SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS: Asexual: describes someone who does not experience sexual attraction; this person may or may not participate in sexual activities, have experienced abuse or trauma, or seek romantic, platonic, or other relationships. Bisexual: describes someone who experiences sexual attraction to two (or more) genders. Demisexual: describes someone who experiences sexual attraction usually or only after forming a deep bond. Gay: describes some who experiences sexual attraction to people of the same gender. Grey-asexual: describes someone whose attraction is at some level between sexual and asexual. Heterosexual: describes a woman exclusively sexually attracted to men and a man exclusively sexually attracted to women. Lesbian: describes a woman who experiences sexual attraction toward women. Pansexual: describes someone who experiences sexual attraction to any or all genders, or for whom gender is not a determining factor of attraction. Queer: may be used to describe a person who queers sexual attraction from the heterosexual “norm�; due to its origin and history as a slur it should only be applied to people who consent to it.
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