January 5th 2009, 10:20 PM
Sexuality:
Aromantic - A person who does not experience romantic attraction. See: Romantic Orientation
Asexual – An individual who does not experience sexual attraction. An asexual individual may or may not desire a romantic relationship, and may or may not enter a relationship with a sexual person. Asexual as a sexuality is a very broad term. It includes people repulsed by sex, people indifferent to it, people who will not have sex and people who will.
Biromantic - A person who is romantically (but not sexually) attracted to two or more genders. For example, this may mean someone who is attracted to men and women, women and nonbinary people, or something else. See: Romantic Orientation
Bisexual – An individual attracted to two or more genders, or one who experiences attraction regardless of gender. For example, this may mean someone who is attracted to men and women, women and nonbinary people, or something else.
Demisexual - Is part of the asexual spectrum. A person who identifies as demisexual does not experience sexual attraction unless they have a strong emotional connection with someone. It's seen a lot more in a romantic relationships but isn't confined to it. Demisexual is a term that means in between sexual and asexual.
Gay – Usually used to describe male-bodied people, although the term can also be used in reference to trans men, who are attracted to or desire a relationship only with a male-identified individual. Gay is sometimes used as an alternative to lesbian, although lesbian is never used to describe a gay male.
Grey-a is an umbrella term that describes individuals on a spectrum between experiencing sexual attraction to not having sexual attraction. Demisexual is a type of grey-a.
Heteroflexible – A person whose self-identity is straight, or heterosexual, but who may enter a relationship with a person of the same sex.
Heteroromantic - A person who is romantically (but not sexually) attracted to the opposite sex. See: Romantic Orientation
Heterosexual – Straight. A person who is attracted to or desires a relationship with someone of the opposite sex.
Homoflexible – A person whose self-identity is gay, or homosexual, but who may enter a relationship with a person of another sex.
Homoromantic - A person who is romantically (but not sexually) attracted to the same sex. See: Romantic Orientation
Homosexual – Used mostly within the medical community, homosexual refers to people with same-sex attractions.
Lesbian – Usually used to describe female-bodied people, although the term can also be used in reference to trans women, who are attracted to or desire a relationship only with a female-identified individual.
Panromantic - A person who is romantically (but not sexually) attracted to others regardless of gender or orientation. See: Romantic Orientation
Pansexual/Omnisexual – A person who is physically, romantically, and/or emotionally attracted to anybody regardless of sex, gender, or sexual orientation. This sexuality actively acknowledges attraction to trans people, while bisexuality does not.
Romantic Orientation - Most often used by, but not limited to, asexual persons to describe one's object (or lack of) of romantic (but not necessarily sexual) attraction. See: panromantic, heteroromantic, biromantic, homoromantic, aromantic
Sexual – A person who experiences sexual attraction.
Sexuality – A person's self-identity which labels their attraction to others.
Straight – An individual attracted to only the opposite sex.
Undefined/Unlabeled – A person who has chosen not to label their sexuality, for whatever reason.
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