Chicano Thesaurus Revision Project Sponsored by LAUC
List of LGBTIQ Terms Added to the Chicano Thesaurus
6-9-07
Bisexuals
BT: LGBTIQ People
SN: People who enjoy primary sexual and emotional
relationships with males and females.
Butch
RT: Femmes
Lesbians
SN: Women (or males) who are perceived to be
masculine. Butches can be LGBTIQ or heterosexual.
Butch gay males are invisible because they pass as
heterosexual.
Coming Out
UF: Family Acceptance
SN: Being truthful to oneself and/or with others about
one's identity, usually in the context of LGBTIQ
people.
Eroticism
BT: Sexual Behavior
SN: Sexual experience that is more subtle or
suggestive than overt.
Family Acceptance
USE: Coming Out
Femmes
BT: LGBTIQ People
RT: Butch
Lesbians
SN: Women (or males) who are perceived to be feminine.
Femmes can be LGBTIQ people or heterosexual.
Femme lesbians are invisible because they pass as
heterosexual.
Gay Male Community
BT: LGBTIQ People
NT: Gay Males
SN: The aggregation of gay males on a local or larger
(e.g. national) level.
Gay Males
BT: Gay Male Community
SN: Males who enjoy primary emotional and physical
relationships with other males.
Homophobia
BT: Discrimination
RT: LGBTIQ People
SN: The spectrum of prejudice aimed at LGBTIQ people.
Homosexuality
BT: Sexual Behavior
RT: LGBTIQ People
SN: Clinical term for sexual relations between persons
of the same gender. The term "LGBTIQ People" is
preferred when referring to the broader LGBTIQ
experience.
CT#: 5578
Identity Development
BT: Identity
RT: Personality
Self-Esteem
SN: The process by which people develop specific
standpoints and values.
Lesbians
BT: LGBTIQ People
NT: Lesbians of Color
RT: Butch
Femmes
SN: Women who are committed to women on an emotional
and physical level.
CT#: 5580
Lesbians of Color
BT: Lesbians
SN: A general term for lesbians who belong to groups
commonly called "ethnic/racial minorities." For
Chicana lesbians, use the combination of
"Chicanas" and "Lesbians." For Puerto Rican
lesbians, use the combination of "Puerto Ricans"
and "Lesbians of Color."
LGBTIQ People
UF: Gays
Queer
NT: Bisexuals
Femmes
Gay Male Community
Lesbians
Transgender People
RT: Homophobia
Homosexuality
Stonewall
Transvestites
SN: An inclusive term for people who identify
themselves as belonging to one or more of the
following: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (or
Transexual), Intersexual, or Queer (or
Questioning).
Marriage
BT: Family
NT: Intermarriage
Same Sex Marriage
RT: Divorce
Sex Roles
Weddings
Women Men Relations
SN: A type of civil and/or religious relationship
contract entered into by at least two people.
CT#: 392
People of Color
USE: Ethnic Groups
Queer
USE: LGBTIQ People
Same Sex Marriage
BT: Marriage
SN: Civil and/or religious contract entered into by
people of the same gender.
Self-Esteem
RT: Alienation
Identity Development
SN: A positive emotional attitude toward oneself.
Siblings
BT: Family
SN: Sisters and brothers, biological and otherwise.
Stonewall
RT: LGBTIQ People
SN: Unprecedented uprising that took place at a gay
bar in New York City in June of 1969. It was a
watershed event that signaled the beginning of the
second generation of activists of behalf of the
rights of LGBTQI people.
Tolerance
RT: Discrimination
SN: Acceptance of differences that may be difficult to
accept.
Transgender People
BT: LGBTIQ People
SN: People who identify on various levels as different
from their perceived or assigned gender. This may
or may not involve seeking surgical changes.
Transvestites
RT: LGBTIQ People
SN: People, generally males (and some women), who
cross-dress, that is, wear the the clothing of the
opposite gender.