sexual orientation
component of sexuality characterized by enduring emotional,
romantic, sexual, and/or affectional attractions to individuals of a
particular gender
Sexual Minorities
gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or otherwise non-heterosexual
individuals
Gender Identity or Expre...
✓ People whose gender identity differs from their biological sex or
societal expectations for people of their sex
Heterosexism
✓ Ideological system that denies, denigrates, and stigmatizes any non-
heterosexual behavior, relationship, identity, or community
Heteronormativity
✓ Cultural ideologies and practices that normalize and support
heterosexuality and the binary gender system
Society for Human Rights
✓ The earliest known gay rights organization was formed in Chicago in
1924.
Mattachine Society
✓ First national gay rights organization founded in 1951
Daughters of Bilitis
✓ A national lesbian organization founded in 1956
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