specify Mrs or Miss . Some individuals may use the neutral title Mx . Note: No full stop after all titles. Pronouns are the words used to identify who you are talking about in conversation or writing when we want to avoid repetitively referring to that person by name. For example, she, he, they . Pronouns, like names are how we address others. I t’s helpful to use gender neutral pronouns until someone tells you which pronouns they use. This helps to avoid making assumptions about a person’s gender identity. Further details can be found in our Pronouns Guidance. We use either sexuality or sexual orientation , and do not confuse sexuality with gender identity. Generally, gay is used when talking about men, lesbian when talking about women, bisexual when talking about someone with a romantic or sexual attraction to people of any gender. We spell out the acronym LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, plus other genders, and sexual orientations) at first use. We use civil partnership along with any references to marriage. We use end-of-life care , not palliative care or terminal care. We use socioeconomic status , not class, poor people or wealthy people. We use people who are homeless , not the homeless or people without homes. We use people who take their own life , or people who die by suicide , not people who commit suicide or people who kill themselves.
Sexuality
Other social and care terms
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