Ok guys, as I have seen lots of different terms for sexual and gender orientation, I thought we should make a thread for it. A lot of these words are (in my opinion) confusing and unknown, so if you have a word you have seen but don't know, or don't see up here and have a definition, comment it! I am going to make the definitions short and simple. Sexuality: Lesbian- A female who is attracted to other females. Gay- Someone who is attracted to someone of the same sex, typically male. Bisexual- Someone who is attracted to men or women. Can also mean the same thing as pansexual. Pansexual- Someone who is attracted to all possible genders. Queer- An overarching term for not straight Gender: Transgender- Someone who was born a different gender than they are. Non-binary/Agender- Someone who does not identify with a gender. See any good ones, suggest them in the comments!
Bigender - someone who identifies with both male and female genders, either alternating between them, or simply associating themselves with both at once.
As an agender person I would like to add the following Gyneromantic - falls in love with women Gynesexual - is attracted to women Asexual - does not feel sexual attraction
Transgender male - assigned female at birth but identifies as male Asexual - does not desire sex Queer - somewhere on the "not straight" spectrum
Cis Female: Assigned female at birth and is pretty much ok with it. Queer: Umbrella term for "not straight". Bisexual: Attracted to people of "both" genders. Pansexual: Attracted to people of all genders. Now, as for "bisexual" and "pansexual", I think that bisexual people often feel an attraction towards genderqueer and non-binary people as well, and the term is a bit inaccurate because it was invented when the idea of gender variety wasn't popular. I think "pansexual" is like a more accurate "upgrade" of the term. However, I usually come out as bisexual, because it's easier for people to understand it, and it holds some history. And it's the B in LGBT.
