bisexual
Attracted to both
Bisexual describes sexual attraction to both men and women, or more broadly, to people of one's own gender and other genders.
As a noun, a bisexual is a person with such attractions: She came out as bisexual in college.
The shortened form bi is common: He's bi.
Bisexual also has a biological sense meaning having both male and female reproductive organs, though hermaphrodite is more precise for that usage.
Satisfaction from one's achievements
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- coming outRevealing one's identity
- LGBTQ+Sexual and gender minorities
- communityCollective of connected people
representation · acceptance · self-discovery · authenticity · affirmation · erasure · biphobia · validation
Attracted to same sex
- lesbianWoman desiring women
- queerUnusual or non-normative
- asexualWithout erotic attraction
- demisexualAttraction only after bonding
polysexual · omnisexual · bicurious · monosexual · androsexual · fluid · questioning · closeted
The two together
amphibious · ambidextrous · bilateral · pair · double · twofold · bicameral · bipartite
pride
Satisfaction from one's achievements
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- coming outRevealing one's identity
- LGBTQ+Sexual and gender minorities
community · representation · acceptance · self-discovery · authenticity · affirmation · erasure · biphobia · validation · belonging
gay
Attracted to same sex
demisexual · polysexual · omnisexual · bicurious · monosexual · androsexual · fluid · questioning · closeted · out
both
The two together
either · amphibious · ambidextrous · bilateral · pair · double · twofold · bicameral · bipartite · versatile
both
The two together
- eitherOne of two
- regardlessDespite the circumstances
- multipleConsisting of many parts
romantic · emotional · aesthetic · physical · platonic · chemistry · connection · desire · magnetism · drawn
- bi- wordsbiannual, biathlon, bicameral, bicentennial, bicycle
- LGBTQgay, lesbian, transgender, queer, nonbinary
- queer identitiesasexual, gay men, lesbians, nonbinary, homosexuals
- sexual identitiesgay, lesbian, transgender, queer, asexual
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
- LGBTQ+gay, lesbian, transgender, queer, nonbinary
bisexualmonosexual
Attracted to one gender
heterosexual · homosexual · straight · gay · lesbian
- bisexual identityAttraction to multiple genders
- bisexual flagSymbol for bisexual identity