Allosexual 

This is an umbrella term. 

A person who identifies as allosexual typically feels sexual attraction toward other people. They may also want to have sex with a partner. 

People who identify with this orientation may also identify with another sexuality, such as being gay, lesbian, or bisexual.

Androsexual 

People who consider themselves androsexual feel attraction toward men, males, or perceived masculinity, irrespective of whether or not they were assigned male at birth.

Asexual 

Asexual is an umbrella term that encompasses a broad spectrum of sexual orientations. 

Note that according to the LGBTQIA Resource Center, asexuality is a spectrum. Some people may experience no sexual or romantic attraction toward anyone, while others may experience varying degrees of sexual or romantic attraction toward people. 

Autosexual

Those who identify as autosexual experience a sexual attraction toward themselves. 

Similar to those who are autoromantic, people who are autosexual may also experience sexual attraction toward other people.

Bicurious

People who identify as bicurious are interested in having a sexual or romantic experience with someone of the same gender. 

The term indicates that the person experiences some uncertainty as to how they identify romantically or sexually.

Bisexual 

A person who identifies as bisexual can be of any gender. 

Bisexuality means that a person feels attraction toward their own gender and other genders or toward anyone regardless of their gender. 

Demisexual 

A person who identifies as demisexual typically only feels sexual attraction toward a person with whom they have already established a strong emotional bond. 

Some people who are demisexual may have no interest or only a slight interest in sexual activity.

Gay 

A person who identifies as gay typically only feels sexual attraction toward people of the same gender.

Socially, people use this term to refer to men who are romantically and sexually attracted to men. However, those in the community use it as an

umbrella term.

Gynesexual or Gynosexual 

People who identify as gynesexual feel sexual attraction toward women, females, and perceived femininity, irrespective of whether they were assigned female at birth.

Heterosexual 

People who are heterosexual, or “straight,” typically feel sexual and romantic attraction toward people who are of a gender different than their own.

Homosexual

Homosexuality is a term describing those who are emotionally and physically attracted to people of the same gender. 

However, the LGBTQIA Resource Center states that this term is outdated and may have negative connotations due to the past.

Lesbian

Those who identify as lesbian are usually women who feel sexual and romantic attraction toward other women. 

Some nonbinary people — those who do not identify with the traditional binary sexes of male and female — may also identify as lesbians. This may be because they feel a closer connection to womanhood and are mainly attracted to women. 

Monosexual 

Monosexual is an umbrella term encompassing all sexual orientations that feel a romantic or sexual attraction toward only one gender. 

The sexual orientations that come under this term include heterosexuality, gay, and lesbian.

Multisexual 

Multisexual is a broad term that encompasses all sexual orientations in which people are attracted to more than one gender. 

Some sexual orientations that come under this term are bisexual and omnisexual.

Pansexual and Omnisexual 

These sexual orientations refer to people who feel attraction toward people of all genders and sexes. 

A typical identifier for people with this orientation is that gender is not a factor in sexual or romantic attraction. 

While there is overlap between these two terms and bisexuality and polysexuality, some people may prefer to use one term over another.

Polysexual 

People who identify as polysexual feel sexual or romantic attraction toward more than one gender.

Queer 

People of all sexualities under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella may also identify as queer. 

Historically, many people used the word queer as a slur. People belonging to LGBTQIA+ communities may now choose to use this term to reclaim it. 

It is generally not a good idea for people outside of these communities to use this term. 

Sexual Fluidity

People’s sexuality can be fluid. This means that their sexual orientation is not fixed, and they may not define themselves by any particular sexuality. 

Skoliosexual

People who identify as skoliosexual typically only feel attraction toward people who are nonbinary.

Spectrasexual

Spectrasexual is a term that describes those who are romantically and sexually attracted to multiple sexes, genders, and gender identities but not all of them.

Alloromantic 

A person who identifies as alloromantic experiences romantic attraction toward others.

Aromantic 

A person who identifies as aromantic may not feel any romantic attraction toward anyone. They may not want a relationship beyond friendship. 

Those who identify with this orientation may also identify with another orientation.

A person’s romantic attraction can differ from their sexual attraction. For example, a person may not feel romantic attraction toward people but may still be sexually attracted to some individuals.

Autoromantic

Those who are autoromantic experience a romantic attraction toward themselves. 

This does not mean that they do not experience romantic attraction toward others as well.

Biromantic 

People who identify as biromantic feel romantic, but not necessarily sexual, attraction toward more than one gender.

Panromantic

This term refers to those who experience romantic attraction, but not sexual

attraction, toward people of any gender or sex.

Demiromantic 

People who identify as demiromantic usually do not feel romantic attraction toward people with whom they do not have a strong emotional bond.

Heteroromantic

Those who are heteroromantic may experience romantic attraction, but not necessarily sexual attraction, toward those of a different gender. 

Homoromantic

Homoromantic refers to people who are romantically attracted to those of a similar gender to their own. They may not feel sexual attraction toward these people, though.

Source: LGBTQIA Resource Center.