![]() The term “describes a wide range of identities and experiences of people whose gender identity and/or expression differs from conventional expectations based on their assigned sex at birth.” Transgender (22) people are also called “trans” (23) or “trans*” (24) (the asterisk “indicates the option to fill in the appropriate label, i.e., Trans man”). Bisexuals (21) are attracted to both men and women, though not always to the same degree. A lesbian (19) is “a woman whose primary sexual and affectional orientation is toward people of the same gender.” Although “gay” (20) has often been used to refer to men who are attracted to other men, it is also used more broadly to refer to anyone attracted to someone of the same sex. The terms then expanded to include LGBT: lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. Gay people were often described as queer (and worse) when the word was still solely a pejorative. ![]() If you are old enough, you may remember a time when “straight” and “gay” (or heterosexual and homosexual) covered all the sexual orientations that got any attention. The most common ones are: Neutral-gender (12), Null-gender (13), Neither male nor female (14), Genderless (15) and/or Agender (16).” There is no one definition of Neutrois, since each person that self-identifies as such experiences their gender differently. Neutrois (11): “A non-binary gender identity that falls under the genderqueer or transgender umbrellas.Polygender (9) or Pangender (10): “Exhibiting characteristics of multiple genders, deliberately refuting the concept of only two genders.”.Gender queer (8): “A person whose gender identity and/or gender expression falls outside of the dominant societal norm for their assigned sex, is beyond genders, or is some combination of them.”.Bigender (7): “Having two genders, exhibiting cultural characteristics of masculine and feminine roles.”.Being fluid in motion between two or more genders.” Gender fluid (6): “A person whose gender identification and presentation shifts, whether within or outside of societal, gender-based expectations. ![]()
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