Bigendered Having an identity that encompasses both male and female genders.
Bisexual Having the potential to be attracted to members of either men or womyn. Acknowledges only the binary concept of gender.
Female One of two biological sexes. Most often defined by the absence of a penis, this definition is not static. There is no universal definition for female.
Feminine Having traits associated with being a womyn.
Gay Having the potential to be attracted to members of the same gender. A bisexual or genderqueer person may also identify as gay, or may not. All genders may identify as gay, though it is often assumed to identify gay men.
Gender Identity, often based on but not limited to biological sex. Modern Gender Theory defines gender by how one presents oneself to society.
Gender Identity An identity relating to one's gender.
Genderqueer Anyone who transgresses the accepted gender boundaries created by our society.
In the closetHiding one's true sexual orientation or gender identity. One can be in the closet to some people
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Cianna (Kai, as i prefer to be called)gosalynnmallardAugust 21 2004, 18:14:02 UTC
I love you, you are so brave and just out of this world! You're one of my best friends and i support you 10000000% if there is even such a number, who cares....it's not really about numbers now is it ^_^ Just thought i would post and let you know how great i think you are ^_^ i hope you reach your point of understanding..and never give up on your journey of understanding...and such...i really hope i am making sense to you...
OH! and i'd love to try out my tarot cards for you one day ^_^ Maybe at After Hours....
Re: Tired ReflectionsemilygrrlAugust 21 2004, 22:07:46 UTC
Hi Milena,
You are definitely not alone here; while I don't have any friends who are Bulgarian, I do have a queer friend who is Romanian. Wrong nation, I realize, but same region. With that in mind, I'm sure there are many more Bulgarian queer people here in Canada.
Would you like to post links to the online resources here? Perhaps there are some readers who are interested to know about the resources you mentioned.
There are definitely safe places to go to express your feelings offline as well. If you are living in Vancouver, then the Centre is located at 1180 Bute St. (near the corner of Bute and Davie) - it is a great place to start.
Good luck, and thank you for your support as well. This is definitely a safe space to express your thoughts about queer issues. Let's keep on supporting each other, readers!
Re: Tired Reflections
anonymous
August 23 2004, 12:54:37 UTC
Hi Emily, thanks for your kind words. i guess this is as good place as any to run into other queers from the East Block (and Romania certainly falls into that) so here are two links:
http://www.bgogemini.org This is the site I mentioned in my first post. Unfortunately only the bulgarian version works, the english is under construction. However, this next site, is the personal english-language site of the Gemini LGBT organization chair which contains lots of resources, some current, many outdated, but lots of regional information.
Thanks for posting that info. Yes, internationally, queer people are often persecuted for who they are - another example occured just yesterday. The government of Zanzibar (a semi-autonomous region of Tanzania) made homosexuality illegal - with a maximum punishment of 25 years for men, and 7 years for women.
It's through awareness and understanding that we can work together to prevent such occurrences. We fear what we don't understand; so let's try to help others understand.
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Having an identity that encompasses both male and female genders.
Bisexual
Having the potential to be attracted to members of either men or womyn. Acknowledges only the binary concept of gender.
Female
One of two biological sexes. Most often defined by the absence of a penis, this definition is not static. There is no universal definition for female.
Feminine
Having traits associated with being a womyn.
Gay
Having the potential to be attracted to members of the same gender. A bisexual or genderqueer person may also identify as gay, or may not. All genders may identify as gay, though it is often assumed to identify gay men.
Gender
Identity, often based on but not limited to biological sex. Modern Gender Theory defines gender by how one presents oneself to society.
Gender Identity
An identity relating to one's gender.
Genderqueer
Anyone who transgresses the accepted gender boundaries created by our society.
In the closetHiding one's true sexual orientation or gender identity. One can be in the closet to some people ( ... )
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OH! and i'd love to try out my tarot cards for you one day ^_^ Maybe at After Hours....
Talk to you soon
Love Ya Em ^_^
-Cianna
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-Me Again LOL
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You are definitely not alone here; while I don't have any friends who are Bulgarian, I do have a queer friend who is Romanian. Wrong nation, I realize, but same region. With that in mind, I'm sure there are many more Bulgarian queer people here in Canada.
Would you like to post links to the online resources here? Perhaps there are some readers who are interested to know about the resources you mentioned.
There are definitely safe places to go to express your feelings offline as well. If you are living in Vancouver, then the Centre is located at 1180 Bute St. (near the corner of Bute and Davie) - it is a great place to start.
Good luck, and thank you for your support as well. This is definitely a safe space to express your thoughts about queer issues. Let's keep on supporting each other, readers!
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http://www.bgogemini.org
This is the site I mentioned in my first post. Unfortunately only the bulgarian version works, the english is under construction. However, this next site, is the personal english-language site of the Gemini LGBT organization chair which contains lots of resources, some current, many outdated, but lots of regional information.
http://www.s-news.co.uk/en/home.html
Cheers, Milena
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Thanks for posting that info. Yes, internationally, queer people are often persecuted for who they are - another example occured just yesterday. The government of Zanzibar (a semi-autonomous region of Tanzania) made homosexuality illegal - with a maximum punishment of 25 years for men, and 7 years for women.
It's through awareness and understanding that we can work together to prevent such occurrences. We fear what we don't understand; so let's try to help others understand.
Emily
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