Amelia is super queer
Definitions
Asexual: Having no sexual attraction to others.
Bisexual: Sexually attracted to two or more genders.
Demisexual: Sexually attracted to people only after forming a bond with them first.
Greysexual/Grey-Asexual: Rarely having sexual attraction to others.
Heterosexual: A person of a binary gender who is sexually attracted to individuals of the opposite binary gender.
Homosexual: Sexually attracted to someone of the same gender as themselves.
Pansexual: Sexually attracted to all genders.
Polysexual: Sexually attracted to many genders, but not all.
Agender: Individuals may feel like they have no gender identity and/or gender presentation. They may identify as a person rather than a gender.
Bigender: Individuals may feel like they have two gender identities and/or gender presentations. These identities may or may not be expressed simultaneously. Many bigender individuals identify with the binary male and female genders, but others may identity with different nonbinary identities.
Cisgender: Identifying with the gender assigned at birth. The opposite of transgender.
Demiboy/Demiguy/Demiman: Individuals may identify mostly as male, but not completely.
Demigirl/Demiwoman: Individuals may identify mostly as female, but not completely.
Genderfluid: Individuals may feel like their gender moves between two or more points on the spectrum
Genderflux: Individuals may feel like their gender is static, but varies in intensity. Think of it as a scale from "no gender," to "so much gender."
Genderqueer: An umbrella term for nonbinary or transgender individuals that can also be used as an individual identity. Be careful using this term, as many people still consider the word "queer" to be a slur. Please ask the person before referring to them with this term.
Neutrois: Individuals may feel like they belong to a non-gendered or neutral-gendered class. Similar to agender, though the terms are not normally interchangeable.
Nonbinary: Also seen as "non-binary." Sometimes used by individuals as an identity. Mainly used as an umbrella term for anyone who does not fit into the gender binary.
Trans: A shortening of the word "transgender." Considered casual slang that anyone can use!
Transgender: Often used as an umbrella term for anyone who is not cisgender. Can also be used as an identity itself, commonly referring to individuals who feel like the opposite binary gender than they were assigned.
Common Sexualities
Common Gender Identities
Common Romantic Orientations
Aromantic: Having no romantic attraction to others.
Biromantic: Romantically attracted to two or more genders.
Demiromantic: Romantically attracted to people only after forming a bond with them first.
Greyromantic: Rarely having romantic attraction to others.
Heteroromantic: A person of a binary gender who is romantically attracted to individuals of the opposite binary gender.
Homoromantic: Romantically attracted to someone of the same gender as themselves.
Panromantic: Romantically attracted to all genders.
Polyamorous: Someone who is attracted to and comfortable with being in a relationship with more than one person at a time.
Polyromantic: Romantically attracted to many genders, but not all.
Before you read:
This is a lot of information! I know that it's a lot, but I figured I might as well put more info than necessary in hopes of teaching people about gender and sexuality. While it'd be wonderful if you read this whole page, I understand if it's too much. Feel free to "Ctrl+F" to find specific terms. The lists are all alphabetized, too, if that helps!
Offensive terms that should never be used:
Many of these terms are beginning to be reclaimed by individuals, but are still considered slurs by a good number of people. Always ask before using any of these terms to refer to anyone, and if they don't want you using it, do not use it.
Faggot: Used primarily to refer to gay men.
He-she: Used to refer to trans women (MTF).
Hermaphrodite: Used to refer to intersex people.
Queer: A general term to refer to LGBTQ+ identifying individuals.
Shemale: Used to refer to trans women (MTF).
Tranny: Used primarily to refer to trans women (MTF).
Trans*: This is too long to put here, but see this page for my explanation on why the asterisk isn't my favorite thing.
Transgendered: The addition of the "-ed" suffix implies that something happened to make an individual be transgender. Some people liken it to calling black people "blackened." Nothing happened. They just are that way.
Transvestite: Widely regarded as an offensive term. It essentially equates transgender people as crossdressers, which is not the case. Do not use this term.
AFAB/AMAB/AXAB: Stands for "Assigned ___ At Birth," with the space being filled in with "male," "female," or any other gender the individual may have been assigned.
Binary: "Relating to, composed of, or involving two things." In regards to gender, this refers to the gender binary of "male and female," which can often lead to transphobia.
CAFAB/CAMAB/CAXAB: Similar to AXAB, with the addition of "coercively" at the beginning. Often used by individuals who feel they were wrongfully assigned a gender.
DFAB/DMAB/DXAB: Similar to AXAB, but instead stands for "Designated ___ At Birth."
Dysphoria: A feeling that some transgender people get when their body doesn't match up with their gender identity, or feels "wrong," somehow. Not all trans folk feel dysphoric, but many do.
FTM: An abbreviation of the phrase "Female to Male," used for individuals who identify as transgender.
Gender identity: An individual's internal sense of being male, female, or something else. Since gender identity is internal, one's identity is not necessarily visible to others.
Gender presentation: How a person represents or expresses their gender identity to others, often through be havior, clothing, hairstyles, voice, or body characteristics. Presentation does not indicate identity. Do not make assumptions on a person's gender based solely on their presentation.
Intersex: A physical state in which the genitals or chromosomes of an individual doesn't seem to fit the typical definitions of either male or female.
Misgendering: When a transgender person is referred to with the wrong pronouns or as the wrong gender.
MTF: An abbreviation of the phrase, "Male to Female," used for individuals who identify as transgender.
Pronouns: The words used to refer to an individual in 3rd-person. "He/him/his," "she/her/hers," and "they/them/theirs," are well-known pronouns. There are dozens and dozens of other pronoun sets as well, including, "fae/faer/faers,"ze/hir/hirs," and "xe/xem/xyrs." Pronouns are not optional, and must be respected.
Transition: When a person decides to begin living life as their true gender, they are considered to be transitioning. Depending on the individual, this period may or may not include coming out to friends and family, changing gender presentation, undergoing hormone replacement therapy, having surgery, changing the names and/or pronouns they go by, or changing legal records.
Transphobia: "Intense dislike of or prejudice against transgender or transsexual people." Not actually a phobia. Mostly just uneducated people, or people who know exactly what they're doing and choose to be an asshole instead.
Transsexual: Often considered a dated, slightly offensive term for transgender individuals. Sometimes use to differentiate between individuals who have undergone sex reassignment surgery. Probably best to ask the person before referring to them with this term.
Other Common Terms
All right, that's all I've got for now! I know it's a lot, but I hope you at least absorbed some of it!
The last page I've got for you has a bunch of links you can check out if you're still in need of more information.