These terms are not a way to generalize a group of people, but rather labels used by them to describe themselves.
What does LGBTQIA+ mean?
L - Lesbian
G - Gay
B - Bisexual
T - Transgender
Q - Queer or Questioning
I - Intersex
A - Agender or Asexual
+ - Not all individuals feel that terms currently used define them, but consider themselves to be part of the LGBTQIA community in some way.
L - Lesbian
G - Gay
B - Bisexual
T - Transgender
Q - Queer or Questioning
I - Intersex
A - Agender or Asexual
+ - Not all individuals feel that terms currently used define them, but consider themselves to be part of the LGBTQIA community in some way.
Agender: Person does not experience a gender.
Asexual: Experiences little to no sexual attraction.
Bisexual: Sexual attraction to more than one gender.
Cisgender: Person is the gender assigned at birth.
Gay: A man who is physically and romantically attracted to other men.
Gender Binary: The concept that there are only two gender options, male and female.
Gender Fluid: Identity that varies over time (man, woman, or any other identity).
Heterosexual: Sexual attraction to the other binary (male/female) gender.
Homosexual: Sexual attraction to people of a similar gender to your own.
Intersex: A general term used for a variety of situations in which a person is born with reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t fit the boxes of “female” or “male.”
Lesbian: A woman who is physically and romantically attracted to other women.
Non-Binary: Person is neither exclusively a man nor a woman. Non-binary people may or may not identify as transgender.
Pansexual: Sexual attraction regardless of gender.
Queer: A word that describes sexual and gender identities other than heterosexual and cisgender. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people may all identify with the word queer. Queer is sometimes used to express that sexuality and gender can be complicated, change over time, and might not fit neatly into either/or identities, like male or female, gay or straight.
Questioning: A process of exploration by people who may be unsure, still exploring, or concerned about applying a social label to themselves for various reasons.
Transgender: Person is not the gender assigned at birth.
Asexual: Experiences little to no sexual attraction.
Bisexual: Sexual attraction to more than one gender.
Cisgender: Person is the gender assigned at birth.
Gay: A man who is physically and romantically attracted to other men.
Gender Binary: The concept that there are only two gender options, male and female.
Gender Fluid: Identity that varies over time (man, woman, or any other identity).
Heterosexual: Sexual attraction to the other binary (male/female) gender.
Homosexual: Sexual attraction to people of a similar gender to your own.
Intersex: A general term used for a variety of situations in which a person is born with reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t fit the boxes of “female” or “male.”
Lesbian: A woman who is physically and romantically attracted to other women.
Non-Binary: Person is neither exclusively a man nor a woman. Non-binary people may or may not identify as transgender.
Pansexual: Sexual attraction regardless of gender.
Queer: A word that describes sexual and gender identities other than heterosexual and cisgender. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people may all identify with the word queer. Queer is sometimes used to express that sexuality and gender can be complicated, change over time, and might not fit neatly into either/or identities, like male or female, gay or straight.
Questioning: A process of exploration by people who may be unsure, still exploring, or concerned about applying a social label to themselves for various reasons.
Transgender: Person is not the gender assigned at birth.
