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easyreadLGBTQ An easy read guide
Advonet, CHANGE and Yorkshire MESMAC were funded by theGovernment Equalities Office to improve the inclusion of localLGBTQ people who are autistic, have a learning disability, orhave mental health difficulties within healthcare services in Leeds.This booklet and the other resources funded by this project areavailable to help keep breaking down barriers. Thank you tothe Government Equalities Office for funding this valuable andeffective project.A special thanks to Yorkshire MESMAC for reviewing the wordingin this booklet.
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IntroductionThis booklet is aboutpeople who areLGBTQ and what thatmeans.LGBTQ stands forLesbianGayBisexual4
TransgenderQueer or QuestioningThe is to be inclusiveto everyone that feelspart of the LGBTQ community but don’tfeel like they fit into thegroups listed in LGBTQ.5
SexualityBeing lesbian orgay means you areattracted to peopleof the same sex orgender.Being attracted tosomeone means thatyou would like to kissthem or have sexualintercourse with them.Your sex describes ifyou are male or femalebased on the physicalbody parts you wereborn with. This canbe different to yourgender.6
Gender is if you feellike a man or a woman.This can be different toyour sex.Lesbians or gaywomen are attractedto other women.Gay men are attractedto other men.7
You can marry or havea civil partnership withsomeone of the samesex or gender.Bisexual people areattracted to people nomatter what their sexor gender is.Who you are attractedto can change overtime.8
You may not beattracted to anyone,this is called beingasexual.If you are asexualyou may still want tohave a girlfriend orboyfriend but not wantto kiss them or havesexual intercourse withthem.If you do want to havesex with someone, youmust make sure theyalso want to have sexwith you. This is calledconsent.9
A person can giveyou their consent bysaying they want toor they may showyou they want to byenthusiastically takingpart.They couldenthusiastically takepart by them kissingyou back or touchingyou sexually.It is against the lawto have sex if you areunder 16. Anyoneunder 16 can not giveconsent.10
It is important thatyou only have sex in aprivate place.You can kiss, touchand rub each other’sbodies to make eachother feel good.Lesbians can touchand suck each other’sbreasts.11
Lesbians can strokeeach other’s clitoris.The clitoris is asensitive sexual organat the top of thevagina.They can put thingsinto each other’svaginas like theirfingers or sex toys.12
Lesbians can lick eachother’s clitoris andvagina. This is calledoral sex.Gay men can rub andstroke each other’spenis.A gay man can lick andsuck another man’spenis. This is calledoral sex.13
If both men want to, aman can put his penisinside another man’sbottom. This is calledanal sex.Not all gay men wantto have anal sex.If you do want to haveanal sex you shoulduse a condom to stopsexual infections beingpassed on.14
If a man puts his penisin your bottom, it mayhurt.To make it morecomfortable, uselubricant which youcan buy from thechemist.If it hurts too much, tellhim to stop.15
You can get freecondoms and lubricantfrom lots of places:Doctor’s surgeryBrook clinicsContraception andsexual health clinics.16
GenderBeing LGBTQ is notjust about who you areattracted to. It is alsoabout how you feelabout your gender.You may feel that youhave no gender, thatyou are not a man or awoman. This is callednon binary.A person who feels likethey are more a manone day and more awoman a different dayis called gender fluid.17
If a person feels thatthey are non binary orgender fluid they maynot want to be called ahe or a she.They may want to becalled they or theminstead.A person who feelsthat they are a differentgender to their sex iscalled transgender.18
A transgender womanis a woman who wasborn into a man’sbody.A transgender man isa man who was borninto a woman’s body.Someone who istransgender may haveknown growing upthat they are a differentgender to their body.19
Or they may haverealised over a longtime.People who aretransgender maychange how they look,dress and behaveto be more like thegender they are.Not everyone who isdressed in a way thatlooks different to theirsex is transgender.20
A transgender personcan take drugs to helptheir bodies to bemore like the genderthey are.They can also havesurgeries to changetheir bodies to be thegender they are.You do not have tohave surgery to betransgender.21
A transgender womanmay want to becalled a she and atransgender man maywant to be called a he.Or they may wantto be called they orthem. Every person isdifferent.If you want to knowmore about beingtransgender youmay want to readTransgender an easyread guide.22
Being LGBTQ Lots of people areLGBTQ .You may not be sure ifyou are and that is OKtoo.Questioning is if youfeel that you might bebut you are not sure.23
Only you can say whoyou are attracted toand what gender youare.It’s up to you if youwant to tell peoplehow you feel.It can be scary tellingpeople that you areLGBTQ . If you areworried there areorganisations on pg 27that you can talk to.24
Some people arebullied or hurt forbeing LGBTQ . Itis wrong to bullysomeone for beingLGBTQ .If you are being bulliedor hurt, try to tellsomeone.You can tell a friend,your family, a teacher,the police or someoneyou trust.25
You can meet otherLGBTQ people bygoing to LGBTQ events such as a prideparade.There are also bars ornight clubs that are forLGBTQ people.Many places haveLGBTQ groups orsocial clubs.26
You can also find otherLGBTQ people online.Useful LinksTo talk to someonewho is LGBTQ .You can phoneSwitchboard LGBT helpline:0300 330 0630You can look online tosee services in ory/27
A person who feels like they are more a man one day and more a woman a different day is called gender fluid. Gender 17. If a person feels that they are non binary or . dress and behave to be more like the gender they are. Not everyone who is dressed in a way that looks different to their sex is transgender. 20.
