THE PINK ADDENDUM
THE PINK ADDENDUM
Start to know more about the LGBTQIA+
Random nuggets!
- The rainbow flag was first used in San Francisco in 1978. The pink triangle which is another symbol of the LGBTQIA+ movement derives from the icon used to identify gays in Nazi death camps.
- In 2006 South Africa became the first country in Africa and the fifth in the world to allow same-sex marriage.
- South Africa offers some of the greatest rights and protections for LGBTQIA+ on earth. That gives me great pride.
- The purchasing power of the LGBTQIA+ in the United Kingdom was estimated to be worth £6 billion each year, and in the United States $790 billion! There are varied reports in totals, but they all have one thing in common: they are high value!
- When American Airlines started to target the LGBTQIA+ community their revenue jumped from $20 million in 1994 to $193.5 million in 1999.
- The estimated value of the pink Rand is between R53 billion and R204 billion.
- Around 18 percent of Generation Z identify as not heterosexual.
- There are an estimated 650 000 ‘self-identified’ LGBTQIA+ people in South Africa.
- Two men’s bodies: Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep were found embracing each other as lovers in an excavated dig in Egypt that dates back to 2400 BC.
- The remains of the oldest known transgender man was found by archaeologists in the Czech Republic.
- Homosexuality existed in Africa before Europeans arrived. There are words in African culture specific to the acts of homosexuality as old as the culture itself and pre-date the arrival of Europeans.
- The foundation for most African leader’s arguments against Homosexuality is that it is not part of their culture, however the reasons for their objection relies on religious practices ‘imported’ to the continent by Europeans, therefore you could argue homosexuality is African but homophobia is European.
- Africa remains the most homophobic continent.
- There have been many famous ‘out’ African leaders, King Mwanga II (Uganda), Simon Nkoli (South Africa), Rotimi Fani-Kayode (Nigeria), Binyavanga Wainaina (Kenya).
- There have been lots of famous ‘out’ European leaders like King James (Scotland) who had multiple male lovers and Maureen Morfydd Colquhoun who was Britain’s first openly lesbian member of Parliament.
- There is information that states that the very first evidence of homophobia may have started from and coincided with the patriarchy system from three Abrahamic religions in the Middle East. Regardless, of where it started, it is a global practice of hate enabled in many cases by legislation and those who do nothing to change it.
- The oppression of a person because of their sexual non conformity has damaged generations of people’s lives and resulted in physical and mental disorders.
- Preventing someone in expressing or experiencing love is detrimental to their very existence.
- 80% of gay and lesbian youth report severe social isolation. 6 in 10 LGBTQIA+ students report feeling unsafe at school because of their sexual orientation.
- The LGBTQIA+ community do not actively try to convert children or adults to their ‘ways’ nor does exposure to them or information about them harm anyone. The source and propagation of misinformation to the contrary can be traced to extremists and loyalists to religious doctrine and those who hold a single view of the family structure.
- The first types of religion date back 200 000 years and today there are over 4000. Two common factors with some of the biggest religions are that they all believe they are the correct one, and predominantly have male figures in their structures.
- Religions with aged doctrine are struggling to remain relevant and some are reassessing their stance and even reinterpreting their own scriptures to become more accommodating to the LGBTQIA+ community.
- Homophobia is an irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against LGBTQIA+ people. Homophobia is prejudicial and at its core the practice of hate which in itself violates basic human rights and just about every religions fundaments principles.
Some phrases.
There are over 50 gender ‘wording’ options and 15 “sexualities”, here are just a few to get you started:
- Lesbian: A woman who likes other woman.
- Gay: A man who likes men.
- Bisexual: Is someone who likes men and woman.
- Transgender: Is an umbrella term for those whose gender expression and feeling are not in line with the gender assigned at birth.
- Queer: Is slang for a person who does not conform to heterosexual norms.
- Intersex: A general term used for a person born with sexual anatomy that does not fit into the binary sex norms.
- Asexual: Umbrella term for those who to tend not to have a sexual desire.
- Non-Binary: someone who does not want to be limited to the male and female type.
- Pansexual: Is someone who can feel an attraction to anyone, including individuals who do not identify as a specific gender.
- Enby: Is someone who does not identify exclusively as male or female.
- Gender neutral: Are people who don’t subscribe to gender stereo types.
- Gender nonconforming: Are people who do not adhere to traditional expectation of appearance and behaviour expected of a gender.
- Cisgender: An umbrella term for those whose gender expression and gender identity are congruent with the sex assigned to them at birth.
- Biological Sex: The category assigned to each of us at birth based on a variety of physical and biological characteristics.
- Ally: A person outside of the LGBTQIA+ community that supports their fight for equality and rights.
- Heterosexual Privilege: The benefits and access to resources one receives from society by virtue of being heterosexual.
- Heterosexism or Heteronormativity: The presumption that heterosexuality is superior to all other sexual orientations.
- Gender Affirming Surgery: A medical procedure that allows a person to change their physical self to be more in line with the gender identity they feel to be.
- Gender Dysphoria: This describes the extreme discomfort that a person feels because their assigned sex at birth does not match their gender identity.
- Gender Fluid: Is a person whose gender expression or gender identity changes over time.
- Two Spirit: Is a person who identifies as having both masculine and female spirts.
But wait, there is MORE!
Who is Jean-Pierre Murray-Kline?
Jean-Pierre is a South African serial e-entrepreneur, published author, and change champion who has worked in over 300 types of industries in some capacity or another. His own online businesses have generated millions of Rands and involved sectors such as law, web & app development, events & entertainment, property, technical services, media, and tourism.
He has traveled to over 80 cities worldwide and is extremely active as a business and environmental technologist. In addition to his own projects, he researches and consults on all things online: marketing, reputation, compliance, law, and e-security, and also offers strategy workshops and scenario sessions on future thinking with a key focus on technology, the environment, and global influences.
Jean-Pierre is often asked to be a guest speaker on a variety of subjects he continuously studies and writes about.
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— Jean-Pierre Murray-Kline (@PierreMurray) November 8, 2023
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