This glossary has been produced by members of LGBTQ+ youth groups in England with Dr Lucy Jones from the University of Nottingham. We hope it helps you to understand the language used by many young LGBTQ+ people to describe their lives and their identities, and to support them through their journey into adulthood.

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Queer

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This can be used as an umbrella term for all LGBTQ+ people and a way of indicating your membership to the LGBTQ+ community. The word was mostly used as a slur in the past, which means not everyone's comfortable using it, but for many younger people its use is now positive.

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