Glossary of Terms Many people refrain from talking about sexual orientation and gender identity and expression because it feels taboo or because they’re afraid of saying the wrong thing. This glossary was written to help give people the words and meanings to help make conversations easier and more comfortable. Bisexual — A person who can be attracted to more than one sex, gender or gender identity. “Bi” is often used as an abbreviation. Related terms include pansexual, queer, fluid, omnisexual, nonmonosexual, in the middle sexualities, heteroflexible, homoflexible, polysexual and many others. Biphobia — Prejudice, fear or hatred directed toward bisexual people. This can take the form of stereotypes about bisexuality or excluding or erasing bisexual people from the LGBTQ community (sometimes referred to as “bi erasure”).
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