LGBTQIA+ Wiki is a dedicated resource for LGBTQIA+ topics, including sexual and romantic orientations, gender identities, and the LGBTQIA+ community as a whole. LGBTQIA+ means Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual/Aromantic/Agender, plus many more included in these terms.
Launched on January 19, 2022, this wiki is the primary Fandom-hosted resource for the English-speaking LGBTQIA+ community. We hope to create an open, welcoming, and inclusive environment where everyone feels safe and respected. Our goal is to provide an objective, educational, and comprehensive resource about all things LGBTQIA+. Anyone can register for an account to contribute to and expand this wiki.
Unsure where to start? Read our policies or talk to an administrator, or just click one of the below categories to start exploring!Gender identity A person's internal, deeply-held sense of their own gender (or lack thereof).
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Sexual orientation A person's sexual attractions (or lack thereof) toward other people.
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Romantic orientation A person's romantic attractions or desires (or lack thereof) toward other people.
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History Key events in LGBTQIA+ history around the world.
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Icons LGBTQIA+ people who are icons to the community.
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Organizations Many organizations around the world connect and support the LGBTQIA+ community.
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Gender identity is a person's internal, deeply held sense of their own gender (or lack thereof). Unlike gender expression, gender identity is not visible to others. An individual's gender identity may or may not align with their birth assignment. Most people, whether cisgender or transgender, have a gender identity of male/man/boy or female/woman/girl. For others, their gender identity does not fit neatly into one of those binary terms, such as people who are non-binary or genderqueer.
Transgender | Agender | Demigender |
Genderfluid | Genderqueer | Neutrois |
Non-binary | Pangender | Xenogender |
Sexual orientation, also known as sexuality, refers to a person's sexual attractions (or lack thereof) toward others. It is not defined by sexual activity, which can be independent of a person's orientation. It also is not equivalent to a person's gender. While the most common terms are largely described using the gender binary of male or female, sexuality is more expansive than that.
Asexual (spectrum) | Bisexual | Demisexual |
Gay | Lesbian | Omnisexual |
Pansexual | Polysexual | Queer |
Romantic orientation is related to a person's romantic attractions or desires, generally expressed in terms of which gender or genders a person is attracted to in relation to the person's own. It differs from one's sexual orientation, which is associated with sexual attractions, and a person's romantic and sexual orientation does not have to be the same. The Split Attraction Model is sometimes used to convey these differences.
Aromantic (spectrum) | Abroromantic | Biromantic |
Demiromantic | Panromantic | Polyromantic |
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Bisexual, or bi, is a sexual orientation encompassing attraction to multiple genders and/or sexes, with various definitions that include:
- Attraction to both men and women
- Attraction to two or more sexes or genders
- Attraction to one's own and at least one other gender or sex
- Attraction to all sexes or genders
- Attraction regardless of gender or sex
Some bisexual people experience different kinds of attraction to each gender or sex they are attracted to, or to different ones over time. Bisexuals may feel equally attracted to them or primarily attracted to one or more sex or gender. Bisexuality is also an umbrella term for multiple attractions, the definitions of which overlap. Individuals may have a preference in which specific label they use or draw distinctions between bisexuality and other labels, such as pansexual and omnisexual.
The Bisexual Awareness Week, also known as #BiWeek, is an annual celebration held from September 16–23. It is an extension of Celebrate Bisexuality Day, held annually on September 23.
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