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Describes a person who does not identify as male or female or some combination of male and female. Some agender individuals see themselves as genderless, while others see themselves as gender neutral.

Describes a person who is not sexually attracted to others and has no desire to engage in sexual behavior. Asexuality differs from celibacy in that a person who is celibate is sexually attracted to others but chooses to abstain from sex. Asexual is sometimes abbreviated as 鈥媋肠别.

Describes a person who has two genders. People who are bigender may experience two gender identities at the same time or at different times. These gender identities can be binary, like male and female, or can include nonbinary identities.

Describes a person whose gender identity matches the sex 鈥� male or female 鈥� originally identified on their birth certificate (i.e., people who are not transgender). Cisgender, which is pronounced sis-gender, describes only a person鈥檚 gender identity 鈥� not their sexual or romantic attractions. Sometimes, cisgender is abbreviated as 鈥媍is in casual conversation.

Describes a person whose gender expression or gender identity 鈥� or both 鈥� changes over time. Not everyone whose gender identity or expression changes identifies as gender fluid.

Describes not identifying as of or for a particular gender. The term is often used to describe spaces and objects, such as gender-neutral or all-gender bathrooms. May also describe people who identify as gender neutral and don鈥檛 subscribe to gender stereotypes.

Describes a person who does not adhere to the traditional expectations 鈥� in terms of their appearance or behavior 鈥� of their assigned gender. Some of these individuals identify as transgender but others, for example, masculine lesbians, do not.

Describes a person, often of South Asian descent, who was registered as male at birth but who identifies as female or as neither male nor female.

Describes one's sexual and romantic orientation as well as their gender identity and expression as they both relate to one's identity as an Indigenous person. 

Describes a person born with sex characteristics that are not typical for male or female bodies. Sex characteristics are physical features relating to sex 鈥� including chromosomes, genitals, hormones and other reproductive anatomy 鈥� as well as secondary features that emerge from puberty. Intersex is an umbrella term, and intersex characteristics and traits are not always apparent or identified at birth. The 鈥�鈥�I鈥� in the longer version of LGBTQ (LGBTQIA+) stands for intersex.

An acronym that collectively refers to individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual or aromantic. It is sometimes stated as LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) or LGBTQ as cultural opinions of the term queer focus increasingly on its positive, reclaimed definition. The Q can also stand for questioning, referring to those who are still exploring their own sexuality and/or gender. The 鈥�+鈥� represents those who are part of the community but for whom LGBTQIA does not accurately capture or reflect their identity.

Describes a queer person who is typically (but not always) assigned female at birth and who presents masculinely. 

Describes a person who does not identify as exclusively male or exclusively female and usually prefers鈥� they as a pronoun. Enby is the phonetic pronunciation of 鈥�NB, which stands for nonbinary. Not all nonbinary individuals prefer or use this term.

Describes a person who is attracted to, or has the potential to be attracted to, people of any gender or gender identity. This attraction can be emotional or physical.

An adjective used by some people whose sexual orientation is not exclusively heterosexual. Queer was once used as a pejorative term and has been reclaimed by some 鈥� but not all 鈥� members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Describes a person who is still discovering and exploring their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or some combination thereof. Using this term enables an individual to identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community while avoiding other labels and recognizing that their process of self-identification is still underway.

Describes a person's romantic attraction regardless of sexual orientation. Examples include:

• Aromantic: individuals who do not experience romantic attraction toward individuals of any gender(s).
• Biromantic: romantic attraction toward males and females.
• Heteroromantic: romantic attraction toward person(s) of a different gender.
• Homoromantic: romantic attraction towards person(s) of the same gender
• Panromantic: romantic attraction towards persons of every gender(s).
• Polyromantic: romantic attraction toward multiple, but not all, genders.
• Gray-romantic: individuals who do not often experience romantic attraction
• Demiromantic: an individual who does not experience romantic attraction until after a close emotional bond has been formed. People who refer to themselves as demiromantic may choose to further specify the gender(s) of those they are attracted to (e.g. demi-homoromantic).

Definition adapted from the LGBT Center at UNC-Chapel Hill

Coined by Cleo Manago. Sometimes used by members of the Black community or people of African descent to express sexual orientation without relying on terms of European descent,  

Describes a person who identifies as having both a masculine and a feminine spirit. It is used by some Native American and Alaska Native people to describe their sexual, gender and/鈥媜r spiritual identity. It may encompass same-sex attraction and also include relationships that could be considered poly.