Glossary
AROMANTIC: Feels little to no romantic attraction
ASEXUAL: Experiences little to no sexual attraction
BIPOC: Black, Indigenous, People of Color
BIGENDER: Having two genders
BISEXUAL: Attracted to people of their gender or other gender identities
CENTRAL ASIAN: People who identify as being from one of these countries
| Kazakhstan | Kyrgystan | Tajikistan | Turkmenistan | Uzbekistan |
CISGENDER: Gender identity matches the one they were assigned at birth
DEMISEXUAL: Does not experience sexual attraction unless a strong emotional connection is formed
EAST ASIAN: People who identify as being from one of these countries
| China | Hong Kong | Japan | Macau | Mongolia |
| North Korea | South Korea | Taiwan |
GAY: Sexual and affectional orientation toward people of the same gender
GENDER NONCONFORMING (GNC): Expresses gender outside the traditional norms associated with masculinity or femininity. Not all gender nonconforming people are transgender.
GENDER FLUID: Gender identity shifts or fluctuates
GENDER-NEUTRAL: Prefers not to be described by a specific gender
GENDERQUEER: Gender identity is outside the strict male/female binary
GRAYSEXUAL: Occasionally experiences sexual attraction but usually does not
HISPANIC / LATINE: People who identify as being from one of these countries
| Argentina | Bolivia | Brazil | Chile | Columbia |
| Costa Rica | Cuba | Dominican Republic | Ecuador | El Salvador |
| Equatorial Guinea | French Guiana | Guadaloupe | Guatemala | Haiti |
| Honduras | Martinique | Mexico | Nicaragua | Panama |
| Paraguay | Peru | Puerto Rico | Saint Barthelemy | Saint Martin |
| Spain | Uruguay | Venezuela |
INTERSEX: Born with body variations that does not fit neatly into conventional definitions of male and female
LESBIAN: (Usually a woman) whose primary sexual and affectional orientation is toward people of the same gender
MLM: Men who love men
NB/NB: Non-Binary person who loves another Non-Binary person
NB/F: Non-Binary person who loves a woman
NB/M: Non-Binary person who loves a man
NEURODIVERGENT: Neurocognitive functions differ from dominant societal norms
NONBINARY: Neither identifies with male or female
OMNIGENDER: Possess all genders
PANSEXUAL / OMNISEXUAL: Attracted to people of all gender identities or someone who is attracted to a person's qualities regardless of gender identity
POLYAMORY: Consensually in multiple loving relationships at the same time
POLYGENDER/PANGENDER: Has characteristics of multiple genders
POLYSEXUAL: romantic, sexual, or affectional desire for more than one gender
SOUTH ASIAN: People who identify as being from one of these countries
| Afghanistan | Bangladesh | Bhutan | India | Maldives |
| Nepal | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
SOUTHEAST ASIAN: People who identify as being from one of these countries
| Brunei | Burma (Myanmar) | Cambodia | Timor-Leste | Indonesia |
| Laos | Malaysia | Philippines | Singapore | Thailand |
| Vietnam |
TRANSGENDER: Gender identity or gender expression differs from the one they were assigned at birth
WESTERN ASIAN: People who identify as being from one of these countries
| Armenia | Azerbaijan | Bahrain | Cyprus | Georgia |
| Iraq | Israel | Jordan | Kuwait | Lebanon |
| Oman | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Palestine | Syria |
| Turkey | United Arab Emirates | Yemen |
WLW: Women who love women
Definitions come from https://lgbtqia.ucdavis.edu/educated/glossary