LGBTQ+ 101: Vocabulary the Basics

__________ is a person's physical sex (born male, female, intersex)

• Sex

• Gender

• Anatomical sex

• Gender identity

_______ is an emotional/romantic attraction to other people.

• Gender

• Gender identity

• Sexuality

• Sexual orientation

_______ is a term used by some individuals to identify their sexual orientation in a way that rejects the sexual orientation binary.

• Gender fluid

• Genderqueer

• Pansexual

• Cisgender

_______ is how someone psychologically feels inside.

• Gender expression

• Gender identity

• Gender fluidity

• Gender

_________ is how someone looks and acts to express their gender

Example: clothing, hair, mannerisms, etc.

• Gender

• Gender identity

• Gender expression

• Gender fluidity

___________ conveys a wider, more flexible range of gender expression that may vary day to day and does not conform to stereotypical expectations of men and women.

• gender identity

• gender

• gender expression

• gender fluidity

_________ is a person whose gender identity and expression are aligned with the sex and gender they were assigned at birth.

• Transgender (often abbreviated trans)

• Cisgender (often abbreviated cis)

________ is an ‘umbrella term’ used by many for anyone whose sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or gender identity is not considered “standard”.

• Queer

• Gay

• Pansexual

• Transgender

A female identified person who is sexually and emotionally attracted to some other females is considered a ________.

A label that would apply to a male identified person who is sexually and emotionally attracted to some other males is _______.