Avril Lavigne announced on Wednesday, Sept. 2, that she and her husband Chad Kroeger are separating after two years of marriage. Credit: Taylor Hill/Getty Images. Things really are so complicated. Avril Lavigne announced on Wednesday, Sept. 2, that she and her husband, Chad Kroeger, are separating after two years of marriage.
The term queer includes, but is not exclusive to lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transpeople, and intersex persons, traditionally, this term is derogatory and hurtful, however, many people who do not adhere to sexual and/or gender norms use it to self-identify in a positive way.
Credit: Karen Roach | Shutterstock. The initials in LGBT refer to the global community of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals. While most people know what those first three terms mean, the word transgender is not as widely understood. The term describes people whose gender identity differs from the sex to which they were assigned at birth, according to GLAAD, an LGBT media-advocacy organization.