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Sexuality and gender identity-based cultures concern the culture, knowledge, and references shared by members of sexual minorities or transgendered people by virtue of their membership in those minorities or their state of being transgendered. Download high resolution version (1700x1307, 330 KB)Activist waving the gay pride flag at the Christopher Street parade in Berlin. ... Download high resolution version (1700x1307, 330 KB)Activist waving the gay pride flag at the Christopher Street parade in Berlin. ... Look up Culture in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Wikinews has news related to this article: Culture and entertainment Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Cultural Development in Antiquity Dictionary of the History of Ideas: Culture and Civilization in Modern Times Classificatory system for cultures and civilizations, by Dr. Sam Vaknin... Knowledge is the awareness and understanding of facts, truths or information gained in the form of experience or learning (a posteriori), or through deductive reasoning (a priori). ... Sexual orientation is the sex or gender of people who are the focus of a persons amorous or erotic desires, fantasies, and spontaneous feelings, the gender(s) one is primarily oriented towards. ... Transgender is generally used as a catch-all umbrella term for a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups centered around the full or partial reversal of gender roles; however, compare other definitions below. ... In sociology and in voting theory, a minority is a sub-group that is outnumbered by persons who do not belong to it. ...

Among the first to argue that members of sexual minorities can constitute cultural minorities as well as being just individuals were Adolf Brand, Magnus Hirschfeld and Leontine Sagan in Germany. These pioneers were followed later, in the USA, by the Mattachine Society and the Daughters of Bilitis. Adolf Brand (1874-1945) was a German journalist and school teacher who began publishing the first German homosexual periodical, Der Eigene (The Special), in 1896. ... Magnus Hirschfeld Magnus Hirschfeld (Koburg, May 14, 1868 - May 14, 1935) was a prominent German physician, sexologist, and gay rights advocate. ... Leontine Sagan (born Leontine Schlesinger, 1889 in Vienna, Austria , died 1974 in South Africa) was a German actress. ... The Mattachine Society of New York, Inc. ... The Daughters of Bilitis (DOB) was formed in San Francisco, California in 1955 by Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon along with six other women. ...

Not all members of a particular sexual minority participate in, or are aware of, the subculture that may be associated with that minority. In addition to simply not knowing that the culture exists, non-participants may be geographically or socially isolated, they may feel stigmatized by the subculture, they may simply dislike it (feeling it is outdated, corrupted, or does not align with their personal taste or style), or they may prefer to affiliate with some other culture or subculture.

See also: integration, separatism, discrimination. Integration may be any of the following: In the most general sense, integration may be any bringing together of things: the integration of two or more economies, cultures, religions (usually called syncretism), etc. ... Separatism involves setting oneself or others apart. ... To discriminate is to make a distinction. ...

Sexual orientation and gender identity-based cultures (LGBT)

The Rainbow flag, often used as a symbol for LGBT culture.

Sexual minorities defined by sexual orientation and gender identity — gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people — are often seen as having a common culture, which can be called LGBT culture, Queer culture, or gay culture. In academia, when discussing works of literary or artistic value, the term used is often 'homoeroticism'. (We will use the term LGBT culture in this article. The term Queer is perceived by many to be political or objectionable, although others use it as the primary description of their sexual minority culture. We will reserve the term "gay culture" for gay men's culture.) The rainbow flag from 1979-2003. ... The rainbow flag from 1979-2003. ... A rainbow flag is a multi-colored flag consisting of stripes in the colors of the rainbow. ... Look up gay in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Until several decades ago, the word gay meant something like jolly or mirthful. In contemporary usage, however, that meaning is unusual; the term is usually synonymous with homosexual. ... A lesbian is a homosexual woman. ... Bisexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by aesthetic attraction, romantic love and sexual desire for both males and females. ... Transgender is generally used as a catch-all umbrella term for a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups centered around the full or partial reversal of gender roles; however, compare other definitions below. ... LGBT (or GLBT) is an initialism used as a collective term to refer to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people. ... Queer has traditionally meant strange or unusual, but is most often used in reference to lesbians, gay men, bisexual women and men, and other sexual minorities. ... Homoeroticism refers to same-sex love and desire, most especially as it is depicted or manifested in the visual arts and literature. ...

The idea is quite contentious. Some argue that there are too many LGBT people who do not participate in this culture for the idea to be meaningful, or that the culture constitutes a stereotype or is associated with only a radical minority.

Others argue that LGBT culture is an undeniable fact, and/or that it constitutes the basis of a LGBT nation with a common understanding and history.

The existence of a larger community including gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people has also been questioned by noting the exclusion of some of these groups by others; for example, bi-phobia among gays and lesbians, transphobia among non-trans LGB people, or lack of inclusiveness of lesbians in gay milieux. For example, some cities have separate neighbourhoods for gay men and for lesbians. Torontos Church and Wellesley district, one of the largest gay villages in North America Rainbow flags are displayed in the Castro area of San Francisco as a symbol of gay pride The entrance to Chueca metro station in the Plaza de Chueca (Chueca square) in Madrid (Spain), during gay...

A response could be that, although these sorts of prejudice and exclusion exist among part of the community, they do not necessarily impede members of all of the groups from participating in a common culture.

It ought to be remembered, further, that LGBT culture is often intensely marked by geography and surrounding culture. It is important to remember that what may often be thought of as "LGBT culture" may be peculiar to North America and/or Europe, and not found among other LGBT communities around the world.

Elements often identified as being common to the culture of gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered people include:

• The work of famous gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people. This may include:
  • Present-day LGBT artists and political figures;
  • Historical figures who have been identified as LGBT. It has often been questioned whether it is appropriate to identify historical figures using modern terms for sexual identity (see History of sexuality). However, many LGBT people feel a kinship towards these people and their work, especially to the extent that it deals with same-sex attraction or gender identity.
• An understanding of the history of the LGBT rights movement.
• An ironic appreciation of things linked by stereotype to LGBT people.
• Figures and identities that are present in the LGBT community; in Euro-American LGBT culture, this could include the gay village, drag kings and queens, Pride, and the rainbow flag.

LGBT communities organize a number of events to celebrate their culture, such as Pride parades; one of the largest such events is the Gay Games. This is a partial list of confirmed and debated famous lesbian, bisexual, or gay people. ... A number of noted individuals are or were transgendered. ... The History of Sexuality is also the title of a book, by Michel Foucault. ... The gay rights movement is a collection of loosely aligned civil rights groups, human rights groups, support groups and political activists seeking acceptance, tolerance and equality for non-heterosexual, (homosexual, bisexual), and transgender people - despite the fact that it is typically referred to as the gay rights movement, members also... The notion of the gay community is complex and slightly controversial. ... Torontos Church and Wellesley district, one of the largest gay villages in North America Rainbow flags are displayed in the Castro area of San Francisco as a symbol of gay pride The entrance to Chueca metro station in the Plaza de Chueca (Chueca square) in Madrid (Spain), during gay... Drag kings are female-bodied or female-identified persons who either temporarily attempt to pass as men, usually off-stage, or perform male characters in often ostentatious mens clothes on stage, often with hilariously exaggerated macho attitudes, or show and/or perform a mixture of male and female characteristics, both... Drag queens Luc DArcy and Jerry Cyr and friend at Montreals 2003 Divers/Cité pride parade Drag queens are performers - usually gay men, sometimes transgendered women - who dress in drag, clothing associated with the female gender, usually highly exaggerated versions thereof. ... Gay Pride in San Francisco The gay pride or simply pride campaign of the gay rights movement has three main premises: that people should be proud of what they are, that sexual diversity is a gift, and that sexual orientation and gender identity are inherent and cannot be intentionally altered. ... A rainbow flag is a multi-colored flag consisting of stripes in the colors of the rainbow. ... Baton twirlers perform in the 2002 Divers/Cité pride parade in downtown Montreal A pride parade is part of a festival or ceremony held by the LGBT community of a city to commemorate the struggle for gay liberation, gay rights, and Lesbian and Gay pride. ... The Gay Games are a sporting and cultural event hosted by the gay and lesbian community. ...

Two Young Men
Crispin van den Broeck (Dutch), ca. 1590; Oil on panel; Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Early coded reference to the practices of a Dutch sexual minority. The painting, laced with coded messages easily missed by those unfamiliar with the culture, satirizes the Biblical theme of original sin. The man in black is offering an apple (bottom up) to his friend. The two personages caress and embrace. Pagan symbols can be discerned in the background, among which the head of an eagle, suggesting the myth of Zeus and Ganymede.

This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... Two Young Men Crispin van den Broeck (Dutch), ca. ... The main entrance to the Fitzwilliam Museum, facing Trumpington Sreet. ... The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ... Parts of this article contradict each other. ... Sin has been a term most usually used in a religious context, and today describes any lack of conformity to the will of God; especially, any willful disregard for the norms revealed by God is a sin. ... Species Malus domestica Malus sieversii The apple is a tree and its pomaceous fruit, of species Malus domestica in the family Rosaceae, and is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. ... Pagan may refer to: A believer in Paganism or Neopaganism. ... Statue of Zeus The Greek sculptor Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall Statue of Zeus in about 435 bc. ... In Greek mythology, Ganymede (Greek: Γανυμήδης, Ganumêdês)) was a divine hero whose homeland was the Troad. ...

Gay male culture

In the last half-century, American culture as a whole has focused more heavily on gay men than on other members of the LGBT community. This may be due to larger numbers of men than women or transgender people coming out, it may be due to gay men typically being more brash in their coming out, or it may be due to American culture as a whole still seeing men and male experience as the central experience in culture, even if the men in question are transgressing from the norm. AIDS, and the high number of gay male deaths related to it, certainly had a great deal to do with mainstream American media discussing gay life. The subject is open to debate, but gay male culture is often better known to lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered people than those groups' particular cultures may be known to gay men. This article very generally discusses the customs and culture of the United States; for the culture of the United States, see arts and entertainment in the United States. ... The Red Ribbon symbol is used internationally to represent the fight against AIDS. AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, rarely written Aids) is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus HIV, a lentivirus [1]. By leading to the destruction and/or functional impairment of cells of the immune...

During the 19th and early 20th centuries, gay culture was highly covert and relied upon secret symbols and codes woven into an overall straight context. Gay influence in early America was mostly limited to high culture. The association of gay men with opera, ballet, couture, fine cuisine, the Golden Age of Hollywood, and interior design began with wealthy homosexual men using the straight themes of these media to send their own signals. In the very heterocentric Marilyn Monroe film vehicle Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, a musical number features a woman singing while muscled men in revealing costumes dance around her. The men's costumes were designed by a man, the dance was choreographed by a man, and the dancers seem more interested in each other than in the female star, but her reassuring presence gets the sequence past the censors and fits it into an overall heterocentric theme. Heterosexuality refers to a set of genetic, chemical and behavioral conditions which lead to an overall attraction to members of the opposite sex in an erotic manner. ... High culture is the milieu of arts and sciences fostered under the European Renaissance. ... The foyer of Charles Garniers Opéra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera is an art form consisting of a dramatic stage performance set to music. ... The Waltz of the Snowflakes from Tchaikovskys The Nutcracker Ballet is the name given to a specific dance form and technique. ... There are three communes that have the name Couture in France: Couture, in the Charente département Couture-dArgenson, in the Deux-Sèvres département Couture-sur-Loir, in the Loir-et-Cher département See also: La Couture Haute couture This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other... A cuisine (from French cuisine, meaning cooking; culinary art; kitchen; itself from Latin coquina, meaning the same; itself from the Latin verb coquere, meaning to cook) is a specific set of cooking traditions and practices, often associated with a place of origin. ... ... Interior Design is the process of decorating a space to make it more pleasing to the eye, and more comfortable for people to be in. ... Heterosexism (or heterocentrism or heterosexualism (Corsini, 2002)) is the assumption that everyone or a particular person is heterosexual. ... Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe (June 1, 1926 – August 5, 1962) was an American actress of the 20th century. ... This article is about the ancient Roman political office. ... Heterosexism (or heterocentrism or heterosexualism (Corsini, 2002)) is the assumption that everyone or a particular person is heterosexual. ...

After the Stonewall riots in the United States in 1969, gay male culture began to be publicly acknowledged for the first time. A small group of privileged, Euroethnic gay men formed the Violet Quill society, which focused on writing about gay experience as something central and normal in a story for the first time, rather than as a "naughty" sideline to a mostly straight story. A good example is the short story A Boy's Own Story by Edmund White. In this first volume of a trilogy, White writes as a young homophilic narrator growing up under the shadow of a corrupt and remote father. The young man learns bad habits from his straight father and applies them to a gay existence. The Stonewall riots were a series of violent conflicts between homosexuals and police officers in New York City. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The word straight may refer to: the quality or state of extending in one direction without turns, bends or curves; or being without influence or interruption. ... Edmund Valentine White III (born January 13, 1940) is a novelist, short-story writer and critic. ...

Throughout the 1970s, gay male culture was a growing influence on American pop culture as a whole. Celebrities such as Liza Minelli spent a significant amount of their social time with urban gay men, who were now popularly viewed as sophisticated and stylish by the jet set. And more celebrities themselves, such as Andy Warhol, were open about their relationships. Such openness was still limited to the largest urban areas, however, until AIDS forced several popular celebrities out of the closet due to their contraction of what was known at first as a "gay cancer". This article provides extensive lists of events and significant personalities of the 1970s. ... Liza Minnelli (born March 12, 1946) is an American actress and singer. ... Andy Warhol, circa 1965. ...

Some elements that may be identified more closely with gay men than with other groups include:

• pop-culture gay icons who have had a traditionally gay male following (for example, in Euro-American gay culture, disco, Madonna, Judy Garland, and so forth);
• familiarity with certain aspects of romantic, sexual, and social life that have been common among gay men (for example, in Euro-American gay culture, Polari, poppers, camp, and the fag hag; in Indian gay culture, evening people).

There are a number of subcultures within gay male culture, such as bears, chubbies, and gay skinheads. There are also subcultures that have historically had a large gay male population, such as the leather and SM subcultures. This article is about entertainers; for graphic symbols, see: gay iconography A gay icon is a popular culture entertainer, usually a woman, who has a significant following among the gay community, particularly among gay men. ... Disco is an up-tempo style of dance music (generally between 110 and 136 beats per minute) that originated in the early 1970s, mainly from funk and soul music, popular with audiences in larger cities all over the world, and derives its name from the French word discothèque (meaning... Madonna at the Live 8 concert. ... Judy Garland (June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American film actress who is considered one of the greatest singing stars of Hollywoods Golden Era of musical film, known for her intense acting and for her strong, husky mezzo-soprano voice. ... Polari (or alternatively Palare, from Italian parlare, to talk) was a form of cant slang used in the gay subculture in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. ... Nitrite inhalants or Poppers are a class of recreational drugs consisting of alkyl and cycloalkyl nitrites such as amyl nitrite (pentyl nitrite in IUPAC nomenclature), cyclohexyl nitrite and butyl nitrite. ... The term camp—normally used as an adjective, even though earliest recorded uses employed it mainly as a verb—refers to the deliberate and sophisticated use of kitsch, mawkish or corny themes and styles in art, clothing or conversation. ... Fag hag is a slang term, either abusive or highly admiring, for a (usually straight) woman who likes to hang out with gay men. ... The evening people of India are males who choose to live a life in which they dress and otherwise comport themselves in a way intermediate between the ways that typical men and women dress and act. ... The International Bear Brotherhood Flag The bear community is a subculture in the gay community. ... The chubby community is a subculture in the gay community. ... Categories: Pages on votes for deletion | Stub ... Leather Pride flag Start of the Leather Contingent at the 2004 San Francisco Gay Pride Parade The leather culture typically includes both a style of dress and an affiliation with BDSM (Bondage/Discipline, Dominance/Submission, Sado/Masochism, also called SM) practice. ... Flogging demonstration at Folsom Street Fair 2004. ...

Lesbian culture

As with gay men, lesbian culture includes elements both from the larger LGBT culture and elements that are more closely specific to the lesbian community.

Often thought of in this regard are elements of counterculture that have been primarily associated with lesbians in Europe and North America. The history of lesbian culture over the last half-century has also been tightly entwined with the evolution of feminism. In sociology, counterculture is a term used to describe a cultural group whose values and norms are at odds with those of the social mainstream, a cultural equivalent of a political Opposition. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Older stereotypes of lesbian women stressed a dichotomy between women who adhered to stereotypical male gender stereotypes ("butch") and stereotypical female gender stereotypes ("femme"), and that typical lesbian couples consisted of butch/femme couples. Today, some lesbian women adhere to being either "butch" or "femme" but these categories are much less rigid and there is no express expectation that a lesbian couple be butch/femme. There is a sub-culture within the lesbian community called aristasia, where lesbians in such community adhere to exaggerated levels of femininity. In this culture, there are two genders blonde and brunette, regardless of hair color. Brunettes are femme, yet blondes are more femme. Also notable, are diesel dykes, which are overly butch women who apply male forms of dress and behavior. Lipstick lesbian refers to feminine women who are attracted only to other feminine women. Lesbian culture also has its own icons such as Melissa Etheridge. Others include K.d. lang (Butch), Ellen DeGeneres (androgynous), and Portia de Rossi (femme). Butch is a common nickname, particularly in the 19th and 20th centuries for boys. ... Butch and femme are terms often used in the lesbian and gay subcultures to describe a persons approximate adherence of traditional masculine and feminine gender roles respectively, within a same-sex relationship, or to describe an individual generally. ... Aristasia is an all-female society existing primarily in England but with adherents in many other parts of the world, notably the United States. ... Melissa Etheridge on the cover of her album Breakdown Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961 in Leavenworth, Kansas) is an American rock musician. ... k. ... Ellen DeGeneres, on her talk show. ... If referring to a flower, see disambiguation under bisexual Androgyny is the state of indeterminate gender, or characteristics of gender. ... Portia de Rossi as Lindsay Bluth Fünke on Arrested Development Portia de Rossi (b. ...

See labrys, black triangle. Minoan symbolic labrys of gold, 2nd millennium BC: many have been found in the sacred cave of Arkalochori on Crete) The Labrys is a doubleheaded axe. ... black triangle has 3 meanings- A type of UFO-like sighting: see Black triangles. ...

Bisexual culture

Bisexuals are in the peculiar situation of receiving hatred, distrust, or denial from elements of both the heterosexual and homosexual populations. There is of course some element of general anti-LGBT feeling, but some people insist that bisexual people are unsure of their true feelings, that they are experimenting or going through a "phase", and that they eventually will or should "decide" or "discover" which (singular) gender they are sexually attracted to. Bisexuality is a sexual orientation characterized by aesthetic attraction, romantic love and sexual desire for both males and females. ... Heterosexuality refers to a set of genetic, chemical and behavioral conditions which lead to an overall attraction to members of the opposite sex in an erotic manner. ... Since its coining, the term homosexuality has aquired multiple meanings. ...

More people of all kinds are becoming aware that there are some people who find attractive sexual partners among both men and women - sometimes equally, sometimes favoring one gender in particular more often.

It is important to remember the distinctions between sexual orientation (attraction, inclination, preference, or desire), sexual identity (self-identification or self-concept), and sexual behavior (the gender of one's actual sex partners). For example, someone who may find people of both genders attractive might in practice have relationships with people only one of those genders. Sexual orientation is the sex or gender of people who are the focus of a persons amorous or erotic desires, fantasies, and spontaneous feelings, the gender(s) one is primarily oriented towards. ...

One popular misconception is that bisexuals find all humans sexually attractive. That is no more true than the idea that, say, all straight men would find all women sexually attractive.

Many bisexual people consider themselves to be part of the LGBT or Queer community. LGBT (or GLBT) is an initialism used as a collective term to refer to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people. ... Queer has traditionally meant strange or unusual, but is most often used in reference to lesbians, gay men, bisexual women and men, and other sexual minorities. ...

The bisexual pride flag

In an effort to create both more visibility, and a symbol for the bisexual community to gather behind, Michael Page created the bisexual pride flag. File links The following pages link to this file: Bisexuality Sexuality and gender identity-based cultures Bisexual pride flag User:Grendelkhan/Images Swindon League ... File links The following pages link to this file: Bisexuality Sexuality and gender identity-based cultures Bisexual pride flag User:Grendelkhan/Images Swindon League ... Bisexual pride flag The bisexual pride flag is a flag design representing the bisexual community. ...

The bisexual flag, which has a pink or red stripe at the top for homosexuality, a blue one on the bottom for heterosexuality and a purple one in the middle to represent bisexuality, as purple is from the combination of red and blue.

Transgender culture

The study of transgender culture as such is complicated by the many and various ways in which cultures deal with gender. For example, in many cultures, people who are attracted to people of the same sex — that is, those who in Anglo-American culture would identify as gay, lesbian, or bisexual — are classed as a third gender, together with people who would be classified as transgender or transsexual. Transgender is generally used as a catch-all umbrella term for a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups centered around the full or partial reversal of gender roles; however, compare other definitions below. ...

Some transgender or transsexual women and men however do not classify as being part of any specific trans* culture, however there is a distinction between transgender and transsexual people who make their past known to others and those who wish to live according to their gender identity and not reveal this past, stating that they should be able to live in their true gender role in a normal way, and be in control of whom they choose to tell their past to. A transsexual (sometimes transexual) person establishes a permanent identity with the opposite gender to their assigned (usually at birth) sex. ...

See: hijra, berdache, two-spirit. Hijra may refer to: Hijra (Hegira/Hijrah/Hejira) is an Arabic term referring to the migration of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622. ... Berdache (from French, from Arabic bardajo meaning kept boy) is a generic term used by some for a third gender (woman-living-man) among many, if not most, Native American tribes. ... Berdache (from French, from Arabic bardajo meaning kept boy) is a generic term used by some for a third gender (woman-living-man) among many, if not most, Native American tribes. ...

Other groups within the LGBT community

Other groups of sexual minorities which have formed significant communities and possibly cultures include the Deaf Queer community. The word deaf, can have very different meanings based on the background of the person speaking or the context in which the word is used. ...

External link: http://www.deafqueer.org/

Polyamory

The polyamorous community is another sexual minority with an associated culture. Polyamory is the practice of having more than one loving relationship at the same time, with the full knowledge and consent of all partners involved. ...

Fetish-based cultures

Another form of sexual minority that may form culture is that based around sexual fetishism. For example, practitioners of BDSM and those who are into leather may have extensive cultural knowledge associated with their communities. Sexual fetishism, first described as such by Sigmund Freud though the concept and certainly the activity is quite ancient, is a form of paraphilia where the object of affection is a specific inanimate object or part of a persons body. ... A collar is a common symbol of BDSM. BDSM is a term which describes a number of related patterns of human sexual behaviour. ...

Influence on culture at large

Sexual minority cultures frequently and consistently influence the broader culture at large, including straight culture. Slang frequently originations in subcultures, including sexual minority subcultures, which becomes part of the larger vernacular including words associated with descriptions specific to sexual minorities or not. Madonna is one of many artists who have borrowed from sexual minority cultures, including her appropriation of vogueing. Recently, the television series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy depicts straight men being made over by gay men. Slang is the non-standard use of words in a language of a particular social group, and sometimes the creation of new words or importation of words from another language. ... Madonna at the Live 8 concert. ... For other meanings, see vogue. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Queer Eye for the Straight Guy Queer Eye for the Straight Guy is an hour-long American television series that premiered on the Bravo cable television network on July 15, 2003, and promptly became both a surprise hit (at least by the standards of cable TV) and one of the...

See also

• Famous gay lesbian or bisexual people
• Heteronormativity
• List of bisexuals
• Sexual orientation
• List of transgender-related topics
• queer

This is a partial list of confirmed and debated famous lesbian, bisexual, or gay people. ... Heteronormativity is a term used in the discussion of sexual behavior, gender, and society, primarily within the field of gender theory. ... This is a list specifically of famous or notable bisexuals. ... Sexual orientation is the sex or gender of people who are the focus of a persons amorous or erotic desires, fantasies, and spontaneous feelings, the gender(s) one is primarily oriented towards. ... Transgender is a very complex topic, where definitions are often still up in the air. ... Queer has traditionally meant strange or unusual, but is most often used in reference to lesbians, gay men, bisexual women and men, and other sexual minorities. ...

External links

• soc.bi newsgroup FAQ Bi newsgroup
• Bi Resources
• Bi Flag
• The Androphile Project Extensive resource of gay and bisexual history
• Bisexual Playground An online community for Bisexuals