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Non-male lesbians, non-gay gays.... Johns Hopkins University Sows Confusion with Controversial LGBTQ Glossary

Social media users speak out about an "erasure" of women in the new definition offered by the elite university.

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Published by
Juan Peña

*This article contains an update

Coinciding with Pride Month, Johns Hopkins University updated its LGBTQ glossary. A list of queer-centered words and definitions that seek to illustrate the urban slang woke. However, the latest update of the glossary was fraught with controversy. Among other peculiarities, the University deleted the term "woman" from the definition of "lesbian," to speak instead of "non-men."

This curiosity did not go unnoticed in social networks. Several users of the social network Twitter set off alarm bells and accused the university of encouraging the "erasure of women" by omitting the word "woman" from the definition. Something similar to what was already discussed when the woke spheres asked to refer to a pregnant woman as a "pregnant person". In the case of the definition of gay man, the same precautions are not taken as with lesbian.

The new definition of lesbian:

Lesbian [orientación sexual]: A non-man attracted to non-men. While previous definitions refer to "lesbian" as a woman who is emotionally, romantically and/or sexually attracted to other women, this updated definition includes non-binary people who may also identify with the label.

According to the Baltimore-based university, this new definition has the advantage of not discriminating against those who identify with a non-binary gender. However, it falls into the trap of defining something by a negation, which obviously implies absolutely everything but a "man". That is, defining a lesbian as a "non-man" implies that a lesbian could be absolutely any living, or even inert, being to which the rest of the definition could be attributed.

The think tank's new definition even drew comment from author J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter saga and who in recent years has earned a bad reputation in Woke circles for advocating radical feminism and opposing queer theory. "Man: not in need of definition. Non-man (formerly known as woman): A being definable only by reference to the male. An absence, a void where there is no masculinity," the writer notes on her Twitter account.

*Update

Johns Hopkins University had its LGTBQ glossary removed from its website after multiple complaints and comments circulated on social media on June 13. Instead, Johns Hopkins University released a statement clarifying its position on the matter and promised to work to correct the errors and provide more information about what happened.

Johns Hopkins strives to create a campus culture that is inclusive and welcoming for all gender identities, sexual orientations, experiences and viewpoints, and we are committed to ensuring Johns Hopkins is a place where LGBTQ people feel supported.
The LGBTQ Glossary serves as an introduction to the range of identities and terms that are used within LGBTQ communities, and is not intended to serve as the definitive answers as to how all people understand or use these terms.
Upon becoming aware of the language in question, we have begun working to determine the origin and context of the glossary’s definitions. We have removed the page from our website while we gather more information.
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