Terms & Definitions:

What does LGBTQ2+ stand for?

Lesbian: A woman who is emotionally, romantically or sexually attracted to other women. Women and nonbinary people may use this term to describe themselves.

Gay: A person who is emotionally, romantically, or sexually attracted to members of the same gender. Men, women, and nonbinary people may use this term to describe themselves.

Bisexual: A person emotionally, romantically or sexually attracted to more than one sex, gender or gender identity - though not necessarily simultaneously, in the same way, or to the same degree. 

Transgender: Individuals who have a gender identity that is incongruent from their assigned sex at birth; regardless of sexual orientation. It is an umbrella term for people whose gender identity and/or expression is different from cultural expectations based on the sex they were assigned at birth. 

Queer: An umbrella term for a wide variety of people across a spectrum of sexual orientations and gender identities. 

2-Spirit: Two-Spirit refers to a person who identifies as having both a masculine and a feminine spirit. 2-Spirit is used by some North American Indigenous people to describe their sexual, gender and/or spiritual identity. 

Pansexual:  Pansexual individuals can be sexually attracted to anyone - men or women, cis or trans, non-binary or binary.

Asexual (Ace): Someone who does not experience sexual attraction is asexual.  Asexual people may still have romantic attraction, and may be sexually active.

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