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June 1 marks the start of Pride Month internationally, including many Canadian communities such as Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and Toronto.
Some Canadian cities celebrate Pride at other times of the year, such as Halifax in July, Fredericton, Vancouver, and Montreal in August, and Calgary in September.
While the rainbow flag and the word “Pride” are becoming more common, Global News looks beyond the term on some of the lesser-known tags.
As part of our new series, Inside Pride, we will take advantage of the month of June to explore more in-depth topics related to the 2SLGBTQQIA + community and the labels they represent.
We will explore the term 2SLGBTQQIA +, which means bisexual, lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer and interrogative, intersex and asexual, and analyze the importance of labels and when they can be harmful.
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In many of our stories, we’ll explore the different stigmas, myths, misconceptions, erasures, and fetishes that can make queer people feel like they don’t have their own community.
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We will look at some of the perceptions of being gay or lesbian, exploring stereotypes that affect the acceptance of the fluidity of women’s sexuality.
What is 2 S or Two-Spirit, and how does it differ from non-binary? We will delve into this lesser known part of the term.
We will also explore how indigenous cultures saw gender fluidity before European colonial contact in North America.
When you’re not straight, but you’re not gay, where do you fit in? And what’s the difference between pansexuality and bisexuality? So how do bisexual men and women misunderstand not only in society but also within their own LGBTQ community?
What about people who don’t fit the “mold?” We’ll take a look at disability, in light of the queer attitude in pop culture that is normally embodied by a white, cis-free, trouble-free person.
And what about those of us who feel no desire for sex or non-platonic love? We will delve into what it feels like to be asexual and aromatic in a hypersexualized society, feeling on the fringes of the wider 2SLGBTQQIA + community.
Finally, we will explore the barriers and challenges facing transgender people in Canada in accessing basic health care, hormone therapy, and gender assertion procedures, and how requirements differ across provinces.
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To understand the words you will see in this series, here is a summary of common terms in the 2SLGBTQQIA + community.
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