The full spectrum david levithan5/19/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() For a list of the basic definitions for the terms included in LGBTQIA, check out some comprehensive blog entries and support websites: here and here. It is a constantly shifting spectrum of identity that grows more comprehensive, as more is learned about human self-identification. It contains true stories from LGBTQ writers under the age of 23, and the Lambda Award for Best LBGTQ Children’s/Teen Book. For example non-binary gender, gender fluidity, gender androgyny, and agender are specific gender identities that are included under the transgender umbrella aromantacism and demisexuality are included under the asexuality umbrella. A different kind of collaboration is The Full Spectrum: A New Generation of Writing About Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Other Identities, an anthology I co-edited with my best friend Billy Merrell. Some of these terms are umbrella terms that encompass a larger range of more specific identities. As of now, the initialism has expanded to include Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, and Asexual. ![]() As more studies into gender identity and sexual orientation are expanded and undertaken, the definitions are likely to keep adapting to fit new information. Levithan, David Levithan, and Billy Merrell. ![]() Since the start of the equal rights movement, the acronym and identifiers have changed and expanded to encompass a broader range of identities. The Full Spectrum A New Generation of Writing About Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Other Identities by D. ![]()
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