Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, and other identities
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When someone’s gender identity (how you feel) is the same as what doctors assigned to them when they were born.
Cisgender
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A way of seeing gender as only two distinct and opposite groups — girl and boy.
Gender binary
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When your gender identity (how you feel) is different than what doctors assigned to you when you were born.
Transgender
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People who do not feel like the words “girl” or “boy” fits. They may feel like both or neither. They sometimes use pronouns such as they, them, theirs.
Non-binary
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People who identify as male or female and who only love or are attracted to people who identify as the opposite gender.
Heterosexual
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Women who love or are attracted to women.
Lesbian
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People use this word as a way to identify with and celebrate people of all gender identities and all the ways people love each other.
Queer
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How people show their gender outwardly (clothes, hairstyles, etc.).
Gender expression
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Who you are/how you feel. Girl, boy, both, or neither.
Gender identity
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People who love or are attracted to both male and female genders.
Bi-sexual
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People who love or are attracted to people of the same gender
Homosexual/Gay
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Who you love or are attracted to
Sexual orientation
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A person who has no sexual feelings or desires, or who is not sexually attracted to anyone.
Asexual
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People who love or are attracted to people of any gender.