The flags and their meanings
Rainbow: Familiar Gay Pride flag launched in 1978
Progress: Gay pride flag including Transgender, Black and Brown people
Bisexual: Those who are attracted to both men and women
Pansexual: People who are attracted to all genders
Nonbinary: Those who do not identify as male or female
Transgender: People who identity as a different gender to their birth sex
Asexual: Those who do not feel sexual attraction to anyone
Intersex: Person born with a combination of male and female biologic traits
Gay man: A man attracted to another man
Lesbian: A woman attracted to another woman
Polysexual: Sexual or romantic attraction to more than one gender
Agender: Person who rejects gender identity and has none
Androgyne: Someone who does not look masculine or feminine
Genderfluid: Being more than one gender or having it change
Genderqueer: Person who does not follow binary gender norms
Neutrois: Person who lacks a specific gender identity
Aromantic: Someone who has little or no romantic feeling towards others
Demisexual: Sexual attraction to someone only after emotional closeness
Demiromantic: Romantic attraction to someone only after becoming emotionally close
Polyamorous: Having multiple relationships with multiple people at once
Straight Ally: A person who is straight but supports the LGBTQ+ community
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NHS bosses are accused of 'woke pandering' after
hanging banner featuring 21 LGBTQ+ flags including little-known Demiromantic,
Neutrois, Androgyne and Genderqueer colours - despite huge waiting lists
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Doctors asked to tick whether patients have a penis or a vagina
By
KATHERINE LAWTON
PUBLISHED:
09:53 BST, 15 April 2024 | UPDATED: 17:44 BST, 15 April 2024
NHS bosses
have been accused of 'woke pandering' after they brought out a banner featuring
flags for 21 genders or sexualities.
Different
terms for those who consider themselves not belonging to any sex, or are a
combination of both, are included on the banner at Royal Stoke Hospital.
The
familiar Gay Pride flag, which features a rainbow, appears on the banner
alongside a selection of lesser-known identities - such as Polysexual,
Demiromantic and Genderqueer. The collection of flags is titled 'Everyone is
welcome here'.
Patients at
the hospital in Stoke-on-Trent have expressed outrage at the banner, with one
telling The Sun: 'People are waiting months and even years for treatment but
the NHS is more interested in woke pandering than taking care of patients it
seems.'
University
Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust - considered one of the country's worst
performing - said the flag enables patients to 'be themselves'.
The trust
added that the banner shows support for LGBTQ+ communities ahead of Pride month
in June.
Jane Haire,
UHNM Chief People Officer, said: 'We understand that different individuals may
have varying views on symbols and flags used to represent different identities
but this banner symbolises our commitment to achieving a more inclusive
organisation where both colleagues and the people we care for are encouraged to
be themselves.'
The new
banner comes after an NHS hospital was criticised last year for including 18
gender options on a patient form.
In November
last year, NHS doctors also hit out at a new 'nonsensical' form they were being
asked to fill out which involved ticking whether patients have a penis or
vagina.
The form
included questions about sexual orientation, gender, sex assigned at birth,
preferred pronouns, if they have transitioned and if so to what extent and
whether they have any plans to change gender in the future.
Medics were
asked to fill in what 'organs the patient currently has,' 'organs present at
birth,' 'organs surgically enhanced or constructed' and 'organs hormonally
enhanced,' according to the Telegraph.
Doctors
were given a list of possible organs the patient has which includes a penis,
vagina, uterus, cervix, breasts, prostate, testes and ovaries.
But some
staff have described the forms as 'insane,' 'bizarre' and 'nonsensical' from a
scientific point of view.
In 2021, a
BBC programme aimed at nine-to 12-year-olds includes the astonishing claim that
there are 'over 100 gender identities'.
The film,
'Identity – Understanding Sexual and Gender Identities', was offered on the
corporation's website as part of its relationships and sex education package.
It came
despite Government guidance published the year before which advised schools to
exercise caution when teaching children about gender issues.
The
programme, which featured children asking adults about sexuality and gender on
behalf of their peers, suggested the different identities include 'bi-gender',
'gender-queer' and 'pansexual'.
The film
also told children that becoming transgender is a way to be 'happy' while
making no mention of medical concerns.
The
flags and their meanings
Rainbow:
Familiar Gay Pride flag launched in 1978
Progress:
Gay pride flag including Transgender, Black and Brown people
Bisexual:
Those who are attracted to both men and women
Pansexual:
People who are attracted to all genders
Nonbinary:
Those who do not identify as male or female
Transgender:
People who identity as a different gender to their birth sex
Asexual:
Those who do not feel sexual attraction to anyone
Intersex:
Person born with a combination of male and female biologic traits
Gay man:
A man attracted to another man
Lesbian:
A woman attracted to another woman
Polysexual:
Sexual or romantic attraction to more than one gender
Agender:
Person who rejects gender identity and has none
Androgyne:
Someone who does not look masculine or feminine
Genderfluid:
Being more than one gender or having it change
Genderqueer:
Person who does not follow binary gender norms
Neutrois:
Person who lacks a specific gender identity
Aromantic:
Someone who has little or no romantic feeling towards others
Demisexual:
Sexual attraction to someone only after emotional closeness
Demiromantic:
Romantic attraction to someone only after becoming emotionally close
Polyamorous:
Having multiple relationships with multiple people at once
Straight
Ally: A person who is straight but supports the LGBTQ+ community
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