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LGBT slang LGBTQ slang, LGBTQ speak, queer slang, or LGBTQIA slang is a set of English slang lexicon used predominantly among LGBTQ people. It has been used in various languages since the early 20th century as a means by which members of the LGBTQ communit ...

terms lesbian until graduation (LUG),Rimer, Sara (June 5, 1993)
"Campus Lesbians Step Into Unfamiliar Light"
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''. gay until graduation (GUG), and bisexual until graduation (BUG) are used to describe primarily women of

high school A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., ...

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age who are assumed to be experimenting with or adopting a temporary

lesbian A lesbian is a homosexual woman or girl. The word is also used for women in relation to their sexual identity or sexual behavior, regardless of sexual orientation, or as an adjective to characterize or associate nouns with female homosexu ...

bisexual Bisexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior toward both males and females. It may also be defined as the attraction to more than one gender, to people of both the same and different gender, or the attraction t ...

identity, but who will ultimately adopt a

heterosexual Heterosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior between people of the opposite sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, heterosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions ...

identity.

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In a 1999 article in the ''

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'', A. Davis related her experimentation with

same-sex relationship A same-sex relationship is a romantic or sexual relationship between people of the same sex. ''Same-sex marriage'' refers to the institutionalized recognition of such relationships in the form of a marriage; civil unions may exist in countries ...

s, and how as a result, she experienced hostility from

friends who pressured her to identify as a

, including one friend who urged her to do so as a political statement, despite the fact that Davis identifies as a

who merely experimented with women for a brief period. Davis said that women who experienced same-sex relationships are more attuned to LGBTQ issues, and more likely to oppose discrimination. She also said that if the same degree of acceptance were extended to men who experimented with

homosexuality Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction, or Human sexual activity, sexual behavior between people of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexu ...

, it would promote greater acceptance of the

LGBTQ community The LGBTQ community (also known as the LGBT, LGBT+, LGBTQ+, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIA+, or queer community) comprises LGBTQ individuals united by a common culture and social movements. These communities generally celebrate pride, diversity, individu ...

.Davis, A. (September 15, 1999)
"Confessions of a college lesbian"
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*Sohn, Amy (February 10, 2003)
"Bi For Now"
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''. * Lewin, Tamar (March 17, 2011)
"Study Undercuts View of College as a Place of Same-Sex Experimentation"
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''. * Kraft, Sy (March 19, 2011)
"Do All Women 'Experiment' With Lesbianism In College? Not Even Close"
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''. * Lewin, Tamar (September 16, 2005)
"Nationwide Survey Includes Data on Teenage Sex Habits"
''The New York Times''.
"More women experimenting with bisexuality"

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. * Clark, Jessica (May 30, 2007)
"Bisexual healing"
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"The Vagina Dialogues"
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''. * Baumgardner, Jennifer (October 9, 2007)
"Lesbian After Marriage"
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''. * Donaldson James, Susan (August 16, 2007)
"Young Women Defy Labels in Intimacy With Both Sexes"

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. {{LGBT slang LGBTQ slang Pejorative terms for women Lesbian culture Biphobia Lesbophobia Childhood-related stereotypes

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