Terms We Use
The following list has been produced alongside members of the Proud2Be Youth Group. Please note this list is not comprehensive and may not apply to every individual.
Agender
A person who does not have a gender
Aro
An umbrella term for those who experience zero, varying, or infrequent romantic attraction
Arophobia
The irrational hatred or fear of someone because they are or are perceived to be aromantic
Acephobia
The irrational hatred or fear of someone because they are or are perceived to be ace
Ace
An umbrella term for those who experience zero, varying, or infrequent sexual attraction
Bigender
Someone who has two genders
Biphobia
The irrational hatred or fear of someone because they are or are perceived to be bi
Bi
Romantic and/or sexual attraction towards more than one gender
Cis
A person whose gender aligns with the sex they were assigned at their birth
Demigender
Someone who identifies partially (but not wholly) with a particular gender
Demi (sexual and romantic)
An umbrella term used to describe people who may only experience sexually or romantically attracted to people with whom they have formed an emotional bond
Gay
A man or non-binary person with romantic and/or sexual attraction towards men
Gender Binary
The common idea that there are only two genders, woman & man and the consequent inaccurate assumption that all people fall into one or other of these categories
Genderfluid
Refers to a person who does not identify with a fixed gender
HBT
The acronym for homophobic, biphobic and/or transphobic
Homophobia
The irrational hatred or fear of someone because they are or are perceived to be gay
Homoromantic
Someone who is romantically attracted to people of the same gender
Intersex
A person of any gender, born with biological characteristics that do not match typical societal assumptions of “male” or “female” sex
Lesbian
A woman or non-binary person with romantic and/or sexual attraction towards women
Lesbophobia
The hatred or fear of someone because they are or are perceived to be a lesbian
LGBTQ+
The acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, questioning, queer, intersex, asexual, pansexual, non-binary + more
Non-binary
An umbrella term for people whose gender falls outside of the gender binary
Pan
Romantic and/or sexual attraction towards others regardless of gender
Pronoun
Words we use to refer to people’s gender in conversation – for example, he/him or she/her and gender-neutral pronouns such as they/their and ze/zir
Questioning
Someone who is unsure/exploring their sexual orientation and/or gender
Straight
A person who is attracted to people of the opposite binary gender
Trans
An umbrella term for people whose gender does not align with the sex they were assigned at their birth.
Transphobia
The irrational hatred or fear of someone because they are or are perceived to be trans
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