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Sexualities/Genders (And Other Terms One Should Know)

Heterosexual: Male-identifying individual sexually attracted to a female-identifying individual, and vice-versa.

Homosexual: Someone attracted to someone of the same gender as themselves.

Bisexual: Sexually attracted to two or more genders.

Polysexual: Sexually attracted to many genders, but not all.

Pansexual: Sexually attracted to all genders. (this and bisexual, and sometimes polysexual, are often considered to be the same thing and different people may simply identify as any one of them due to their own personal reasons)

Demisexual: Sexually attracted to people only after forming a bond with them first.

Asexual: Having no /sexual attraction/ to others; having no desire to have sex.

Heteroromantic: Male-identifying individual romantically attracted to female-identifying individuals, and vice-versa.

Homoromantic: Attracted romantically to the same gender.

Biromantic: Attracted romantically to two or more genders

Polyromantic: Attracted to many genders (but not all)

Panromantic: Attracted romantically to all genders

Demiromantic: Romantically attracted to people only after forming a bond with them first.

Aromantic: Having no /romantic attraction/ to others; having no desire to be in a romantic relationship.

Polyamorous: Someone who is attracted to, and is comfortable with being in a relationship with more than one person at a time.

Transexual/Transgender (Term depending on generation and location): An individual who identifies as a gender other than the one they were assigned at birth to be. Often shortened to trans

Cisgender: Someone who identifies as the gender that they were assigned as at birth. (ex. matches their birth certificate) Often shortened to cis

Intersex: Someone who has ambiguous genitalia that doesn't fit into our strict dichotomy of uterus or testes. Often forced into surgery to correct their genitals at a very young age, causing psychological and physical harm later in life

Nonbinary: Outside of the gender binary of male and female. (Can be used as an umbrella term or as its own identity)

Genderqueer: Outside of the gender binary. (**This is not an umbrella term like the post said before I edited it! Do not use this as an umbrella term for nonbinary individuals, simply use 'nonbinary'. Queer is considered a slur and not everyone likes to be associated with the word)

Agender: Someone who feels gender neutral, or someone who experiences a 'lack' of gender.

Bigender: Someone who identifies as two separate genders.

Trigender: Someone who identifies as three separate genders.

Genderfluid: A gender that changes, or is 'fluid'.

Demigirl: Identifying partially as a woman, but not wholly.

Demiboy/guy: Identifying partially as a man, but not wholly.

Dmab: Designated Male at Birth.

Dfab: Designated Female at Birth.

Amab/Afab: Same as dmab/dmab, except with 'assigned' instead of 'designated'.

Camab/Cafab: Same as previous, except prefixed by 'coercively', to highlight the lack of choice.

Reblog to inform! And if there's any I missed or anything that should be clarified, please message me! Always looking to expand the proper vocab. : )

**I edited this post because it used some archaic and incorrect terms/definitions, and needed more terms added to it. -Vivian Mareepe

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This is Important

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You'll Do Anything They Ask: You'll go out of your way to please your significant other, no matter how much you have to sacrifice. If that means staying up all night to wash the floor, so be it. It beats the "lecture."

15 Signs You're in an Emotionally Abusive Relationship

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You start believing you’re the problem After all the arguments and put downs, you start believing that you’re not worth any more than the abuse. This is simply a manipulation tactic and a way to justify the abuse. You’re not crazy or the problem. You’re worth so much more.

9 Signs You're in an Emotionally Abusive Relationship

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A form of intimidation or psychological abuse, sometimes called Ambient Abuse where false information is presented to the victim, making them doubt their own memory, perception and quite often, their sanity.

Urban Dictionary: Gaslighting

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-Humiliation, degradation, discounting, negating. judging, criticizing -Domination, control, and shame -Accusing and blaming, trivial and unreasonable demands or expectations, denies own shortcomings -Emotional distancing and the “silent treatment,” isolation, emotional abandonment or neglect -Codependence and enmeshment

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1. They will romance you 2. They will want to commit -- quickly. 3. They will want you all to themself 4. They will be very concerned about you 5. They will be sweet and caring -- sometimes 6. They will play the victim

1. You are constantly second-guessing yourself 2. You ask yourself, "Am I too sensitive?" a dozen times a day. 3. You often feel confused and even crazy at work. 4. You're always apologizing to your mother, father, boyfriend,, boss. 5. You can't understand why, with so many apparently good things in your life, you aren't happier. 6. You frequently make excuses for your partner's behavior to friends and family. 7. You find yourself withholding information from friends and family so you don't have to explain or make excuses. 8. You know something is terribly wrong, but you can never quite express what it is, even to yourself. 9. You start lying to avoid the put downs and reality twists. 10. You have trouble making simple decisions. 11. You have the sense that you used to be a very different person - more confident, more fun-loving, more relaxed. 12. You feel hopeless and joyless. 13. You feel as though you can't do anything right. 14. You wonder if you are a "good enough" girlfriend/ wife/employee/ friend; daughter. 15. You find yourself withholding information from friends and family so you don't have to explain or make excuses.

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Guidelines for telling when a relationship is healthy

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Guidelines for telling when a relationship is healthy

Some time ago, I was reading a forum where the topic of good relationships was raised. Someone asked how to tell when a relationship is good; what markers, if you will, indicate positive, thriving relationships.

I put some thought to it. I’ve long had a sense of what makes for relationships that I find satisfying, but hadn’t really codified it beyond that. After chewing on it for a while, here’s what I came up with:

Am I striving to treat others with compassion, even when it’s hard? Am I being treated with compassion?

Does this relationship offer me the opportunity to grow and develop in the way that feeds me and makes me happy? Does it offer the same opportunities to all the other people involved?

Am I moving with courage in this relationship? Are the people around me moving with courage? That is, do the people involved say things like “I think this will make me happy, so I will reach for it” rather than “”I have been hurt before, so I better not”? Do they say “Here are the things that scare me, and here are the things you can do to help support me” rather than “Here is a list of things I forbid you to do”?

Does this relationship help me to be the best possible version of myself? When I look around at the other folks involved, do I see the best of them?

Can I say whatever I need to say, whenever I need to say it, and have a reasonable expectation that I will be heard and understood? Am I creating an environment where everyone else can tell me what they need to say, even if it’s something I don’t want to hear, and I will hear it?

Is this relationship fair to everyone concerned? Not “fair” as in “everyone gets the same thing,” but “fair” in that “everyone has a hand in the relationship, everyone’s voice can be heard, and everyone has the ability to help build the things that make their parts of it happy and healthy.”

Does this relationship give all the people involved the opportunity and support they need to pursue their joy?

Are the people in the relationship committed to handling conflict, when it comes up, in a constructive, positive, and reasonable way, rather than with anger or antagonism?

Do the people involved forgive one another their lapses and fallibilities?

Does each person in the relationship have a say in knowing what’s best for him or her, rather than one person dictating what’s best for others?

These, I think, make a good starting point for determining whether or not a relationship is good.

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