The way a person acts, dresses, speaks, and behaves (i.e.,
feminine, masculine, androgynous).
A sexual orientation that describes a person who is emotionally and sexually
attracted to people of their own gender. It can be used regardless of gender identity, but is
more commonly used to describe men.
Describes a person who identifies as having no gender.
Negative stereotypes and social status of a person or group based on
perceived characteristics that separate that person or group from other members of a society.
A person’s internal sense of being a man/male, woman/female, both,
neither, or another gender.
A sexual orientation that describes a person who is emotionally and sexually
attracted to people regardless of gender.
For transgender people, this refers to the process of coming to recognize,
accept, and express one’s gender identity. Most often, this refers to the period when a person
makes social, legal, and/or medical changes, such as changing their clothing, name, sex
designation, and using medical interventions.
Describes a person whose gender identity and assigned sex at birth do not
correspond. Also used as an umbrella term to include gender identities outside of male and
female
Describes a person who has or is open to having more than one romantic
or sexual relationship at a time, with the knowledge and consent of all their partners.
Sometimes abbreviated as poly.
Group of rare conditions where the reproductive organs and genitals do not
develop as expected. Some prefer to use the term disorders (or differences) of sex
development
A person whose gender identity and assigned sex at birth correspond.