A
Abro (sexual orientation and romantic orientation)
This term is used to describe people whose sexual and/or romantic orientation changes over time or life experiences. They may use different words to express their identity.
Ace (asexual)
The term is an umbrella term used to describe people who have no, irregular, or occasional sexual attraction. This includes asexuals as well as demisexuals and grey-sexuals. If an Ace person has romantic or occasional sexual attraction, they may use other words to describe their orientation, such as Gay, Bi, Lesbian, or Straight. and queer (Queer) etc.
Ace and aro/ace and aro spectrum (asexuality and asexuality/asexuality and asexuality)
These terms are general terms used to describe people who have no, irregular, or occasional romantic and/or sexual attraction, including those who have no attraction at all. Under these general terms, there are many different terms to describe one's identity, such as Asexual, Ace, Aromantic, Aro, Demiromantic, Grey-romantic. and Abro et al. These people may also use other words to describe their orientation, such as gay, bisexual, lesbian, straight, and queer.
Allo (sexual orientation and romantic orientation)
Allo people are people who are sexually and romantically attracted but do not identify themselves as asexual or on the asexual spectrum. Allo is to the asexual and asexual spectrum what heterosexuality is to the LGB+ spectrum. Using such words is an attempt to treat different experiences equally, otherwise the opposites of asexuality and asexuality would be considered ’normal,’ which is discriminatory.
Aro (无爱情)
This term is a general term used to describe people who have no, irregular, or occasional romantic attraction. This includes Aromantic as well as Demiromantic and Grey-romantic. Aro people who are sexually or occasionally romantically attracted may use other words to describe their orientation, such as gay, bisexual, lesbian, or straight. and queer (Queer) etc.
Aromantic
This term is used to describe people who are not romantically attractive. Some asexuals are sexually attracted to others and some are not. If an asexual person has sexual attraction or occasional romantic attraction, they may use other words to describe their orientation, such as gay, bisexual, lesbian, straight ) and queer (Queer), etc.
Asexual (asexual)
This term is used to describe people who are not sexually attractive. Some asexuals are romantically attracted and some are not. Asexual people who are romantically attracted may use other words to describe their orientation, such as gay, bisexual, lesbian, straight, and queer. )wait.
Ally
The term is often used to describe heterosexual and/or cisgender people who support the LGBT community.
B
Bi (bisexual)
Bi is a broad term used to describe a person who has romantic and/or sexual inclinations toward more than one gender.
Bi people may use one or more different terms to describe themselves, including but not limited to bisexual, pansexual, queer, and a number of other non-monosexual and non-sexual orientations. Single love orientation identity.
Biphobia (biphobia)
Fear or disgust toward people who identify as bi based on prejudice or negative attitudes, beliefs, or opinions about bi people. Biphobic bullying can be directed at those who are or are perceived to be bi.
Butch (masculine)
Butch is a term used in LBT culture to describe a person who expresses himself in a typically masculine way.
There are a few other identities within the Butch spectrum, such as 'soft butch' (soft masculine) and 'stone butch' (hard masculine). Unless you know a person identifies with these terms, you should not refer to them by these terms.
C
Cisgender or Cis (cisgender)
A person's gender identity is the same as the sex they were assigned at birth. Non-trans is also a term used by some.
Coming out
The first time a person tells someone/others about their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
D
Deadnaming
After a person has changed their name, they are also called by their birth name. This term is often associated with transgender people who have changed their names as part of their transition.
Demi (sexual and romantic)
A general term used to describe a person who may be sexually or romantically attracted only to those with whom they have formed an emotional bond. People may also use the terms gay, bi, lesbian, straight, and queer in conjunction with demi to describe the sexual or romantic orientation they experience. direction.
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Femme (feminine)
Femme is a term used in LGBT culture to describe a person who expresses herself in a typically feminine way.
There are other identities within the Femme spectrum, such as 'low femme' (low-key femininity), 'high femme' (high-profile femininity), and 'hard femme' (strong femininity). Unless you know a person identifies with these terms, you should not refer to them by these terms.
G
Gay
Refers to a male having romantic and/or sexual inclinations towards other males. It is also a general term that refers to lesbians and gay men - some women refer to themselves as gay rather than lesbian. Some non-binary people may also use this term.
Gender
Often expressed in terms of masculinity and femininity, gender is largely culturally determined and is often assumed based on the sex assigned at birth.
Gender dysphoria (gender dysphoria)
Used to describe a situation in which a person experiences discomfort or distress due to a mismatch between the sex they were assigned at birth and their gender identity.
It is also a clinical diagnosis used to describe a condition in which a person feels uncomfortable with the gender they were assigned at birth.
Gender expression
It refers to how a person chooses to outwardly express their gender, given society’s gender expectations. A person who does not conform to society's gender expectations may not necessarily identify as transgender.
Gender identity
Refers to a person's inner feelings about their gender, whether male, female, or other (see non-binary gender below), which may or may not correspond to the gender assigned at birth.
Gender reassignment
Another way to describe a person transitioning gender. Undergoing gender reassignment usually means undergoing some kind of medical intervention, but it can also mean changing their name, pronouns, wearing different clothes and living as their self-identified gender.
Gender reassignment is a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 and is further explained in the implementing rules approved under the Equality Act 2010. It's a much-controversial term, and one that Stonewall's Transgender Advisory Group believes should be revisited.
Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC)
This allows transgender people to be legally recognized as the gender they identify with and obtain a new birth certificate. Not all transgender people will apply for the GRC, and you currently must be over 18 to apply.
You don't need a GRC to change your gender marker at work or to legally change your gender on other documents, such as your passport.
Gillick competence
A term used in medical law to determine whether a child under the age of 16 is capable of consenting to his or her own medical treatment without parental permission or knowledge.
Gray (sexual and romantic)
Also known as Grey-A, this is a broad term for those who experience attraction occasionally, rarely, or only under certain conditions. People may also use terms such as gay, bi, lesbian, straight, and queer in conjunction with gray to explain the direction of romantic or sexual attraction they experience.
H
Heterosexual/straight (heterosexual/straight men and women)
Refers to a man having romantic and/or sexual inclinations towards women, or a woman having romantic and/or sexual inclinations towards men.
Homosexual
This may be considered a more medical term used to describe a person who has romantic and/or sexual inclinations towards people of the same sex. The more common term now is 'gay'.
Homophobia (homophobia)
Fear or disgust toward a person based on prejudice or negative attitudes, beliefs, or opinions about lesbian, gay, or bisexual people. Homophobic bullying may target those who are or identify as lesbian, gay or bisexual.
I
Intersex (intersex)
Refers to the fact that a person may have biological characteristics of both genders, or that their biological characteristics do not fit society's assumptions about male or female.
Intersex people may identify as male, female, or non-binary.
Stonewall works with intersex groups to provide its partners and stakeholders with information and evidence about the disadvantages experienced by intersex people, but following discussions with members of the intersex community, it is not at this stage human issues within the scope of its current work.
L
Lesbian
Refers to a woman having romantic and/or sexual inclinations towards other women. Some non-binary people may also use this term.
Lesbophobia (fear of lesbians)
Fear or disgust toward someone because they are or are perceived to be a lesbian.
LGBTQ+
An acronym that stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning and Asexual.
N
Non-binary
A term broadly used to refer to people whose gender identity does not fit comfortably into 'male' or 'female'. Non-binary identities are diverse and may include those who identify with certain aspects of the binary or those who reject the binary entirely.
O
Orientation
A term broadly referring to a person's attraction to other people. This attraction may be sexual (sexual orientation) and/or romantic (romantic orientation). These terms refer to a person's expression of their sense of identity based on their attractiveness, or lack thereof.
Orientations include, but are not limited to, lesbian, gay, bisexual, asexual, and heterosexual.
Outed
When a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person's sexual orientation or gender identity is disclosed to another person without their consent.
P
Person with a trans history
Refers to a person who identifies as male or female or man or woman, but is assigned the opposite gender at birth. It's a way that more and more people are using to acknowledge their transgender past.
Pan (pansexual)
Refers to a person's romantic and/or sexual attraction to other people that is not limited by sex or gender.
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Passing
If a person is identified as a cisgender man or cisgender woman at a glance.
Cisgender is when a person's gender identity matches the sex they were 'assigned' at birth. This may include physical gender cues (hair or clothing) associated with a certain gender and/or behaviors historically or culturally associated with a certain gender.
Platonic partnerships
People on the asexual and/or aromantic spectrum may have platonic partnerships. These are relationships with a high degree of mutual commitment that may include shared living decisions, shared living arrangements and shared parenting. These partnerships may include more than two people. Like sexual and romantic people, people on the asexual and aromantic spectrum may be monogamous or polyamorous.
Pronoun
Words we use to refer to people's gender in conversation, such as 'he' or 'she'. Some people may prefer others to refer to them in gender-neutral terms, using pronouns like they/their and ze/zir.
Q
Queer (queer)
Queer is a broad term used to refer to people who do not want to be pigeonholed by a specific label of romantic orientation, sexual orientation, or gender identity. It can also be a way of resisting perceived norms within the LGBT community (such as racism, sizeism, ableism, etc.). Although some LGBT people considered the term an insult, it was re-embraced and used by the queer community in the late 1980s.
Questioning
The process by which a person explores their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
R
Romantic orientation (love orientation)
A person's romantic attraction, or lack thereof, to other people. Romantic orientation and sexual orientation together constitute a person's orientation identity.
Stonewall, a British LGBT rights organization, uses the term ‘orientation’ as an umbrella term to cover sexual and romantic orientations.
S
Sex
A biological descriptor assigned to a person based on his or her primary sexual characteristics (genitals) and reproductive functions. Sometimes the words ‘sex’ and ‘sex’ are used interchangeably to mean ‘male’ or ‘female.’
Sexual orientation
A person's sexual attraction, or lack thereof, to other people. Sexual orientation and romantic orientation together constitute a person's identity.
Stonewall, a British LGBT rights organization, uses the term ‘orientation’ as an umbrella term to cover sexual and romantic orientations.
Spectrum
A term used to cover a variety of identities that share some common characteristics or experiences.
T
Trans
A term broadly used to refer to people whose gender identity differs from, or is uncomfortable with, the gender assigned to them at birth.
Transgender people may use one or more of a variety of terms to describe themselves, including (but not limited to) transgender, transsexual, gender-queer, gender-fluid. gender fluid), non-binary (non-binary gender), gender-variant (gender variation), crossdresser (transvestite), genderless (genderless), agender (genderless), nongender (genderless), third gender ( third gender), bi-gender, trans man, trans woman, trans masculine, trans feminine and neutrois sex).
Transgender man
A term used to describe a person who was assigned female at birth but identifies and lives as male. This may be abbreviated to trans man, or FTM, which is short for female-to-male.
Transgender woman
A term used to describe a person who was assigned male at birth but identifies and lives as female. This may be abbreviated to trans woman, or MTF, which is short for male-to-female.
Transitioning
The steps transgender people take to live in the gender they identify with. Everyone's transformation process will involve different things. For some, this includes medical intervention, such as hormone therapy and surgery, but not all transgender people want or are able to undergo such intervention.
Transitioning may also involve other things such as telling friends and family, changing clothes and changing official documents.
Transphobia (transphobia)
Fear or disgust toward a person based on the fact that they are transgender, including denial of their gender identity or refusal to accept it. Transphobia may be directed at those who are, or believe to be, transgender.
Transsexual
This was used in the past as a more medical term (similar to gay) to refer to people whose gender identity differs from, or is uncomfortable with, the gender assigned to them at birth.
The term is still used by some, but many prefer to use the terms trans or transgender.
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Undetectable
HIV drugs (antiretroviral therapy, or ART) work by reducing the amount of virus in the blood to undetectable levels. This means the levels of HIV are so low that the virus cannot spread. This is called having an undetectable viral load or being undetectable.
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