LGBTQ Community Crossword

A person who generally does not feel sexual attraction or desire to any group of people.
The process of acknowledging one’s sexual orientation and/or gender identity to other people.
Types of gender identity where an individual's experience of their own gender matches the sex they were assigned at birth.
A person who is attracted primarily to members of the same sex.
A term which refers to the ways in which we each manifest masculinity or femininity.
A range of negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who are identified or perceived as being lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT).
A clinical term for people who are attracted to members of the same sex.
Individuals who have the capability of attraction to others regardless of their gender identity or biological sex.
A person who lives as a member of a gender other than that assigned at birth based on anatomical sex.
The fear or hatred of transgender people or gender non-conforming behavior.
little or no capacity to experience sexual attraction until a strong romantic or emotional connection is formed with another individual, often within a romantic relationship.
any behavior which (indirectly or directly, intentionally or unintentionally) attempts to correct or control a person's actions regarding their own physical body, frequently with regards to gender expression or size.
A gender expression that fits societal definitions of masculinity. Usually used by queer women and trans people, particularly by lesbians. Some consider “butch” to be its own gender identity.
The pervasive system of discrimination and exclusion that oppresses people whose gender and/or gender expression falls outside of cis-normative constructs.
An umbrella term indexing various indigenous gender identities in North America.
This is an outdated and problematic term due to its historical use as a diagnosis for medical/mental health disorders.
Typically any non-LGBT person who supports and stands up for the rights of LGBT people
Aversion toward bisexuality and bisexual people as a social group or as individuals.
A person who is attracted to both people of their own gender and another gender
A term which refers to individuals or groups who “queer” or problematize the hegemonic notions of sex, gender and desire in a given society.
The sense of “being” male, female, genderqueer, agender, etc
A person who is only attracted to members of the opposite sex. Also called “straight."
A person whose sexual anatomy or chromosomes do not fit with the traditional markers of "female" and "male."
Describes a person who keeps their sexual orientation or gender identity a secret from some or all people.
A woman who is primarily attracted to other women.
People who do not feel like the words “girl” or “boy” fits. They may feel like both or neither. They sometimes use pronouns such as they, them, theirs.
The idea that there are lots of genders and ways to be beyond just “boy” or “girl.” There is a range of ways that people live their lives, showing that there are many ways to be a girl, boy, both or neither.
A word to describe a person who dresses, at least partially, as a member of a gender other than their assigned sex; carries no implications of sexual orientation. Has replaced “Transvestite”
A person (often a man) who appears as a woman. Generally in reference to an act or performance. This has no implications regarding gender identity.
A person (often a woman) who appears as a man. Generally in reference to an act or performance. This has no implications regarding gender identity.
Possessing all genders. The term is used specifically to refute the concept of only two genders.