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Top 10 Quotes from LGBTQ Leaders. Of All Time.

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LGBTQ+ leaders come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. They include activists who gave their lives for the cause and role models who show us every day how to have an impact on the world around us.

While LGBTQ+ people have existed throughout all periods of history, we’re getting more recognition than ever before. Today, an estimated 4.5% of Americans identify as LGBTQ+ and recent studies have found that as many as 20% of millennials identify as LGBTQ+.

In large part, the lives we lead today can be credited to the LGBTQ+ leaders that came before us. Their stories serve as an inspiration and part of history. [Read more…] about Top 10 Quotes from LGBTQ Leaders. Of All Time.

CHELLA MAN: A Deaf, Trans Model and His Rise to Stardom

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Meet Chella Man: A revolutionary deaf, genderqueer, artist and trans person of color.

Chella Man is a visionary and advocate who has brought awareness to marginalized communities by expressing himself and educating the public at the same time.

Want to know how he does it? [Read more…] about CHELLA MAN: A Deaf, Trans Model and His Rise to Stardom

Karamo from Queer Eye: From MTV Star to Queer Eye Fab 5

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Unless you’ve been offline and away from television, you’ve probably heard of Karamo from Queer Eye. Queer Eye is a reality television series by Netflix in which five gay men known as the Fab Five sweep into town and makeover different “heroes” who need a little help learning to care for themselves. One of the Fab Five, Karamo Brown, has led a fascinating life that led him on a path to the Netflix reality show.

Karamo from Queer Eye is a single black gay father of two boys who has starred in everything from MTV reality shows to The Princess Diaries. Read on to learn more about his life and the path that brought him into the Fab Five. [Read more…] about Karamo from Queer Eye: From MTV Star to Queer Eye Fab 5

Merriam Webster’s Word of the Year 2019: Nonbinary Pronoun ‘They’

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Merriam-Webster officially announced the word ‘they’ as its 2019 Word of the Year. Previously, singular ‘they’ was added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in September 2019 as a pronoun to be used to refer to a person whose gender identity is nonbinary.

The word was a clear forerunner, as Merriam-Webster stated that searches for ‘they’ increased by 313% in 2019 compared to 2018. This is unsurprising, as English has been notorious for lacking a gender-neutral singular pronoun. Thus, ‘they’ has been used in this context for hundreds of years.

The American Dialect Society also chose singular ‘they’ as their word of the year in 2015, signifying a vote of approval for its usage as a pronoun for nonbinary individuals. [Read more…] about Merriam Webster’s Word of the Year 2019: Nonbinary Pronoun ‘They’

What Is the Pansexual Flag and Who Does It Represent?

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In short, the pansexual flag represents people whose attraction towards others is not determined by sex or gender identity. “Pan” comes from the Latin word for “all”, referring to an attraction toward all genders.

Why Pansexual?

Before I understood the meaning of the term pansexuality, also called omnisexuality, I had a lot of misconceptions about it. However, the more I’ve learned about it, the more that I think it probably describes the vast majority of people, as least those from across the LGBTQ+ spectrum. [Read more…] about What Is the Pansexual Flag and Who Does It Represent?