Welcome to the LGBTQIA-borhood!

At Georgia Voice, we’re all about inclusion and educating the community! While we’re all familiar with the LGBTQIA acronym – Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (or Questioning), Intersexual, and Asexual – there’s more than meets the eye which can be found in a little (+) symbol people sometimes forgotten about! So as we celebrate different religions and spiritualities, let’s also celebrate those that are part of our ever-growing community of the LGBTQIA-borhood!

NOTE: The terms used below can refer to either someone’s romantic orientation, sexual orientation, biological sex, or gender identity. What’s the difference? Your romantic orientation is who you are romantically attracted to, meaning wanting to be in a romantic relationship with disregarding sexual behaviors. Sexual Orientation is who you are sexually attracted to, meaning who you get turned on by or who you would want to engage in sexual behaviors with. Your biological sex refers to the property or quality by which organisms are classified as female or male based on their reproductive organs and functions. Gender Identity is how you, in your head, think about yourself. To understand these terms even better, check out our Genderbread Person diagram!

Abrosexual

Described as an individual who experiences their sexuality change frequently. It can fluctuate between different sexualities often.

Allosexual

An adjective used to describe people who do experience sexual attraction and are not asexual.

Androsexual

Being primarily sexually, aesthetically, and/ or romantically attracted to masculinity.

Asexual

An adjective used to describe people who do not experience sexual attraction.

Bisexual

This term is generally used to describe being attracted to men and women, but can apply to being attracted to any two or more genders.

Cisgender

When you identify with the gender you were assigned at birth.

Demisexual

People on the asexual spectrum who do experience some sexual attraction, but only in certain situations, like after they’ve formed a strong emotional or romantic connection with a partner.

Gay

Used to refer to a man who is interested in other men, but is also used to describe any person who is interested in the same gender.

Gynesexual

Being primarily sexually, aesthetically, and/