Sexual orientation and society

Coming out of the closet, or simply coming out, is a figure of speech for (LGBT+) people's self-disclosure of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

Immigration equality is a term which refers to the equal treatment of any or all citizens' ability or right to immigrate their family members.

Sexualism is either discrimination based on sexuality, or sexuality itself.

Hate speech, outside the law, is speech that attacks a person or group on the basis of attributes such as gender, ethnic origin, religion, race, disability, or sexual orientation.

Separatist feminism is a form of radical feminism that holds that opposition to patriarchy is best done through focusing exclusively on women and girls.

The word homophile or homophilia is a dated term for homosexuality.

Pederasty or paederasty (US /ˈpɛdəræsti/ or UK /ˈpiːdəræsti/) is a (usually erotic) homosexual relationship between an adult male and a pubescent or adolescent male.

Outing is the act of disclosing a homosexual, asexual, bisexual or transgender person's sexual orientation or gender identity without that person's consent.

Societal attitudes toward homosexuality vary greatly in different cultures and different historical periods, as do attitudes toward sexual desire, activity and relationships in general.

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) stereotypes are conventional, formulaic generalizations, opinions, or images based on the sexual orientations or gender identities of LGBT people.

During the twentieth century lesbians such as Gertrude Stein and Barbara Hammer were noted in the US avant-garde art movements, along with figures such as Leontine Sagan in German pre-war cinema.

LGBT personnel are able to serve in the armed forces of some countries around the world: the vast majority of industrialized, Western countries, in addition to Brazil, Chile, South Africa, Israel, and South Korea.

The cultural impact of classical Greek homoeroticism is a part of the history of sexuality.

Anti-LGBT rhetoric and anti-gay slogans are themes, catchphrases, and slogans that have been used against homosexuality or other non-heterosexual sexual orientations and to demean lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.

Pink capitalism (also called rainbow capitalism and sometimes gay capitalism) is a term used to describe, from a critical perspective, the incorporation of the discourses of the LGBTIQ movement and sexual diversity to capitalism and the market economy, especially including the gay, cisgender, western, white, and upper middle class man standard.

The portrayal of bisexuality in the media reflects societal attitudes towards bisexuality.

Since the mid-2000s, the term kkonminam (Hangul: 꽃미남; hanja: 꽃美男; kkot/n [꽃] = flower, minam [미남] = handsome man) has been commonly used in South Korea to refer to young men with a great sense of personal style and fashion, popularized by pop idols, who may seem effeminate, in part because they are often shown with make-up, such as eye-liner or lip gloss.

Feminist views on sexual orientation widely vary.

LGBT topics in medicine are those that relate to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people's health issues and access to health services.