\"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/resource-directory\/\">resource hub <\/a>as well!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"glossaryLink\" title=\"Glossary: lesbian\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;lesbian&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Lesbian reflects female-aligned individuals that primarily attracted to other female-aligned individuals. Make sure it is appropriate as an ally to use this label in relation to another&amp;#039;s sexuality. Some people that like female-aligned individuals just use the term gay. Use the terms that people are using to describe themselves. If someone says they are gay and like people that like female-aligned individuals say that they are gay. Saying lesbian may not be appropriate because it could limit a person&amp;#039;s sexuality if they still figuring it out.I again point you towards GLSEN and The Trevor Project for support. Check out my resource hub as well!&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Lesbian<\/span> reflects female-aligned individuals that primarily attracted to other female-aligned individuals. Make sure it is appropriate as an ally to use this label in relation to another&rsquo;s sexuality. Some people that like female-aligned individuals just use the term <span class=\"glossaryLink\" title=\"Glossary: gay\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;gay&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;attraction to a person of the same genderIt is also used to describe people within the LGBTQIA+ community. Like all other terms, make sure you find out what gay means to each individual and know what terms are appropriate to describe their sexuality. Some people who identify as gay use the term homosexual. That doesn&amp;#039;t make it okay for others that aren&amp;#039;t gay to use it!For more information, visit GLAAD or GLSEN. GLSEN hosts the Day of Silence yearly in April, a student led protest for LGBTQIA+ visibility.&nbsp; Students remain silent for a whole day to reflect the feeling of not being able to come out.If you or you someone you know is struggling with anything related to sexuality, I encourage you to visit sites like the Trevor Project for support if there isn&amp;#039;t support from you or your loved ones family or friends. More links are in my resource hub.&nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">gay<\/span>. Use the terms that people are using to describe themselves. If someone says they are <span class=\"glossaryLink\" title=\"Glossary: gay\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;gay&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;attraction to a person of the same genderIt is also used to describe people within the LGBTQIA+ community. Like all other terms, make sure you find out what gay means to each individual and know what terms are appropriate to describe their sexuality. Some people who identify as gay use the term homosexual. That doesn&amp;#039;t make it okay for others that aren&amp;#039;t gay to use it!For more information, visit GLAAD or GLSEN. GLSEN hosts the Day of Silence yearly in April, a student led protest for LGBTQIA+ visibility.&nbsp; Students remain silent for a whole day to reflect the feeling of not being able to come out.If you or you someone you know is struggling with anything related to sexuality, I encourage you to visit sites like the Trevor Project for support if there isn&amp;#039;t support from you or your loved ones family or friends. More links are in my resource hub.&nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">gay<\/span> &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/glossary\/lesbian\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">lesbian<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/2426"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/glossary"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/2426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2544,"href":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/glossary\/2426\/revisions\/2544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}