Trans and LGBTQ Lingo

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by Gaylord_Shankman

by Gaylord_Shankman

Hello!

I am aware that some readers may not be as aware of all the LGBTQ jargon out there. Below are links to LGBTQ terms and below are a few of my own (with my own personal interpretations)

https://www.hrc.org/resources/glossary-of-terms

https://lgbtq.multicultural.ufl.edu/programs/speakersbureau/lgbtq-terms-definitions/

My Own Definitions:

**LGBTQ: an acronym listing sexuality and gender identities

Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Questioning-Queer

Sex: biological assignment to a person as "male" or "female"

Sexuality: a person's sensual response to physical attraction

Gender: how an individual expresses themself as "masculine"/"feminine"/neither/both

Cisgender: a person whose gender matches their assigned sex

Transgender: an umbrella term describing people whose gender does not (always) align with their assigned sex

Non-binary: people who do not identify as male or female; sometimes they feel both, neither, or switch between the two

Agender: a person who does not identify with either gender and sometimes may be a third

Genderfluid: a person whose gender fluctuates between the male, female, both, neither

Bigender: a person who identifies as both male and female (but not necessarily at an equal ratio)

Tri/Pangender: a person who experiences multiple genders from the binary and non-binary

Demi(boy/girl): a person who "partially connects with a certain gender" (Wikipedia)

(Preferred) Gender Pronouns: how you address an individual as he/she/they/xe/(other)

**I am aware there has been much debate over the LGBTQ acronym, some are LGBT/LGBT+/LGBTQIA. I personally do use the term "queer," but there has been continued disagreements with this word as it (was/is) considered a slur.