Straight/Heterosexual
Attracted mostly to people of the opposite sex or gender.
Gay/Homosexual
Attracted mostly to people of the same sex or gender (refers to guys – and often to girls, too).
Lesbian
Attracted mostly to people of the same sex or gender (refers to women).
Bisexual
Attracted to both men and women.
Pansexual
Attracted to romantic and sexual partners of any gender, sex or sexual identity. (‘Pan’ means ‘all’.)
Polysexual
Attracted to romantic and sexual partners of many but not all genders, sexes or sexual identities. (‘Poly’ means ‘many’.)
Asexual
Not really sexually attracted to anyone.
Some people also choose the labels ‘queer’ or ‘fluid’ as a way of expressing themselves by their own personal feelings.
The one and only part.
