Gay

(n) A man whose sexual orientation is to men: an alliance of gays and lesbians.

Lesbian

(n) A woman whose sexual orientation is to women.

Transgender

(n) One who is transgender.

(a)Identifying as or having undergone medical treatment to become a member of the opposite sex.

Trans

A prefix meaning “across,” “through,” occurring orig. in loanwords from Latin, used in particular to form verbs denoting movement or conveyance from place to place or complete change, or to form adjectives meaning “crossing,” “on the other side of,” or “going beyond” the place named.

Transgendered

(a) Transgender

Asexual

(n) A person who does not experience sexual attraction.

Polysexuality

Is the attraction to multiple genders and/or sexes. A polysexual person is one "encompassing or characterized by many different kinds of sexuality."[1] Polysexual is a sexual identity "used by people who recognize that the term bisexual reifies the gender dichotomy that underlies the distinction between heterosexuality and homosexuality, implying that bisexuality is nothing more than a hybrid combination of these gender and sexual dichotomies.

Bisexual

(n) A bisexual person.

(a) Sexually attracted by both men and women.

Pansexual

(n) A pansexual person.

(a) Relating to, having, or open to sexual activity of many kinds.

Intersexual

(n) An intersexual person.

(a) Existing between the sexes; done or used by both sexes.

Queer

Noting or relating to a person who does not conform to a normative sexual orientation or gender identity.

Homosexual

(n) A homosexual person; a gay man or a lesbian.

(a) Of, relating to, or having a sexual orientation to persons of the same sex.

Heterosexual

(n) Sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex.

Sexuality

(n) The state or quality of being sexual.

Homophobia

(n) Fear, hatred, or mistrust of lesbians and gay men.

Transphobia

Is a range of negative attitudes and feelings towards transsexualism and transsexual or transgender people, based on the expression of their internal gender identity. The related term cissexism, which is sometimes used as a synonym of transphobia, refers to the assumptions that all men and all women are biological male or female and that trans people are inferior to cis people. Whether intentional or not, both transphobia and cissexism have severe consequences for the target of the negative attitude. Many trans people also experience homophobia from people who associate their gender identity with homosexuality. Attacking someone on the basis of a perception of their gender identity rather the perception of their sexual orientation is known as "trans bashing", as opposed to "gay bashing".

Bully

A bully is someone responsible for bullying, a form of aggressive behavior manifested by the use of force or coercion to affect others.

Suicide

Is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair, the cause of which is frequently attributed to a mental disorder such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse.[1] Stress factors such as financial difficulties or troubles with interpersonal relationships often play a role. Efforts to prevent suicide include limiting access to firearms, treating mental illness and drug misuse, and improving economic development.

A phase or period where an individual re-assesses their sexual orientation/identity and/or gender identity.

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