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List of LGBTQ+ terms
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Abro (sexual and romantic)
A word used to depict people who have a fluid sexual and/or sentimental orientation which changes over time, or the course of their life. They may use different terms to describe themselves over time.
Ace
An umbrella term used specifically to describe a lack of, varying, or occasional experiences of sexual attraction. This encompasses asexual people as well as those who identify as demisexual and grey-sexual. Ace people who experience sentimental attraction or occasional sexual attraction might also exploit terms such as same-sex attracted, bi, lesbian, straight and queer in conjunction with asexual to describe the direction of their love-related or sexual attraction.
Ace and aro/ace and aro spectrum
Umbrella terms used to illustrate the wide group of people who experience a lack of, varying, or occasional experiences of amorous and/or sexual attraction, including a lack of attraction. People who identify under these umbrella terms may describe themselves using one or more of a wide variety of terms, including, but not limited to, asexual, ace,
What Does It Represent to Be Heteroflexible?
There are a limited reasons why the word “heteroflexible” is controversial.
Some people still believe that a person can only be attracted to one gender, and that this orientation can’t be flexible.
Another argument is that “heteroflexible” is a bi-phobic term, meaning that it’s bigoted toward bisexual people. This argument is that someone should simply call themselves pansexual if they’re attracted to more than one gender.
In an article in Affinity Magazine, penner Charlie Williams says the term contributes to bi-erasure because what we portray as heteroflexibility is actually just bisexuality.
There’s a ordinary misconception that bi people are attracted to people of all genders to the exact identical extent, but that’s not true — some bisexual people prefer one gender over others, so the word “heteroflexible” would fit into this definition.
However, as Kasandra Brabaw argues in this Refinery29 article, “People detect as queer, pansexual, fluid, polysexual, and many other words that mean they’re attracted to more than one
Internalised homophobia and oppression happens to gay, lesbian and bisexual people, and even heterosexuals, who contain learned and been taught that heterosexuality is the norm and “correct way to be”. Hearing and seeing negative depictions of LGB people can lead us to internalise, or take in, these negative messages. Some LGB people suffer from mental distress as a result.
A general perception of personal worth and also a positive view of your sexual orientation are critical for your mental health. You, enjoy many lesbian, gay and attracted to both genders people, may have hidden your sexual orientation for a elongated time. Research carried out in Northern Ireland into the needs of young LGBT people in revealed that the average age for men to realise their sexual orientation was 12, yet the average age they actually confided in someone was It is during these formative years when people are coming to understand and acknowledge their sexual orientation that internalised homophobia can really affect a person.
Internalised homophobia manifests itself in varying ways that can be linked to mental health. Examples
Sexual orientation – who am I attracted to?
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When it comes to sexuality, we are all different. And it's not just about what you like, but also who you prefer. Often, but not always, the gender of the other person plays a specific role. There are in fact a variety of sexual orientations. LIEBESLEBEN gives you an overview of this topic, as well as tips for coming-out and dealing with discrimination.
What does sexual orientation and sexual diversity mean?
Who do I find attractive? What gender or genders am I attracted to? And who do I fall in love with? These are all issues related to sexual orientation. And when it comes to sexual orientation, there are many individual preferences, feelings and desires. For most people, sexual individuality is therefore an crucial part of their personality.
But sexual orientation also has a significance for the people around you. Because it goes hand in hand with certain assumptions and hopes, values and sometimes prejudices. Sexual orientation ther