Several organizations provide detailed guides on culture and best practices:

: A cultural term specifically used by some Indigenous North Americans to describe people who fulfill a traditional third-gender ceremonial and social role in their cultures. Cultural and Global Perspectives

: The modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, often traced back to the Stonewall riots, was built on the combined efforts of people across many different identities who realized they faced similar systems of oppression. Ongoing Social Challenges

: These are distinct concepts. Gender identity is about who you are , while sexual orientation (e.g., gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual) is about who you are attracted to . Transgender people have sexual orientations just like cisgender people.

: LGBTQ+ individuals are more than twice as likely to experience mental health conditions compared to heterosexual adults, often due to systemic discrimination and family rejection.