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LGBTQIA+
Sexual orientation, gender identity and biological gender
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What does sexual orientation mean? | Who you like. Who you are attracted to Ex: boys, girls, everyone, no one |
| What does gender identity mean? | Which gender you feel like (your internal feeling of what gender you are) ex: male, female, both, neither |
| What does gay mean? | Men who like men |
| What does lesbian mean? | Women who like women |
| What does bisexual mean? | People who like both men and women |
| What does pansexual mean? | People who like EVERYONE Ex: They like men, women, intersex people, transgender ppl, etc. |
| What does queer mean? | Someone who is LGBTQIA+ |
| What does questioning mean? | Someone who is NOT SURE about their sexual orientation or gender identity, but they are questioning it |
| What does intersex mean? | Someone who is born with body parts that don't fit the typical definition of male or female ex: Born with both male and female parts |
| What does asexual mean? | Someone who is NOT attracted to anyone. |
| What does transgender mean? | Someone who changed genders. Ex: Biologically born a girl, is now a boy |
| What does cisgender mean? | A person's gender identity matches their biological gender Ex: Born a girl, identifies as a girl |
| What does gender fluid mean? | A person who identifies as BOTH male and female |
| What does gender non-binary mean? | Does not identify as any gender ex: I am NOT a male or a female |
| Why are INTERSEX people mad about their parents choosing that they have SURGERY? | They want to choose their gender, they don't want their parents to choose their gender. |
| What does an ally mean? | An ally is a person who supports and stands up for LGBTQIA+ people. |
| What does gender expression mean? | The way in which a person expresses their gender identity, typically through their appearance, dress, and behavior. ex: He dresses like a boy and acts masculine |
| What does LGBTQIA mean? | Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer Intersex Asexual |