Gold star (LGBTQ slang)

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In LGBTQ slang, a "gold star lesbian" is a lesbian who has never had sex with a man, and a "gold star gay" is a gay man who has never had sex with a woman. The terms can be used jokingly, be sincerely held identities, or be stereotypes within the LGBTQ community. When used sincerely, the terms have been criticised as exclusionary towards bisexuality, transgender people, and other experiences of gender and sexuality, and as stigmatising survivors of sexual violence. The related term "gold star asexual" refers not to past sexual experience, but to an asexual person whose asexuality cannot be attributed to trauma, disability or other external factors.

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