This blog goes out to Dr. Erin Mason in Georgia. When I was seeking advice on what topic I should present on next, Erin said, “Intersectionality.” A fairly new term to me in 2017. So, what is intersectionality? Let’s find out and as always…thanks for asking! According to Merriam Webster: Intersectionality—the complex, cumulative manner inContinue reading “Intersectionality & Intersex”
Author Archives: Lisa Koenecke
HRC, yeah you know me!
Welcome to the letter “H” in my Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning/Queer (LGBTQ) blog. My first thought was to give you information on hetero vs. homo. Then I read an interesting article I had to share along with giving a shout out to the Human Rights Campaign — one of my favorite organizations —Continue reading “HRC, yeah you know me!”
Geez, that’s a lot of “G”s
In this week’s post, we discover:
Gender
GSAs
GLSEN
Fun with Flags
See what flags respresent our family
The Letter “E”…Equality vs. Equity
The Letter “E”…Equality vs. Equity
Welcome back to my LGBT FAQ blog. This week, we look at the difference between the terms equality and equity. By definition, equality is ensuring individuals or groups of individuals are not treated differently or less favorably, on the basis of their specific protected characteristic, including areas of race, gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientationContinue reading “The Letter “E”…Equality vs. Equity”
The Letter “D”…Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
How interesting! When I typed “DEI” into a search engine, what do you think was the first thing that popped up? If you said, DEI, a Greek national electric company, I say, “OPA!” to you. Next, I found Dale Ehrnhardt, Inc. Go cars! Finally, I found what I was hoping for: Diversity Equity & Inclusion.Continue reading “The Letter “D”…Diversity Equity & Inclusion (DEI)”
Cisgender
Welcome to the letter “C” in Lisa’s LGBT FAQ A-Z resources blog. Enough letters for you? The word Cisgender was a new term to me, maybe it is a new term for you as well. Let’s explore together! Cis(gender): Adjective that means “identifies as their sex assigned at birth” derived from the Latin word meaningContinue reading “Cisgender”
Bisexual & Bystander
Originally posted on Lisa A. Koenecke:
https://www.amazon.com/Anley-Breeze-Foot-Pride-Flag/dp/B0727PBDVB/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_86_img_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=R425TH9GJDX52WRSQGH3 In this fifth edition of LGBT FAQ, we are on the letter “B.” Here’s another flag to represent those who identify at Bisexual (You guessed it — the B in LGBT!) Here is a link to the 6 facts about the Bisexual Flag (I didn’t know all of…
