Microaggressions are omnipresent for LGBTQIA+ people.

They can be perpetrated directly at the LGBTQIA+ person by specific individuals (for example, through interpersonal communication). These microagressions may be perpetrated intentionally (for example, purposefully using slurs or discriminatory language) or unintentionally (for example, using outdated terminology unknowingly). 

However, they may also be indirectly experienced from a LGBTQIA+ persons’ surrounding environment (for example, seeing stereotypes or enactment of anti-LGBTQIA+ policies).