Flowasthetao Gay (2024)

FAQs

What to do if a student comes out to you? ›

Above all, remember that when a student has made the decision to come out to you, they've probably chosen to do so because they trust you. It is important to reassure them of that trust by engaging in this moment with respect, dignity and (as with all you do as a supportive ally), with affirmation.

A gay person is hom*osexual, but if we describe something like a scene or a party as gay, that means it's bright, merry, and happy. Gay originally meant excited, festive and merry. Skipping down the street is something you'd do in a gay mood. A fun dinner party could be described as full of laughter and gaiety.

Queer is an umbrella term for people who are not heterosexual or are not cisgender. Originally meaning 'strange' or 'peculiar', queer came to be used pejoratively against LGBT people in the late 19th century.

LGBT: Abbreviation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender. An umbrella term used to refer to the community as a whole. Pansexual/Omnisexual: Terms used to describe people who have romantic, sexual or affectional desire for people of all genders and sexes.

Positive greetings at the door have been shown to allow a smoother transition to the classroom environment from the previous environment, such as a noisy corridor or break time. This means that, when students enter the classroom, a positive tone has already been set and they are ready to learn and engage.

Can my school discipline me for participating in a walkout? Yes. Because the law in most places requires students to go to school, schools can discipline you for missing class. But what they can't do is discipline you more harshly because of the political nature of or the message behind your action.

The word gay arrived in English during the 12th century from Old French gai, most likely deriving ultimately from a Germanic source. In English, the word's primary meaning was "joyful", "carefree", "bright and showy", and the word was very commonly used with this meaning in speech and literature.

G.A.Y. is a backronym for gay standing for Good As You. It is meant to transform the historic use of gay as a slur into an expression of gay Pride.

People with a same-gender sexual orientation generally prefer the terms gay, lesbian, or bisexual. The most common terms are gay (both men and women) and lesbian (women only). Other terms include same gender loving and same-sex-oriented.

LGBTQIA+: Abbreviation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual. The additional “+” stands for all of the other identities not encompassed in the short acronym. An umbrella term that is often used to refer to the community as a whole.

What is queer in simple words? ›

Queer is a word that describes sexual and gender identities other than straight and cisgender. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people may all identify with the word queer.

Cisgender (also styled as cisgendered and often shortened to cis) describes someone whose internal sense of gender corresponds with the sex the person was identified as having at birth. Most people can be described as cisgender, or cis. If the pronouncement your mom heard at your birth—It's a girl! or It's a boy!

LGBT is an initialism that stands for "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender". It may refer to anyone who is non-heterosexual, non-heteroromantic, or non-cisgender, instead of exclusively to people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.

A person whose gender identity is different from the sex placed on their birth certificate. “Q” stands for Queer. Queer is an umbrella term often time used to categorize the entirety of the LGBTQ2+ community. Next, we have the “2”. It's for Two-Spirits.

Double male

The double Mars symbol takes the Mars symbol, used to represent the male sex in both some scientific fields and astrology, and doubles it to create a symbol representing gay men.

Your first priority when a student leaves class is to drop everything and find her. Most often, she will not have gone far. On the rare occasion when she cannot be found right away, call the office on the intercom or send a student to inform the principal, but stay calm and do not alarm the other students.