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Common
- heterosexual: someone who is attracted to the gender opposite their own
- asexual: people who do not experience sexual attraction
- bisexual: a person who is attracted to more than one gender though this is commonly used to refer to someone who is attracted to both men and women
- demisexual: a person who usually needs to form an emotional attachment to a person before they are sexually attracted to them
- gay: an overarching term but is still used by people to refer to their sexual identity. when in doubt ask someone what term they use
- lesbian: a woman who is attracted to other women
- pansexual: someone who is attracted to someone regardless of their gender, sex or sexuality
- queer: term used to refer to someone who isnt heterosexual. some people identity as queer while some use it as an umbrella term
- straight: the more common way someone may say they are heterosexual
LGBTQ+ Glossary
Provided by PFLAG, the nation's largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them.