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International Travel
Travelers can face unique challenges abroad based on their real or perceived sexual orientation. Laws and attitudes in some countries may affect safety and ease of travel.
More than 60 countries consider consensual same-sex relations a crime. In some of these countries, people who engage in consensual same-sex relations may face severe punishment. Many countries do not acknowledge same-sex marriage.
Research your destination before you travel
Review the explore advisory and destination information page of the place you plan to stop by . Check the Local Laws & Customs section. This has information specific to travelers who may be targeted by discrimination or violence on the basis of sexual orientation.
Many countries only recognize male and female sex markers in passports. They carry out not have IT systems at ports of entry that can accept other sex markers, including valid U.S. passports with an X sex marker. If traveling with a valid U.S. passport with an X sex marker, verb the immigration regulations for your destination as acceptance can v
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LGBTQIA Resource Center Glossary
GLOSSARY
The terms and definitions below are always evolving, changing and often mean diverse things to different people. They are provided below as a starting aim for discussion and kind. This Glossary has been collectively built and created by the staff members of the LGBTQIA Resource Center since the prior s.
These are not universal definitions. This glossary is provided to help verb others a more thorough but not entirely comprehensive understanding of the significance of these terms. You may even consider asking someone what they signify when they use a term, especially when they use it to depict their identity. Ultimately it is most important that each individual define themselves for themselves and therefore also define a term for themselves.
“If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.” -Audre Lorde
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Whether you&#;re straight, lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, if you feel comfortable to, you should be capable to feel confident and proud of who you are.
I keep hearing the word &#;sexuality&#; &#; what is it?
Sexuality isn&#;t just about sex, it&#;s about your feelings, emotions, attractions and desires and how you express these.
It includes whether we&#;re attracted to people the same gender as you, a unlike gender, or are attracted to more than one gender (which is what makes up what is known as our sexual orientation – whether we identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual) as adequately as what we undertake sexually.
Having sexual thoughts and feelings is a normal, healthy part of human life. This is right no matter what gender you&#;re attracted to. Some people aren&#;t interested in sex at all, and this is normal too and you might then identify as asexual.
When will I know if I&#;m gay or straight or bisexual or transgender?
It takes time to figure out who we are sexually and to understand our gender identity and orientation, just as it takes time to figure out other areas of our li
LGBTQIA Resource Center Glossary
GLOSSARY
The terms and definitions below are always evolving, changing and often mean diverse things to different people. They are provided below as a starting aim for discussion and kind. This Glossary has been collectively built and created by the staff members of the LGBTQIA Resource Center since the prior s.
These are not universal definitions. This glossary is provided to help verb others a more thorough but not entirely comprehensive understanding of the significance of these terms. You may even consider asking someone what they signify when they use a term, especially when they use it to depict their identity. Ultimately it is most important that each individual define themselves for themselves and therefore also define a term for themselves.
“If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive.” -Audre Lorde
This glossary contains terms, such as ableism and disability, that may not be considered directly related to identities of sexuality or gender. T