https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/101200092

^Is where most of the terms came from^

Before we start I want to ask for you to correct me if I'm wrong.

Also, some of the terms may sound similar but if someone says to ex: call them bisexual do not call them pansexual (my sister did this to me like ten times in a row and I almost ripped her head off. "U pan?" "Bi" "U pan?" "Bi" on and on and on!)

I learned so many things writing this.

LGBTQ: The acronym for "lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer." Some people also use the Q to stand for "questioning," meaning people who are figuring out their sexual orientation or gender identity.

You may also see LGBT+, LGBT*, LGBTx, or LGBTQIA. I stands for intersex and A for asexual/aromantic/agender. The "A" has also been used by some to refer to "ally."

A

Asexual (Ace)

A person who experiences little to no sexual attraction to other people.

Aromantic

A person who experiences little to no romantic attraction to other people.

Agender

Someone who doesn't identify as any particular gender.

Ally

Someone who supports the LGBTQ community but isn't a part of it

Androgynous

A person who has both masculine and feminine characteristics, which sometimes means you can't easily distinguish that person's gender. It can also refer to someone who appears female but who adopts a style that is generally considered masculine.

B

Bisexual

A person who is emotionally or sexually attracted to more than one sex or gender.

Biromantic

A person who is emotionally attracted to more than one sex or gender.

Binary

The concept of dividing sex or gender into two clear categories. Sex is male or female, gender is masculine or feminine. This is not saying that there is no such thing as non binary

Bottom Surgery

A colloquial way of referring to gender affirming genital surgery. Aka male parts become female and female become male at your lower private section (that kinda was hard to translate)

Binding

Flattening your breasts, sometimes to appear more masculine. Some people bind for cosplays.

Biphobia

Discrimination, prejudice, fear or hatred toward bisexual people.

C

Cisgender

A person whose gender identity aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth.

Coming out

The complicated, multi-layered, ongoing process by which one discovers and accepts one's own sexuality and gender identity.

Closeted

An LGBTQ person who will not or cannot disclose their sex, sexual orientation or gender identity to the wider world. Don't judge someone for being closeted because sometimes they are doing it for there own safety and even if they aren't coming out is really difficult even with people you trust.

Cissexism

A system of oppression that says there are only two genders, which are considered the norm, and that everyone's gender aligns with their sex at birth.

D

Demisexual

Someone who doesn't develop sexual attraction to anyone until they have a strong emotional connection.

Drag kings & drag queens

People, some who are straight and cisgender, who perform either masculinity or femininity as a form of art. It's not about gender identity.

Down low

A term often used by African American men to refer to men who identify as heterosexual but have sex with men.

E

Not one that I know of

F

Fag/Faggot

A derogatory term for gay people.

G

Gay

Someone attracted to the same sex.

Gender Identity

One's concept of self as male, female or neither (see "genderqueer"). A person's gender identity may not align with their sex at birth; not the same as sexual orientation.

Gender Role

The social behaviors that culture assigns to each sex. Examples: Girls play with dolls, boys play with trucks; women are nurturing, men are stoic. But I would like to point out that just because you don't follow a curtain gender role it doesn't make you any less of a man/woman/person

Gender Expression

How we express our gender identity. It can refer to our hair, the clothes we wear, the way we speak. It's all the ways we do and don't conform to the socially defined behaviors of masculine or feminine.​

Genderqueer

People who reject static, conventional categories of gender and embrace fluid ideas of gender (and often sexual orientation). They are people whose gender identity can be both male and female, neither male nor female, or a combination of male and female.

Gender Fluid

Not identifying with a single, fixed gender. A person whose gender identity may shift.

Gender-Expansive

An umbrella term used to refer to people, often times youth, who don't identify with traditional gender roles.

Gender non-conforming

People who don't conform to traditional expectations of their gender.

H

Heterosexual privilege

Refers to the societal advantages that heterosexuals get which LGBTQ people don't. If you're a straight family that moves to a new neighborhood, for example, you probably don't have to worry about whether your neighbors will accept you.

Heteronormativity

A cultural bias that considers heterosexuality (being straight) the norm.

Heterosexism

A system of oppression that considers heterosexuality the norm and discriminates against people who display non-heterosexual behaviors and identities.

Homophobia

Discrimination, prejudice, fear or hatred toward people who are attracted to members of the same sex.

Hererophobia

Discrimination, prejudice, fear or hatred toward people who are attracted to members of the opposite sex.

I

Intersex

individuals are born with sex characteristics such as genitals or chromosomes that do not fit the typical definitions of male or female.

Intersectionality

The understanding of how a person's overlapping identities — including race, class, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation and disability status — impact the way they experience oppression and discrimination.

J

Not one that I know of

K

Not one that I know of

L

Lesbian

A woman who is emotionally or sexually attracted to other women.

Living openly

An LGBTQ people who is comfortable being out about their sexual orientation or gender identity.

M

Not one that I know of

N

Non-Binary

Someone who doesn't identify exclusively as female/male.

O

Outing

Publicly revealing a person's sexual orientation or gender identity when they've personally chosen to keep it private. If you outed someone not on accident or didn't fell bad about it afterward, get off my account now

P

Pansexual

A person who can be attracted (sexually) to all different kinds of people, regardless of their biological sex or gender identity.

Panromantic

A person who can be attracted (romantically) to all different kinds of people, regardless of their biological sex or gender identity.

Passing

A person who is recognized as the gender they identify with.

Polyamorous

Involved in the practice of engaging in multiple sexual relationships with the consent of all the people involved.

Q

Questioning

People who are figuring out their sexual orientation or gender identity. You may also see LGBT+, LGBT*, LGBTx, or LGBT

Queer

Originally used as a pejorative slur, queer has now become an umbrella term to describe the myriad ways people reject binary categories of gender and sexual orientation to express who they are. People who identify as queer embrace identities and sexual orientations outside of mainstream heterosexual and gender norms.

R

Not one that I know of

S

Sex

The biological differences between male and female.

Sexual Orientation

How a person characterizes their sexuality.

Same-gender loving

A term some in the African-American community use instead of lesbian, gay or bisexual to express sexual attraction to people of the same gender.

Straight (not technically part of the LGBTQ community but I want to include everyone)

People who are attracted to the opposite sex

Sex positive

An attitude that views sexual expression and sexual pleasure, if it's healthy and consensual, as a good thing. Felt awkward to put but I'm trying to give y'all all the facts

T

Trans

The overarching umbrella term for various kinds of gender identifies in the trans community.

Transgender

A person whose gender identity differs from the sex they were assigned at birth.

Transsexual

A person whose gender identity does not align with the sex they were assigned at birth, and who takes medical steps such as sex reassignment surgery or hormone therapy to change their body to match their gender

Transvestite

A person who dresses in clothing generally identified with the opposite gender/sex. Ex: Boy wearing a skirt even though cloths don't have a gender

Top Surgery

Colloquial way of describing gender affirming surgery on the chest. Aka male parts become female and female become male on your chest (that kinda was hard to translate)

Transphobia

Prejudice toward trans people.

Transmisogyny

A blend of transphobia and misogyny, which manifests as discrimination against "trans women and trans and gender non-conforming people on the feminine end of the gender spectrum."

TERF

The acronym for "trans exclusionary radical feminists," referring to feminists who are transphobic.

Transfeminism

Defined as "a movement by and for trans women who view their liberation to be intrinsically linked to the liberation of all women and beyond." It's a form of feminism that includes all self-identified women, regardless of assigned sex, and challenges cisgender privilege. A central tenet is that individuals have the right to define who they are.

Tranny

A derogatory term for trans people.

U

Not one that I know of

V

Not one that I know of

W

Not one that I know of

X

Not one that I know of

Y

Not one that I know of

Z

Not one that I know of

I felt like sharing some LGBTQ terms and then I basically listed them all. Comment if I missed any!