SERIES:
LGBTQI
Wanda shows some ethnic spirit while posing with
her Buddhist Owl to hoot hello!
Column #38 (Part 1) LGBTQI: QUESTIONING, QUANDARY, OR QUEER?
ABCs of Non-traditional Sexual Orientation (7/17/2015)
PREDICTING long-awaited results of the 2015 Point-In-Time Homeless Census is easy. If newsmakers of the
past month are accurate indicators, changes in the non-traditional sexual-orientation of society—both houseless
and sheltered--is at the start of a revolution that will go mainstream. Consider these facts:
An Aug. 8, 2013, HealthyCal headline stated: “Homeless LGBTQ youth face greater health risks in
Monterey County.” A survey conducted by Applied Survey Research as part of Monterey County’s bi-annual
homeless census was cited: (CLICK TO CONTINUE READING...)
Column #39 (Part 2) LGBTQI: WHAT DO YOU CALL TWO NEWLYWED LGBTQIs?
Bride & bride, wife & wife, groom & groom, husband & husband? (7/24/2015)
REVISING standard rules of etiquette is such a fresh challenge the Emily Post Institute hasn’t yet updated its
web content to include the three-week-old Supreme Court decision that legalizes same-sex marriage.
If you consult the Post Institute website, you’ll find this comment under Wedding (what to wear):
“…remember, most people will be looking at the bride and groom anyways.”
http://www.emilypost.com/weddings.
What if the couple exchanging vows are both women? Or men? Will the statement soon become
inclusionary, as “most people will be looking at the bride and groom, bride and bride, or husband and husband?”
Until recently, the term “partner” was often used to describe the “significant other” of both lesbian and
gay couples, as well as non-married heterosexuals. (CLICK TO CONTINUE READING...)