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LGBT Terms & Definitions

This document defines key terms related to gender identity, sex, attraction, and orientation. It distinguishes that sex refers to biological traits assigned at birth, while gender refers to one's personal sense of identity or societal roles. Many identities exist under the non-binary umbrella beyond just male and female, including agender, genderfluid and transgender. It also outlines the differences between sexual, romantic, and emotional attraction, and various orientations including heterosexual, homosexual, and asexual. The document stresses that labels are nuanced and not everyone fits neatly into categories.

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LGBT Terms & Definitions

This document defines key terms related to gender identity, sex, attraction, and orientation. It distinguishes that sex refers to biological traits assigned at birth, while gender refers to one's personal sense of identity or societal roles. Many identities exist under the non-binary umbrella beyond just male and female, including agender, genderfluid and transgender. It also outlines the differences between sexual, romantic, and emotional attraction, and various orientations including heterosexual, homosexual, and asexual. The document stresses that labels are nuanced and not everyone fits neatly into categories.

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LGBT TERMS &

DEFINITIONS
LGBTQ+anacronymreferringtoLesbian,Gay,Bisexual,Transgender,
QueerorQuestioning.Althoughallofthedifferentidentitieswithin
LGBTareoftenlumpedtogether,thereareevenmoreidentitieswithin
thecommunity,withspecificneedsandconcernsrelatedtoeach
individualidentity.
GenderBinarytheideathatthereareonlytwogendersmale/female
orman/womanandthatapersonmustbestrictlygenderedaseither/or.
GenderExpressiontheexternaldisplayofonesgender,througha
combinationofdress,demeanor,socialbehavior,andotherfactors,
generallymeasuredonscalesofmasculinityandfemininity.Alsoreferred
toasgenderpresentation.
Sexreferstothebiologicalandphysiologicalcharacteristics/
differencesbetweengenitalia,hormonalbalances,andchromosomes.
Genderreferstotheroleofamaleorfemaleinsociety(genderrole),
oranindividual'sconceptofthemselves(genderidentity).
Cisgenderapersonwhosegenderidentityandbiologicalsexassigned
atbirthalign(e.g.,manandmaleassigned).Asimplewaytothinkabout
itisifapersonisnottrans,theyarecisgender
Transgender(1)Anumbrellatermcoveringarangeofidentitiesthat
transgresssociallydefinedgendernorms.(2)Apersonwholivesasa
memberofagenderotherthanthatexpectedbasedonsexassignedat
birth.
QueeranumbrellatermsometimesusedbyLGBTQ+peopletoreferto
theentireLGBTcommunity.Itisimportanttonotethatthewordqueeris
aningroupterm,andawordthatcanbeconsideredoffensivetosome
people,dependingontheirgeneration,geographiclocation,and
relationshipwiththeword.

PLEASENOTE:ITISVERYIMPORTANTTORESPECTPEOPLES
DESIREDIDENTIFICATIONS.ONESHOULDNEVERASSUMEANOTHER
PERSONSIDENTITYBASEDONTHATPERSONSAPPEARANCE.ITIS
ALWAYSBESTTOASKPEOPLEHOWTHEYIDENTIFY,INCLUDING
WHATPRONOUNSTHEYPREFER,ANDTORESPECTTHEIRWISHES.

Sex vs gender vs
various orientations
Sexreferstothebiologicaland
physiologicalcharacteristics/
differencesbetweengenitalia,
hormonalbalances,and
chromosomes.

Genderreferstotheroleofa
maleorfemaleinsociety
(genderrole),oranindividual's
conceptofthemselves(gender
identity).

Sexisusuallyassigned
atbirthaseithermale,
female,orintersex.

GenderisNOTthesameas
sex.Manyidentifywithone(or
more)ofthefollowingidentities:
agender

AttractionTherearemanydifferent
typesofattraction,including(butnot
limitedto):

demigender
genderfluid
genderneutral
nonbinary

Sexualattraction:attractionthatmakes
peopledesiresexualcontactorshows
sexualinterestinanotherperson(s).

transgender

Romanticattraction:attractionthat
makespeopledesireromanticcontactor
interactionwithanotherpersonor
persons.

ANDMANYMORE!!!

Emotionalattraction:thedesiretogetto
knowsomeone,oftenasaresultoftheir
personalityinsteadoftheirphysicality.
Thistypeofattractionispresentinmost
relationshipsfromplatonicfriendshipsto
romanticandsexualrelationships.
(Itispossibletofeelmorethanone
attractionatatime.Theycanalsobe
mutuallyexclusive.)

male
female

OrientationDescribesanindividuals
patternofsexualand/orromanticattraction
basedonapersonsgender(s).(Peoplecan
canidentifywithvariouscombinationsof
bothromanticandsexualattractions.)
Sexual/RomanticOrientations:
asexual/aromantic
heterosexual/heteroromantic
homosexual/homoromantic
bisexual/biromantic
pansexual/panromantic
demisexual/demiromantic

PLEASENOTE:PEOPLE'SSEX,GENDER,ANDSEXUAL/ROMANTIC
ORIENTATIONSAREVERYNUANCEDNOTEVERYSINGLEPERSON
FITSWITHINTHEBOXESWE'VESETUP.

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