well mine turned out to be more concise than I expected so here goes:
Sex -the act of.... no wait. This would be a person's physical, bodily sex. The current one, not necessarily the one at birth. Gender - This would be where a person self-identifies on the masculine-feminine spectrum. Transgender - a person whose gender does not match their current physical sex Transexual - a person whose gender dos not match birth sex, and has undergone or is undergoing transition in order to change sex. Trans* - umbrella covering transgender and transsexual Male - an adjective to describe a person at the masculine end of the gender spectrum Female - an adjective to describe a person at the feminine end of the gender spectrum Man/boy - a noun to describe a person of masculine gender Woman/girl - a noun to describe a person of feminine gender Cisgender - a person whose gender and sex were always in agreement and has not undergone transition Gay - sexual attraction to people of the same gender as oneself Lesbian - as above but limited to female-gendered people Straight - sexual attraction to people of the opposite gender to oneself Bisexual - sexual attraction to people at either end of the gender spectrum, both male and female Pansexual - sexual attraction to people anywhere on the gender spectrum Polysexual - I actually have never heard this term before and can't imagine how it would differ from Pansexual Asexual - lack of sexual attraction Ally - someone who is not transgendered but is a supporter of those who are. Stealth - living totally in the closet as one's chosen (new) gender without revealing one's past. Out (as in out of the closet, not as in out to the store) - being open to others (in terms of trans*-ness or sexual orientation) Pride - sense of belonging to or identifying with the LGBT community
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Date: 2009-05-03 10:18 pm (UTC)Sex -
the act of....no wait. This would be a person's physical, bodily sex. The current one, not necessarily the one at birth.Gender - This would be where a person self-identifies on the masculine-feminine spectrum.
Transgender - a person whose gender does not match their current physical sex
Transexual - a person whose gender dos not match birth sex, and has undergone or is undergoing transition in order to change sex.
Trans* - umbrella covering transgender and transsexual
Male - an adjective to describe a person at the masculine end of the gender spectrum
Female - an adjective to describe a person at the feminine end of the gender spectrum
Man/boy - a noun to describe a person of masculine gender
Woman/girl - a noun to describe a person of feminine gender
Cisgender - a person whose gender and sex were always in agreement and has not undergone transition
Gay - sexual attraction to people of the same gender as oneself
Lesbian - as above but limited to female-gendered people
Straight - sexual attraction to people of the opposite gender to oneself
Bisexual - sexual attraction to people at either end of the gender spectrum, both male and female
Pansexual - sexual attraction to people anywhere on the gender spectrum
Polysexual - I actually have never heard this term before and can't imagine how it would differ from Pansexual
Asexual - lack of sexual attraction
Ally - someone who is not transgendered but is a supporter of those who are.
Stealth - living totally in the closet as one's chosen (new) gender without revealing one's past.
Out (as in out of the closet, not as in out to the store) - being open to others (in terms of trans*-ness or sexual orientation)
Pride - sense of belonging to or identifying with the LGBT community