The Informer

17 May 2018

What not to ask the LGBTIQ communities, no really, don’t ask!

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No matter how you identify, whether it’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, genderqueer, asexual, whatever your label or however you express yourself, you are always asked stupid questions by people, and sometimes you laugh it off and give an honest answer, other times you bite your tongue and sometime you just get over it, because there’s no reason to ask a stupid question if you took some time to stop, and think about the person you’re asking it to.

Rachel Tyler Jones explores, what not to ask, when talking to members of the LGBTIQA+ communities.

This segment of The Informer aired on 17^th May 2018 on JOY 94.9

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