Gay subcategories
Glossary
This is a list of carefully researched and thoughtfully discussed definitions for key gender and sexuality terms.&#; It is by no means a comprehensive list, but it is a good place for us to start. Identity terms mean very particular things to different individuals.&#; The definitions provided in this document reflect the current general understanding of these terms. We understand that language around sexuality and gender is always transforming and we will review these terms regularly.&#;
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To understand LGBTQIA2S+ identities and communities we must first distinguish three important concepts (gender, sex, and sexuality) and debate the version of the acronym we are usin
List of Gay terms
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Abro (sexual and romantic)
A pos used to narrate people who contain a fluid sexual and/or romantic orientation which changes over time, or the course of their life. They may use different terms to describe themselves over time.
Ace
An umbrella term used specifically to describe a lack of, varying, or occasional experiences of sexual attraction. This encompasses asexual people as successfully as those who identify as demisexual and grey-sexual. Ace people who encounter romantic attraction or occasional sexual attraction might also exploit terms such as gay, bi, woman loving woman, straight and gay in conjunction with asexual to narrate the direction of their romantic or sexual attraction.
Ace and aro/ace and aro spectrum
Umbrella terms used to describe the wide group of people who trial a lack of, varying, or occasional experiences of sentimental and/or sexual attraction, including a lack of attraction. People who identify under these umbrella terms may describe themselves using one or more of a wide variety of terms, including, but not limited to, asexual, ace,
Types
Some gay men use types to describe, identify and communicate themselves. Who hasn't heard someone utter “he’s my type" or been asked if a guy is yours? There is always some disagreement around the terms we use and whether we should use them at all.
Therefore, you should be sensitive if applying a type to someone, bearing in mind some gay men reject them altogether as slim, superficial, and demeaning. Equally, some use types affectionately and as a convenient shorthand.
It's a bit of a bear pit (no pun intended), but here's our take on types, though you are perfectly entitled to fling them out and be your own gay, your own homo, queer, etc.
Physical types and personal characteristics
Some guys are primarily attracted to physical types of queer men (eg: bears, twinks, and muscle guys) while some discover characteristics in men most attractive (eg: warmth, intelligence, and humour). Others mix and match and understanding these distinctions is important.
For example, the type(s) of men we find attractive sexually may not necessarily be the qualities we are looking for to sust
Gay
Gender(s) attracted to:
The same gender/similar genders
Gay refers to the attraction towards or crave for the same gender (or similar genders to one's own). Terms such as homosexual and homoromantic can be considered synonyms or subcategories of homosexual.
While the term same-sex attracted can apply to men, women, and non-binary individuals, it is sometimes used to only refer to gay men. The word lesbian tends to be used specifically for homosexual women. The term cenelian apply to gay attraction to non-binary people. The term gai is used for those who are gay in a genderqueer way. Less commonly, other terms such as vincian and veldian are used specifically for gay men. Gay has also been used as an umbrella term for anyone who is non-straight, or anyone in the LGBTA+ group.
Early History
The earliest documentation of same-sex relations in the western world is that from ancient Greece. Relations between adult men and adolescent boys were valued as a build of population control.
Ancient Rome took many of its ideas on sexuality from ancient Greece. Many Roman men partook in bisexual beha