Matching Pairs Sexual Orientation Matching!Online version Match the right terms! by merrill rei 1 Refers to any person whose sexual and romantic feelings are for people of the same sex. While once widely used, it is generally not preferred as it did not emerge from within the community and was used to describe a mental illness 2 Terms which may be oppressive when used by people outside the community but which some people have chosen to reclaim despite their history of being used in hurtful ways 3 An abbreviation some people use to refer to lesbians, gay men, bisexual, transgender and questioning folks collectively 4 Experiencing little or no sexual attraction to others and/or lack of interest in sexual relationships/behaviors 5 The process in which a person first acknowledges, accepts and appreciates their sexual orientation and gender identity and begins to share that with others 6 A person who experiences sexual, romantic, physical and/or spiritual attraction for members of all gender identities and expressions 7 The systematic oppression of lesbians and gay men based on their sexuality 8 A man or boy whose primary sexual and romantic feelings are for people of the same sex. While many people use this word only to refer to men others use it as a general term to include both men and women 9 Unearned privileges that go to straight people simply because they are straight (ability to legally marry a partner/talk publicly about intimate relationships) 10 The systemic oppression of these folks specifically because they are neither gay nor straight 11 A woman or girl whose primary sexual and romantic feelings are for people of the same sex 12 A person whose sexual and romantic feelings may be for people of "either" sex 13 An LGBTQ person who has not disclosed their sexual orientation or gender identity 14 The belief that heterosexual relationships and people are ideal and better or more normal than gay relationships and people 15 An inclusive term which refers collectively to lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgender folks who may not identify with any of these categories but do identify with this term. While once used as a hurtful oppressive term, many people/reclaimed it as an expression of power and pride Asexual Heterosexual privilege Coming out Biphobia Homophobia Queer Pansexual Bisexual LGBTQ Fag/Dyke/etc Homosexual Closeted Gay Lesbian Homophobia
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