I’d like to share a great article from the New York Times about the changing of society’s understanding of the challenges being faced by people who fall outside the norm of heterosexuality and binary genders. A norm means a standard of behavior to which members of a social group are expected to conform, such as being straight. (Definition from dictionary.com) The word ”LGBT,” which in English denotes Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender, is now frequently being exchanged for ”LGBTQIA,” an acronym that denotes the same original four words plus Queer, or Questioning, Intersex, someone whose identity is not exclusively male or female, and Ally, an ally of the group who can be heterosexual but accepts identities that fall outside of the norm, or Asexual, the absence of sexual attraction. This article also discusses what universities in the US are doing to help ease the boundaries of ”male” and ”female,” such as establishing gender-neutral bathrooms. Here’s the article: Generation LGBTQIA, New York Times

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