Different types of gay personalities
List of LGBTQ+ terms
A
Abro (sexual and romantic)
A word used to describe people who have a fluid sexual and/or romantic orientation which changes over time, or the course of their life. They may use different terms to describe themselves over time.
Ace
An umbrella term used specifically to describe a lack of, varying, or occasional experiences of sexual attraction. This encompasses asexual people as well as those who identify as demisexual and grey-sexual. Ace people who experience romantic attraction or occasional sexual attraction might also use terms such as gay, bi, lesbian, straight and queer in conjunction with asexual to describe the direction of their romantic or sexual attraction.
Ace and aro/ace and aro spectrum
Umbrella terms used to describe the wide group of people who experience a lack of, varying, or occasional experiences of romantic and/or sexual attraction, including a lack of attraction. People who identify under these umbrella terms may describe themselves using one or more of a wide variety of terms, including, but not limited to, asexual, ace, aromantic, aro, demi, grey, and abro. People may also use terms such as gay, bi, lesbian, straight and queer in conjunction with ace and aro to explain the direction of romantic or sexual attraction if and when they experience it.
Allo (sexual and romantic)
Allo people experience sexual and romantic attraction, and do not identify as on the ace or aro spectrum. Allo is to ace and aro spectrum identities, as straight is to LGB+ spectrum identities. It is important to use words that equalise experience, otherwise the opposite to ace and aro becomes ‘normal’ which is stigmatising.
Aro
An umbrella term used specifically to describe a lack of, varying, or occasional experiences of romantic attraction. This encompasses aromantic people as well as those who identify as demiromantic and grey-romantic. Aro people who experience sexual attraction or occasional romantic attraction might also use terms such as gay, bi, lesbian, straight and queer in conjunction with asexual to describe the direction of their attraction.
Aromantic
A person who does not experience romantic attraction. Some aromantic people experience sexual attraction, while others do not. Aromantic people who experience sexual attraction or occasional romantic attraction might also use terms such as gay, bi, lesbian, straight and queer in conjunction with asexual to describe the direction of their attraction.
Asexual
A person who does not experience sexual attraction. Some asexual people experience romantic attraction, while others do not. Asexual people who experience romantic attraction might also use terms such as gay, bi, lesbian, straight and queer in conjunction with asexual to describe the direction of their romantic attraction.
Ally
A (typically) straight and/or cis person who supports members of the LGBT community.
B
Bi
Bi is an umbrella term used to describe a romantic and/or sexual orientation towards more than one gender.
Bi people may describe themselves using one or more of a wide variety of terms, including, but not limited to, bisexual, pan, queer, and some other non-monosexual and non-monoromantic identities.
Biphobia
The fear or dislike of someone who identifies as bi based on prejudice or negative attitudes, beliefs or views about bi people. Biphobic bullying may be targeted at people who are, or who are perceived to be, bi.
Butch
Butch is a term used in LBT culture to describe someone who expresses themselves in a typically masculine way.
There are other identities within the scope of butch, such as ‘soft butch’ and ‘stone butch’. You shouldn’t use these terms about someone unless you know they identify with them.
C
Cisgender or Cis
Someone whose gender identity is the same as the sex they were assigned at birth. Non-trans is also used by some people.
Coming out
When a person first tells someone/others about their orientation and/or gender identity.
D
Deadnaming
Calling someone by their birth name after they have changed their name. This term is often associated with trans people who have changed their name as part of their transition.
Demi (sexual and romantic)
An umbrella term used to describe people who may only feel sexually or romantically attracted to people with whom they have formed an emotional bond. People may also use terms such as gay, bi, lesbian, straight and queer in conjunction with demi to explain the direction of romantic or sexual attraction as they experience it.
F
Femme
Femme is a term used in LGBT culture to describe someone who expresses themselves in a typically feminine way.
There are other identities within the scope of femme, such as ‘low femme’, ‘high femme’, and ‘hard femme’. You shouldn’t use these terms about someone unless you know they identify with them.
G
Gay
Refers to a man who has a romantic and/or sexual orientation towards men. Also a generic term for lesbian and gay sexuality - some women define themselves as gay rather than lesbian. Some non-binary people may also identify with this term.
Gender
Often expressed in terms of masculinity and femininity, gender is largely culturally determined and is assumed from the sex assigned at birth.
Gender dysphoria
Used to describe when a person experiences discomfort or distress because there is a mismatch between their sex assigned at birth and their gender identity.
This is also the clinical diagnosis for someone who doesn’t feel comfortable with the sex they were assigned at birth.
Gender expression
How a person chooses to outwardly express their gender, within the context of societal expectations of gender. A person who does not conform to societal expectations of gender may not, however, identify as trans.
Gender identity
A person’s innate sense of their own gender, whether male, female or something else (see non-binary below), which may or may not correspond to the sex assigned at birth.
Gender reassignment
Another way of describing a person’s transition. To undergo gender reassignment usually means to undergo some sort of medical intervention, but it can also mean changing names, pronouns, dressing differently and living in their self-identified gender.
Gender reassignment is a characteristic that is protected by the Equality Act 2010, and it is further interpreted in the Equality Act 2010 approved code of practice. It is a term of much contention and is one that Stonewall's Trans Advisory Group feels should be reviewed.
Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC)
This enables trans people to be legally recognised in their affirmed gender and to be issued with a new birth certificate. Not all trans people will apply for a GRC and you currently have to be over 18 to apply.
You do not need a GRC to change your gender markers at work or to legally change your gender on other documents such as your passport.
Gillick competence
A term used in medical law to decide whether a child (under 16 years of age) is able to consent to their own medical treatment, without the need for parental permission or knowledge.
Grey (sexual and romantic)
Also known as grey-A, this is an umbrella term which describes people who experience attraction occasionally, rarely, or only under certain conditions.
People may also use terms such as gay, bi, lesbian, straight and queer in conjunction with grey to explain the direction of romantic or sexual attraction as they experience it.
H
Heterosexual/straight
Refers to a man who has a romantic and/or sexual orientation towards women or to a woman who has a romantic and/or sexual orientation towards men.
Homosexual
This might be considered a more medical term used to describe someone who has a romantic and/or sexual orientation towards someone of the same gender. The term ‘gay’ is now more generally used.
Homophobia
The fear or dislike of someone, based on prejudice or negative attitudes, beliefs or views about lesbian, gay or bi people. Homophobic bullying may be targeted at people who are, or who are perceived to be, lesbian, gay or bi.
I
Intersex
A term used to describe a person who may have the biological attributes of both sexes or whose biological attributes do not fit with societal assumptions about what constitutes male or female.
Intersex people may identify as male, female or non-binary.
Stonewall works with intersex groups to provide its partners and stakeholders information and evidence about areas of disadvantage experienced by intersex people but does not, after discussions with members of the intersex community, include intersex issues as part of its current remit at this stage.
L
Lesbian
Refers to a woman who has a romantic and/or sexual orientation towards women. Some non-binary people may also identify with this term.
Lesbophobia
The fear or dislike of someone because they are or are perceived to be a lesbian.
LGBTQ+
The acronym for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and ace.
N
Non-binary
An umbrella term for people whose gender identity doesn’t sit comfortably with ‘man’ or ‘woman’. Non-binary identities are varied and can include people who identify with some aspects of binary identities, while others reject them entirely.
O
Orientation
Orientation is an umbrella term describing a person's attraction to other people. This attraction may be sexual (sexual orientation) and/or romantic (romantic orientation). These terms refers to a person's sense of identity based on their attractions, or lack thereof.
Orientations include, but are not limited to, lesbian, gay, bi, ace and straight.
Outed
When a lesbian, gay, bi or trans person’s sexual orientation or gender identity is disclosed to someone else without their consent.
P
Person with a trans history
Someone who identifies as male or female or a man or woman, but was assigned the opposite sex at birth. This is increasingly used by people to acknowledge a trans past.
Pan
Refers to a person whose romantic and/or sexual attraction towards others is not limited by sex or gender.
Passing
If someone is regarded, at a glance, to be a cisgender man or cisgender woman.
Cisgender refers to someone whose gender identity matches the sex they were ‘assigned’ at birth. This might include physical gender cues (hair or clothing) and/or behaviour which is historically or culturally associated with a particular gender.
Platonic partnerships
People who are on the ace and/or aro spectrum may have platonic partnerships. These are relationships where there is a high level of mutual commitment which can include shared life decisions, shared living arrangements, and co-parenting of children. These partnerships can include more than two people. Like allosexual and alloromantic people, ace and aro spectrum people may be monogamous or polyamorous.
Pronoun
Words we use to refer to people’s gender in conversation - for example, ‘he’ or ‘she’. Some people may prefer others to refer to them in gender neutral language and use pronouns such as they/their and ze/zir.
Q
Queer
Queer is a term used by those wanting to reject specific labels of romantic orientation, sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
It can also be a way of rejecting the perceived norms of the LGBT community (racism, sizeism, ableism etc). Although some LGBT people view the word as a slur, it was reclaimed in the late 80s by the queer community who have embraced it.
Questioning
The process of exploring your own sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
R
Romantic orientation
A person’s romantic attraction to other people, or lack thereof. Along with sexual orientation, this forms a person’s orientation identity.
Stonewall uses the term ‘orientation’ as an umbrella term covering sexual and romantic orientations.
S
Sex
Assigned to a person on the basis of primary sex characteristics (genitalia) and reproductive functions. Sometimes the terms ‘sex’ and ‘gender’ are interchanged to mean ‘male’ or ‘female’.
Sexual orientation
A person’s sexual attraction to other people, or lack thereof. Along with romantic orientation, this forms a person’s orientation identity.
Stonewall uses the term ‘orientation’ as an umbrella term covering sexual and romantic orientations.
Spectrum
A term used to cover a variety of identities that have a root commonality or shared experience.
T
Trans
An umbrella term to describe people whose gender is not the same as, or does not sit comfortably with, the sex they were assigned at birth.
Trans people may describe themselves using one or more of a wide variety of terms, including (but not limited to) transgender, transsexual, gender-queer (GQ), gender-fluid, non-binary, gender-variant, crossdresser, genderless, agender, nongender, third gender, bi-gender, trans man, trans woman,trans masculine, trans feminine and neutrois.
Transgender man
A term used to describe someone who is assigned female at birth but identifies and lives as a man. This may be shortened to trans man, or FTM, an abbreviation for female-to-male.
Transgender woman
A term used to describe someone who is assigned male at birth but identifies and lives as a woman.
This may be shortened to trans woman, or MTF, an abbreviation for male-to-female.
Transitioning
The steps a trans person may take to live in the gender with which they identify. Each person’s transition will involve different things. For some this involves medical intervention, such as hormone therapy and surgeries, but not all trans people want or are able to have this.
Transitioning also might involve things such as telling friends and family, dressing differently and changing official documents.
Transphobia
The fear or dislike of someone based on the fact they are trans, including denying their gender identity or refusing to accept it. Transphobia may be targeted at people who are, or who are perceived to be, trans.
Transsexual
This was used in the past as a more medical term (similarly to homosexual) to refer to someone whose gender is not the same as, or does not sit comfortably with, the sex they were assigned at birth.
This term is still used by some although many people prefer the term trans or transgender.
U
Undetectable
HIV medication (antiretroviral treatment, or ART) works by reducing the amount of the virus in the blood to undetectable levels. This means the levels of HIV are so low that the virus cannot be passed on. This is called having an undetectable viral load or being undetectable.
For more information, visit the Terrence Higgins Trust.
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Ally: A person who confronts heterosexism, sexism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia and heterosexual privilege in themselves and others out of concern for the well-being of LGBTQIA+ people.
Asexuality: Generally characterized by not feeling sexual attraction or a desire for partnered sexuality. Asexuality is distinct from celibacy, which is the deliberate abstention from sexual activity.
Biphobia: fear or hatred of people who are bisexual, pansexual, or omnisexual.
Bisexual: A person whose primary sexual and affectional orientation is toward people of the same and other genders, or towards people regardless of their gender.
Coming Out: Refers to voluntarily making public one's sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
Cisgender: The prefix cis- means "on this side of" or "not across." A term used to call attention to the privilege of people who are not transgender.
Cross Dresser: A word to describe a person who dresses, at least partially, as a member of a gender other than their assigned sex; carries no implications of sexual orientation.
Drag King: A person (often a woman) who appears as a man. Generally in reference to an act or performance. This has no implications regarding gender identity.
Drag Queen: A person (often a man) who appears as a woman. Generally in reference to an act or performance.
This has no implications regarding gender identity.
Gay: A sexual orientation toward people of the same gender.
Gender: A social construct used to classify a person as a man, woman, or some other identity. Fundamentally different from the sex one is assigned at birth; a set of social, psychological and emotional traits, often influenced by societal expectations
Gender Expression: How one expresses oneself, in terms of dress, mannerisms and/or behaviors that society characterizes as "masculine" or "feminine."
Genderqueer: 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.
Heterosexism: The assumption that all people are or should be heterosexual. Heterosexism excludes the needs, concerns, and life experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer people while it gives advantages to heterosexual people.
It is often a subtle form of oppression, which reinforces realities of silence and invisibility.
Heterosexuality: A sexual orientation in which a person feels physically and emotionally attracted to people of a gender other than their own.
Homophobia: The irrational hatred and fear of LGBTQIA+ people. Homophobia includes prejudice, discrimination, harassment, and acts of violence brought on by fear and hatred. It occurs on personal, institutional, and societal levels.
Homosexual/Homosexuality: An outdated term to describe a sexual orientation in which a person feels physically and emotionally attracted to people of the same gender.
Internalized homophobia: The fear and self-hate of one’s own LGBBTQIA identity, that occurs for many individuals who have learned negative ideas about LGBTQIA+ people throughout childhood. One form of internalized oppression is the acceptance of the myths and stereotypes applied to the oppressed group.
Intersex: People who, without medical intervention, develop primary or secondary sex characteristics that do not fit “neatly” into society's definitions of male or female. Many visibly intersex people are mutilated in infancy and early childhood by doctors to make the individual’s sex characteristics conform to society’s idea of what normal bodies should look like. Intersex people are relatively common, although society's denial of their existence has allowed very little room for intersex issues to be discussed publicly.
Lesbian: A woman whose primary sexual orientation is toward people of the same gender.
LGBT: Abbreviation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender. An umbrella term used to refer to the community as a whole.
Pansexual/Omnisexual: Terms used to describe people who have romantic, sexual or affectional desire for people of all genders and sexes.
Nonbinary: A gender identity that embraces full universe of expressions and ways of being that resonate with an individual.
It may be an active resistance to binary gender expectations and/or an intentional creation of new unbounded ideas of self within the world.
Queer: This can include, but is not limited to, gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex and asexual people. This term has different meanings to different people. Some still find it offensive, while others reclaim it to encompass the broader sense of history of the gay rights movement. Can also be used as an umbrella term like LGBT, as in "the queer community."
Sex: a categorization based on the appearance of the genitalia at birth.
Sexuality: The components of a person that include their biological sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, sexual practices, etc.
Sexual Orientation: An enduring emotional, romantic, or sexual attraction. Sexual orientation is fluid. Asexuality is also considered a sexual orientation (See above definition of asexuality)
Transphobia: The fear or hatred of transgender people or people who do not meet society’s gender role expectations.
Transgender: Used most often as an umbrella term, some commonly held definitions: 1. Someone whose gender identity or expression does not fit (dominant-group social constructs of) assigned birth sex and gender. 2. A gender outside of the man/woman binary. 3. Having no gender or multiple genders.
Transsexual: A person who lives full-time in a gender different than their assigned birth sex and gender. Some pursue hormones and/or surgery while others do not. Sometimes used to specifically refer to trans people pursuing gender or sex confirmation.
Transvestite: This is an outdated and problematic term due to its historical use as a diagnosis for medical/mental health disorders. Cross Dresser has replaced transvestite, see above definition.
It is impossible to recognize a person's sexual orientation based on external signs
Stereotypes about how gay people should look and behave do not correspond to reality, scientists have found out.
But even those people who call themselves loyal to sexual minorities succumb to the influence of stereotypes - to such an extent that they are ready to shock gays.
In psychology, there is a term "geydar" - a derivative of the words "gay" and "radar". This concept refers to the ability of a person to determine the sexual orientation of other people solely on the basis of external signs: appearance, manner of communication, occupation. nine0003
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Most often, such judgments are spontaneous and based on the first fleeting impression of the interlocutor, based on stereotypical signs of "masculinity" or "femininity".
Despite this, the existence of "Heydar" became the object of research by psychologists, sexologists and anthropologists at the end of the 20th century. Scientific articles that a “built-in radar” for calculating people with a non-traditional sexual orientation really exists were published in fairly serious journals, for example, in The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (the impact factor of this publication is 5.
031) or in a slightly less prestigious Archives of Sexual Behavior (impact factor is 2.589).
The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology back in 1999 published a study by a group of scientists led by social psychologist Nalini Ambadi of Stanford University. Psychologists have come to the conclusion that people can indeed determine the sexual orientation of a person with a greater probability than mere chance, and both video recordings and static images of a person can provide enough information for this.
American scientists led by William Cox from the University of Wisconsin-Madison conducted another study of the “gaydar” phenomenon and stated: in fact, such a phenomenon does not exist, and all “gay signs” - gender non-conformity, appearance, manner of speech - are nothing more than than stereotypes. Nevertheless, people (even those who claim that they are absolutely loyal to gays) are subject to these stereotypes to such an extent that they are ready to shock gays.
Articles have been published in 9 journals0017 Psychological Science and The Journal of Sex Research .
During the experiment, people were shown photographs of men - both traditional and non-traditional sexual orientation. In the first experiment, men's hairstyles were removed from the photographs - according to the authors of the work, the hairstyle can always be easily changed, and therefore it cannot be considered as part of the human phenotype. The second time the pictures of the men were shown in their entirety. Each photo was accompanied by a series of stereotyped captions that the men depicted in the pictures made themselves, and they told the truth about themselves. nine0003
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The subjects were asked to look at the man's photo and a short story about himself and draw a conclusion about his sexual orientation.
The results of the work showed that when making a decision, people were guided not by the phenotype of a person (since the presence or absence of a hairstyle in the photo did not affect the “verdict” and caused a change in the decision only in 4-7% of cases), but by signatures - that is, stereotypes, - which caused 24–28% of variations, but at the same time did not really reflect reality. nine0003
As it turned out, gay people are “calculated” on the basis of a man’s profession (hairdressers, interior designers and medical brothers became the most suspicious), his appearance (a good haircut and fashionable clothes are considered gay signs), preferences (those who do not want to be homosexual in the eyes of others, you should not confess your love for going to musicals and clothing stores, dancing, and also that he likes the work of the singer Cher).
The most masculine and certainly not gay men, according to respondents, are men who work as policemen or firefighters, are casually dressed, like to watch sports channels and play American football or basketball themselves.
If a man drives a van at the same time and supports the Republican Party (we recall that the experiment was conducted in the USA), this finally removes all suspicions of being gay from him. nine0003
In this way, the scientists proved that the “geydar” phenomenon does not imply the possession of any special intuition and is based solely on stereotypes. At the same time, even those who claim that they are loyal to men with non-traditional orientation are subject to the influence of these stereotypes.
This was proven in an experiment where people who identified themselves as progressives and said they were comfortable with gays were asked to play a game with a male opponent who was reported with one of the following statements: “He is gay”, “He likes to go shopping”, “He is not gay”, “He likes to go shopping with his girlfriend”. nine0003
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It is obvious that the second statement indirectly hints at the non-traditional orientation of a person, and the last - at the traditional one. The essence of the game was as follows: when a red light came on, the subject had to press a button, as a result of which the opponent was shocked. The opponent was behind the partition and was invisible, and the participant could choose the strength of the current at his discretion. The goal of the game was to get ahead of the opponent and press the button before him. nine0003
In fact, the opponent was fictitious and there was no one behind the partition. However, the participant of the experiment himself sometimes received electric shocks: when the delay in his reaction exceeded a certain time, he experienced a shock of the same force that he had previously addressed to his partner. As a result of the work, it turned out that
the level of aggression towards gays was significantly higher: electric shocks of maximum strength were addressed to them in 20. 3% of cases.
In the case of men of traditional orientation, this figure was 14.4%. Fictional partners who liked to go shopping alone or with a girl received the maximum “portion” of current in 18 and 18.5% of cases, respectively. nine0003
The authors of the study urge everyone to think about their attitude towards people of non-traditional sexual orientation and about what their feelings are based on. In addition, it has become clear that many of us - even if we try to appear loyal - actually treat homosexuals differently than traditionally oriented men and women.
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Since 1970, the LGBT community around the world has been celebrating Pride Month in June. nine0003
We think you know that the abbreviation LGBT stands for "Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transpersonal". However, now there is a new version of the designation of minority groups - LGBTQIA +. "K" stands for queer people - those who do not limit themselves to one orientation and gender.
"I" - intersex people: they have physical characteristics of both male and female. Under the letter "A" used to denote those who support the movement, as well as asexuals. The + sign hides all those minorities that are not mentioned in this abbreviation, but they are part of the community. Now many want to abandon the letter designation, replacing it with the word "queer", as it unites all sexual orientations and genders. nine0003
Pride Month is the best time to finally learn about the diversity of identities. But first you need to understand what is the difference between gender and sexual orientation .
Sexual orientation determines which gender or sex a person is attracted to on a romantic, emotional or sexual level. Gender is how a person identifies. For example, gay is a type of sexual orientation, while a transgender person is a gender. At the same time, a transperson can like both men and women. His attraction to a partner does not depend on gender identification, but on the type of sexuality. nine0003
Many people think that only gays, lesbians and trans people exist. But in fact, researchers count at least 15 sexual identities.
Here are the kinds of orientations you should know about:
1. Gay
In English, gay means that a person is attracted to a person of the same sex. Therefore, often girls also use this term. At the same time, many homosexuals consider the word "gay" offensive and try to avoid it. nine0003
2. Lesbian
This term refers to women who are emotionally, physically and romantically attracted to girls. As already mentioned, some lesbians call themselves gays.
3. Bisexual
Denotes a person who is attracted to both men and women. At the same time, they may lack sexual attraction to a partner, and relationships will be built only on romantic feelings. Also, bisexual preferences often change throughout life: a person may like girls first, then boys, and vice versa.
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4. Queer
"Queer" means "weird" or "uncertain" in English. Such persons believe that being limited to one sexual identity is simply pointless. In addition, under this term all possible minorities are united. Queer people are also called those who doubt their gender and sexuality.
5. Asexual
Someone who does not experience sexual attraction.
6. Aromantic
A person who is not romantically attracted.
7. Heterosexual
A person who is sexually, romantically and emotionally attracted to people of the opposite sex. Heterosexuals are also referred to as "straight".
8. Androsexual
These people are attracted to masculine partners. At the same time, it doesn’t matter to them what gender or gender a person will be, it can be a man, a woman, or a transperson.
9. Gynosexual
And these are exactly those individuals who are attracted to femininity.
Again, to clarify, gynosexuals do not care about the gender and gender of the partner. They like feminine features.
10. Bi-curious
Bi-curious people usually include heterosexuals who are interested in same-sex relationships. Thus, a person seeks his true identity.
11. Demisexual
For such people, emotional attachment is especially important. They begin to experience romantic and sexual attraction only when they get close to a person. nine0003
12. Polyamor
This term refers to those who start relationships (both romantic and sexual) with several partners at once. Polyamory can be with both girls and guys.
13. Skoliosexual
They are attracted on a romantic, emotional and sexual level to people who do not identify themselves as one gender or who are transhuman.
14. Pansexual
Pansexuals themselves call themselves "gender blind", because when choosing a partner they do not pay attention to his gender, orientation and internal identification.
