Sexual identity tends to be at the rim of a lot of debates in the midst of our current ‘societal norms.’ The LGBTQ+ community has invariably received unsolicited backlash for choosing to live comfortably in their sexuality. For years, members of the LGBTQ+ community have either been victimized or still in hiding due to societal pressures and shame. As December 2017 came to an end, controversy was sparked in the LGBTQ+ community as four black lesbian women were brutally murdered in a matter of one week, but with the least bit of media coverage.
Read MoreHow do you identify yourself? Straight? Gay? A mixture of both? Not everyone fits under these specific categories. That’s why members of the LGBTQ community have adopted terms to describe those who live life outside of society’s norms.
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