Problem
A. Why does L come first in the LGBTQIAA acronym? What is your opinion of this?
B. Your textbook claims bisexuals often face discrimination from others in the LGBTQIAA category. Why?
C. Should "Ally" be included in the LGBTQIAA acronym? Why or why not? What should Allies contribute to the movement?
D. Should "Pansexual" be added to the acronym? Why or why not?
E. What are the dangers of having separate identity groups (like "gay", "lesbian", etc.)? Why is it beneficial or necessary?
F. Why do Latino and African American gay men endure greater incidents of microaggressions in their own communities and within the broader LGBT community?
G. Gillis and Jacobs explain that some people believe that transgender is a concept more aligned with sex/gender, not sexuality, and thus does not in the LGBTQIAA acronym (p. 95-98. What does transgender belong in the acronym and not belong in the acronym?
H. Describe each of the following types of homophobia. In your opinion which is the most damaging? Explain your answer.
a. Internalized
b. Institutional
c. Defense-Expressive
d. Social-Expressive
e. Value-expressive
Use the section "Identity First Language" at the link below to answer the following:
F. What is Identity First Language? What is People First Language? Give three examples from this section that were not included in Chapter 4 of your textbook.
Textbook: Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies by Miliann Kang, Donovan Lessard, Laura Heston, Sonny Nordmarken and Kang, Miliann.