The right words to make everyone feel included.
Made with the LGBTQIA+ community, made for everyone.

The Purpose

Words make us feel seen and heard. Yet, the right ones tend to escape us, when addressing India’s LGBTQIA+ community.

Words of Pride is an attempt to bridge this gap in discourse with the right vocabulary. It is a lexicon of words that aims to make every individual in our society feel welcomed, included, appreciated, and most importantly respected. So, if you are from the community, it will help you confirm your identity with the right words and if you are an ally, it will help you address others better. Made with the community and a panel of linguists, it is currently available in English, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam and Tamil. But this is just the beginning as we continue with our efforts to add more in the future.

The world is evolving; it’s time our words do too.

Preferred Terms

Lesbian

Women who are attracted to other women. Attraction could be romantic or sexual or both.

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Understanding Pronouns

More than just a
part of speech.

Pronouns are how we identify ourselves apart from our name. It's how someone refers to the other person in a conversation – a simple way to affirm their identity.

Example - Can you apologise to Sharon from me? Tell her I’m sorry…

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Stories Of Pride

Discover stories of acceptance, identity and love.

"There’s More To Me Than My Sexuality" - Sukanth

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Be an Ally

No big change can be brought about without the support of strong allies.

Being an Ally

Wish, to be an ally but don't know where to begin? Start here.

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Inclusive Language at Work

Read on to learn how you can make your LGBTQIA+ co-workers feel included.

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About Words of Pride

A group of passionate LGBTQIA+ linguists & language experts, scholars, influencers and change agents have created Words of Pride. It is a vocabulary of terms that helps people talk to and about India’s LGBTQIA+ community in an appropriate way.

Currently, it is available in English, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, and Tamil. But our aim is to add more Indian languages over time. We are hoping that everyone in India will be seen and heard no matter their Sexual Orientation, Gender Identify & Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC).

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Disclaimer

Disclaimer

Star India Private Limited (the "Company") has curated this website to collate and share the "Words of Pride" with the purpose of educating and informing about the vocabulary of terms to talk about the LGBTQIA+ community in an appropriate way. Although the Company has made strong efforts to ensure that the information is accurate, the Company assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions in the content of this site. The information contained in this site is provided on an "as is" basis with no guarantees of completeness, accuracy, usefulness or timeliness and without any warranties of any kind whatsoever, express or implied. The views and opinions expressed on this site are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy of the Company. Any content provided in this site are of the author’s opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything.

Please note that the personal details of the Protagonists/Storytellers may have changed since the stories were recorded and the Company shall not be held responsible in case of any inconsistencies in the same.