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Pride Week: A Glossary of Terms


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Firstly, my apologies for being so late with this thread. My laptop unfortunately died and I have very limited access at the moment.

 

Secondly, thank you very much to Stardust Starling for the following Glossary of Terms - it's all her contribution!

 

 


Cis/Cisgender: Somebody that identifies with the gender they were assigned by a doctor at birth.

 

Heterosexual: Somebody who feels sexual attraction to the the gender opposite of the one they identify as. (If you accept, in this instance, the presence of the gender binary.)

 

Heteromantic: Somebody who feels romantic attraction to the gender opposite of the one they identify as.  (If you accept, in this instance, the presence of the gender binary.)

 

Cishet: Somebody that identifies as the gender they were assigned at birth, and experiences heterosexual and heteromantic attraction.

 

Homosexual: Somebody who feels sexual attraction for the same gender as the one they identify as.

 

Homoromantic: Somebody who feels romantic attraction for the same gender as the one they identify as.

 

Aromantic: Somebody who feels no romantic attraction.  They may still engage in relationships freely, and have delightful ones, they simply don't have romantic feelings for people.

 

Polysexual: Somebody who experiences sexual attraction towards more than one gender.

 

Polyromantic: Somebody who experiences romantic attraction towards more than one gender.

 

Bisexual: Somebody who experiences sexual attraction towards two genders; any two genders~, not necessarily having to be male and female.

 
Biromantic: Somebody who experences romantic attraction towards two genders; any two genders~, not necessarily having to be male and female.
 

Pansexual: Somebody who experiences sexual attraction with no regard to gender.

 

Panromantic: Somebody who experiences romantic attraction with no regard to gender.

 

Asexual: Somebody who feels no sexual attraction.  They may still have perfectly healthy relationships, and engage in intercourse freely, and even enjoy it; they simply don't feel the attraction to people.  There are a few different subtypes of asexuality, in fact: 

 

-Demisexual: Somebody who only feels sexual attraction after a close bond has been formed.

-Fraysexual: Somebody whose sexual attraction fades after initially meeting someone. (It can be thought of as the opposite of demisexual.)

-Cupiosexual: Somebody who wants a sexual relationship, but doesn't experience sexual attraction.

-Gray Asexual/Graysexual: Somebody who very rarely experiences sexual attraction, or only experiences it under specific circumstances.

-Lithosexual: Somebody who experiences sexual attraction, but doesn't want it to be reciprocated.

-Autochorissexual/Aegosexual: Somebody who experiences a disconnect between themselves and the target of their arousal.  For example, they may enjoy thinking about sex, but not actually want to be a participant.

-Placiosexual: Somebody who might enjoy doing sexual things with somebody, but doesn't necessarily want them reciprocated.  This has more to do with the action than with attraction.

-Abrosexual: Somebody whose orientation fluctuates between different orientations.  So somebody who experiences this might be attracted to both men and women, but not at the same time.

-Apothisexual: Somebody who identifies as asexual, and is also repulsed by sex.  Somebody who identifies as apothisexual doesn't want to engage in intercourse in any circumstances.

 

Transgender: Somebody who identifies as a gender other than the one that they were assigned at birth by a doctor.  There are a few different varieties of this, although the following individuals may not necessarily fall under the transgender flag, depending on who you ask.

 

-Demigender (Demiboy/Demigirl): Somebody who only partially identifies with a gender.  They might think of themselves as half a girl or boy, or any other percentage.

-Genderfluid: Somebody whose gender identity shifts and changes.  They might identify as a boy one day, and a girl the next.

-Two Spirit: A Native American term: somebody who holds both a male and female spirit within their bodies.  You may take this literally or metaphorically, depending upon your spiritual beliefs.

-Agender/Androgyne: Somebody who doesn't identify with any gender.

-Third Gender: Somebody who identifies as neither male nor female, but a separate gender entirely.

-Genderqueer: Somebody who doesn't identify with society's definitions of genders.

 

Intersex: Somebody who was born with genitalia that doesn't seem to fit into a category that society deems as "male" or "female."  They might have a vagina and testicles, or somebody with no vaginal opening, a particularly large clitoris, or a particularly small penis.  It can vary wildly.

 

Gay: Generally used to represent a male that experiences attraction towards other males, but might also denote a female who experiences attraction to other females.  Can also be seen to be used as an umbrella term for individuals in the LGBTQIA+ community, but generally only used in a lighthearted manner. (e.g. "Wow I'm really gay, guys.  Like.  Really really gay.")

 

Lesbian: A female that experiences attraction towards other females.

 

Polyamorous: Somebody who engages in consensual relationships that consist of more than two members.  This can be a mutual thing, with all parties being in a relationship with one another, or a more selective thing, with only one individual having more than one partner.  Or it could even involve all individuals having mutually exclusive partners, but still amounting to having more than one.

 

Questioning: Somebody that isn't quite sure of their gender identity, sexual leanings, and/or romantic leanings.

 

Ally: An individual that isn't a part of the LGBTQIA+, i.e. a cishet individual, who supports the people who are members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

 

Coming Out: When an LGBTQIA+ individual reveals to somebody they know that they are a member of the community, whether bi, gay, trans, poly, ace, or any other variation.  This is typically thought to be a one-time thing, but that's the case.  As a matter of fact, coming out is a lifetime thing, which you may or may not have to do with every individual you meet, although at your own pace.

 

Outing: When somebody reveals that another person is a member of the LGBTQIA+ community without their knowledge, will, or consent.  This could put people in danger, and could easily result in harm coming to that person, or that individual being disowned.  Do not do this.

 

 

 

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