Pride 22-24 Vocab List
Depending on context I will use different labels, which can be confusing! So here's a handy reference.
GENDER
pronouns: not important to me; You may use any.
agender: it means I have no gender at all; more specific than nonbinary.
nonbinary: a person not of binary genders. this is a more general/umbrella term than agender.
ORIENTATION
polyamorous: I do not do sexual, emotional, or romantic exclusivity. I will take more than one partner and only choose partners who are well-adjusted to that idea. FYI, this being an orientation is somewhat contentious, but I consider it so.
bisexual: attraction to at least 2 genders and possibly more. It's the original description I chose for myself as a teen.
pansexual: similar to bisexual but slightly different implications/nuances.
Although I use *sexual labels because they are more widely understood and close enough, technically I experience no sexual attraction to anyone ever.
- asexual: or ace for short. Describes, more or less, a lack of sexual attraction to others.
MORE ACESPEC VOCAB
acespec: short for “asexual spectrum”
allosexual: a helpful contrast to the designation of asexual. If you're not asexual like me, you're allosexual.