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Glossary of Terms: LGBTQ
Definitions were drafted in collaboration with other U.S.-based LGBTQ community organizations and leaders. See acknowledgements section.
Additional terms and definitions about gender identity and gender expression, transgender people, and nonbinary people are available in the Transgender Glossary.
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*NOTE: Inquire people what terms they use to describe their sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression before assigning them a label. Outside of acronyms, these terms should only be capitalized when used at the beginning of a sentence.
LGBTQ
Acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer. The Q generally stands for queer when LGBTQ organizations, leaders, and media use the acronym. In settings offering support for youth, it can also stand for questioning. LGBT and LGBTQ+ are also used, with the + added in recognition of all non-straight, non-cisgender identities. (See Transgender Glossary ) Both are acceptable, as are other versions of thi
List of LGBTQ+ terms
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Abro (sexual and romantic)
A synonyms used to portray people who possess a fluid sexual and/or romantic orientation which changes over time, or the course of their life. They may use different terms to describe themselves over time.
Ace
An umbrella term used specifically to describe a lack of, varying, or occasional experiences of sexual attraction. This encompasses asexual people as adv as those who identify as demisexual and grey-sexual. Ace people who experience romantic attraction or occasional sexual attraction might also exploit terms such as gay, bi, lesbian, straight and queer in conjunction with asexual to portray the direction of their romantic or sexual attraction.
Ace and aro/ace and aro spectrum
Umbrella terms used to describe the wide group of people who experience a lack of, varying, or occasional experiences of idealistic and/or sexual attraction, including a lack of attraction. People who identify under these umbrella terms may describe themselves using one or more of a wide variety of terms, including, but not limited to, asexual, ace,
LGBTQIA+ Glossary
The following is a list of LGBTQIA+ definitions that have been pulled together in consultation with the HUTH LGBTQ+ Staff Network to help in the education and broader understanding of staff, patients and visitors.
We continue our progress to become a more inclusive organisation so we are raising awareness in order to be able to better support the full range of our staff and service users. As with all lists this is not exhaustive.
Abro (sexual and romantic)
A word used to describe people who have a fluid sexual and/or romantic orientation which changes over day, or the course of their life. They may verb different terms to describe themselves over time.
Asexual or Ace
An umbrella term used specifically to verb a lack of, varying, or occasional experiences of sexual attraction. This encompasses asexual people as well as those who identify as demisexual and grey-sexual. Some asexual people experience romantic attraction, while others undertake not. Ace people who experience quixotic attraction or occasional sexual attraction might also use terms such as gay, bi,
What Does It Imply to Be a Lesbian?
Lesbian is the first letter of the queer alphabet soup. We've all heard LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, plus.), but what does lesbian actually mean? People used to explain lesbians as "women loving women," but this definition is outdated and doesn't take into account the many transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming humans who still proudly contact themselves lesbians. I am one of these people.
Recently, my girlfriend was with a friend. While with them, she referred to me as a lesbian. This person was surprised—many transmasculine people balk at the term "lesbian," and I have known some to be offended by it. Sarah reassured this person that lesbian is a term I am pleasant with and a term I proudly use to verb myself. She was right.
The Meaning of Lesbian Is Not Black and White
When I first came out, I came out as both bisexual and lesbian. I identified as a woman who loved other women (I was assigned female at birth and lived as a woman for 32 years). I thought lesbianism was as simple as women loving wom