A person who is not LGBT but shows support for LGBT people and promotes equality in a variety of ways.		Gender Expression
Identifying and/or presenting as neither distinguishably masculine nor feminine.		Homophobia
The lack of a sexual attraction or desire for other people.		Femme
A person emotionally, romantically or sexually attracted to more than one sex, gender or gender identity though not necessarily simultaneously, in the same way or to the same degree.		Transgender
Describes an LGBT person who has not disclosed their sexual orientation or gender identity.		Coming Out
The process in which a person first acknowledges, accepts and appreciates his or her sexual orientation or gender identity and begins to share that with others.		Lesbian
A person who is emotionally, romantically or sexually attracted to members of the same gender.		Closeted
Clinically significant distress caused when a person's assigned birth gender is not the same as the one with which they identify. According to the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the term - which replaces Gender Identity Disorder - 'is intended to better characterize the experiences of affected children, adolescents, and adults.'		Two-Spirit
External appearance of one's gender identity, usually expressed through behavior, clothing, haircut or voice, and which may or may not conform to socially defined behaviors and characteristics typically associated with being either masculine or feminine.		Pansexual
One’s innermost concept of self as male, female, a blend of both or neither – how individuals perceive themselves and what they call themselves. One's gender identity can be the same or different from their sex assigned at birth.		Outing
Typically reject notions of static categories of gender and embrace a fluidity of gender identity and often, though not always, sexual orientation. may see themselves as being both male and female, neither male nor female or as falling completely outside these categories.		Bisexual
The process by which some people strive to more closely align their internal knowledge of gender with its outward appearance. Some people socially transition, whereby they might begin dressing, using names and pronouns and/or be socially recognized as another gender. Others undergo physical transitions in which they modify their bodies through medical interventions.		Sexual Orientation
The fear and hatred of or discomfort with people who are attracted to members of the same sex.		Queer
involuntary or unwanted disclosure of another person’s sexual orientation, gender identity, or intersex status.		Heterosexism
A term people often use to express fluid identities and orientations. Often used interchangeably with 'LGBT.'		Ally
A term used to describe people who are in the process of exploring their sexual orientation or gender identity.		Gender Identity
An inherent or immutable enduring emotional, romantic or sexual attraction to other people.		Questioning
An umbrella term for people whose gender identity and/or expression is different from cultural expectations based on the sex they were assigned at birth.		Gender Transition
a person who identifies themselves as masculine, whether it be physically, mentally or emotionally.		Gender Fluid
someone who identifies themselves as feminine, whether it be physically, mentally or emotionally.		Gay
gender fluid is a gender identity best described as a dynamic mix of boy and girl. A person who is gender fluid may always feel like a mix of the two traditional genders, but may feel more man some days, and more woman other days.		Androgynous
behavior that grants preferential treatment to heterosexual people, reinforces the idea that heterosexuality is somehow better or more “right” than queerness, or makes other sexualities invisible.		Gender dysphoria
a term used to describe women attracted romantically, erotically, and/or emotionally to other women.		Genderqueer
a person who experiences sexual, romantic, physical, and/or spiritual attraction for members of all gender identities/expressions.		Asexual
is an umbrella term traditionally used by Native American people to recognize individuals who possess qualities or fulfill roles of both genders.		Butch