Sex, gender, and orientation
genderqueer
A person whose gender identity is neither man nor woman but between or beyond traditional genders.
spectrum
A wide range or variety that goes beyond two, binary (opposite), categories. An example would be gender, because there are not just two (binary) genders, there are many genders (man, woman, genderqueer...)
harassment
Aggressive pressure or intimidation. Continued unwanted and annoying actions by one person or group of people, which may include verbal/physical/emotional abuse, towards another person or group of people.
gender roles
Cultural norms and expectations of how people of a certain gender are "supposed" to act, often based on stereotypes about people of certain genders. Also known as gender norms.
gender norms
Cultural norms and expectations of how people of a certain gender are "supposed" to act, often based on stereotypes about people of certain genders. Also known as gender roles.
pansexual
Describes a person who feels they are sexually/emotionally/spiritually capable of falling in love with all genders. The word Pansexual is derived from the Greek prefix pan, meaning "all."
asexual
Describes a person who is not sexually attracted to anyone. A type of sexual orientation.
gay
Describes a person who is physically and emotionally attracted to people of the same gender. It is often used to describe men who are attracted to other men. A type of sexual orientation.
lesbian
Describes a person who is physically and emotionally attracted to people of the same gender. It is often used to describe women who are attracted to other women. A type of sexual orientation.
cisgender
Describes a person whose gender identity is aligned with the social expectations for the physical body they were born with (example: a male bodied person who feels and acts "like a man.")
transgender
Describes a person whose gender identity is different from the gender they were assigned at birth. This is a gender identity.
biological sex
Describes a person's biological combination of hormones, organs, genitals, and chromosomes. Examples are Female, Intersex, and Male
sexual orientation
Describes a person's romantic, emotional, physical, or sexual attraction to another person. Examples are Heterosexual, Bisexual, and Homosexual.
heterosexual
Describes someone who is physically and emotionally attracted to people of another gender. It can be used instead of the word straight. A type of sexual orientation.`
homosexual
Describes someone who is physically and emotionally attracted to people of their own sex or gender. This includes gay and lesbian people. A type of sexual orientation.
gender identity
How a person, in their head, thinks about themselves. This is based on a society's expectation about how people should look, think, and act as someone of a specific gender. Examples are Woman, Genderqueer, Transgender, and Man.
gender expression
The way a person presents (shows) and communicates their gender identity through actions, dress, behaviors and speech. Examples are Feminine, Androgynous, and Masculine.
intersex
This describes a variety of conditions in which a person is born with reproductive or sexual anatomy, chromosomes, or hormones that don't fit the typical definitions of male or female.
stereotype
a generalization, usually negative, in which one or more characteristics are attributed to all people in a certain group
queer
a word that some LGBTQ people use to describe themselves, in a positive way.
questioning
describes a person who is exploring their sexual and/or gender identity
androgynous
having both masculine and feminine qualities
gender binary
the concept that there are only two, opposed genders
assigned sex
the sex assigned a person at birth based on their genitalia