Queermisic Microaggressions are commonplace verbal or behavioral indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, which communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative slights and insults in relation to sexuality, sexual identity/orientation, and/or romantic orientation. They are structurally based and invoke oppressive systems of a heterosexist hierarchy. Transphobic Microinvalidations, Microinsults, Microassaults are specific types of microaggressions.
Note: The prefix “micro” is used because these are invocations of heterosexist hierarchy at the individual level (person to person), where as the "macro" level refers to aggressions committed by structures as a whole (e.g. an organizational policy). "Micro" in no way minimalizes or otherwise evaluates the impact or seriousness of the aggressions.
Further Reading:
• The Many Faces of Homophobia: Microaggressions and the LGBTQIA+ Community
• Unmasking Subtle Heterosexism: Microaggressions and Microvalidations in Everyday Life
• “So are you a lesbian today?” The microaggressions of our supportive allies
• 7 Microaggressions to Avoid During Pride and Beyond
• 19 LGBT Microaggressions You Hear On A Daily Basis
• 20 Homophobic Things Straight People Still Say By Accident
• Queer Erasure And Heteronormativity
• Coming Out: Queer Erasure and Censorship from the Middle Ages to Modernity
• Autostraddle’s Ultimate Infographic Guide to Dead Lesbian Characters on TV
• Hollywood Needs to Recognize a World Where Black Girls Kiss
• ‘A’ Is For Asexual: Erasing The Asexual Orientation
• Yes, I’m in a same-sex relationship. But please don’t call me a lesbian
• What it’s like to talk to your doctor about sexual health when you’re bisexual
• Asexual Erasure: A Historical And Mass Media Phenomenon
• Violence Against the LGBT Community (video)
• LGBT Americans target of violent hate crimes more than any other group (video)
• The Disposability of Black LGBTQ Lives: Gemmel Moore
• 15 Things All Straight People Do That 2/3 Of Gay People Are Still Afraid To
• Victims of LGBT hate crime tell their stories - Is It Safe To Be Gay In The UK? (video)
• "To Love is a Human Right" - Violence Against LGBT Individuals in New York City (video)
• Violence against LGBT people
• Hate Crimes and Violence Against LGBTQ People
• Why Intersex Genital Mutilation Needs to Stop
• Battling Asexual Discrimination, Sexual Violence And ‘Corrective’ Rape
• Television Has A 'Bury Your Gays,' Queerbaiting, And LGBTQ Representation Problem
In the latest in our series about prejudice - and the underlying reasons behind it - we speak to LGBT activist Richard Beaven about some of the reasons behind homophobia. And he shares his own personal story of coming out as gay when he was almost 40.
A glimpse of the key findings of the report from the 2020 LGBTQ youth in the survey:
40% of LGBTQ respondents seriously considered attempting suicide in the past twelve months, with more than half of transgender and nonbinary youth having seriously considered suicide
68% of LGBTQ youth reported symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder in the past two weeks, including more than 3 in 4 transgender and nonbinary youth
48% of LGBTQ youth reported engaging in self-harm in the past twelve months, including over 60% of transgender and nonbinary youth
46% of LGBTQ youth report they wanted psychological or emotional counseling from a mental health professional but were unable to receive it in the past 12 months
10% of LGBTQ youth reported undergoing conversion therapy, with 78% reporting it occurred when they were under age 18
29% of LGBTQ youth have experienced homelessness, been kicked out, or run away
1 in 3 LGBTQ youth reported that they had been physically threatened or harmed in their lifetime due to their LGBTQ identity
61% of transgender and nonbinary youth reported being prevented or discouraged from using a bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity
86% of LGBTQ youth said that recent politics have negatively impacted their well-being
Transgender and nonbinary youth who reported having pronouns respected by all or most people in their lives attempted suicide at half the rate of those who did not have their pronouns respected
For the full report, click HERE.
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/survey-2020/?section=Introduction
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The It Gets Better Project, through It Gets Better EDU, is proud to present Youth Voices – Pride 2020, a group of four exceptional young people who are partnering with our organization this Pride season to offer their unique stories and words of advice to other LGBTQ+ youth around the globe. They are students, artists, and activists who are working to change their communities for the better and who have empowering insights to lend to their LGBTQ+ peers.
Learn more about each of these Youth Voices below, and tune in to this year’s Digital Pride Experience to catch them in action.
https://itgetsbetter.org/blog/lesson/youth-voices-pride-2020/
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