{"id":4938,"date":"2021-11-16T18:53:32","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T23:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/glossary-2\/"},"modified":"2021-11-16T19:12:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T00:12:05","slug":"glossary-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/norahspeaks.com\/blog\/glossary-2\/","title":{"rendered":"LGBTQIA+ Dictionary"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This dictionary is a dynamic page. I have been compiling a list of terms widely used by people in the LGBTQIA+ community to describe their sexuality and\/or gender identity<\/a>. Please note that these are not <\/b>blanket definitions or terms for every person that may identify with the terms or with some aspects of the definitions. Make sure to ask a person what their particular label means to them. And don’t forget pronouns!<\/p>\n

Check out my resource hub<\/a> for even more resources related to this community.<\/p>\n

If you are part of the LGBTQIA+ community and experiencing challenges, I am here as a person to talk to, but I am an ally and will never be able to truly understand firsthand the challenges people in this community face, although I do my best to empathize.<\/p>\n

The Trevor Project<\/a> is a supportive resource with counselors on call to talk anonymously. Know that Norah Speaks does try to be a space for people in this community to come, and to point their loved ones to self-educate. If there is anything that is inaccurate or missing on this page, please email me at norah.aljunaidi@gmail.com <\/a>or comment below.<\/p>\n

If you are a person that is transgender<\/span> and are struggling, please call the Trans Lifeline<\/a> at 1-877-565-8860<\/p>\n

The 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health reports that 18.7 million people age 18 or older had a substance use disorder in the United States. Furthermore, people who identify as gay<\/span> or lesbian<\/span> are more than twice as likely than those who idenitfy as heterosexual to have a severe alcohol or tobacco use disorder. (Healthline.com). These alarming numbers stress a need for more substance use resources readily available to the community.<\/p>\n

Here are two resources you can use to receive support for addiction:<\/p>\n

www.therecoveryvillage.com\/<\/wbr>resources\/lgbtq\/<\/a>
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