Ace: (orientation) shortened version of and slang term for Asexual, and slang term for Aromantic.
Agender: (gender) see Genderqueer, a- meaning non; being of no gender.
Ally: a person who is not queer/LGBTQ but supports and promotes rights and equality for queer/LGBTQ people.
Androgynous: (gender) the presentation of ambiguous gender, one who presents in such a way.
Aromantic: (orientation) a- meaning non; the lack of romantic attraction, and one identifying with this orientation.
Asexual: (orientation) a- meaning non; the lack of sexual attraction, and one identifying with this orientation.
Bi: (orientation) shortened version of and slang term for Bisexual/Biromantic.
Bigender: (gender) see Genderqueer, bi- meaning two; being of two genders, typically masculine and feminine, but not necessarily.
Biromantic: (orientation) bi- meaning two; the romantic attraction to both male/men and female/women, and one identifying with this orientation.
Bisexual: (orientation) bi- meaning two; the sexual attraction to both male/men and female/women, and one identifying with this orientation.
Cisgender: (gender) cis- meaning on the near side, and opposed to trans-; when the sex of the body matches the gender of the mind, and one identifying with this.
Cissex/Cissexual: (sex) cis- meaning on the near side, as opposed to trans-; having been born in the correct sex body, and one identifying with this.
Cross Dressing: (gender) see also Drag; the practice or act of dressing as the other gender.
Demisexual: (orientation) demi- meaning half; the sexual attraction between sexual and asexual.
Drag King: (gender) see also Transvestite or Drag Queen; a female/woman who dresses as a male/man, typically as a performance.
Drag Queen: (gender) see also Transvestite or Drag King; a male/man who dresses as a female/woman, typically as a performance.
Drag: (gender) see also Cross Dressing; the practice or act of dressing as the other gender, typically as a performance.
Dyadic: (sex) see Sex Binary; not being Intersex, mostly used by people who are Intersex.
E/Em: (pronoun) see Ey/Em; referring to one who is of undisclosed or non-binary gender.
Ey/Em: (pronoun) see E/Em; referring to one who is of undisclosed or non-binary gender.
Female: (sex) being of the female sex.
FTM: (sex) Female to Male; of Transsex/Transsexual people, the Transition from Female to Male, and one pre, mid or post said Transition identifying with this.
Gay: (orientation) slang term for Homosexual.
Gender Binary: (gender) binary meaning of two parts; the concept that gender is a binary, comprised of masculine/men and feminine/women.
Genderqueer: (gender) see Agender and Bigender; being of neither, both and/or other gender in regards to the masculine/feminine gender binary.
He/Him: (pronoun) referring to one who is of masculine gender.
Heteroromantic: (orientation) hetero- meaning other; a romantic attraction to the other sex/gender, and one identifying with this orientation. Typically female/women attracted to male/men, and vice versa.
Heterosexual: (orientation) hetero- meaning other; a sexual attraction to the other sex/gender, and one identifying with this orientation. Typically female/women attracted to male/men, and vice versa.
Homoromantic: (orientation) homo- meaning same; the romantic attraction to the same sex/gender, and one identifying with this orientation. Female/women romantically attracted to female/women, and male/men romantically attracted to male/men.
Homosexual: (orientation) homo- meaning same; the sexual attraction to the same sex/gender, and one identifying with this orientation. Female/women sexually attracted to female/women, and male/men sexually attracted to male/men.
Intersex: (sex) being born of ambiguous or indeterminate sex.
Lesbian: (orientation) of female/women, the sexual attraction to female/women, and one identifying with this orientation.
LGBT: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender; the original acronym, when it was realised there were other identities than gay and lesbian.
LGBTQ: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer; the more inclusive acronym, adding queer to acknowledge the existence of other identities without turning the acronym into alphabet soup.
Male: (sex) being of the male sex.
Man: (gender) being of the masculine gender.
MTF: (sex) Male to Female; of Transsex/Transsexual people, the Transition from Male to Female, and one pre, mid or post said Transition identifying with this.
Pan: (orientation) shortened version of and slang term for Pansexual/Panromantic.
Panromantic: (orientation) pan- meaning all; the romantic attraction to all sexes/genders, and one identifying with this orientation.
Pansexual: (orientation) pan- meaning all; the sexual attraction to all sexes/genders, and one identifying with this orientation.
Polyamorous: (orientation) poly meaning many; the desire or need to have multiple relationships or multiple people in a relationship.
Polyromantic: (orientation) poly-meaning many; see also Spectraromantic; the sexual attraction to various sexes/genders, and one identifying with this orientation.
Polysexual: (orientation) poly- meaning many; see also Spectrasexual; the sexual attraction to various sexes/genders, and one identifying with this orientation.
Queer: catch-all term for non-cis/heteronormative identities, or non-specific non-cis/heteronormative identity.
Sex Binary: (sex) binary meaning of two parts; the concept that sex is a binary, comprised of male and female.
Sexual: (orientation) as opposed to Asexual; having sexual attraction, one who has sexual attraction.
She/Her: (pronoun) referring to one who is of feminine gender.
Spectraromantic: (orientation) spectra- from spectrum; see also Polyromantic; the romantic attraction to a spectrum of sexes/genders, and one identifying with this orientation.
Spectrasexual: (orientation) spectra- from spectrum; see also Polysexual; the sexual attraction to a spectrum of sexes/genders, and one identifying with this orientation.
SRS: (sex) Sex Reassignment Surgery; see Transition; surgery on genitalia, to change the sex of a person.
Straight: (orientation) slang term for Heterosexual/Heteroromantic.
They/Them: (pronoun) referring to one who is of undisclosed gender, or in the generic.
Trans: (sex/gender) shortened version of and slang term for Transsex/Transsexual, Transgender or Transvestite, and slang term which can be used to mean all or any identities of non-binary sex/gender, except Intersex.
Transgender: (gender) trans- meaning cross; when the sex of the body does not match the gender of the mind, and one identifying with this.
Transition: (sex) see SRS; the entire process of changing sex, including hormones and surgery.
Transsex/Transsexual: (sex) trans- meaning cross; having been born in the wrong sex body, often having treatment to change the sex of the body, and one identifying with this.
Transvestite: (gender) trans- meaning cross; see also Drag King or Drag Queen; somebody who practices Drag / Cross Dressing.
Woman: (gender) being of the feminine gender.
Ze/Hir: (pronoun) referring to one who is of undisclosed or non-binary gender.
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