1.

Allosexual sexual attraction, sexual behavior, gender

expression, or gender identity.
A word and category describing those who
experience sexual attraction. Use of this term helps 11. Coming out
to normalize the experience of being asexual and
A phrase that refers to the process of being open
provides a more specific label to describe those
about one’s sexuality and gender.
who aren’t part of the asexual community.
12. Cupiosexual
Attracted sexually regardless of the gender.
Cupiosexual describes asexual people who don’t
2. Androsexual
experience sexual attraction but still have the
A term used to communicate sexual or romantic desire to engage in sexual behavior or a sexual
attraction to men, males, or masculinity. This term relationship.
intentionally includes attraction to those who
13. Demisexual
identify as men, male, or masculine, regardless of
biology, anatomy, or sex assigned at birth. On the asexual spectrum, this sexual orientation
describes individuals who experience sexual
3. Asexual
attraction only under specific circumstances, such
Asexual identity or orientation includes individuals as after building a romantic or emotional
who don’t experience sexual attraction to others of relationship with a person.
any gender. Also referred to as “aces,” some
14. Demiromantic
people who are asexual do experience romantic
attraction to people of one or multiple genders. This romantic orientation describes individuals who
experience romantic attraction only under specific
4. Aromantic
circumstances, such as after building anemotional
A romantic orientation that describes people who relationship with a person.
experience little or no romantic attraction,
15. Fluid
regardless of sex or gender.
This term refers to the fact that sexuality, sexual
5. Autosexual
attraction, and sexual behavior can change over
A person who’s sexually attracted to themselves. time and be dependent on the situation. It’s used to
Someone’s desire to engage in sexual behavior describe those who experience shifts in their
such as masturbation doesn’t determine whether sexuality, sexual attraction, or sexual behavior in
they’re autosexual. different situations or throughout the course of their
lifetime.
6. Autoromatic
You may hear someone describe their sexuality as
A romantic orientation that describes a person
“fluid.”
who’s romantically attracted to themselves. Those
who identify as autoromatic often report
experiencing the relationship they have with
16.Gay
themselves as romantic.
A term that describes individuals who experience
7. Bicurious
sexual, romantic, or emotional attraction to people
This refers to people who are questioning or of the same or a similar gender. Some gay
exploring bisexuality, which typically includes identifies women prefer the term lesbian, while
curiosity about one’s romantic or sexual attraction others prefer queer or gay. It’s also best to ask
to people of the same or different genders. which word or term someone uses to describe
themselves. The fields of medicine and psychology
8. Bisexual
previously referred to this sexual orientation as
A sexual orientation that describes those who homosexual. Homosexual is now viewed as an
experience sexual, romantic, or emotional outdated and offensive term and shouldn’t be used
attractions to people of more than one gender. Also to refer to LGBTQIA+ individuals.
referred to as “bi,” bisexual typically includes
17. Graysexual
individuals who are attracted to a variety of people,
with genders that are similar to and different than Graysexual is a term used to acknowledge the gray
their own. area on the sexuality spectrum for people who don’t
explicitly and exclusively identify as asexual or
9. Biromantic
aromantic. Many people who identify as graysexual
Those who experience romantic attraction, but not do experience some sexual attraction or desire, but
sexual attraction, to individuals of more than one perhaps not at the same level or frequency as
gender. those who identify their sexuality as being
completely outside of the asexual spectrum.
10. Closeted
18.Grayromantic
Closeted, also referred to as “in the closet,”
describes people in the LGBTQIA+ community who A romantic orientation that describes individuals
don’t publicly or openly share their sexual identity, whose romantic attraction exists in the gray area
between romantic and aromantic. Many people who
identify as grayromantic do experience some
romantic attraction, but perhaps not at the same 27. Omnisexual
level or frequency as those who identify their
Omnisexual is similar to pansexual and can be
sexuality or romantic orientation as something other
used to describe individuals whose sexuality isn’t
than asexual.
limited to people of a particular gender, sex, or
19.Gynesexual sexual orientation.
A term used to communicate sexual or romantic
attraction to women, females, or femininity. This
28. Pansexual
term intentionally includes attraction to those who
identify as women, female, or feminine, regardless A term that describes individuals who can
of biology, anatomy, or the sex assigned at birth. experience sexual, romantic, or emotional attraction
to any person, regardless of that person’s gender,
20. Heterosexual
sex, or sexuality.
A term that describes people who experience
29. Panromantic
sexual, romantic, or emotional attraction to people
of the “opposite” gender (e.g. male vs. female, man A term that describes individuals who can
vs. woman) or a different gender. Both cisgender experience romantic, or emotional (but not sexual)
and transgender identified people can be attraction to any person, regardless of that person’s
heterosexual. This sexual orientation category is gender, sex, or sexuality.
commonly described as straight.
30. Polysexual
21. Homosexual
A term that describes individuals with a sexual
An outdated term rooted in the fields of medicine orientation that involves sexual or romantic
and psychology that refers to individuals who attraction to people with varying genders.
experience sexual, romantic, or emotional attraction Polysexual orientations include bisexuality,
to people of the same or a similar gender. pansexuality, omnisexuality, and queer, among
many others.
22. Lesbian
31. Pomosexual
A woman or female-identified person who
experiences sexual, romantic, or emotional A term (not necessarily an identity) used to refer to
attraction to people of the same or a similar gender. those who reject sexuality labels or don’t identify
Some women who are lesbians may also refer to with any of them.
themselves as gay or queer, while others prefer the
label lesbian. 32. Passing

23. LGBTQIA+ Passing refers to society’s perceptions and

assumptions of someone’s sexuality or gender.
The acronym that often describes individuals who Specifically, this term is most commonly used to
don’t identify as exclusively heterosexual or discuss the frequency and extent to which an
exclusively cisgender. The letters in the LGBTQIA+ LGBTQIA+ person is perceived as or assumed to
acronym stand for lesbian, gay, bisexual, be straight or cisgender. It’s important to note that
transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, and some LGBTQIA+ people have the desire to pass
asexual. The + symbol in LGBTQIA+ refers to the while others do not. In fact, the act of being
fact that there are many sexual orientations and perceived as straight or cisgender can be a source
gender identities that are part of the broader of discomfort and discrimination for some in the
LGBTQIA community, but aren’t included as part of LGBTQIA+ community.
the acronym.
33. Queer
24. Libidoist asexual
An umbrella term that describes individuals who
A term used to describe an asexual person who aren’t exclusively heterosexual. The term queer
experiences sexual feelings that are satisfied (the Q in LBGTQIA+), acknowledges that sexuality
through self-stimulation or masturbation. This label is a spectrum as opposed to a collection of
acknowledges that, for some people, acting on independent and mutually exclusive categories.
libido or sexual feelings doesn’t necessarily involve Use of the word queer opens up options beyond
sexual behavior with others. lesbian, gay, and bisexual to individuals who don’t
fit neatly into these categories or prefer a category
25. Monosexual
that isn’t dependent on sex and gender. While this
A broad sexual orientation category that includes term once had negative and derogatory
people who experience romantic or sexual connotations, queer has resurfaced as a common
attraction to people of one sex or gender.
and socially acceptable way for LGBTQIA+
Monosexuality typically includes those who are
individuals to refer to themselves and their
exclusively heterosexual, gay, or lesbian.
community. Despite its growing use, some people
26.Non-libidoist asexual still have negative associations with the word queer
and don’t like to be referred to in this way. Queer,
Referring to an identity on the asexuality spectrum,
like all terms describing sexuality, should be used
a non-libidoist asexual is someone who doesn’t
sensitively and respectfully.
experience any sexual feelings or have an active
sex drive. 34. Questioning
The process of being curious about or exploring 44. Skoliosexual
some aspect of sexuality or gender. Questioning
A sexual orientation that describes those who are
can also be used as an adjective to describe
sexually attracted to people with non-cisgender
someone who’s currently exploring their sexuality
gender identities, such as people who are
or gender.
nonbinary, genderqueer, or trans.
35. Romantic attraction
45. Spectrasexual
The experience of having an emotional response
A term that describes people who are sexually or
that results in the desire for a romantic, but not
romantically attracted to multiple or varied sexes,
necessarily sexual, relationship or interaction with
genders, and gender identities — but not
another person or oneself. Some people
necessarily all or any.
experience romantic attraction but don’t experience
sexual attraction. 46.Straight
36. Romantic orientation Also known as heterosexual, straight describes
people who experience sexual, romantic, or
Romantic orientation is an aspect of self and
emotional attraction to individuals of the “opposite”
identity that involves: how you identify, the way you
gender (e.g. male vs. female, man vs. woman) or a
experience romantic desire (if you do), the
different gender.
gender(s) or sex(es) of the people who someone
engages in romantic relationships with (if any), the
gender(s) or sex(es) of the people someone is
romantically attracted to (if any). Sexual Concepts:

37. Sapiosexual 1. Gender identity – in the mind

2. Sexual Orientation – to whom are you sexually
A word used to describe those who experience attracted
attraction based on intelligence, rather than sex or 3. Gender expression – how you move and what
gender. you wear
4. Biological sex – depends on hormones and
38. Sexual attraction genetalia
Sexual attraction refers to experiencing sexual
B.2 Kelly’s Personal Construct Theory
desire or arousal in relation to another person or
group of people. 1. Individuals anticipate events by the meaning or
interpretations they place on those events called
39. Sex-averse
constructs.
Sex-averse describes those who are asexual and
2. Behavior is shaped b interpretation or
are averse to or extremely disinterested in sex or
construction of the world.
sexual behavior.
3. Every construction is open to revision or
40. Sex-favorable
replacement.
On the spectrum of asexuality, sex-favorable is
4. People are not victims of circumstances because
viewed as the “opposite” of sex-repulsed and
they are capable of changing their interpretation of
describes those who are asexual, and in certain
events (constructive alternativism)
situations can have favorable or positive feelings
toward sex. Kelly’s Constructs
41. Sex-indifferent 1. Core Constructs – Importance beliefs that are
part of the individual’s personal identity
Sex-indifferent describes those who are asexual
and feel indifferent or neutral about sex or sexual 2. Loose Constructs – These refer to beliefs that
behavior. are unstable, weak, and poorly defined. These lead
to erratic and often invalid predictions about how
42. Sexual orientation or sexuality
the world operates.
Sexual orientation or sexuality is an aspect of self
3. Peripheral Constructs – These are beliefs that
that involves: how you identify the way you
are relatively unimportant to the person and that
experience sexual or romantic desire (if you do),
can be changed rather easily.
the gender(s) or sex(es) of the people who
someone engages in sexual or romantic activity 4. Pre-emptive Constructs – These includes only
with (if any), the gender(s) or sex(es) of the people its own elements and maintains that these
someone is attracted to (if any). Sexuality can elements cannot apply to other constructs.
change over the course of someone’s life and in
different situations. It’s understood to be a spectrum 5. Propositional Constructs – These leave all
instead of a series of mutually exclusive categories. their elements open for modification

43. Sex-repulsed 6. Constellatory Constructs – These allow their

elements to belong to other
Similar to sex-averse, sex-repulsed is on the
spectrum of asexuality and describes those who constructs concurrently
are asexual and are repulsed by or extremely Kelly’s Eleven (11) Corollaries:
disinterested in sex or sexual behavior.
1. Construction – anticipate future events
according to their interpretations of recurrent
themes
2. Individuality – people have different
experiences, therefore construe events in different
ways
3. Organization – organize their personal
constructs in a hierarchical system
4. Dichotomy – people construe events in an
either-or manner
5. Choice – people choose the alternatives that
they see as extending their range of future choices
6. Range – constructs are limited to a particular
range of convenience; not relevant to all situations
7. Experience – people continually revise their
constructs as the result of experience
8. Modulation – some new experiences do not
lead to a revision of constructs because these are
concrete or impermeable
9. Fragmentation – people behavior is sometimes
inconsistent because their construct system can
readily admit incompatible elements
10. Commonality – personal constructs of people
with similar experience tend to be similar
11. Sociality – people can communicate with other
because they are able to construe others’
constructions.