Bisexual: an individual who is attracted to men and women

Bisexuality: The capacity to feel love towards and sexual satisfaction with someone of either sex

Closeted: an individual who is not open about their sexual orientation

Coming out: a process of self-acceptance and sharing with others one's sexual orientation

Gay: the appropriate term used for individuals, usually male, who are attracted to members of the same sex

Gender Expression: external representation of one's gender, be it masculine, feminine, or somewhere in between

Gender Identity: one's belief that they are male or female

Heterosexism: A form of oppression that targets gays, lesbians and bisexuals. It includes the belief that heterosexuality is the healthy ideal norm, coupled with the assignment of rights and privileges to heterosexuals that are denied to gay, lesbian and bisexual persons

Heterosexuality: The capacity to feel love towards and sexual satisfaction with someone of the opposite sex

Homosexuality: The capacity to feel love towards and sexual satisfaction with someone of the same sex

Homophobia: The irrational fear, hatred and intolerance of gays, lesbians or bisexuals, or of the homosexual feelings in oneself

Intersex: a person whose sex is ambiguous

Lesbian: a female who is attracted to members of the same sex

LBGTQIA: acronym for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, and Ally

Pansexual: an individual who is attracted in both sexes, intersex individuals, as well as transgendered and transsexual individuals

Sexual Orientation: a term used to describe one's physical, emotional, and spiritual attraction to other individuals

Transgender: an umbrella term for individuals whose gender identity and/or expression differs from the one they were born with.