Terminology

This page includes terminology that is in use on the  and in the LGBTQIA+ community. Some of these terms are common and have a long history, while others are newly emerging words that have not yet been widely adopted.

Gender modality
Gender modality is the modifier of one's experience for when a person's assigned gender at birth matches what gender that person feels they are. It encompasses both cisgender and transgender as primary modalities.

Gender alignment
Gender alignment refers to the connection someone has with some gender, considering this gender an important part of their personhood, while not necessarily experiencing that gender identity. It's mainly used for non-binary experiences.

GSD/GSM/GSRM
GSD/GSM/GSRM awaits a definition.

QPOC/QTPOC/QTBIPOC
QPOC/QTPOC/QTBIPOC stand for Queer People Of Color, Queer and Trans People Of Color, and Queer and Trans Black and Indigenous People Of Color respectively.

Neptunic
Neptunic is defined as "an individual who is attracted to both the non-binary and female genders". The phrase can be used in isolation or in combination with other orientations. It seemingly came into popularity around 2017 on Tumblr, and is a shortened term for the microlabel nomascsexual (i.e. no masc sexual).

Unlabeled
Unlabeled, also known as "no label" or "non-labeled", is a term used by individuals who do not wish to label their identity with more specific terms, such as lesbian, bisexual, agender, and so on. People can have many personal reasons for wanting to forego labeling themselves, such as feeling that current labels do not fit how they feel, or just not wanting to label themselves for the time being. Note that some people who could be 'labeled' as unlabeled may not necessarily use the actual term itself.

Resources

 * GLAAD Media Reference Guide - 10th Edition
 * Human Rights Campaign's Glossary of Terms
 * PFLAG's National Glossary of Terms
 * The Trans Language Primer