Matching Pairs Sexual Orientation Matching!Online version Match the right terms! by merrill rei 1 Unearned privileges that go to straight people simply because they are straight (ability to legally marry a partner/talk publicly about intimate relationships) 2 A person whose sexual and romantic feelings may be for people of "either" sex 3 An LGBTQ person who has not disclosed their sexual orientation or gender identity 4 A person who experiences sexual, romantic, physical and/or spiritual attraction for members of all gender identities and expressions 5 The systematic oppression of lesbians and gay men based on their sexuality 6 The systemic oppression of these folks specifically because they are neither gay nor straight 7 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 8 The belief that heterosexual relationships and people are ideal and better or more normal than gay relationships and people 9 The process in which a person first acknowledges, accepts and appreciates their sexual orientation and gender identity and begins to share that with others 10 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 11 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 12 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 13 Experiencing little or no sexual attraction to others and/or lack of interest in sexual relationships/behaviors 14 A woman or girl whose primary sexual and romantic feelings are for people of the same sex 15 An abbreviation some people use to refer to lesbians, gay men, bisexual, transgender and questioning folks collectively Closeted Homophobia Homophobia Bisexual Homosexual Gay LGBTQ Asexual Coming out Heterosexual privilege Fag/Dyke/etc Lesbian Biphobia Queer Pansexual
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