The acronym for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and ace.

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.

Refers to a person whose romantic and/or sexual attraction towards others is not limited by sex or gender.

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.

A person’s sexual attraction to other people, or lack thereof. Along with romantic orientation, this forms a person’s orientation identity

An umbrella term used specifically to describe a lack of, varying, or occasional experiences of sexual attraction.

A person’s innate sense of their own gender, whether male, female or something else, which may or may not correspond to the sex assigned at birth.

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.

Someone whose gender identity is the same as the sex they were assigned at birth. Non-trans is also used by some people.

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.

An umbrella term for people whose gender identity doesn’t sit comfortably with ‘man’ or ‘woman’. These identities are varied and can include people who identify with some aspects of binary identities, while others reject them entirely.

Refers to a woman who has a romantic and/or sexual orientation towards women. Some non-binary people may also identify with this term.

An umbrella term used to describe a romantic and/or sexual orientation towards more than one gender.