An A-to-Z index of every identity in this guide, for quick lookup. Browse alphabetically or use search.
- Abrosexual · T5A sexual orientation characterized by fluidity - the person's orientation changes frequently or...
- Aceflux / Aroflux · T5Aceflux and aroflux describe attraction that fluctuates along the asexual and aromantic...
- Achillean / MLM (Men Loving Men) · T4An umbrella term for men (and masculine-aligned people) attracted to other men, regardless of w...
- Agender · T3Having no gender identity, or a gender identity of "none." Also called genderless, gender-free,...
- Androgyne & Androgyny · T3Androgyne & Androgyny
- Androsexual & Gynesexual · T4Androsexual & Gynesexual
- Aporagender · T5A gender identity that is separate from and defined entirely independently of masculine, femini...
- Aroace · T3A combined identity descriptor for people who are both aromantic and asexual - experiencing lit...
- Aromantic Spectrum · T3Experiences little to no romantic attraction toward others.
- Asexual Spectrum · T2Does not experience sexual attraction toward others.
- Autosexual & Autoromantic · T5Autosexual and autoromantic describe sexual or romantic attraction directed primarily toward...
- Bear (Bear Brotherhood) · T4Bear culture is a community within gay, bisexual and queer men's spaces that celebrates...
- Bigender · T3Identifies as having two distinct gender identities - simultaneously present or alternating.
- Bisexual · T1Emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attraction to more than one gender - not necessarily equally...
- Burrnesha (Albanian Sworn Virgins) · T4A traditional social gender role in the Albanian highlands (also documented in Kosovo, Monteneg...
- Butch & Femme · T2Butch & Femme
- Ceterosexual & Ceteromantic · T5Sexual (ceterosexual) or romantic (ceteromantic) attraction to non-binary, genderqueer, and gen...
- Cisgender · T2A person whose gender identity aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth.
- Cross-Dresser · T2A person who wears clothing typically associated with a different gender, for any reason - comf...
- Demiflux · T5A gender identity with two components: one part is stable, and another part fluctuates in inten...
- Demigender (Demigirl / Demiboy) · T4Identifies partially (but not fully) with one gender, alongside another gender or no gender. - ...
- Demisexual · T3Demisexual people experience sexual attraction only after forming a deep emotional bond, and do...
- Disability Pride · T4Disability Pride affirms disability as a natural part of human diversity, and its flag...
- Drag (Drag Queens & Drag Kings) · T1The performance art of dressing in exaggerated gender presentation - typically the opposite of ...
- Enbian · T5A term for non-binary people attracted to other non-binary people - the non-binary equivalent o...
- Fictosexual · T5Sexual attraction directed primarily or exclusively toward fictional characters, typically with...
- Gay / Homosexual · T1A person who experiences emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attraction primarily or exclusively...
- Gender Nonconforming (GNC) · T3A broad descriptor for people whose gender expression does not conform to the social norms and ...
- Genderfae & Genderfaun · T5Genderfae & Genderfaun
- Genderfluid · T2A gender identity that shifts over time or depending on context - between male, female, non-bin...
- Genderflux · T5A gender identity in which the intensity of one's gender varies over time - for example, someti...
- Gendergender · T5When someone experiences a gender, but that gender is unexplainable and can only be identified ...
- Genderqueer · T3A gender identity (and umbrella term) for people who reject or blur traditional gender categori...
- Gendervague · T5A neurogender identity in which a person's gender cannot be separated from, or described indepe...
- Greygender & Gendervoid · T5Greygender & Gendervoid
- Heterosexual / Straight & Heteroflexible / Homoflexible · T1Emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attraction primarily to people of a different gender.
- Hijra & South/Southeast Asian Third Genders · T4Hijra & South/Southeast Asian Third Genders
- Intersex · T2An umbrella term for people born with variations in sex characteristics (chromosomes, hormones,...
- Leather (Leather Pride) · T4Leather culture is a community built around leather, kink and BDSM, with deep roots in...
- Lesbian · T1A woman (or non-binary person who relates to womanhood in some way) who experiences emotional, ...
- Libramasculine & Librafeminine · T5Partial-gender identities in which a person is mostly agender but feels a small, secondary atta...
- Maverique · T5A non-binary gender that is independent of and not defined by reference to the gender binary - ...
- Multigender · T4An umbrella term for anyone who experiences more than one gender identity - simultaneously, alt...
- Māhū · T4A traditional Hawaiian and Tahitian identity for people who embody both masculine and feminine ...
- Neutrois · T4A gender identity described as neutral, null, or absent - distinct from agender in that neutroi...
- Non-Binary · T1A gender identity (and umbrella term) for genders that exist outside the male/female binary.
- Novosexual · T5An orientation in which a person's sexual orientation changes together with their gender identi...
- Omnisexual · T4Attraction to people of all genders, similar to pansexual, but with the distinction that gender...
- Pangender · T4A gender identity in which a person identifies with all genders, or with so many genders that t...
- Pansexual · T2Sexual, romantic, and/or emotional attraction to people regardless of their sex or gender.
- Polyamorous · T2The practice of engaging in multiple romantic and/or sexual relationships simultaneously, with ...
- Polysexual · T4Sexual/romantic attraction to multiple - but not necessarily all - genders.
- Pup / Puppy Play · T4Pup play is a form of role play and community within kink culture in which a person takes on a...
- Queer · T1An umbrella term for sexual and/or gender identities that are not exclusively heterosexual or c...
- Queer People of Color (QPOC) · T4Queer People of Color (QPOC) centres the experiences of LGBTQ+ people who are also Black,...
- Questioning · T2Used to describe people who are exploring or are unsure about their sexual orientation, gender ...
- Reciprosexual & Recipromantic · T5Reciprosexual & Recipromantic
- Sapiosexual · T4Sapiosexual
- Sapphic / WLW · T3An umbrella term for women (and feminine-aligned people) attracted to other women, regardless o...
- Spectrasexual · T5Sexual and/or romantic attraction to multiple or varied genders - but specifically framed as at...
- Straight Ally · T2A cisgender, heterosexual person who supports LGBTQ+ rights and affirms LGBTQ+ identities.
- Third Gender (Broader) · T4Third Gender (Broader)
- Transgender · T1An umbrella adjective for a person whose gender identity does not align with the sex assigned t...
- Transgender & Nonbinary Love · T4A love-and-solidarity design that combines the transgender and non-binary pride palettes to...
- Transmasculine & Transfeminine · T3Transmasculine & Transfeminine
- Travesti · T4A Latin American gender identity for people assigned male at birth who develop a feminine gende...
- Trigender · T5Identifies as having three distinct gender identities - which may be simultaneously present, al...
- Two-Spirit · T3A modern English umbrella term used across many Indigenous North American communities to descri...
- Xenogender · T4An umbrella term for gender identities that cannot be adequately described using existing human...