Lyka lou P. Bernal
CBET-01-202P
Understanding the Self
January 16, 2019
Mrs. E. Santiago
TYPES OF SEXUAL AND GENDER ORIENTATIONS
1. Agender - a term that describes people who lack a gender. Agender people may be of any
physical sex, whether DFAB or DMAB (Female-bodied or Male-bodied), someone can still
identify as Agender. Gender does not have anything to do with bodies. Think of it as SEX =
BODY, GENDER = MINDSET.
2. Androgyne - is the combination of masculine and feminine characteristics. It can also refer to
biological intersex physicality, especially with regard to plant and human sexuality.
3. Androgynous - An androgynous person is a female or male who has a high degree of both
feminine (expressive) and masculine (instrumental) traits. (same as the above definition)
4. Bigender - describes a person who feels they exhibit two genders. The two genders may
include any particular gender on or outside of the gender spectrum.
5. Cis - describe related types of gender identity where an individual's experience of their own
gender matches the sex they were assigned at birth
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Cisgender - Same as above, a complement to transgender
Cis Female - a female with a female gender identity
Cis Male - a male with a male gender identity
Cis Man - an analogy for cis male
Cis Woman - an analogy for cis female
Cisgender Female - same as Cis Female and Cis Woman
Cisgender Male - an analogy for cis male
Cisgender Man - same as Cis Male and Cis Man
Cisgender Woman - same as Cis Female, Cisgender Female and Cis Woman
6. Female to Male - a transgender man, assigned female at birth, but identifies as male.
A. FTM - short version of Female to Male
7. Gender Fluid - a gender identity best described as a dynamic mix of boy and girl. A person
who is Gender Fluid may always feel like a mix of the two traditional genders, but may feel
more boy some days, and more girl other days.
Being Gender Fluid has nothing to do with which set of genitalia one has, nor their sexual
orientation.
8. Gender Nonconforming - is behaviour or gender expression that does not conform to
dominant gender norms of male and female. People who exhibit gender variance may be
called gender variant, gender non-conforming, or gender atypical.
9. Gender Questioning - is a process of exploration by people who may be unsure, still
exploring, and concerned about applying a social label to themselves for various reasons
10. Gender Variant - see "Gender Nonconforming"
11. Genderqueer - a catch-all category for gender identities other than man and woman, thus
outside of the gender binary and cisnormativity. Genderqueer people may identify as one or
more of the following:
a. having an overlap of, or blurred lines between, gender identity and sexual and romantic
orientation.
b. two or more genders (bigender, trigender, pangender);
c. without a gender (nongendered, genderless, agender; neutrois);
d. moving between genders or with a fluctuating gender identity (genderfluid);
e. third gender or other-gendered; includes those who do not place a name to their gender
12. Intersex - a variation in sex characteristics including chromosomes, gonads, or genitals that
do not allow an individual to be distinctly identified as male or female.
13. Male to Female - a transgender woman, assigned male at birth, but identifies as female.
a. MTF - short version of Male To Female
14. Neither - No Definition; assume the person does not want to be identified as Male or Female
15. Neutrois - an identity used by individuals who feel they fall outside the gender binary. Many
feel Neutrois is a gender, like a third gender while others feel agendered. What they have in
common is that they wish to minimize their birth gender markers.
16. Non-binary - see "Genderqueer"
17. Other - NO DEFINITION; assume it is something so random and obscure these 58 terms
couldn't help you, maybe a shrink can
18. Pangender - people are those who do not wish to be labeled as female or male in gender, as
they feel that they do not fit into binary genders because they feel they are all genders. The
term has a great deal of overlap with genderqueer and is used by those in
the LGBTcommunity meaning "all genders."
19. Trans - a term encompassing a range of transgender identities.
a. Trans* - an umbrella term that refers to all of the identities within the gender identity
spectrum. The asterisk makes special note in an effort to include all non-cisgender
gender identities, including transgender, transsexual, transvestite, genderqueer,
genderfluid, non-binary, genderfuck, genderless, agender, non-gendered, third
gender, two-spirit, bigender, and trans man and trans woman. The origin behind the
asterisk is a bit computer geeky. When you add an asterisk to the end of a search
term, you’re telling your computer to search for whatever you typed, plus any
characters after (e.g., [search term*][extra letters], or trans*[-gender, -queer, -sexual,
etc.]). The idea was to include trans and other identities related to trans, in the most
technical way.
b. Trans Female - transgender person with a female gender identity
c. Trans* Female - see "Trans Female"
d. Trans Male - transgender person with a male identity
e. Trans* Male - see "trans Male"
f. Trans Man - see "Trans Male"
g. Trans* Man - see "Trans Male"
h. Trans Person - the state of one's gender identity or gender expression not matching
one's assigned sex. Transgender is independent of sexual orientation; transgender
people may identify as heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, pansexual, polysexual,
or asexual; some may consider conventional sexual orientation labels inadequate or
inapplicable to them.
i. Trans* Person - see "Transgender" or "Trans Person"
j. Trans Woman - see "Trans Female"
k. Trans* Woman - see "Trans Female"
l. Transfeminine - see "Trans Female"
20. Transgender - the state of one's gender identity or gender expression not matching
one's assigned sex. Transgender is independent of sexual orientation; transgender people
may identify as heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, pansexual, polysexual, or asexual; some
may consider conventional sexual orientation labels inadequate or inapplicable to them.
a. Transgender Female - see "Trans Female"
b. Transgender Male - see "Trans Male"
c. Transgender Man - see "Trans Male"
d. Transgender Person - see "Transgender"
e. Transgender Woman - see "Trans Female"
21. Transmasculine - a term used to describe those who were assigned female at birth, but
identify as more male than female
22. Transsexual - describes the condition in which an individual identifies with
a gender inconsistent or not culturally associated with their assigned sex, i.e. in which a
person's assigned sex at birth conflicts with their psychological gender
a. Transsexual Female - born a male who identifies as a female. Could have gender
reassignment surgery to become a female
b. Transsexual Male - born a female who identifies as a male. Could have gender
reassignment surgery to become a male
c. Transsexual Man - see "Transsexual Male"
d. Transsexual Person - see "Transexual"
e. Transsexual Woman - see "Transsexual Female"
23. Two-Spirit - an umbrella term sometimes used for what was once commonly known
as berdaches, indigenous North Americans who fulfill one of many mixed gender roles in First
Nations and Native American tribes. Third gender roles historically embodied by two-spirit
people include performing work and wearing clothing associated with both men and women.
The presence of male two-spirits "was a fundamental institution among most tribal peoples."
Reference: http://klaq.com/facebooks-58-gender-options-explained/
1. Gay: The adjective used to describe people whose enduring physical, romantic, and/ or
emotional attractions are to people of the same gender (e.g., gay man, gay people).
Sometimes lesbian is the preferred term for women. Avoid identifying gay people as
"homosexuals," an outdated term considered derogatory and offensive to many lesbian and
gay people.
2. Lesbian: A woman whose enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction is to other
women. Some lesbians may prefer to identify as gay or as gay women. Avoid identifying
lesbians as "homosexuals," a derogatory term.
3. Queer: An adjective used by some people, particularly younger people, whose sexual
orientation is not exclusively heterosexual (e.g. queer person, queer woman). Sometimes, for
those who only identify as queer, the terms lesbian, gay, and bisexual are perceived to be too
limiting and/or fraught with cultural connotations they feel don't apply to them. But many people
identify as both queer and another sexual orientation (e.g. queer and a lesbian). Once
considered a pejorative term, queer has been reclaimed by some LGBT people to describe
themselves; however, it is not a universally accepted term, even within the LGBT community.
When Q is seen at the end of LGBT, it typically means queer and, less often, questioning.
4. Aromantic: An adjective used to describe people who do not experience romantic attraction
(e.g., aromantic person).
5. Coming out: A lifelong process of self-acceptance. People forge a LGBTQ identity first to
themselves, and then they may reveal it to others. Publicly sharing one's identity may or may
not be part of coming out.
6. Out: A person who self-identifies as LGBTQ in their personal, public, and/or professional lives.
Preferred to openly gay.
7. Closeted: Describes a person who is not open about their sexual orientation or gender
identity. It's better to simply refer to someone as "not out" about being LGBTQ. Some
individuals may be out to some people in their life, but not out to others due to fear of rejection,
harassment, violence, losing one's job, or other concerns.
8. Androsexual/Androphilic Being primarily sexually, aesthetically, and/or romantically attracted
to masculinity.
9. Bicurious Similar to questioning, people might say they're bicurious if they're exploring
whether or not they’re attracted to people of the same gender as well as people of another
gender.
10. Demiromantic People who do not experience romantic attraction until a strong emotional or
sexual connection is formed with a partner.
11. Demisexual People on the asexual spectrum who do experience some sexual attraction, but
only in certain situations, like after they’ve formed a strong emotional or romantic connection
with a partner.
12. Dyke Formerly and sometimes still considered a derogatory word to describe queer women.
Some women have taken back the word, however, and use it for themselves. Do not call
someone a dyke unless you know that they have reclaimed the word.
13. Faggot Formerly and sometimes still considered a derogatory word to describe queer men.
Some men have reclaimed the word, but it should never be used to describe someone unless
you know they’ve taken it back for themself.
14. Gynesexual/gynephilic Being primarily sexually, aesthetically, and/or romantically attracted to
femininity.
15. Polyamorous Describes people who have consensual relationships that involve multiple
partners. Polyamorous people talk openly with their partners about having or having the desire
to have sexual and/or emotional relationships with multiple people and often set ground rules
for their relationships. Polyamorous people can be in relationships with monogamous people.
16. Skoliosexual Being primarily sexually, romantically, and/or aesthetically attracted to
genderqueer, transgender, and/or non-binary people.
Reference: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/sexual-orientation-types-of-sexualities#slide-22