What about identifies that don't fit into LGBT?
This page is dedicated to any sexuality or gender that does not fall under the LGBT umbrella. Commonly, this category of identities is denominated by the Q in LGBTQ, which stands for queer or questioning. More information on queer identity can be found in the Queer box below.
- Gender Nation GlossaryFrom Refinery 29: People are no longer confining themselves to the classification of the bodies they were born with or society’s rules for what those bodies can and cannot do. That's why we've created the gender glossary. As a crowd-sourced glossary of gender identity and sexual orientation terminology, this living document is the first of its kind. It’s filled with 85 terms (and counting) defined by people who identify with the terms themselves, and it was created in partnership with GLAAD, one of the leading LGBTQ advocacy organizations in the country.
Asexuality
Asexual individuals experience low or absent levels of sexual attraction and desire. Unlike celibacy, which is usually chosen, asexuality is an intrinsic part of a person’s sexual identity and it is completely normal. However, that does not mean that asexual individuals have absolutely no interest in romantic or intimate relationships. While some asexuals are happier on their own, others are happiest with a close group of friends, or even form long-term partnerships with sexual people. --Stanford University Vaden Health Center
- Asexuality - Trevor Support CenterA glossy of asexual terms and an FAQ about sexuality from the Trevor Project.
- Asexual Visibility and Education NetworkWelcome to the Asexual Visibility and Education Network. AVEN hosts the world's largest online asexual community as well as a large archive of resources on asexuality. AVEN strives to create open, honest discussion about asexuality among sexual and asexual people alike.
- Ace WeekAce Week is an annual event celebrating the progress the Ace community has made.
- AsexualityA definition of asexuality from Stanford University Vaden Health Center.
Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex by Call Number: HQ21 .C456 2020ISBN: 080701379XPublication Date: 2020-09-15
The Invisible Orientation: An Introduction to Asexuality by Call Number: HQ23 .D43 2014ISBN: 9781631440021Publication Date: 2014-09-02
Queer
Queer - An adjective used by some people, particularly younger people, whose sexual orientation is not exclusively heterosexual (e.g. queer person, queer woman). Typically, for those who identify as queer, the terms lesbian, gay, and bisexual are perceived to be too limiting and/or fraught with cultural connotations they feel don't apply to them. Some people may use queer, or more commonly genderqueer, to describe their gender identity and/or gender expression (see non-binary and/or genderqueer below). Once considered a pejorative term, queer has been reclaimed by some LGBT people to describe themselves; however, it is not a universally accepted term even within the LGBT community. When Q is seen at the end of LGBT, it typically means queer and, less often, questioning. -- GLAAD Media Reference Guide
- Queer 101This page helps define queer identity and provides resources on how to be more inclusive of queer identities.
How Queer! Personal narratives from bisexual, pansexual, polysexual, sexually-fluid, and other non-monosexual perspectives by Call Number: HQ73 .H68 2016ISBN: 0990641821Publication Date: 2016-01-05
Pansexuality
Pansexual individuals have the capability of attraction to others regardless of their gender identity or biological sex, which can involve someone who is male, female, transgender, intersex, and/or nonbinary and identifies with any possible sexual orientation. However, this does not mean that pansexuals automatically like everyone or have no physical preferences. The identity of pansexual is commonly used to express the openness and fluidity of sexuality.
Pansexuality recognizes that there are more than two genders; some people opt to use this term instead of “bisexuality” in order to be more inclusive of people whose genders do not fit into the binary of male/man or female/woman. -- Stanford University Vaden Health Center
- PansexualityA definition of pansexuality from the Stanford University Vaden Health Center.
- Pansexuality 101An FAQ on Pansexuality from Everyday Feminism.
- Differences and Similarities Between Bisexuality and PansexualityFrom Shiri Eisner's website. Shiri Eisner is an activist and writer residing in Tel Aviv, Israel/Occupied Palestine.
- FAQ on PansexualityAn FAQ from Pansexuality is Perfect