Demisexual
On the asexual spectrum, describes individuals who experience sexual attraction only under specific circumstances, such as after building a romantic or emotional relationship with a person.
Demiromantic
This romantic orientation describes individuals who experience romantic attraction only under specific circumstances, such as after building an emotional relationship with a person.
Fluid
This terms refers to the fact that sexuality, sexual attraction, and sexual behavior can change over time and be dependent on the situation.
It's used to describe those who experience shifts in their sexuality, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior in different situations or throughout the course of their lifetime. You may hear someone describe their sexuality as "fluid."
Gay
A term that describes individuals who experience sexual, romantic, or emotional attraction to people of the same or a similar gender.
Some gay-identified women prefer the term lesbian, while others prefer queer or . It's also best to ask which word or term someone uses to describe themselves.
The fields of medicine and psychology previously referred to this sexual orientation as homosexual. Homosexual is now viewed as an outdated and offensive term and shouldn't be used to refer to LGBTQIA+ individuals.
Graysexual
is a term used to acknowledge the gray area on the sexuality spectrum for people who don't explicitly and exclusively identify as or .
Many people who identify as graysexual do experience some sexual attraction or desire, but perhaps not at the same level or frequency as those who identify their sexuality as being completely outside of the asexual spectrum.
Grayromantic
A romantic orientation that describes individuals whose romantic attraction exists in the gray area between romantic and .
Many people who identify as grayromantic do experience some romantic attraction, but perhaps not at the same level or frequency as those who identify their sexuality or romantic orientation as something other than asexual.
Gynesexual
A term used to communicate sexual or romantic attraction to women, females, or femininity.
This term intentionally includes attraction to those who identify as women, female, or feminine, regardless of biology, anatomy, or the sex assigned at birth.
Heterosexual
A term that describes people who experience sexual, romantic, or emotional attraction to people of the "opposite" gender (e.g. male vs. female, man vs. woman) or a different gender.
Both and identified people can be heterosexual. This sexual orientation category is commonly .
Homosexual
An outdated term rooted in the fields of medicine and psychology that refers to individuals who experience sexual, romantic, or emotional attraction to people of the same or a similar gender.
Lesbian
A woman or female-identified person who experiences sexual, romantic, or emotional attraction to people of the same or a similar gender.
Some women who are lesbians may also refer to themselves as gay or queer, while others prefer the label lesbian.
LGBTQIA+
The acronym that often describes individuals who don't identify as exclusively heterosexual or exclusively .
The letters in the LGBTQIA+ acronym stand for lesbian, gay, , transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, and .
The + symbol in LGBTQIA+ refers to the fact that there are many sexual orientations and gender identities that are part of the broader LGBTQIA community, but aren't included as part of the acronym.
Libidoist asexual
A term used to describe an asexual person who experiences sexual feelings that are satisfied through self-stimulation or .
This label acknowledges that, for some people, acting on libido or sexual feelings doesn't necessarily involve sexual behavior with others.
