The LGBTQIA+ Spectrum

Lesbian

Women or non-binary people attracted to women.

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Gay

People attracted to the same gender.

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Bisexual

People attracted to more than one gender.

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Transgender

People whose gender differs from birth sex.

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Queer

Umbrella term for non-heterosexual or non-cisgender identities.

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Questioning

People exploring their sexuality or gender identity.

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Intersex

People born with reproductive anatomy matching neither typical male nor female.

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Asexual

People who experience little to no sexual attraction.

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Pansexual

People attracted to others regardless of gender.

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Aromantic

People who experience little to no romantic attraction.

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Demisexual

People who only feel sexual attraction after a close bond forms.

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Demiromantic

People who only feel romantic attraction after a close bond forms.

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Non-binary

People whose gender is not exclusively man or woman.

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Genderfluid

People whose gender identity changes over time.

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Genderqueer

People whose gender identity falls outside traditional societal norms.

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Agender

People who identify as having no gender.

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Two-Spirit

Indigenous North American term for holding both masculine and feminine spirits.

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Omnisexual

People attracted to all genders, where gender is recognized and plays a role in the attraction.

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Abrosexual

People whose sexual orientation is fluid and changes constantly over time.

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Polysexual

People attracted to multiple, but not necessarily all, genders.

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Ceterosexual

People attracted exclusively to non-binary and genderqueer individuals.

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Androsexual

People attracted to masculinity, regardless of the person's gender identity or birth sex.

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Gynesexual

People attracted to femininity, regardless of the person's gender identity or birth sex.

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Skoliosexual

People attracted primarily to transgender, non-binary, or gender-variant individuals.

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Graysexual

People who fall between asexual and sexual, experiencing attraction rarely or only under specific conditions.

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Lithsexual

People who feel sexual attraction but do not want it reciprocated.

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Platonicsexual

People who experience deep platonic attraction that mimics the intensity of romantic attraction.

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Reciprocalrosexual

People who only feel attraction after learning someone else is attracted to them.

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Fraysexual

People who experience attraction that fades once an emotional bond is formed.

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Bigender

People who experience two distinct gender identities, either at the same time or alternating.

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Trigender

People who experience three distinct gender identities, either simultaneously or shifting.

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Pangender

People who identify as all genders within their life experience and cultural context.

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Demigender

People who feel a partial, but not full, connection to a specific gender identity.

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Neutrois

People who identify as having a completely neutral or null gender.

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Amicagender

People whose gender identity changes depending on which friend they are currently with.

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Cassgender

People who feel their gender identity is completely unimportant or irrelevant to who they are.

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