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* Queer is a commonly used - if not universally accepted - shorthand to mean lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning individuals and communities. LGBTQ is also a common shorthand (L-lesbian, G-gay, B-bisexual, T-transgender, Q-questioning) for individuals and communities. LGBTQ and LGBT are recognized terms in academic and research literatures, as well as popular media. | * Queer is a commonly used - if not universally accepted - shorthand to mean lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning individuals and communities. LGBTQ is also a common shorthand (L-lesbian, G-gay, B-bisexual, T-transgender, Q-questioning) for individuals and communities. LGBTQ and LGBT are recognized terms in academic and research literatures, as well as popular media. | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:55, 9 May 2017
QUEER CVILLEPEDIA
is a site for informing and learning, celebrating and sustaining, LGBTQ persons, families, and communities of Charlottesville, Albemarle and other communities of central and blue ridge Virginia.
RECENT LOCAL NEWS AND VIEWS
University of Virginia's student paper -The Cavalier Daily (operating since 1890) - just published a feature series with three parts, a guest opinion piece, and an editorial of the paper's Managing Board:
Gay at U.Va.: Part 1 Is the University doing enough to support its LGBTQ employees? By Tom Christensen, Focus Editor on August 29, 2011 http://www.cavalierdaily.com/2011/08/29/gay-at-u-va-part-1/
Gay at U.Va.: Part II
Is the University a welcoming place for its LGBTQ students?
By Tom Christensen, Focus Editor on September 6, 2011
http://www.cavalierdaily.com/2011/09/06/gay-at-u-va-part-ii/
Gay at U.Va.: Part III
For LGBTQ persons, searching for solutions
By Tom Christensen, Focus Editor on September 8, 2011
http://www.cavalierdaily.com/section/weeklies/focus/
Irrational exclusion
The University community should listen to its LGBT members
By Edward Strickler, Guest Viewpoint on August 30, 2011
http://www.cavalierdaily.com/2011/08/30/irrational-exclusion/
Unqualified support (by Cavalier Daily Managing Board)
Revising benefits packages and surveys to account for the needs of LGBTQ employees and their family members should be a top University priority
By Managing Board on August 31, 2011
http://www.cavalierdaily.com/2011/08/31/unqualified-support/
ALWAYS FIND EVENTS AT GAYCVILLE and GAYRVA
Gaycville is the local community's medium for finding out, and sharing, local LGBTQ events. This is a volunteer-maintained and -sustained effort. Please participate!
http://gaycville.org
GayRVA is a resources based out of Richmond, and covering news, views, and events of the Charlottesville locale, too. Please visit! http://www.gayrva.com/
- Queer is a commonly used - if not universally accepted - shorthand to mean lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning individuals and communities. LGBTQ is also a common shorthand (L-lesbian, G-gay, B-bisexual, T-transgender, Q-questioning) for individuals and communities. LGBTQ and LGBT are recognized terms in academic and research literatures, as well as popular media.