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L stands for Lesbian: Term used to describe female-identified people attracted romantically, erotically, and/or emotionally to other female-identified people. 

G stands for Gay:  Term used in some cultural settings to represent males who are attracted to males in a romantic, erotic and/or emotional sense. Also a term used to refer to the LGBTQIA+ community as a whole, or as an individual identity label for anyone who does not identify as heterosexual. 

B stands for Bisexual: A person emotionally, physically, and/or sexually attracted to people of more than one sex and/or gender. This attraction does not have to be equally split between genders and there may be a preference for one gender over others. 

T stands for Transgender: A person who lives as a member of a gender other than that expected based on anatomical sex. Sexual orientation varies and is not dependent on gender identity.  This term is sometimes used to refer to the gender variant community as a whole. 

Q stands for Queer:  An umbrella term which embraces a matrix of sexual preferences, orientations, and habits of the not-exclusively- heterosexual-and-monogamous majority. Queer includes lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transpeople, intersex persons, and many other sexually transgressive explorers.  The term is also sometimes used as a sexual orientation label instead of ‘bisexual’ as a way of acknowledging that there are more than two genders to be attracted to, or as a way of stating a non-heterosexual orientation without having to state who they are attracted to. 

Q also stands for Questioning: A person who may be processing or questioning their sexual orientation and/or gender identity. 

I stands for Intergender: Intergender people have a gender identity that is in the middle between the binary genders of female and male, and may be a mix of both. 

A stands for Asexual: A term describing individuals who do not experience sexual attraction or do not have interest in or desire for sex. Asexuality is different from celibacy, which means abstaining from sex. Asexuality is often viewed as a spectrum – meaning there are varying levels and identities regarding someone’s emotional, spiritual and romantic attraction. The best way to refer to the asexual community is to use the umbrella term “ace” or “aces” as in the “ace community,” which acknowledges that spectrum. 

+ stands for Many Other Identifications including, but not limited to, pansexual, genderqueer, polysexual, agender, androsexual, and several others.  We strive to be as inclusive as we can and know we can always improve.  We welcome all humans, regardless of labels, and hope we celebrate and accept everyone regardless of how they identify.