Guide to Our Community
Sex, Gender, Expression & Sexuality
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Sex
is the sexual characteristics and/or reproductive organs we have
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Gender
is our own internal sense of identity, we may not identify as the sex we are born as
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Expression
how we dress, hair length and style, make-up, walk, talk and present to others
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Sexuality
who we have sex with, fall in love with and/or are attracted to both sexually and romantically
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Level of Attraction
is the intensity of sexual and/or romantic feelings, it is possible to have no sexual attraction and still have romantic attraction, or vice versa
Community Flags
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Rainbow Pride
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Progress
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Disability Pride
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Straight Ally
Biological Sex (reproductive organs...)
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Cisgender
same as assigned at birth
"male" or "female"
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Intersex
born with male and female sex organs
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Transgender
different than assigned at birth
Gender Identity (identifies as...)
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Agender
no gender
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Demigender
partial gender
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Queer / Questioning
exploring, questioning
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Genderfluid
not fixed, fluid gender
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Non-Binary
not exclusively male or female (binary)
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Greygender
partially outside binary
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Paragender
partial connection to two genders
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Intergender
between male and female
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Neutrois
neutral gender
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Bigender
two genders
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Trigender
three genders, or a third gender
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Polygender
multiple genders
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Pangender
all genders
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Aliagender
other gender
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Neopronoun
uses pronouns other than "he", "she", "they"
Gender Expression (appearance...)
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Masculine
male
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Androgynous
neither or both
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Feminine
female
Sexual Orientation (attraction to...)
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Lesbian
women attracted to women
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Gay
men attracted to men
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Heterosexual "Straight"
opposite gender
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Queer / Questioning
exploring, questioning, not fixed
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Bisexual
two or "both" genders
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Poly / Omnisexual
multiple genders
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Pansexual
all genders or regardless of gender
Level of Attraction
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Asexual / Aromantic
no attraction
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Cupiosexual
no attraction, but wants a relationship
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Greysexual
no attraction, but has sexual intercourse
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Demisexual
attraction, only with strong emotional bond
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Akiosexual
attraction, fades if reciprocated
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Allosexual
attraction