Lesbian. Gay. Bisexual. Transgender. Queer. Questioning. Intersex. Asexual. Ally. Pansexual. These terms are among the most up to date and accepted SOGIE language, i.e., Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and Expression.

They took the form of an acronym, LGBTQIAAP, on a flatscreen at the Stafford branch of Ocean County Library on Wednesday, March 20, where Garden State Equality’s Safe Schools Coordinator Ashley Chiappano led a workshop called “LGBTQ 101” for parents, professionals and teens.

The second in a series of four LGBTQ 101 workshops at library locations throughout the county, Stafford’s began with a…