Lesbian - A sexual orientation. A female who is sexually attracted to other females
Gay - A sexual orientation. A male who is sexually attracted to other males. Can also be an umbrella term for same sex attraction. Bisexual - A sexual orientation. Is somebody who is attracted to both the male and female gender. Transgender - A gender identity. When someone’s sex and gender identity don’t match. For example a sex based female who identifies as a male. Trans* - An umbrella term encompassing non-cisgender gender identities; When an individual’s sex and gender don’t align. Queer - is a fluid sexual identity. Meaning that the person doesn’t conform to society’s sexual identity boxes. Questioning - Someone exploring in the LGBTQ+ identity. This means the person is unsure of their sexual identity and is in the process of figuring it out. Androgynous - A gender identity. It is where someone exhibits female and male gender characteristics. Ally - Is one who advocates for a community that they do not identify with. For example a gay man advocating for the transgender community. Asexual - Sexual identity. The lack of sexual attraction. An asexual can be romantically and emotionally attracted to anybody and/or specific genders. Intersex - A sex (there is female sex, a male sex, and an intersex sex). An individual containing female and male genitalia, hormones, and internal organs. Pansexual - Sexual orientation. Is where someone is attracted to what’s in the person’s heart, not what’s in the pants. It doesn’t matter what the sexual identity, or gender is, someone who identifies as pansexual can be attracted to anyone. Cisgender - A gender identity. Where a person’s sex and gender identity align/connect. |