Chicano Thesaurus Revision Project Sponsored by LAUC
List of LGBTIQ Terms Added to the Chicano Thesaurus
6-9-07
Bisexuals
BT:
LGBTIQ People
SN:
People who enjoy primary sexual and emotional
relationships with males and females.
Butch
RT:
SN:
Femmes
Lesbians
Women (or males) who are perceived to be
masculine. Butches can be LGBTIQ or heterosexual.
Butch gay males are invisible because they pass as
heterosexual.
Coming Out
UF:
Family Acceptance
SN:
Being truthful to oneself and/or with others about
one's identity, usually in the context of LGBTIQ
people.
Eroticism
BT:
Sexual Behavior
SN:
Sexual experience that is more subtle or
suggestive than overt.
Family Acceptance
USE: Coming Out
Femmes
BT:
RT:
SN:
LGBTIQ People
Butch
Lesbians
Women (or males) who are perceived to be feminine.
Femmes can be LGBTIQ people or heterosexual.
Femme lesbians are invisible because they pass as
heterosexual.
Gay Male Community
BT:
LGBTIQ People
NT:
Gay Males
SN:
The aggregation of gay males on a local or larger
(e.g. national) level.
Gay Males
BT:
Gay Male Community
SN:
Males who enjoy primary emotional and physical
relationships with other males.
Homophobia
BT:
Discrimination
RT:
LGBTIQ People
SN:
The spectrum of prejudice aimed at LGBTIQ people.
Homosexuality
BT:
Sexual Behavior
RT:
LGBTIQ People
SN:
Clinical term for sexual relations between persons
of the same gender. The term "LGBTIQ People" is
preferred when referring to the broader LGBTIQ
experience.
CT#: 5578
Identity Development
BT:
Identity
RT:
Personality
Self-Esteem
SN:
The process by which people develop specific
standpoints and values.
Lesbians
BT:
LGBTIQ People
NT:
Lesbians of Color
RT:
Butch
Femmes
SN:
Women who are committed to women on an emotional
and physical level.
CT#: 5580
Lesbians of Color
BT:
Lesbians
SN:
A general term for lesbians who belong to groups
commonly called "ethnic/racial minorities." For
Chicana lesbians, use the combination of
"Chicanas" and "Lesbians." For Puerto Rican
lesbians, use the combination of "Puerto Ricans"
and "Lesbians of Color."
LGBTIQ People
UF:
Gays
Queer
NT:
Bisexuals
Femmes
Gay Male Community
Lesbians
Transgender People
RT:
Homophobia
Homosexuality
Stonewall
Transvestites
SN:
An inclusive term for people who identify
themselves as belonging to one or more of the
following: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (or
Transexual), Intersexual, or Queer (or
Questioning).
Marriage
BT:
Family
NT:
Intermarriage
Same Sex Marriage
RT:
Divorce
SN:
CT#:
Sex Roles
Weddings
Women Men Relations
A type of civil and/or religious relationship
contract entered into by at least two people.
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People of Color
USE: Ethnic Groups
Queer
USE:
LGBTIQ People
Same Sex Marriage
BT:
Marriage
SN:
Civil and/or religious contract entered into by
people of the same gender.
Self-Esteem
RT:
Alienation
Identity Development
SN:
A positive emotional attitude toward oneself.
Siblings
BT:
Family
SN:
Sisters and brothers, biological and otherwise.
Stonewall
RT:
LGBTIQ People
SN:
Unprecedented uprising that took place at a gay
bar in New York City in June of 1969. It was a
watershed event that signaled the beginning of the
second generation of activists of behalf of the
rights of LGBTQI people.
Tolerance
RT:
Discrimination
SN:
Acceptance of differences that may be difficult to
accept.
Transgender People
BT:
LGBTIQ People
SN:
People who identify on various levels as different
from their perceived or assigned gender. This may
or may not involve seeking surgical changes.
Transvestites
RT:
LGBTIQ People
SN:
People, generally males (and some women), who
cross-dress, that is, wear the the clothing of the
opposite gender.