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Queertionary 3.2
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Queertionary 3.1
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Reblogged: Queertionary 2.3
[Queertionary 2.3]
I know this is long, but it is a really good list!!
I do want to add one thought.
Questioning: (sex/gender/orientation) someone who is unsure of their sex, gender, orientation or any other characteristic having to do with sex and sexuality.
Thanks, abxc94! I will include questioning next time around. Good definition, too.
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Queertionary 2.3
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Ace: (orientation) shortened version of and slang term for Asexual, and slang term for Aromantic.
Agender: (gender) see Genderqueer, a- meaning non; being of no gender.
Ally: a person who is not Queer/LGBTQ but supports and promotes rights and equality for Queer/LGBTQ people.
Androgynous: (gender) the presentation of ambiguous gender, one who presents in such a way.
Aromantic: (orientation) a- meaning non; the lack of romantic attraction, and one identifying with this orientation.
Asexual: (orientation) a- meaning non; the lack of sexual attraction, and one identifying with this orientation.
Autosexual: (orientation) auto- meaning self, the sexual attraction to oneself, and one identifying with this orientation.
Bi Curious: (orientation) from the shortened version of Bisexual; the state of either having some level of physical attraction to, or being curious to try physical relations with the same sex/gender, and one identifying with this orientation.
Bi: (orientation) shortened version of and slang term for Bisexual and/or Biromantic.
Bigender: (gender) see Genderqueer, bi- meaning two; being of two genders, typically masculine and feminine, but not necessarily.
Biromantic: (orientation) bi- meaning two; the romantic attraction to two sexes/genders, typically male/men and female/women, but not necessarily, and one identifying with this orientation.
Bisexual: (orientation) bi- meaning two; the sexual attraction to two sexes/genders, typically male/men and female/women, but not necessarily, and one identifying with this orientation.
Cis: (gender/sex) shortened version of and slang term for Cisgender and/or Cissex/Cissexual; referring to all people who are not Trans*, Intersex or otherwise non-binary.
Cisgender: (gender) cis- meaning on the near side, and opposed to trans-; when the sex of the body matches the gender of the mind, and one identifying with this.
Cissex/Cissexual: (sex) cis- meaning on the near side, as opposed to trans-; having been born in the correct sex body, and one identifying with this.
Cross Dresser: (gender) see also Drag King and Drag Queen; someone who practises Cross Dressing, for various reasons, but used as an identifier separate to Transvestite.
Cross Dressing: (gender) the practice or act of dressing as the other gender.
Demisexual: (orientation) demi- meaning half; the lack of sexual attraction, until a strong emotional connection has been formed, most often in a romantic relationship.
Drag: (gender) see also Drag King and Drag Queen; the practice or act of dressing as the other gender, typically as a performance.
Drag King: (gender) see also Drag and Cross Dresser; a female/woman who dresses as a male/man, typically as a performance.
Drag Queen: (gender) see also Drag and Cross Dresser; a male/man who dresses as a female/woman, typically as a performance.
Dyadic: (sex) see Sex Binary; not being Intersex, mostly used by people who are Intersex.
E/Em: (pronoun) see Ey/Em; referring to one who is of undisclosed or non-binary gender.
Ey/Em: (pronoun) see E/Em; referring to one who is of undisclosed or non-binary gender.
Female: (sex) being of the female sex.
FTM: (sex) Female to Male; of Transsex/Transsexual people, the Transition from Female to Male, and one pre, mid or post said Transition identifying with this.
FTN: (sex) see Neutrois; Female to Neutrois; of Transsex/Transsexual people, the Transition from Female to Neutrois, and one pre, mid or post said Transition identifying with this.
Gay: (orientation) slang term for Homosexual and/or Homoromantic.
Gender Binary: (gender) binary meaning of two parts; the concept that gender is a binary, comprised of masculine/men and feminine/women.
Genderqueer: (gender) see Agender and Bigender; being of neither, both and/or other gender in regards to the masculine/feminine gender binary, and/or a catch-all term for non-binary gender identities.
Gray-A/Grey-A: (orientation) Gray is the American English spelling and Grey is the British English spelling; a catch all term for all and any orientation between sexual and asexual.
He/Him: (pronoun) referring to one who is of masculine gender.
Heteroflexible: (orientation) hetero- meaning other; see also Heteroromantic; the state of desiring a romantic relationship with the other sex/gender, but is not averse to physical relations with the same (or non-binary) sex/gender.
Heteroromantic: (orientation) hetero- meaning other; a romantic attraction to the other sex/gender, and one identifying with this orientation. Typically female/women attracted to male/men, and vice versa.
Heterosexual: (orientation) hetero- meaning other; a sexual attraction to the other sex/gender, and one identifying with this orientation. Typically female/women attracted to male/men, and vice versa.
Homoromantic: (orientation) homo- meaning same; the romantic attraction to the same sex/gender, and one identifying with this orientation. Female/women romantically attracted to female/women, and male/men romantically attracted to male/men.
Homosexual: (orientation) homo- meaning same; the sexual attraction to the same sex/gender, and one identifying with this orientation. Female/women sexually attracted to female/women, and male/men sexually attracted to male/men.
Intersex: (sex) being born of ambiguous or indeterminate sex.
Lesbian: (orientation) slang term for homosexual and/or homoromantic female/women.
LGBT: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans; the original acronym, when it was realised there were other identities than gay and lesbian.
LGBTQ: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans/Trans*, Queer; the more inclusive acronym, adding queer to acknowledge the existence of other identities without turning the acronym into alphabet soup.
Male: (sex) being of the male sex.
Man: (gender) being of the masculine gender.
Metrosexual: (orientation/gender) of heterosexual men, displaying behaviour associated with homosexual men, such as particular grooming and fashion choices, and one identifying with this.
Monosexual: (orientation) mono- meaning one or singular; the sexual attraction to one sex/gender, collectively referring to homosexuals and heterosexuals.
MTF: (sex) Male to Female; of Transsex/Transsexual people, the Transition from Male to Female, and one pre, mid or post said Transition identifying with this.
MTN: (sex) see Neutrois; Male to Neutrois; of Transsex/Transsexual people, the Transition from Male to Neutrois, and one pre, mid or post said Transition identifying with this.
Multisexual: (orientation) multi- meaning more than one; the sexual attraction to more than one sex/gender, collectively referring to bisexual, polysexual, pansexual, and any other sexuality that is not monosexual.
Ne/Nem: (pronoun) referring to one who is of undisclosed or non-binary gender.
Neutrois: (sex) desiring and/or having a sexless/non-sexed body, the feeling that neither a male nor a female body would be the right body, often including a non-binary gender identity, and one identifying with this.
Pan: (orientation) shortened version of and slang term for Pansexual and/or Panromantic.
Panromantic: (orientation) pan- meaning all; the romantic attraction to all sexes/genders, and one identifying with this orientation.
Pansexual: (orientation) pan- meaning all; the sexual attraction to all sexes/genders, and one identifying with this orientation.
Polyamorous: (orientation) poly meaning many; the desire or need to have multiple relationships or multiple people in a relationship.
Polyromantic: (orientation) poly-meaning many; see also Spectraromantic; the sexual attraction to various sexes/genders, and one identifying with this orientation.
Polysexual: (orientation) poly- meaning many; see also Spectrasexual; the sexual attraction to various sexes/genders, and one identifying with this orientation.
Pomosexual: (orientation) pomo being the shortening of “postmodern”; the concept that sexual orientation labels are restrictive or inadequate, one who avoids sexual orientation labels.
Queer: catch-all term for non-cis/heteronormative identities, or non-specific non-cis/heteronormative identity.
Sex Binary: (sex) binary meaning of two parts; the concept that sex is a binary, comprised of male and female.
Sexual: (orientation) as opposed to Asexual; having sexual attraction, one who has sexual attraction.
She/Her: (pronoun) referring to one who is of feminine gender.
Spectraromantic: (orientation) spectra- from spectrum; see also Polyromantic; the romantic attraction to a spectrum of sexes/genders, and one identifying with this orientation.
Spectrasexual: (orientation) spectra- from spectrum; see also Polysexual; the sexual attraction to a spectrum of sexes/genders, and one identifying with this orientation.
SRS: (sex) Sex Reassignment Surgery; see Transition; surgery on genitalia, to change the sex of a person.
Straight: (orientation) slang term for Heterosexual and/or Heteroromantic.
They/Them: (pronoun) referring to one who is of undisclosed gender, or in the generic.
Trans*: (sex/gender) see Trans; a purposely inclusive slang term used to mean all or any identities of non-binary sex/gender, except Intersex.
Trans: (sex/gender) shortened version of and slang term for Transsex/Transsexual, Transgender or Transvestite, and slang term which is sometimes used to mean all or any identities of non-binary sex/gender, except Intersex.
Transgender: (gender) trans- meaning cross; when the sex of the body does not match the gender of the mind, and one identifying with this.
Transition: (sex) see SRS; the process of changing sex, often including hormones and surgery.
Transsex/Transsexual: (sex) trans- meaning cross; having been born in the wrong sex body, often having treatment to change the sex of the body, and one identifying with this.
Transvestite: (gender) trans- meaning cross; see also Cross Dresser; somebody who practises Cross Dressing, although used as a separate identifier due to Transvestites cross dress most commonly for sexual gratification.
Trisexual: (orientation) a much misunderstood sexuality; tri- meaning three; either the sexual attraction to male/men, female/women and oneself, based on Bisexual and Autosexual, or the sexual attraction to three sexes/genders, based on the concept of three sexes or three genders, and one identifying with either of these orientations.
Woman: (gender) being of the feminine gender.
Ze/Hir: (pronoun) referring to one who is of undisclosed or non-binary gender.
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Queertionary 1.0
Ace: (orientation) shortened version of and slang term for Asexual, and slang term for Aromantic.
Agender: (gender) see Genderqueer, a- meaning non; being of no gender.
Aromantic: (orientation) a- meaning non; the lack of romantic attraction, and one identifying with this orientation.
Asexual: (orientation) a- meaning non; the lack of sexual attraction, and one identifying with this orientation.
Bi: (orientation) shortened version of and slang term for Bisexual/Biromantic.
Bigender: (gender) see Genderqueer, bi- meaning two; being of two genders, typically masculine and feminine, but not necessarily.
Biromantic: (orientation) bi- meaning two; the romantic attraction to both male/men and female/women, and one identifying with this orientation.
Bisexual: (orientation) bi- meaning two; the sexual attraction to both male/men and female/women, and one identifying with this orientation.
Cross Dressing: (gender) see also Drag; the practice or act of dressing as the other gender.
Demisexual: (orientation) demi- meaning half; the sexual attraction between sexual and asexual.
Drag King: (gender) see also Transvestite or Drag Queen; a female/woman who dresses as a male/man, typically as a performance.
Drag Queen: (gender) see also Transvestite or Drag King; a male/man who dresses as a female/woman, typically as a performance.
Drag: (gender) see also Cross Dressing; the practice or act of dressing as the other gender.
Female: (sex) being of the female sex.
Gay: (orientation) slang term for Homosexual.
Genderqueer: (gender) see Agender and Bigender; being of neither, both and/or other gender in regards to the masculine/feminine gender binary.
Homoromantic: (orientation) homo- meaning same; the romantic attraction to the same sex/gender, and one identifying with this orientation. Female/women romantically attracted to female/women, and male/men romantically attracted to male/men.
Homosexual: (orientation) homo- meaning same; the sexual attraction to the same sex/gender, and one identifying with this orientation. Female/women sexually attracted to female/women, and male/men sexually attracted to male/men.
Intersex: (sex) being born of ambiguous or indeterminate sex.
Male: (sex) being of the male sex.
Man: (gender) being of the masculine gender.
Pan: (orientation) shortened version of and slang term for Pansexual/Panromantic.
Panromantic: (orientation) pan- meaning all; the romantic attraction to all sexes/genders, and one identifying with this orientation.
Pansexual: (orientation) pan- meaning all; the sexual attraction to all sexes/genders, and one identifying with this orientation.
Polyromantic: (orientation) poly-meaning many; the sexual attraction to various sexes/genders, and one identifying with this orientation.
Polysexual: (orientation) poly- meaning many; the sexual attraction to various sexes/genders, and one identifying with this orientation.
Queer: catch-all term for non-cis/heteronormative identities or non-specific non-cis/heteronormative identity.
Sexual: (orientation) opposed to Asexual; having sexual attraction, one who has sexual attraction.
Trans: (sex/gender) shortened version of and slang term for Transsex/Transsexual, Transgender or Transvestite, and slang term used to mean all/any identities of non-binary sex/gender, except Intersex.
Transvestite: (gender) trans- meaning cross; see also Drag King or Drag Queen; somebody who practices Drag / Cross Dressing.
Woman: (gender) being of the feminine gender.
[As noted by the 1.0, this is a first draft/attempt at a Queer Dictionary. Additional words, additional categories and re-defined words are welcome via the submissions page.]
