![]() ¿Qué pronombres utilizas? = What pronouns do you use? Literally meaning ‘of the environment’, ‘de ambiente’ is a term you or your queer friends can use in Spanish to explain your relation to LGBTQ+ ‘part of the community/environment.’Īnd if you don’t consider yourself queer, but you stand in solidarity with gay and transgender rights, you can say “ Yo soy una aliada/un aliado.” (adj.) de ambiente = part of the LGBTQ+ community “ Me encanta la gente gay” or “ Me encanta la gente queer” is just all-round love for the LGBTQ+ community! Although ‘queer’ and ‘gay’ spent a long time as insults in the English language, and have much more specific definitions in various contexts, Spanish speakers have taken both ‘queer’ and ‘gay’ and used them in a super functional, practical way, with all negative connotations stripped away (just like the newly established uses in the English language). In Spanish, ‘queer’ is used as a generic umbrella term for all things LGBTQ+ and is used to generally or positively refer to anything or anyone exploring the spectrum. (adj.) queer/gay = LGBTQ+ (recently ameliorated /queer/gay) So whether you’re watching a Spanish-speaking TV show with diverse characters, you’re an English-speaking girl interested in dating Latinas, or you just simply want to know as much as possible about the Spanish language, the info below will give you all you need to know to build a solid foundation in queer Spanish vocabulary. See also: 20 Funny Spanish Metaphors and Idioms which Sound Offensive in English Argentina followed Spain in 2010, whilst Uruguay and most of New Mexico joined the club in 2013. Spain is one of the most culturally liberal countries in the world, legalising same-sex marriage in 2005, ten years before the UK and the US made the change in 2015. And if you’re learning Spanish, what better way to expand your vocabulary than by learning the correct terms for sexuality and gender to help you understand people and conversations better! One huge theme we could all learn a little more about is how to communicate with or respectfully discuss the LGBTQ+ community. If we want to be as educated as we can be, there are many things that we have to take it upon ourselves to learn through our own research and social interactions. ![]() As we all know, there are certain things that we don’t get taught in school.
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