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Welcome to the LGBTQ+ Dictionary!

I hope this helps you better understand and respect the people around you!

This includes terms that describe people outside of the LGBTQ+
I try to add all meanings for terms
, even if they contradict

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A-Enby/ Agender-Nonbinary

~A gender that is both nonbinary and agender

~Under nonbinary umbrella

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​A-spec/ A spectrum​​

~An umbrella term that encompasses the aromantic and asexual spectrums

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Abinariflux/ Abinaryflux/ Abiflux/ Abyflux

~A gender that is mostly abinary and experiences fluctuating intensities of gender

~Under abinary umbrella

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Abinary/ AB/ Aby/ Apisgender/ Aphorian

~Any gender that is unrelated to the binary

~An umbrella term

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Aboixygender

~A gender that is mostly abinary, partially male, and a little female

~Under oxigender, multigender, and trigender umbrellas

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Aboy

~An agender individual who prefers or is not opposed to being perceived as a boy/ man or masculine

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Abrogender

~A gender that changes more erratically and in a less defined way

~A gender that is so intricate, and changes so quickly, that it can’t be nailed down

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Abroromantic/ Abrosexual

~Experience their romantic/ sexual attraction as fluid or changing over time

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Absgender

~When one is between, beyond, or removed from cisgender/transgender

~A gender that is neither cisgender nor transgender

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Absorgender

~A gender that changes and 'absorbs' the genders of people around an individual

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Accipiogender

~People who were born and grew up without the imposition of gender roles

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Ace-jump/ Acejump

~Normally allosexual, but occasionally experiences rare, sudden, and intense spikes of asexuality

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Aceboy

~(Asexual) A masculine/ masculine aligned gender with a gendered connection to one’s asexuality

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Acegender

~(Asexual) One’s gender is their asexual identity

~(Asexual) One’s asexual identity is so closely tied to their gender that they can't separate the two

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Acegirl

~(Asexual) A feminine/ feminine aligned gender with a gendered connection to one’s asexuality

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Acenonbinary

~(Asexual) A nonbinary/ agender gender with a gendered connection to one’s asexuality

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Achillean

~Man or man-aligned individuals attracted to other men and man-aligned individuals

~Umbrella term

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Acxygender

~A gender that is mostly genderfluid, partially agender, and a little bit pangender

~Under oxigender, trigender, and multigender umbrellas

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Aecisgender

~(Intersex) A gender that is intersex and non-binary

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Aesthetic attraction

~Finding a person aesthetically beautiful without wanting to act romantically or sexually on those feelings

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AFAB/ Assigned female at birth/ A female at birth

~Assigned female at birth

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Afemfluid

~Genderfluid on the agender and female spectrum

~Genderflux on the agender and female spectrum

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Afemspike

~Normally agender, but occasionally experiences spikes of a female/feminine/fiaspec gender(s)

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Affigogender

~Individuals who are raised with an imposed gender identity

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Aftgender

~ Gender identity in which one is aligned with the pronouns they were assigned at birth, but they desire to change their body to the opposing sex

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AGAB Non-Conforming/ ANC

~Those who don’t conform to traditional AGAB labels

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AGAB/ Assigned gender at birth

~Assigned gender at birth

AGABless

~Someone who rejects their gender assigned at birth

~Someone who rejects the concept of AGAB labels

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Agender

~Not male, female, both, or neither

~Gender neutral

~Absence of a gender/ lack of gender

~Genderless

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Agender boy/  Agender man

~Gender identity in which one is agender, but partly male or male-aligned

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Agender girl/ Agender woman

~Gender identity in which one is agender, but partly female or female-aligned

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Agender X

~Gender where one feels agender but also feels connected to another gender

~Feel partly agender but also partly another gender

~Umbrella term

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Agenderfluid

~Fluid between agender and its spectrum

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Agenderfluidflux/ Agenderfluix

~Genderfluid and genderflux but the gender always returns to agender

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Agenderfluix/ Gxnderfluix/ Agxnderfluix/ Afluidflux/ Flxidflux

~Gender identity that is predominantly agender, but is fluid in nature and fluctuates in intensity over time

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Agenderflux

~Gender identity in which one is agender, and fluctuates between different gender identities

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Agentoflux

~The amount of control one had over their gender fluctuates in intensity

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Agentogender

~One's gender is or has been at least partially under one's own control

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Agiafluid

~ Gender is fluid between agender-esque genders

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Agiagender Spectrum/ Agiaspec

~Anyone whose gender is near agender, adjacent to agender, or is similar to/in some way resembles genderless without directly being agender in nature

~Umbrella term

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Aingender

~Any gender which is aporine

~Gender does not relate to either womanhood or manhood

~Umbrella term

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Airgender

~Gender identity in which one feels mostly genderless

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Aisteagender

~Absence of defined gender, but not lacking the feeling of gender

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Aliagender

~Gender identity that doesn’t fit into existing gender schemas or constructs

~Under non-binary umbrella

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Allogender/ Zedgender

~Genders that are not agender nor on the agender spectrum

~Umbrella term

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Alloromantic/ Allosexual

~Experience romantic/ sexual attraction

~Aren’t on the aromantic/ asexual spectrum

~Umbrella term

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Ally

~Supports LGBTQ+ community

~Not a part of the LGBTQ+ community

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Alterous attraction

~Desire to be emotionally close to someone

~Low on romance/ between platonic and romantic

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Alysgender

~Gender is fluid yet feels uncomfortable regardless of which gender is felt

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AMAB/ Assigned male at birth/ A male at birth

~Assigned male at birth

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Amalgagender

~(Intersex) Gender is affected by, or mixed into one's intersex identity

~Under non-binary umbrella

Amantisgender

~One's gender is reflective of their romantic/ sexual/ queerplatonic partner's attraction or desire

~One's gender is reflective of their romantic/ sexual/ queerplatonic partner's behavior, gender presentation, identity, or mood

~Gender identity fluctuates from one identity to another depending on if they are with their romantic/ sexual/ queerplatonic partner

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Amaregender

~Gender changes depending on who one is in love with

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Amascspike

~Normally agender, but occasionally experiences a spike of a male/masculine/miaspec gender(s)

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Ambinull/ Ambigendernull/ Ambonull

~Gender is both masculine, feminine, and null simultaneously

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Ambonec/ AN

~Identifies as male, female, and neither at the same time

~Under non-binary umbrella

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Androgyne

~Gender that is a blend of male and female

~Under non-binary and transgender umbrellas

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Androgynous

~Gender expression that can’t be distinguished as male or female

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Androromantic/ Androsexual

~Romantically/ sexually attracted to men/ males/ masculinity

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Ansigender

~An identity where one feels one gender is more accurate in describing their identity, but they are more comfortable with a different term

~Under neogender umbrella

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Antigender

~Opposite of an existing gender

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Aplatonic/ Apl

~Do not experience platonic attraction

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Aporagender

~Gender separate from man, woman, or anything in between

~Under non-binary umbrella

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Aporine

~A gender separate from male, female, or anything between, while still feeling strongly gendered

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Aro-jump/ Arojump

~Normally alloromantic, but occasionally experiences rare, sudden, and intense spikes of aromanticism

 

Aroace-jump

~Normally alloromantic and allosexual, but occasionally experiences rare, sudden, and intense spikes of aromanticism and asexuality

 

Aroacespike

~Normally aromantic and asexual, but occasionally experiences rare, sudden, and intense spikes of aromanticism and allosexuality

 

Acespike

~Normally asexual, but occasionally experiences rare, sudden, and intense spikes of allosexuality


 

Aromantic asexual/ Aroace

~Aromantic and asexual

~Aromantic spectrum and asexual spectrum

~Under a-spec

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Aromantic/ Aro

~No romantic attraction

~Little-to-no romantic attraction

~An umbrella term and spectrum

 

Arospike

~Normally asexual, but occasionally experiences rare, sudden, and intense spikes of allosexuality

 

Asexual/ Ace

~No sexual attraction

~Little-to-no sexual attraction

~Umbrella term and spectrum

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Azurboy

~A boy who has a specific connection to girl-like masculinity

~Umbrella term

 

Azurgirl

~A girl who has a specific connection to masculinity

~Umbrella term

B

Balkan Sworn Virgins

~(Albania/the Balkans) Those assigned female at birth who take a vow of chastity in order to be allowed to dress and act in a traditionally masculine way

 

Bear

~Large hairy queer man

 

Bigender

~Has or experiences two genders

~Under transgender, non-binary, and multigender umbrellas

 

Binarism

~Gender systems and schemas that are based on the existence of two opposing parts, such as man/woman or masculine/feminine

Binding

~Wearing a binder to flatten breasts to have the appearance of a flatter chest

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Biromantic/ Bisexual/ Bi

~Attracted to men and women

~Attracted to two genders

~Attracted to more than one gender

~Umbrella term

~Under multiromantic/ multisexual umbrella

 

Boi

~Young masculine queer woman of color

 

Bottom surgery

~Surgery on genitals designed to affirm a person’s identity

Boyflux

~Fluctuating intensities of manhood

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Boysoft

~A gender that is a boy, but feels soft

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Butch

~Masculine lesbian

~Masculine appearance or qualities

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Bxy

~A gender that is both male and agender

C

Cassflux/ Cassgenderflux

~Intensity in which their indifference toward gender fluctuates

 

Cassgender

~Experiences a gender identity but feels that it is unimportant

~Individual who is indifferent toward the idea of gender identity

 

Ceteroromantic/ Ceterosexual

~Romantically/ sexually attracted to non-binary gender(s)

Cisgender/ Cis

~Not transgender

~Gender identity matches sex

 

Cisnormativity

~The assumption that being cisgender is normal and being transgender isn’t

~Believing cisgender identities are superior to transgender identities

 

Cissexism

~Discriminates against those who aren’t cisgender

Closeted/ In the closet

~Haven’t disclosed aspects of their LGBTQ+ identity to people around them

 

Coming out

~Disclosing their LGBTQ+ identity to others

 

Correfluid

~Genderfluid and pronounfluid

D

Deadnaming

~Referring to a transgender person’s birth name instead of their chosen name

 

Demiboy/ Demiman/ Demimale/ Demiguy

~Partially boy

~Partially identifies as a man/ masculine

~Under demigender, transgender, transmasculine, and non-binary umbrellas

 

Demiboyflux

~Gender fluctuates between demiboy and agender

~Partially, but not fully boyflux

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Demicisgender

~When someone partially identifies as their assigned gender at birth

 

Demienby/ Deminonbinary

~Partially identifies as nonbinary

~Under demigender, transgender, transneutral, and non-binary umbrellas

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Demigender

~Non-binary gender identities that feel a partial connection to a particular gender

~Umbrella term

~Under transgender and non-binary umbrellas

Demigenderflux

~Gender identity fluctuates in intensity up to a partially gendered identity

 

Demigirl/ Demiwoman/ Demilady/ Demifemale/ Demigal

~Partially girl

~Partially identifies as a woman/ feminine

~Under demigender, transgender, transfeminine, and non-binary umbrellas

 

Demigirlflux

~Gender fluctuates between demigirl and agender

~Partially, but not fully girlflux

 

Demiromantic

~Do not experience romantic attraction until they have formed a deep bond with someone

~Under aromantic spectrum and umbrella

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Demisexual

~Do not experience sexual attraction until they have formed a deep bond with someone

~Under asexual spectrum and umbrella

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Demitransgender/ Demitrans

~Identifies partially, but not completely, as transgender

Diamoric/ Adonian/ Adonic/ Cypric/ Dionysian

~Non-binary individuals whose orientation doesn’t fit into the similar/ opposite gender attraction

 

Disakoiromantic

~Desire to feel romantic attraction from someone onto themself, but are unable to reciprocate it

~Under aromantic umbrella and spectrum

 

Disakoisexual

~Desire to feel sexual attraction from someone onto themself, but are unable to reciprocate it

~Under asexual umbrella and spectrum

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Doxigender

~A gender that is mostly a man, partially a woman, and a little bit non-binary

~Under oxigender, multigender, and trigender umbrellas

E

Emojiself pronouns/ Emojiself

~Gender-neutral pronouns that use emojis or other pictograms

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Emotupronounfluid/ Emotupronominal

~Pronouns change depending on mood

Enbysoft

~A gender that is non-binary, but feels soft

~Under non-binary umbrella

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Endoandrogyne

~A gender that is fluid or fluxuating, but is always somewhat related to an androgynous gender(s)

~Under endogender umbrella

Endogender

~A gender that is fluid or fluctuating, but is somewhat related to a given gender(s)

~Umbrella term

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Endosex/ Perisex/ Dyadic

~Not intersex

~Born with sex characteristics that fit male or female

F

Femme

~Feminine lesbian

~Feminine queer person

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Fiagender Spectrum/ Fiaspec

~All genders that are near female, female-aligned, or adjacent

~Umbrella term

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Fingender

~All genders which are feminine

~Umbrella term

 

Finromantic/ Finsexual

~Romantically/ sexually attracted to femininity

Fluid pronouns/ Pronounfluid

~Switching or transitioning between two or more pronoun sets over time

~Pronouns that change over time

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Fluidflux/ Genderfluix/ Fluxfluid/ Fluix

~Gender changes over time while also varying in intensity

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Fluvarilian

~All genders that are both fluid and fluctuating

~A combination of indingender and uxingender

~Umbrella term

Frayromantic

~Romantic attraction to strangers/ people they haven’t formed an emotional bond with

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Fraysexual/ Ignotasexual

~Sexual attraction to strangers/ people they haven’t formed an emotional bond with

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FTM

~Female to male

~Person assigned female who identifies as a masculine gender

 

FTX/ FTN

~Female to X/ female to neutral

~Person assigned female who identifies as a neutral gender

G

Gay

~Attracted to people of the same gender

~Queer

~Umbrella term

 

Gender apathetic

~Doesn’t strongly identify with any gender or with any gender labels

 

Gender dysphoria

~Clinically significant distress caused when a person’s sex is not the same as their gender identity

 

Gender expansive

~Subvert or don’t conform to society’s dominant view of gender

 

Gender expression

~The ‘gender’ of someone’s appearance, mannerisms, and other traits

 

Gender identity/ Gender

~An identity that explains how masculine, feminine, both, neutral, other, and/or genderless someone feels

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Gender non-conforming/ GNC

~Do not follow gender stereotypes

~Umbrella term

 

Gender normative

~Gender traits or identities that are perceived to fall within social norms and expectations

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Genderfae/ Genderdoe/ Genderthil

~Genderfluidity that is never masculine or male

Genderfaer/ Genderdoer

~Genderfluidity that is never fully a man

~Umbrella term

 

Genderfaun/ Genderfawn

~Genderfluidity that is never feminine or female

 

Genderflor/ Wyvegender

~Genderfluidity that is never masculine, male, feminine, or female

~Umbrella term

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Genderfluid/ Fluid

~Gender identity changes over time

~Under non-binary and transgender umbrellas

 

Genderflux

~Gender identity changes in intensity

~Umbrella term

 

Genderfuck

~Gender expression/ identity fucks with gender expectations

~Under gender non-conforming and transgender umbrellas

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Genderqueer

~Gender identity is not male or female

~Gender identity is both male and female

~Gender identity is a combination of male and female

~An umbrella term

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Gendervoid

~A gender which is an absence, a blank space or void where a gender might otherwise be

Girlflux/ Womanflux/ Galflux/ Femmeflux

~Fluctuating intensities of femaleness

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Girlsoft

~A gender that is a girl, but feels soft

 

Greygender/ Graygender

~A weak connection to gender

~Partially identifies outside of male and female

~Mixed or contradictory feelings toward one’s gender

~Under agender spectrum and umbrella

 

Greyromantic/ Grayromantic

~Rarely experiences romantic attraction

~Under aromantic spectrum and umbrella

 

Greysexual/ Graysexual

~Rarely experiences sexual attraction

~Under asexual spectrum and umbrella

 

Guneromantic/ Gynesexual/ Gynoromantic/ Gynosexual/ Womaromantic/ Womasexual

~Romantically/ sexually attracted to women/ females/ femininity

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Gxrl

~A gender that is both female and agender

H

Heteroromantic/ Heterosexual/ Straight

~Romantically/ sexually attracted to people of the opposite gender

~Romantically/ sexually attracted to people with a gender different than their own

 

Hijra

~(India) intersex

~(India) gender separate from man, woman, and transgender

~(India) people assigned male who have feminine presentation

Homophobia/ Homophobic

~Fear, hatred, and/ or discomfort with people who are attracted to people of the same gender

~Fear, hatred, and/ or discomfort of members of the LGBTQ+

 

Homoromantic/ Homosexual/ Gay

~Attracted to the same gender as themselves

~Man loving men or woman loving women

HRT/ GAHT

~Hormone replacement therapy/ gender-affirming hormone therapy

~Sex hormones administered for more closely aligning their secondary sexual characteristics with their gender

I

Indingender

~All genders that are fluid

~Umbrella term

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Intergender

~(Intersex) identify between/ as a mix of man and woman

Internalized homophobia

~Development of a negative view of one’s own and others’ identities due to living in a homophobic society

Intersex

~Have sex characteristics that differ from male and female

L

Lesbian

~Woman attracted to women

~Woman primarily attracted to other women

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LGBTQIAP+/ LGBTQIA+/ LGBTQ+/ LGBT+/ 2SLGBTQ+/ LGBT2SQQIA+

~Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/ questioning, intersex, asexual/ aromantic/ agender, two-spirit, polysexual/ pansexual/ polyamorous

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Liagender Spectrum/ Liaspec

~All genders that are under both the fiaspec and miaspec umbrellas

~Umbrella term

Lithromantic/ Akoiromantic

~Experiences romantic attraction but doesn’t want it reciprocated

~Only feels romantic attraction toward those who do not reciprocate those feelings

~Under aromantic spectrum and umbrella

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Lithosexual/ Akoisexual

~Experiences sexual attraction but doesn’t want it reciprocated

~Only feels sexual attraction toward those who do not reciprocate those feelings

~Under asexual spectrum and umbrella

M

Maverique

​~Outside of male and female completely

~Gender connected to autonomy and inner conviction

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Miagender Spectrum/ Miaspec

~All genders that are near male, male-aligned, or adjacent

~Umbrella term

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Mingender

~All genders which are masculine

~Umbrella term

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Mingirl/ Mingal

~A gender that is both masculine and woman-aligned

~Under mingender and fiaspec umbrellas

 

Minromantic/ Minsexual

~Romantic/ sexual attraction to masculinity

 

Misgender

~Refer to someone using a word, especially a pronoun or form of address, that does not correctly reflect the gender with which they identify

MLM/ Men loving men

~Men loving men

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MOGAI

~Marginalized orientations, gender alignments, and intersex

~Not cisgender and/or straight and/or endosex

~Umbrella term

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Monogamous/ Monogamy

~Marriage to one person at a time

~Sexual relationship with only one partner at a time

~Having only one mate/ partner at a time

 

Monoromantic/ Monosexual

~Romantic/ sexual attraction to only one gender

~Umbrella term

 

Mspec lesbian/ M-spec lesbian

~Someone who is mspec and feels their sapphic attraction is important

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MTF

~Male to female

~Person assigned male who identifies as a feminine gender

MTX/ MTN

~Male to X/ male to neutral

~Someone assigned male who identifies as a neutral gender

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Multigender

~Experiences more than one gender

~Umbrella term

~Under transgender and non-binary umbrellas

 

Multiromantic/ Multisexual/ Pluriromantic/ Plurisexual/ M-spec

~Romantic/ sexual attraction to more than one gender

~Umbrella term and spectrum

 

Mutopronoun/ Mutopronominal

~Pronouns change in certain situations or contexts

 

Müllerian

~Biological female

N

Nameself pronouns/ Nameself

~Pronouns based off a name

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Neogender

~Any gender identity that was coined recently

~Any gender that was coined in or after the 2000s

~Umbrella term

 

Neopronounfluid/ Neofluid

~Only pronounfluid between neopronouns

 

Neopronouns/ Neos

~Gender-neutral pronouns

~Usually in the same form as a set of normal pronouns

 

Neptunic

~Attracted to women, feminine non-binary people, and neutral non-binary people

Neurogender

~(Neurodivergent) Gender is linked to neurodivergence

~Umbrella term

~Under MOGAI umbrella

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Neutris/ Neutrae

~A gender identity that is neither male or female

~Marked by feelings of gender neutrality or androgyny

 

Neutrois

~Neutral or null gender

~Under genderqueer, non-binary, and transgender umbrellas

 

Ninromantic/ Ninsexual

~Romantic/ sexual attraction to non-binary people

~Romantic/ sexual attraction to androgynous presenting people

Nioxygender

~A gender that is mostly two-spirit, partially agender, and a little bit genderfluid

~Under oxigender, multigender, and trigender umbrellas

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Non-binary/ Nonbinary/ NB/ Enby/ Enbie

~Not man or woman

~Gender neutral

~Umbrella term

~Under transgender umbrella

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Normal pronouns/ Pronouns/ Prns

~Pronouns normally used in the english language

~She/her, he/him, they/them, it/its

 

Nounself pronouns/ Nounself

~Gender neutral pronouns that express a connection to a specific concept

O

Omniromantic/ Omnisexual/ Omni

~Attracted to all genders with a preference/ recognition

~Under multiromantic/ multisexual and biromantic/ bisexual umbrellas

Outing

~Exposing someone’s LGBTQ+ identity to others without their permission

Oxigender

~A gender that has three labels, the first being the main part, the second being less significant, and the third being only a small part

~Umbrella term

~Under multigender and trigender umbrellas

P

Pancentroid

~Gender identity exists in the middle of the entire gender spectrum available

~Gender in-between all genders

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Pangender/ Omnigender

~Experiences many or all genders

~Under transgender, non-binary, and multigender umbrellas

 

Panromantic/ Pansexual/ Pan

~Romantically/ sexually attracted to all genders with no preference/ recognition (gender blind)

~Attracted to all genders regardless of preference

~Under multiromantic/ multisexual and biromantic/ bisexual umbrellas

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Polyamorous/ Polyamory/ Poly/ Non-monogamy

~Multiple relationships with the consent of all people involved

~Under consensual non-monogamous umbrella

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Polyflux/ Polysexualflux/ Polyromanticflux

~Liking some genders but not all with a fluid attraction

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Polyflux

~Gender identity in which one experiences at least two genders, which fluctuate in intensity

Polygender

~Experiences more than one gender

~Experiences more than three genders

~Under transgender, non-binary, and multigender umbrellas

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Polyromantic/ Polysexual/ Poly

~Romantically/ sexually attracted to various, but not all genders

~Under multiromantic/ multisexual and biromantic/ bisexual umbrellas

 

Pomoromantic/ Pomosexual

~Not fitting any romantic/ sexual orientation label

~Refusing/ avoiding any romantic/ sexual orientation label

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Prononafluid

~Gender consists of varying amounts of gender neutralness depending on pronouns

~Under transgender and genderfluid umbrellas

Q

Queer

~Not cisgender and/ or straight

~Anyone in the LGBTQ+

~Umbrella term

Queerplatonic relationship/ QPR/ Quasiplatonic relationship

~Non-sexual and non-romantic relationship beyond friendship

Questioning

~Exploring, learning, experimenting with sexual/ romantic orientation and/ or gender identity

R

Romantic attraction

​~Desire to do romantic activities with someone

~Desire to be in a romantic relationship with someone

S

Same gender loving/ SGL

~(African American) gay identities

 

Sapphic

~Woman attracted to women

~Woman/ woman-aligned person attracted to other women/ women-aligned people

~Relationship between two women

~Umbrella term

 

Sex/ Biological sex

~Physiological traits including genitalia, reproductive organs, hormones, x and y chromosomes, and secondary sex characteristics

Sexual attraction

~Desire to have sexual contact with someone

~Desire to have sex with someone

 

Solo poly

~Participates in/ prefers polyamorous relationships, but prefers to not have primary partners

 

Soy boy

~Man who is feminine

 

Split attraction model/ SAM

~Separates romantic and sexual attraction

Straight queer/ Queerhet/ Heteroqueer

~Gender non-conforming cishet

~Someone on the multi-attracted spectrum with a strong preference for a gender different than their own

~A heteroromantic/ heterosexual person who identifies with a queer label

 

Strayt/ Gain’t

~Straight in a uniquely non-binary way

 

Stud

~Black masculine lesbian

~Masculine Latnix lesbian

 

Super straight

~Attracted to the opposite gender only if they are cisgender

T

Top surgery

~Surgery on the chest to affirm a person’s identity

 

Toric/ Quadrision

~Non-binary individuals attracted to men

 

Transfeminine/ Transfem/ Transfemme

~Gender identity that is predominantly feminine

~Someone assigned male at birth whose gender is mainly feminine

~Umbrella term

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Transgender/ Trans

~Gender identity is different than sex

~Umbrella term

Transhet/ Transhetero

~Transgender individuals who are heterosexual and/ or heteroromantic

~Trans men attracted to women/ trans women attracted to men

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Transitioning

~Process to live more fully as one’s true gender

 

Transmasculine/ Transmasc

~Gender identity that is predominantly masculine

~Someone assigned female at birth whose gender is mainly masculine

~Umbrella term

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Transmedicalism

~Belief that all transgender people experience gender dysphoria

Transneutral

~Gender identity that is predominantly neutral

~Someone assigned a binary gender at birth whose gender is mainly neutral/ androgynous

~Umbrella term

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Trigender

~Experiences three genders

~Concept of a third gender that isn’t male, female, or in between

 

Trixic/ Orbisian

~Non-binary individuals attracted to women

 

Twink

~Feminine gay person

~Sometimes used as an insult

 

Two-spirit

~(Native) masculine and feminine spirit

~Umbrella term

U

Unlabeled/ No label/ Non-labeled

~Do not want to label their identity

Uranic

~Attracted to men, masculine non-binary people, and neutral non-binary people

Uxingender

~All genders that are fluctuating

~Umbrella term

W

Waria

~(Indonesia) men who live as women

~(Indonesia) transfeminine/ non-binary/ transgender woman

WLW/ Women loving women

~Women loving women

X

Xenic

~Gender aligned to something(s) that doesn't fit traditional ideas of gender​

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Xenofluid

~A gender that is fluid between xenogenders and xenic adjacent genders

~Under genderfluid umbrella

Xenogender/ Xeno

~Gender that can’t be contained by human understandings of gender

~Gender relating to animals, plants, other creatures/ things

~Under MOGAI and non-binary umbrellas

Xenopronouns/ Xenos

~Pronouns that involve concepts humans don’t have words for

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This dictionary is incomplete. You can suggest things to be added to me on Discord! I also won't be adding any xenogenders or neurogenders unless they're specifically requested, due to the sheer amount.

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