A term used to describe men attracted to other men.

A person attracted to men and women. This attraction does not have to be equally split between genders and they may be more attracted to one gender over the other.

A general term used to describe people whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.

A term used by some individuals to self-identify their sexual orientation and/or gender identity as outside of societal norms and who view the term as more fluid and inclusive. Some LGBT people find this term offensive because of its history as a derogatory term.

Everyone’s internal and/or personal sense of being a woman, a man, neither of these, both, no gender, and/or other genders.

An identity that is neither a man nor a woman, but rather a third category of gender (beyond the binary of man or woman gender markers).

A person who identifies with the sex they were assigned at birth.

Describes a person’s physical, romantic, emotional, and/or spiritual attraction to another person.

A person who is attracted to people regardless of their gender.

A person who experiences little or no sexual attraction.

The sex given to a child when they are born based on the child’s anatomy.

A social construct that tells us what certain individuals are “supposed” to be like based on a group of emotional, behavioural, and cultural characteristics which were developed based on sex assigned at birth.

Refers to how people express their gender identity. Everyone expresses their gender in different ways.

Refers to people who do not follow other peoples’ ideas or stereotypes about how they should look or act based on the sex they were assigned at birth.

The fear and/or hatred of people who are attracted to the same gender and/or any behaviour or belief that does not conform to rigid gender role stereotypes.

The fear or hatred of people who transgress social expectations of gender conformity.