LGBTQIA+
LGBT is an acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. It appeared in English in the 1990s and is an adaptation of the abbreviation "LGB", which in the mid-to-late 1980s began to replace the term "gay community", about which there was an opinion that it does not represent everyone who belongs to sexual minorities.
The term "LGBT" is intended to emphasize the diversity of "sexuality and gender identity based on culture" and is used to refer to homosexual, bisexual, and...
Homosexuality in Europe
MEPs by a majority vote on March 11 adopted a declaration declaring the European Union an "LGBTI free zone". The decision was a reaction to the violation of the rights of representatives of sexual minorities in Poland, where in 2019-2020 local authorities declared a number of regions "zones free of LGBTI ideology", but also in other Eastern European countries. Writer and journalist Norbert Mappes-Niediek discusses the causes of homophobia in the region:
"In communist times,...
15 Sexual Orientations
Since 1970, in June, the LGBT community around the world has celebrated Pride Month.
I think you know that the acronym LGBT stands for "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender." However, now there is a new version of the designation of minority groups – LGBTQIA+. "Q" means queer personas – those who do not limit themselves to one orientation and gender. "I" are intersex people: they have physical signs of both male and female sex. Under the letter "A" used to denote those who...
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