Questioning (sexuality and gender)

Questioning (sexuality and gender)

Questioning is a term that can refer to a person who is questioning their gender, sexual identity or sexual orientation. [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51707-2005Apr13.html Silence Speaks Volumes About Gay Support] , "Washington Post"] People who are questioning may be unsure of their sexuality, or still exploring their feelings. [ [http://www.teenissues.co.uk/HowToCopeWithYourSexualIdentity.html How to Cope With Your Sexual Identity] , TeenIssues]

The letter Q is sometimes added to the end of the acronym LGBT; the Q can refer to either queer, questioning, or questionable. Some LGBT university student groups include the term "questioning" in their literature.

ee also

* Kinsey scale
* Bi-curious

References

External links

* [http://www.thewitness.org/agw/monroe092904.html Questioning Sexuality Through the Q's] , Irene Monroe, "A Globe of Witness"
* [http://www.apa.org/monitor/feb02/generation.html The Monitor] , American Psychological Association publication mentions the term.
* [http://www.pflagphoenix.org/quick_guides/guide-questioning.html PFLAG Phoenix Quick Guide for Those "Questioning"]


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