A Comprehensive Guide to LGBTQ+ Identities

A

Aceflux

Aceflux is an identity on the asexual spectrum characterized by a sexual orientation that fluctuates between no attraction to very little or a lot of attraction.

Achillean

Achillean describes a man or masculine-aligned person with an attraction to other men or masculine-aligned people. This identity is an umbrella term for all sexualities in which men are attracted to other men: including bisexual, gay, pansexual, or queer. The term achillean is taken from the Greek God Achilles, who was said to have had a romantic relationship with another man, a Greek hero called Patroclus.

Agender

Agender is an identity under the non binary umbrella in which a person does not identify with any gender, or feels as though they are gender neutral. What it means to be agender varies among the community - some agender people reject the concept of gender altogether, while others feel that gender is irrelevant.

Aegosexual

Aegosexual is an identity on the asexual spectrum, characterized by a disconnect between sense of self and the concept of arousal. Aegosexuals may have sexual fantasies, view sexual content, or engage in masturbation, but typically have little to no interest in engage in sexual activities with another person.

Androgyne

Androgyne is an identity in which a person's gender is a blend of both *binary genders. People who are androgyne might describe their identity as being between female and male, or may identify as neither. Although androgyne is a non binary identity, only those who identify with it can truly define what it means.

Androsexual

Androsexual is an identity in which people are attracted to men or masculinity, regardless of *gender assigned at birth.

Apothisexual

Apothisexual is an identity on the asexual spectrum characterized by repulsion or discomfort toward sex and sexual activity.

Aroflux

Aroflux is an identity on the asexual spectrum, characterized as a romantic orientation that fluctuates between being *alloromantic and aromantic. Like all romantic orientations, people who are aroflux may be any sexuality.

Aromantic

Aromantic is a romantic orientation in which people no romantic attraction, or very little romantic attraction. It is the counterpart of asexuality, although an aromantic person may be any sexuality. On the other end of the aromantic spectrum, those who experience romantic attraction are alloromantic.

Asexual

Asexual is a spectrum of sexualities in which people experience no sexual attraction, or limited or conditional attraction. Asexual people can experience different types of attraction: such as romantic or aesthetic. Asexuality is a broad spectrum, consisting of people who challenge the idea that intimacy cannot exist without sex.

B

Bisexual

Bisexual is a sexual orientation characterized by the sexual attraction to more than one gender. Although there is a common belief that bisexuality does not recognize those outside of the gender binary, this is a misconception. Bisexuality recognizes that there are more than two genders, and is used to describe those who are attracted to multiple genders.

Boyflux

Boyflux is an identity under the non binary umbrella, characterized by the fluctuation of masculine identity. Boyflux individuals may feel strongly masculine at one time, and genderless or slightly masculine at others. Fluctuation in identity may be frequent or slightly less frequent.

D

Demigender

Demigender is a non binary identity in which individuals have a partial connection to a specific gender. This includes the feminine demigirl and its masculine counterpart, demiguy.

Demigirl

Demigirl is a non binary identity that describes someone who partially identifies as a girl or woman, regardless of their *AGAB. A demigirl may or may not identify with a separate gender outside of their connection to womanness.

Demiguy/Demiboy

Demiboy is the masculine counterpart of demigirl, used to describe someone whose gender identity is only partially male, regardless of AGAB.

Demiromantic

Demiromantic is an identity on the aromantic spectrum, used to describe an individual who does not experience romantic attraction until an emotional connection is formed. It is the romantic counterpart to demisexual.

Demisexual

Demisexual is an identity on the asexual spectrum, used to describe people who do not experience sexual attraction until an emotional connection is formed. This can also be understood as secondary attraction, which describes an attraction that develops over time.

E

Enbian

Enbian is an umbrella term to be used by non binary people. It describes non binary people with an exclusive attraction to other non binary people, and is not exclusive to *monosexuality.

F

Finsexual

Finsexual is a term used to describe an attraction to those who are feminine in nature (FIN), regardless of their AGAB.

Fraysexual

Fraysexual is an identity on the asexual spectrum in which a person feels attraction to those they are not emotionally connected with. This might mean an initial sexual attraction that fades as an emotional or romantic connection is strengthened. By some, fraysexuality is seen as the opposite to demisexuality.

G

Gender Non-Conforming

Gender non conforming (GNC) is a term used to describe those who do not follow traditional gender stereotypes, and who stray from societal expectations of masculinity and femininity. Although transgender and non binary people can be gender non conforming, it isn't exclusive to trans and non binary people, and has no bearing on sexuality orientation or gender.

Genderfluid

Genderfluid is a non binary identity which describes a gender identity that fluctuates over time. Genderfluid people may identity as any gender or genders at any time, and may be feminine, masculine, both, or neither.

Genderflux

Genderflux is a non binary identity in which individual experience with gender identity changes in intensity. Connection to gender may weaken or strengthen at random, or could disappear altogether.

Genderqueer

Genderqueer is a non binary identify in which gender is neither male nor female, or exists on a continuum between both. People who are genderqueer may describe their gender as fluid, and often experiment with gender expression in order to question gender roles and stereotypes.

Girlflux

Girlflux is an identity under the genderflux identity, and the feminine counterpart to boyflux. Girlflux describes individuals whose feminine-aligned gender fluctuates or shifts in intensity over time. This might mean feeling wholly or mostly feminine to partially or hardly feminine.

Greysexual (Grey Ace)

Greysexual is a non binary identity in which people experience sexual attraction less frequently than allosexuals, but more frequently than asexuals. Greysexual people are mostly asexual, but can or have experienced sexual attraction that is infrequent or ambiguous.

I

Intersex

Intersex is a term given to those whose physical sexual characteristics can be classified into strictly male or female. They may have characteristics of both binary genders, or that don't fit into either. Intersex people can have any gender identity and any sexual identity. People who are not intersex are called dyadic, perisex, or endosex.

L

Lesbian

Lesbian is a sexual orientation which describes cis or trans women or femme-aligned people who are exclusively attracted to other women or femme-aligned people. Lesbians are not attracted to men, but can feel attraction to non binary people who are feminine-aligned and/or who relate to the concept of womanhood.

M

Minsexual

Minsexual is a term used to describe an attraction to those who are masculine in nature (MIN), regardless of their AGAB.

N

Neutrois

Neutrois is a non binary identity associated with having a neutral or null gender.

Non Binary

Non binary is an umbrella term for gender identities that do not fit strictly inside the binaries of male or female. Some non binary relate to both binary genders on different levels, while others exist outside of it or do not relate to gender at all. Non binary people may consider themselves transgender, or they may not.

O

Omnisexual

Omnisexual is a sexuality characterized by the potential for attraction to all genders, with a noticeable preference between genders. It differs from pansexuality in that omnisexual people often consider gender a factor in their attraction, whereas pansexuals do not.

P

Pangender

Pangender is a non binary identity in which a person experiences many or all genders, separately or at the same time. Genders experienced may be unknown and infinite.

Pansexual

Pansexual is a sexuality in which people have the potential to feel attraction toward people of all or any gender, with no consideration for gender identity. Pansexual people may refer to themselves as gender blind, as the gender of a person often no influence on attraction.

Polygender

Polygender is a non binary identity in which a person has more than one gender identity, or expresses aspects of more than one gender.

Polysexual

Polysexual is the attraction toward many, but not necessary all, genders. It is generally understood as an attraction toward more than two genders, but fewer than all. Polysexual people may be attracted, for example, to all genders except women.

Q

Queer

Queer is an umbrella term used to describe those who are not exclusively heterosexual and cisgender.

S

Sapphic

Sapphic is an umbrella term which describes women or femme-aligned non binary people with an attraction to other woman or femme-aligned non binary people. It's not exclusive to any specific sexual orientation: a sapphic person may be lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, or queer. Sapphic is the feminine counterpart of achillean.

T

Toric

Toric is a sexuality that describes the attraction of non binary people to men or masculine-aligned people. It can be abbreviated as NBLM (Non Binary Loving Men).

Transfeminine

Transfeminine (transfemme) refers to a transgender or non binary person who was assigned male at birth, and whose identity or expression is mostly feminine.

Transgender

Transgender is a term used to describe those whose gender identities are not congruent with the gender they were assigned at birth (AGAB). Transgender people can be binary or non binary, and may or may not experience gender dysphoria.

Transmasculine

Transmasculine (transmasc) refers to a transgender or non binary person who was assigned female at birth, and whose identity or expression is mostly male.

Trigender

Trigender is a non binary identity that means to experience three or more distinct genders, whether simultaneously or at different times.

Trixic

Trixic is a sexuality that describes the attraction of non binary people to women or feminine-aligned people. It can be abbreviated as NBLW (Non Binary Loving Women).

Two Spirit

Two Spirit is non binary in identity that can only be used by Native American people. It describes a person who has both a feminine and a masculine spirit. In Indigenous teachings, Two Spirit people were gifted with both a male and female spirit, and engaged in gender roles that were not traditional of their assigned sex.

⊢——————————————————————⊣

Terms You Should Know

*AGAB: an acronym for Assigned Gender at Birth

*AFAB: an acronym used to refer to those who were Assigned Female at Birth. This includes cisgender women as well as transgender men.

*AMAB: an acronym used to refer to those who were Assigned Male at Birth. This includes cisgender men as well as transgender women.

*Cisgender: an adjective which describes those whose gender identity is consistent with the gender or sex they were assigned at birth.

*FTM: an acronym for Female to Male, used as a descriptor for trans men who were assigned female at birth.

*Gender binary: consists of the binary genders: Male and Female. Anything that exists beyond the gender binary can be considered non binary.

*Monosexual: a term to describe those who are attracted to a single gender. Monosexual identities include heterosexual, lesbian, and gay (men loving men).

*MTF: an acronym for Male to Female, used as a descriptor for trans women who were assigned male at birth.

*Multisexual: a term used to describe those who are attracted to multiple genders. Multisexual identities include bisexual, pansexual, and queer.

*Queerplatonic: a close relationship that is non-sexual and non-romantic, but that consists of emotional commitment above that of a platonic friendship. People in queerplatonic relationships may be any gender or sexuality.

⊢——————————————————————⊣

Sources

https://rainbowandco.uk/blogs/what-were-saying/gender-identities-what-you-need-to-know

https://www.itspronouncedmetrosexual.com/2013/01/a-comprehensive-list-of-lgbtq-term-definitions/

https://rainbowandco.uk/blogs/what-were-saying/sexuality-definitions

https://lgbtqia.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Sexual_orientation

https://lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Boyflux