The LGBTQ+ words, explained plainly
What each term actually means, where people disagree, and how to use it without getting it wrong. No jargon, no lecture. 🏳️🌈
- UmbrellaLGBTQ+
LGBTQ+
- Umbrella
- GenderTransgender
Transgender
- Gender
- OrientationGay
Gay
- Orientation
- UmbrellaQueer
Queer
- Umbrella
- OrientationLesbian
Lesbian
- Orientation
- GenderNonbinary
Nonbinary
- Gender
- OrientationBisexual
Bisexual
- Orientation
- OrientationAsexual
Asexual
- Orientation
- CommunityPride
Pride
- Community
- OrientationDemisexual
Demisexual
- Orientation
- OrientationPansexual
Pansexual
- Orientation
- GenderPronouns
Pronouns
- Gender
- OrientationSapphic
Sapphic
- Orientation
- CommunityComing Out
Coming Out
- Community
- GenderCisgender
Cisgender
- Gender
- CommunityDrag
Drag
- Community
- GenderIntersex
Intersex
- Gender
- AttractionAromantic
Aromantic
- Attraction
- AttractionDemiromantic
Demiromantic
- Attraction
- GenderTransition
Transition
- Gender
- GenderDemigirl
Demigirl
- Gender
- GenderDeadname
Deadname
- Gender
- GenderGenderfluid
Genderfluid
- Gender
- GenderAgender
Agender
- Gender
- OrientationGraysexual
Graysexual
- Orientation
- GenderGenderqueer
Genderqueer
- Gender
- GenderMisgender
Misgender
- Gender
- CommunityAlly
Ally
- Community
- OrientationQuestioning
Questioning
- Orientation
- AttractionAroace
Aroace
- Attraction
- CommunityCloseted
Closeted
- Community
- CommunityChosen Family
Chosen Family
- Community
- OrientationMonosexual
Monosexual
- Orientation
- GenderTwo-Spirit
Two-Spirit
- Gender
- OrientationWLW
WLW
- Orientation
- OrientationAllosexual
Allosexual
- Orientation
- CommunityBear
Bear
- Community
- OrientationPolysexual
Polysexual
- Orientation
- AttractionSplit Attraction Model
Split Attraction Model
- Attraction
- CommunityKink
Kink
- Community
- OrientationMultisexual
Multisexual
- Orientation
- OrientationOmnisexual
Omnisexual
- Orientation
- AttractionBiromantic
Biromantic
- Attraction
- OrientationHeterosexual
Heterosexual
- Orientation
- CommunityLeather
Leather
- Community
- AttractionQueerplatonic
Queerplatonic
- Attraction
- OrientationAchillean
Achillean
- Orientation
- AttractionPanromantic
Panromantic
- Attraction
- GenderGenderflux
Genderflux
- Gender
- GenderAndrogyne
Androgyne
- Gender
- GenderNeutrois
Neutrois
- Gender
- GenderPerisex
Perisex
- Gender