There are similar words such as:
- LGBTQ – adding queer (or questioning).
- LGBTQI – adding intersex.
- LGBTQIA – adding asexual.
- LGBTQA – Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and/or questioning, asexual and/or (straight) ally.
LGBT people often struggle with increased rates of suicidal ideation, depression, anxiety, substance abuse, trauma, and loss of family.
- I can provide, support and guidance for the LGBTQA community and respond to the needs of the entire community. Therapy especially tailored for people of color, transgender and gender variant identified people, individuals with disabilities and people living with HIV/AIDS.
- I create a safe space for the LGBT community and our allies. I will work to empower, inform, and provide a platform for healing and growth.
- I support my clients in an environment that validates people from all sexualities and gender identities.
What Does LGBTQIA mean?
- Lesbian – A female- identified person who is attracted romantically, physically, or emotionally to another female-identified person.
- Gay – A male-identified person who is attracted romantically, physically, or emotionally to another male-identified person.
- Bisexual – A person who is attracted romantically, physically, or emotionally to both men and women.
- Transgender – A person who is a member of a gender other than that expected based on anatomical sex.
- Queer – An umbrella term which embraces a variety of sexual preferences, orientations, and habits of those who do not adhere to the heterosexual and cisgender majority. The term queer includes but is not exclusive to lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, trans people, and intersex people (traditionally this term is derogatory and hurtful; however, many people who do not adhere to sexual and/or gender norms use it to self-identify in a positive way).
- Intersex – Someone whose physical sex characteristics are not categorized as exclusively male or exclusively female.
- Asexual – A person who is not attracted to anyone, or a person who does not have a sexual orientation.
- Ally – A person who does not identify as LGBTQIA, but supports the rights and safety of those who do.
