Happy Pride! Every year, the month of June is Pride Month, a time of recognition for the LGBT community filled with celebrations and events around the world.
Taiwan is the only place in Asia that has legalized same sex marriage, but LGBT people live and celebrate Pride Month everywhere. Learn how to talk respectfully about queer topics in Chinese with your friends and peers!
How can you talk about Pride Month and LGBT in Chinese? Here are the vocabulary terms you need to know:
骄傲节 Jiāo’ào jié – Pride Month
同性恋 Tóngxìngliàn – Gay
双性恋 Shuāng xìng liàn – Bisexual
泛性恋 Fàn xìng liàn – Pansexual
无性恋 Ｗúxìng liàn – Asexual
酷儿 Kù er – Queer
性别酷儿 Xìngbié kù er – Genderqueer
跨性别 Kuà xìngbié – Transgender
顺性别 Shùn xìngbié – Cisgender
拉拉 Lā lā – Lesbian
同婚 Tóng hūn – Same-sex marriage
TA – a gender-neutral pronoun (has the same pronunciation as 她/他 but no Chinese character)
彩虹旗 Cǎihóng qí – Rainbow flag
彩虹族群 Cǎihóng zúqún – LGBT community (rainbow people)
出柜 Chū guì – Come out (of the closet)
Now that you can discuss topics relating to LGBT in Chinese…
Read more about Pride Month and LGBT in China here:
- 14 Things You May Not Know About LGBT in China
- LGBTQ+ in Today’s China
- China’s complicated relationship with LGBTQ+ rights
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