Terminology

This page is an overview of terminology that is in use on the and in the LGBTQIA+ community.
See also: Affix, for prefixes and suffixes that modify identity terms, and Emerging terminology, for terms that have emerged in the 21st century and may not have widespread recognition or stabilized names or definitions.
==Overview of sex and gender==
===Sex===
===Birth assignment===
===Gender===
====Gender identity====
====Gender expression====
====Gender presentation====
====Gender role====
===Cisgender===
===Transgender===
===Intersex===
==Other terms related to gender==
===Gender binary===
===Gender neutral===
===Pronouns===
==Sexuality and romanticism-related terms==
===Sexual orientation===
===Romantic orientation===
===Split Attraction Model===
==Umbrella terms and spectrums==
===Umbrella term===
===Aromantic spectrum===
===Asexual spectrum===
===Gender spectrum===
===Monosexual===
===Multisexual spectrum===
==Acronyms and community-related terms==
===LGBTQIA+===
===GSD/GSM/GSRM===
GSD/GSM/GSRM stand for Gender and Sexual Diversities, Gender and Sexual Minorities, and Gender, Sexual, and Romantic Minorities respectively.
===QPOC/QTPOC/QTBIPOC===
QPOC/QTPOC/QTBIPOC stand for Queer People Of Color, Queer and Trans People Of Color, and Queer and Trans Black and Indigenous People Of Color, respectively.
===Ally===
===Questioning===
==Miscellaneous common terms and abbreviations==
===Cishet (cisgender heterosexual)===
===Comphet (compulsory heterosexuality)===
===Gender essentialist===
===Non-binary erasure===
===Norm===
===Queerbaiting===
==Resources==
*All Terms from the Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy
*About Asexuality from The Asexual Visibility and Education Network
*GLAAD Media Reference Guide - 11th Edition — By GLAAD
*Human Rights Campaign's Glossary of Terms — By the Human Rights Campaign
*PFLAG's National Glossary of Terms — By PFLAG
*The Trans Language Primer — By The Trans Language Primer
==Notes==
==References==
 
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