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LGBTQ people face discrimination and violence in many places, legal rights vary widely by country and are tracked by organisations such as ILGA World, and people facing violence or crisis can contact support services. The model uses respectful, non-stereotyping language.","purpose":"Let an agent explain the term LGBTQ person respectfully, relay terminology, history, legal context and health and social research from human rights, health and sociological sources with contested positions attributed, describe the named identities and flag the loosely filed alias, route people facing violence or crisis to support, and distinguish sexual orientation, romantic orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics, without stereotypes.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Umbrella identity term","Evolving acronyms","Legal status varies","Community and rights movements"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"understand","name":"Understand","description":"What LGBTQ person means.","layers":[{"id":"definition","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","findings":[{"id":"definition-finding","name":"Definition","description":"Definition.","questions":[{"text":"Is someone facing violence, threats, family rejection or a mental health crisis, in which case contact emergency services or an LGBTQ support helpline?","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"What does LGBTQ person mean, and how do sexual orientation, romantic orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics differ?","kind":"definition"}]}]},{"id":"identities","name":"Identities","description":"Named identities.","findings":[{"id":"identities-finding","name":"Identities","description":"Identities.","questions":[{"text":"What do agender, queer, homoromantic and heteromantic mean, and why is trisexual not an established identity?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits the specific identity?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"History.","layers":[{"id":"movement","name":"Movement","description":"Rights movements.","findings":[{"id":"movement-finding","name":"Movement","description":"Movement.","questions":[{"text":"How did events such as the Stonewall uprising shape LGBTQ rights movements?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"terms","name":"Terminology","description":"Evolving acronyms.","findings":[{"id":"terms-finding","name":"Terminology","description":"Terminology.","questions":[{"text":"How have terms and acronyms changed, and why do communities debate them, with views attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"law","name":"Law","description":"Legal context.","layers":[{"id":"rights","name":"Rights","description":"Legal rights by country.","findings":[{"id":"rights-finding","name":"Rights","description":"Rights.","questions":[{"text":"What do ILGA World and other trackers report about legal protections and criminalisation, checked against current sources?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the information current?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"debates","name":"Debates","description":"Policy debates.","findings":[{"id":"debates-finding","name":"Debates","description":"Debates.","questions":[{"text":"What positions do governments, religious groups and rights organisations take on LGBTQ policy, with each attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation neutral and attributed?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Health and society.","layers":[{"id":"health","name":"Health","description":"Health disparities.","findings":[{"id":"health-finding","name":"Health","description":"Health.","questions":[{"text":"What do health bodies report about minority stress and health disparities, with findings attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits minority stress?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"language","name":"Language","description":"Respectful language.","findings":[{"id":"language-finding","name":"Language","description":"Language.","questions":[{"text":"What do style guides recommend for respectful LGBTQ terminology?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation respectful?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Refer to LGBTQ people using the terms they use for themselves.","Point people to supportive health, legal and community services on request.","Explain terms accurately and without judgement."],"mustNot":["Infer, guess or disclose a person's sexual orientation or gender identity without consent.","Use slurs, stereotypes or demeaning language about LGBTQ people.","Support or promote conversion practices.","Help identify or locate LGBTQ people where they face persecution."],"requiresHuman":["Recording or sharing a person's orientation or gender identity in any system."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["LGBTQ people face violence, discrimination and in some places prosecution.","Being outed can cost people their safety, family, job or liberty."],"affectedParties":["LGBTQ people","Their families","LGBTQ young people"]},"owners":{"steward":"Each person answers for their own identity; 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