![]() Some other forms of this acronym that you might come across include LGBT, GLBT, LGBTQ, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIAP+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual/aromantic/agender, and pansexual, plus), or LGBTQQIP2SAA (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, queer, intersex, pansexual, two-spirit (2S), androgynous, and asexual). LGBTQ+: an acronym that stands for “lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, plus.” A popular way to refer to the queer community, or a community of people with marginalized genders and sexualities who are in solidarity together. This term may also include some nonbinary and transmasculine people who feel a connection with womanhood, if they choose to identify as lesbian. ![]() Lesbian: a woman who is attracted to other women. One example of an identity under the gray asexual umbrella or “on the asexual spectrum” is demisexual. Identifying with aromanticism or asexuality despite sometimes feeling romantic or sexual attraction. Gray aromantic/Gray asexual: feeling romantic or sexual attraction only occasionally, not very strongly, or only after certain conditions have been met, or feeling somewhere in-between aromantic and alloromantic or asexual and allosexual. It may also at times be used as an umbrella term to refer to a wider portion of the LGBTQ+ community. May be used specifically to refer to gay men, or more generally as an umbrella term to talk about anyone who is attracted to people of their same gender, including lesbians and some people attracted to multiple genders, such as bisexuals or pansexuals. Gay: experiencing attraction to people of one’s own gender. This is distinct from the experience of feeling romantic or sexual attraction but choosing not to pursue a relationship until after such a bond has been formed. Though some draw distinctions between the various multisexual identity terms, the line between them is not strict, and identification as one or the other or multiple often comes down to personal preference.ĭemiromantic/Demisexual: only feeling romantic or sexual attraction after establishing a deep emotional bond with a person. Omnisexual: experiencing attraction to people of all genders.Polysexual: experiencing attraction to people of multiple genders.Some other identities under the multisexual or non-monosexual (attracted to more than one gender) umbrella that are sometimes used alongside bisexual and pansexual include: However, as of the 1990s, definitions of bisexuality that included attraction to a wider gender spectrum began to be produced, and these days, the most popular definitions of bisexuality from within the bisexual community are inclusive of people of all genders. Some avoid using the term “bisexual” because in the past, it has been used to mean “attraction to men and women,” in a way that is not inclusive of the wider gender spectrum. Can sometimes be used as a synonym for pansexual, or as an umbrella term for all people who experience attraction to more than one gender. ![]() ![]() Asexual people may or may not experience romantic attraction or other forms of attraction.īisexual: experiencing attraction to two or more genders, or to genders both the same as and different to one’s own. Aromantic people may or may not experience sexual attraction or other forms of attraction.Īsexual (Ace): not experiencing sexual attraction. Also can include a desire to be in a relationship with someone that is “soft-romo,” low on romance, or that is otherwise somewhere between platonic and romantic.Īromantic (Aro): not experiencing romantic attraction. It has been compared to the way that one might feel about a beautiful painting or a sunset.Ī llosexual/Alloromantic: the opposite of asexual or aromantic experiencing sexual or romantic attraction.Īlterous attraction: a type of attraction that can’t be easily or clearly labeled as either romantic or platonic, often includes a desire to be emotionally close to someone, sometimes without caring what particular type of relationship you have with them. Similar to MLM.Īesthetic attraction: a “tertiary attraction” different from romantic or sexual attraction, which involves finding a person aesthetically beautiful without wanting to act sexually or romantically on the feeling. A term that refers to the Greek hero Achilles, modeled after the use of the term “sapphic” for women who are attracted to women. Achillean: men who are attracted to men, inclusive of gay, bisexual, pansexual, and queer men and nonbinary people who identify with manhood. ![]()
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