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LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) – Update
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“When using language relating to the LGBTQ+ community, the most important thing is to be kind and respectful. If you’re ever unsure how a person describes themselves and wants to be described by others, just ask.”
from — Stonewall. (2025, July 1). List of LGBTQ+ terms.
vulnerable populations
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“Vulnerability is defined as ‘The conditions determined by physical, social, economic, and environmental factors or processes which increase the susceptibility of an individual, a community, assets, or systems to the impacts of hazards’.”
from — The World Health Organization
unconscious bias
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“Common types of unconscious biases in the workplace include gender bias, racial bias, age bias, confirmation bias, Halo effect, Horn effect, similarity bias, authority bias, beauty bias, and performance attribution bias.”
from deel.com
transsexual
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“Instead of addressing the repeated failures of law enforcement and the obvious role of firearms, Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., claimed the shooter was a ‘transsexual leftist illegal alien.’”
Read more on Salon
transgender
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“King Charles III will unveil a memorial to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender military personnel at his first official engagement in support of the LGBT+ community.”
Read more on BBC
sexuality
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“The treatment, then, is to counteract hateful messages with ‘affirming’ therapy that holds that ‘variances in human sexuality, gender identity, and gender expression are normal.’”
From Salon
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