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Sexual orientation discrimination
Equal Opportunities Commission’s Dr. York Chow launches a study on discrimination faced by the LGBT community in HK and the feasibility of introducing legislation to outlaw discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity, and intersex status.
LGBT – Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender 同志
(noun 名詞)
feasibility 可行性
(noun 名詞)
= possibility, capability
feasible 可行的
(adjective 形容詞)
例子:Is it feasible to complete the project by the end of the month?
Synonyms: achievable, attainable, possible, workable
sexual orientation 性取向
(noun 名詞)
= sexual preference of a partner; referring to a person’s sense of identity
例子:Heterosexual 異性戀的– man liking woman
例子:homosexual 同性戀的 – man liking man
例子:bisexual 雙性戀的 – person liking both man and woman
例子:asexual 性冷感的 – person lacking sexual attraction to others
gender identity 性別認同
(noun 名詞)
a person’s private sense of being a man or a woman
(some individuals don’t identify with the gender they are assigned to.)
gender stereotypes – conforming to social norms of concepts of the feminine and masculine
intersex – between the sexes
(noun 名詞)
例子:Mimi , a transgender, was not granted a legal marriage because of her intersex status.
procrastinate 拖延
(verb 動詞)
= to slow down or delay doing something because you don’t want to do it
例子:Many students like to procrastinate in getting their homework done.
procrastinator 拖延者
(noun 名詞)
例子:I am a procrastinator. I like to work on last minute pressure.
Homosexuality is legal in HK and public opinion shows increased awareness about and tolerance for LGBT people. However, there is no legal recognition of same-sex couples.
tolerance 包容
(noun 名詞)
= Willingness to accept feelings, habits, beliefs that are different from your own.
例子:We need to learn to be more tolerant and respect peoples sexual preferences.
tolerate 容忍
(verb 動詞)
例子: I can no longer tolerate the toddler’s screaming.
recognition 承認;認可;接受
(noun 名詞)
► recognize (transitive v.)
例子:Tommy recognized that he was wrong in accusing John.
例子:I recognize that person. She used to be in my science class.
Crystal's Slang Time!
For male: Gay (happy), Homo, fairy, faggot, fag, fruit, Mary, poof, poofter, auntie (older gay), queer (strange)
For female gay : Lez, lezbo, Dyke
Drag queen – gay man who dresses in womens clothes
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