Agender – A person who feels that they do not have a gender.
Asexual – A person who experiences no, or little sexual attraction towards other people.
Bisexual – A person who is attracted to people of the same gender as themselves, and other genders.
Cis(gender) – A person who feels like their gender is the same as the one given to them when they were born.
Gay – A person who is attracted to people of the same gender.
Genderfluid – A person who experiences their gender as shifting, or changing over long and/or short periods of time.
Intersex – A person who is born with biological characteristics that cannot be easily categorised as “female” or “male”.
Heteronormativity – the normalising of heterosexual relationships and the assumption that everyone is attracted to the ‘opposite’ gender.
Lesbian – A woman who is attracted to other women.
Non-binary – A person who feels that their gender identity does not fit into the “gender binary” of “men” and/or “women”.
Pansexual – A person who is attracted to people of many genders.
Queer – Historically used as an insult, however some people feel they have reclaimed the word and it has a positive meaning. Some still feel it’s an insulting term. Some people use it as a collective term for LGBTQ+ people, and some to explain their gender, sexual or political identity.
Questioning – A person who is currently re-assessing or exploring their thoughts about their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
Straight – A person who is attracted to people of a different gender.
Trans(gender) – A person who feels like their gender is different to the one given to them when they were born.