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sexual orientation terms

Lesbian

A woman who has emotional, physical, spiritual, and sexual attractions to other women and/or female bodied/identified individuals.

Gay

Usually, but not always, refers to a man who has emotional, physical, spiritual, and sexual attractions to other men and/or male bodied/identified individuals.  Also used as an umbrella term for the LGBT community.

Bisexual

A person who is emotionally, physically, spiritually, and sexually attracted to members of more than one gender.  Since Queer culture rejects the gender binary that only allows for two genders, some bisexual people also identify as omnisexual and pansexual.

Pansexual

A term used to describe a person who is sexually attracted to members of all genders.

Polysexual

A term used to describe a person who is sexually attracted to members of a few genders (more than two).

Asexual

A term used to describe a person who is not sexually attracted to anyone.

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These definitions were taken from handouts created by the Santa Fe Mountain Center in Santa Fe, NM.  

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