LGBTQI+ AFFAIRS
LGBTQI+ AFFAIRS
In a society and culture where being different is a frequent cause of suffering, the struggle with mental health is a common challenge for the LGBTQ+ community, even more for the youth. At WINGS we are committed to reach out to those more vulnerable and extend our help.
ANDROGYNOUS
Identifying and/or presenting as neither distinguishaby masculine or feminine.
GAY
GAY
A person who is emotionally, romantically or sexually attracted to members of the same gender.
BISEXUAL
BISEXUAL
A person emotionally, romantically or sexually attracted to more than one sex, gender or gender identity though not necessarily simultaneously, in the same way
or to the same degree.
LESBIAN
LESBIAN
A woman who is emotionally, romantically or sexually attracted to other women. Women and non-binary people may use this term to describe themselves.
PANSEXUAL
PANSEXUAL
Describes someone who has the potential for emotional, romantic or sexual attraction to people of any gender though not necessarily simultaneously, in the same way or to the same degree.
TRANSGENDER
TRANSGENDER
An umbrella term for people whose gender identity and/or expression is different from cultural expectations based on the sex they were assigned at birth. Being transgender does not imply any specific sexual orientation. Therefore, transgender people may
identify as straight, gay, lesbian, bisexual, etc.
ASEXUAL
The lack of a sexual attraction or desire
for other people.
CISGENDER
CISGENDER
A term used to describe a person whose gender identity aligns with those typically associated with the sex assigned to them at birth.
GENDER FLUID
GENDER FLUID
QUEER
QUEER
Intersex is a general term used for a variety of conditions in which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t seem to fit the typical definitions
of female or male.
INTERSEX
INTERSEX
A term people often use to express a spectrum of identities and orientations that are counter to the mainstream. Queer is often used as a catch-all to include many people, including those who do not identify as exclusively straight and/or folks who have non-binary
or gender-expansive identities.
A person who does not identify with a single fixed gender or has a fluid or unfixed gender identity.
NON BINARY
NON BINARY
An adjective describing a person who does not identify exclusively as a man or a woman.
Non-binary people may identify as being both
a man and a woman, somewhere in between, or as falling completely outside these categories.
IN CASE OF A CRISIS:
If you are experiencing a life-threatening emergency, please call 911; the 24-Hour Crisis & Substance
Use Helpline 1-900-316-9241 or 210-223-SAFE(7233).