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Hi everyone, welcome back. We're now going to discuss definitions of the LGBTQ community, symbols important to the community, inclusivity, civil rights, legal rights, and more. IV-LGBTQ Definitions Before we delve further into the LGBTQ community, I believe it’s important to define the letters in the acronym. What do those letters stand for? The identifiers are: Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Sometimes the Q is representative of the word “questioning”, for those who are researching the orientations to find how they identify.  It is believed that 10% of the population is LGBT. Of that 10%, 1% identify as Q or queer. "LGBT and Q" by Esperanza Habla However, in the millennial generation, 20% of people identify as LGBTQ. https://www.glaad.org/blog/new-glaad-study-reveals-twenty-percent-millennials-identify-lgbtq In fact, in a recent study, 1% of children ages 9-10 already self-identify as being ...

LGBTQ 101: an Introduction to the LGBTQ Community Hello everyone, welcome to “LGBTQ 101.” My name is Esperanza Habla and I will be your facilitator for today’s seminar. The goal of today’s seminar is to give you an introduction to the LGBTQ community, define the Three Orientations, share terms and vocabulary, and to discuss larger issues that affect the LGBTQ community. Please note that this seminar is quite literally an introduction. I cannot possibly discuss the vastness and richness of the entire LGBTQ community with one seminar. Still, for those who are not familiar with terms and concepts within the LGBTQ community, this seminar provides quite useful information. Before I begin, I want to take a moment to establish a couple of ground rules of understanding: 1.        My discussion today will not include religion. I am not here to debate, to argue, to question or to chastise anyone’s faith or system of beliefs. The discussion of the LG...