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June 2020 Viewpointe, Page 27

It’s Time To Learn, Know, And Understand

By Harold Katz, R.Ph. These people are the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and feel attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender
Transgender) children and adults who are not an aberration identity.
(Some readers may feel of birth, but rather a birth variation of what historically has GENDER IDENTITY – The sex assigned at birth based
uncomfortable with the subject been limited to a male or female designation. on genitalia.
of this column for various The attending doctor has no knowledge of how the internal GENDER EXPRESSION – The way a person expresses
reasons, including religious organs of this newborn will develop; nor can he or she know his/her self externally, by dress, hairstyle, behavior, voice, etc.
background. Familiarity with how the chromosomes, hormonal flood, inherited genes, GENDER BLIND – A person who may feel that neither
the facts will, hopefully, assuage DNA, or other factors will develop to make this male/female gender nor sex are determining factors in their attraction to
this discomfort.) designation accurate or inaccurate. others.
A baby is born. The attending The make-up of the LGBT community is as varied as the GENDER FLUID – A person whose gender identity is not
physician, obstetrician or general name suggests. It is useful to define some of the terms used fixed. It may vary. He/she may feel more female some days
practitioner examines him or her, and based on their genitalia, to describe the members of this minority. Here are a few and more male other days.
fills out the certificate of birth, and designates the newborn as definitions: QUEER – This is a catch all term used by many within
male or female. This document is a legal statement lasting for LESBIAN – A female who is attracted to females. the LGBT group; however, it is a slur for others to describe
life. However, we now know and have known for some years GAY – A male who is attracted to males. LGBT people as such.
that this legal designation can be inaccurate. There are over 9 BISEXUAL – An individual attracted to both sexes. INTERSEX – These are people with anatomical differences
million people in our population to validate that inaccuracy. PANSEXUAL or OMNISEXUAL – A person who may at birth… internal organs or hormones don’t match their gender
identity. (This will be discussed in depth in a future ViewPointe
article).
LAMBDA LEGAL is a defense and education firm
and fund, a civil rights organization that focuses on LGBT
Endless indulgence. education, public policy work, and litigation where needed.
communities as well as HIV and Aids groups, through social
Among the legal challenges they have instituted are: laws
against lodging, migration, anti-gay initiatives, free speech,
Every day. equal protection, consensual sex between adults, and marriage
laws between the same sex. In some areas of this country, the
civil rights of gays and others have been seriously curtailed.
Lambda Legal has over 70 cases pending before the courts on
behalf of the LGBT and HIV communities.
Even today, certain cultures deny the existence of
transgender and non-binary people, or deny rights to such
individuals. People who do not identify with their gender may
be forced to live in secrecy or be threatened with violence. It
is past time for every American to acknowledge and respect
all minorities amongst us. The LGBT community deserves
that respect. It’s time to learn, to know, and to understand.

Harold Katz R.Ph., Edgewater Estates 

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