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When viewed in Western culture, gender roles are expressed within the gender binary system. 

Genderqueer –  A gender identity term for people who conceptualize their gender as beyond, existing outside of, or not included within the gender binary.

A sexual identity term that most often refers to a person who is attracted to:

• people of multiple genders. 
• their own gender and another gender.
• all genders (see pansexual). 
• men and women
  • This understanding of bisexuality has been critiqued for being reductive and not inclusive of transgender, nonbinary, and genderqueer identities

Bisexuals can be attracted to a variety of genders to varying degrees.

Liberation movements beginning in the 1960s gradually lead to alliances between the communities as they campaigned for mutual goals in response to issues such as police brutality, censorship, and discrimination through the AIDS crisis. Using incorrect pronouns or assuming them based on appearance is a way to misgender someone (see misgender).

Some consider bisexual to be an umbrella term that encompasses all non-monosexual identities. Many of these terms are not meant for allies and accomplices to use as this is community-oriented language.

AFAB – An abbreviation for “assigned-female-at-birth,” a term frequently used, often by the transmasculine community, as a self-descriptor.

Chicane and Chicanx are non-gendered ways to refer to individuals who are Americans of Mexican ancestry. This term is often understood as a binary, however, historically and presently, gender is expansive and dynamic. People may or may not identify themselves with their assigned sex.

BISEXUAL 

Commonly referred to as “Bi”.

This can be intentional or unintentional.

Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) – A United States federal law that was passed by the 104th US congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton on September 21, 1996.

First used in gay communities as slang: to “go straight" was to stop engaging in any form of queer sexual or romantic behavior.

Submissive – A person who allows themself to be dominated by a partner who may hold the identity of a dominant or dom within BDSM activities.  This could take the form of a 24/7 dynamic, or an identity that exists within specific agreed-upon time and space.

Switch – A person who switches between sexual roles.

The spectrum of anti-Black actions and behaviors spans from unconscious bias to motivated acts of prejudice. Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was created under the Clinton Administration. Some examples of pronouns include: they/them/theirs, she/her/hers, he/him/his, and ze/hir/hirs. It can also involve tucking the testes back up inside the person. 

Alloromantic – A romantic identity term for a person who experiences romantic attraction. 

Aro – Someone who identifies as aromantic.

Many countries and US states have legal barriers that make it expensive and difficult for trans people to legally transition. 

LGBTQ – A common abbreviation for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning people.