Welcome my Trashlings to the guide to different sexualities and genders and their meanings and definitions! 

I'd like to add that when I say something about non-binary people in the sexuality section, I mean anyone that doesnt fit under the binary genders of male and female, so I am using it as an umbrella term.

This could be just for educational purposes, for a story you're doing, or if you're trying to figure yourself out! You might even find a label that fits you better as I have recently! So, without further ado, let's get into it shall we?

~Sexualities~

Straight/Heterosexual: Someone who is only attracted to the opposite gender of themselves, refers to trans people as well, usually not for non-binary people.

Homosexual: Someone who is only attracted to the same gender as themselves, refers to trans people as well, usually not for non-binary people.

Gay: Typically referred to a male who is only attracted to other males, refers to trans males as well. However the person who identifies with this sexuality doesnt necessarily have to be male.

Lesbian: Typically referred to a woman who is only attracted to other women, refers to trans women as well. However the person who identifies with this sexuality doesnt necessarily have to be female.

Bisexual/Biromantic: Someone who is attracted to more than one gender, commonly two, as the name suggests, but not always.

Pansexual/Panromantic: Someone who is attracted to another regardless of gender identity. Gender usually plays no role in their attraction and is more so determined by personality.

Omnisexual/Omniromantic: Someone who is attracted to all genders, like Pan, but in this case, gender does play a role, you can be attracted to a gender or two, more than one (e.g. attracted to females and some non-binary people more than males or vice versa, etc.).

Polysexual/Polyromantic: I know what you're probably thinking, polyamorous, but this is completely different actually! Poly, in this case, is similar to Omni, except instead of feeling an attraction to all genders and just liking two a bit more, Poly is when you only feel an attraction towards two genders, such as females and some non-binary pals or males and some non-binary pals, but not the other. It is very similar to bisexuality but more precise. Bi can mean liking more than two genders while this is specific and not as confined to male and female.

Polyamory: Now this is the other Poly! Polyamory is having multiple relationships with consent from all of them, either altogether or one person with more than one other person (let's go with three people for example). All three people could be in a relationship together, or, one person could be in a relationship with both of them, both having consent to agree to both being in a relationship with the same person, but not being in a relationship with each other. This can classify to all genders (depends on the sexuality of each of them) and can be with more than three people.

Asexual: Someone who does not experience sexual attraction to others, THOUGH, that does not mean that they can't have relationships and/or still participate in sexual activities, many asexual individuals still have consensual sex with their partners. Refers to any sexuality.

Aromantic: Someone who has no interest or desire to be in a romantic relationship with someone, HOWEVER, that does not mean that they can't participate in sexual activities or that they still don't have sex/feel a sexual attraction. Nor does it mean that they cannot love someone platonically or even be in a platonic relationship with someone. Many aromantic individuals share a life with a friend and can have children with a friend or even on their own. Refers to any sexuality.

Demisexual/Demiromantic: Someone who only feels an attraction towards someone after having a close relationship to them or gaining an emotional bond with them. Refers to any sexuality.

Gynesexual/Gyneromantic: Someone who only feels an attraction to females or feminine individuals, commonly used for someone with a different gender (e.g. non-binary), but can be used for any gender, even cis.

Androsexual/Androromantic: Someone who only feels an attraction to males or masculine individuals, commonly used for someone with a different gender (e.g. non-binary), but can be used for any gender, even cis.

Graysexual/Greysexual: Someone who experiences minimal sexual attraction, but still experiences it. The name is to symbolise that sexuality isn't black and white, there's that large grey area as well.

Grayromantic/Greyromantic:
Someone who experiences minimal romantic attraction, but still experiences it. The name is, once again, there to symbolize that sexuality is not black and white.

~Genders~

Cisgender: Someone who identifies as the gender they were assigned at birth.

Transgender: Someone who does not identify with the gender they were assigned at birth. This label can be used for any gender, whether they transition to ftm or mtf or, say, female to non-binary. However not everyone uses the label on themselves.

Non-binary: Someone who does not fit under the general normative terms such as male or female. This is an umbrella term for anyone who does not identify as male or female and can severely vary from person to person. There is no set "look" or "way" or description for a non-binary person because it can be anywhere in the large circle of gender.
Non-binary people can use many different pronouns from she/her, he/him, they/them, a mixture of them (e.g. she/they), all of them combined (e.g. he/she/they), and neopronouns, which get more confusing. If someone uses neopronouns, its correct to ask what they are specifically and respect them.

Agender: Commonly described as someone who is outside of the gender umbrellas altogether, not identifying with gender at all. A common mistake is assuming an Agender person must also be Asexual which is not the case at all.

Graygender/Greygender: A person who identifies outside the gender binary. Much like non-binary, theres no set "way" for this gender to be, but it is commonly somewhere in the grey area.

Genderqueer: Someone who does not subscribe to conventional gender distinctions and can identify as both, neither or a combination of female and male genders.

Gender Fluid: Someone who "flows" between genders, not just fixated on one and finds that it changes quite a lot, between male, female, both, neither, ect.

Demigirl: Someone who identifies partially as a female and partially as non-binary, fitting into a middle ground between them as they feel more feminine than masculine or full non-binary. Commonly use she/they pronouns, but not all the time.

Demiboy: Someone who identifies partially as male and partially as non-binary as they feel more masculine than feminine or full non-binary. Commonly use he/they pronouns  but not all the time.

Intersex: Someone born with characteristics that don't match the stereotypical definitions of female and male bodies which can include chromosomes, gonads, sex hormones and/or genitals.

~Other~

Questioning: Can be used for both sexuality and gender, basically says everything in the name.

(Blank)Curious: Usually the start of a sexuality name, then curious, used when someone thinks they may be that sexuality but are not 100% sure or have not confirmed/tried it out (e.g. "I'm bicurious because I think I like both but I've never dated a woman before, so I still don't know.")

LGBT: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender | The first abbreviation to symbolise the community.

LGBTQ+: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Plus | The second abbreviation that is still the most commonly used one today.

LGBTQIA+: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual/Aromantic | A more recent one that most LGBT companies use to represent the community.

LGBTQIAP+: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Question, Intersex, Asexual/Aromantic, Pansexual | The longest one I've seen so far from Wattpad actually!

Cishet: Refers to cisgender and heterosexual person in one name. Can be pronounced "sis-het" or "ki-sh-et".

Yes, unlike popular belief amongst the cishet people, the A in LGBTQIA+ does NOT stand for ally. It stands for asexual/aromantic/agender people. We love you, but you're not a part of the LGBTQ+ community.

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And that's the end! There are so many sexualities and genders holy shit- I've been here for.. about 3 hours! That's actually not bad tbh, but there's still a lot and I didn't even go into that much detail! If any of y'all think I missed something I should add, please tell me and I'll edit this! 

I hope some of you guys maybe found it helpful with figuring yourselves out or for whatever you went through to read them for!

What's your sexuality and gender? I'm curious!

I'm non-binary lesbian, not too sure about the label as I'm still open to try dating a man but all I know is that I 100% like women and some nb folk as well.

Also, came back and edited this because I didnt like how I wrote some of the genders and sexualities as they seemed a bit too stereotypical and judgmental for my liking, especially since I identify differently now. Like I said that lesbian had to be a woman that likes other women when that's not necessarily the case for all people, like myself!

I hope you all like the changes and if you think I should add any, please let me know and I'll do some research!

Have a trashy day my Trashlings~