Gender, Sexuality and Relationship Diversity

Gender Identities

• Abimegender: Associated with being profound, deep, and infinite. May be used alone or combined with other genders.
• Adamas gender: A gender that is indefinable or indomitable; resists categorization.
• Aerogender: Also called evaisgender, changes according to one’s surroundings.
• Aesthetigender: Derived from aesthetics, also known as aesthetgender.
• Affectugender: Based on mood swings or fluctuations.
• Agender: Does not identify with or experience any gender; also called null-gender, genderless, or neutral gender.
• Agenderflux: Mostly agender with brief shifts into other gender types.
• Alexigender: A fluid gender identity between unnamed genders.
• Aliusgender: A strong specific gender identity apart from social constructs, neither male nor female.
• Amaregender: Changes based on emotional attachments.
• Ambigender: Holds two specific gender identities simultaneously.
• Ambonec: Identifies as both man and woman yet belongs to neither.
• Amicagender: Gender changes based on friendships.
• Androgyne: A combination of feminine and masculine genders.
• Anesigender: Close to one gender but more comfortable identifying with another.
• Angenital: Desires to be without primary sexual characteristics but not genderless.
• Anogender: Gender fades in and out but returns to the same feeling.
• Anongender: Has a gender identity but avoids labeling it.
• Antegenger: A protean gender that is formless and motionless.
• Anxiegender: Has anxiety as a defining characteristic.
• Apagender: Lacks feelings or apathy toward gender identity.
• Apconsugender: Knows what gender is not but cannot define it fully.
• Astergender: Bright and celestial gender identity.
• Astral gender: Related to space.
• Autigender: Closely related to being autistic.
• Autogender: A deeply personal gender experience.
• Axigender: Between agender and another gender, experienced separately.

Sexual Diversity

• Abrosexual: Sexual orientation changes over time.
• Asexual: Little or no sexual attraction to others.
• Androsexual: Attraction to masculinity.
• Aromantic: Experiences little to no romantic attraction.
• Autosexual: Attraction to oneself or self-pleasure.
• Bisexual: Attraction to two or more genders.
• Demisexual: Sexual attraction occurs after a strong emotional bond.
• Fraysexual: Sexual attraction fades with emotional connection.
• Gay: Attraction to individuals of the same gender (also homosexual).
• Gynosexual: Attraction to femininity.
• Heterosexual: Attraction to individuals of a different gender.
• Homosexual: Attraction to the same gender.
• Omnisexual: Attraction to all genders while acknowledging gender as a factor.
• Pansexual: Attraction regardless of gender identity or expression.
• Polysexual: Attraction to multiple genders.
• Queer: Broad term rejecting traditional sexual orientation labels.
• Sapiosexual: Attraction to intelligence.
• Skoliosexual: Attraction to gender-nonconforming or nonbinary individuals.

Relationship Diversity- Types

• Aromantic Relationships: Little or no romantic attraction, focusing on emotional closeness.
• Companionship Marriage: Focuses on mutual support and emotional closeness, not centered on sexual activity.
• Domestic Partnership: Legally or socially recognized relationship without marriage.
• Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT): Open relationship where partners do not share details of encounters with others.
• Egalitarian Polyamory: All relationships are treated equally, without hierarchies.
• Friends with Benefits: Friendship with sexual activity but without romantic commitment.
• Hierarchical Polyamory: Relationships are ranked in importance, such as primary or secondary.
• Long-Distance Relationships: Partners live far apart but maintain their relationship.
• Monogamy: One partner at a time.
• Open Relationship: Partners agree to have romantic or sexual interactions with others.
• Polyamory: Multiple consensual romantic relationships.
• Polygamy: Marriage involving multiple spouses (e.g., polygyny or polyandry).
• Queerplatonic Relationships: Committed relationships beyond traditional friendship or romance.
• Relationship Anarchy: Relationships not bound by conventional rules, emphasizing personal freedom.
• Serial Monogamy: A series of monogamous relationships.
• Situationship: Romantic or sexual relationship without clear labels or commitments.
• Solo Polyamory: Being polyamorous without hierarchical or primary relationships.
• Swinging: Couples consensually engage in sexual activities with others.
• Triad Relationships: Romantic and/or sexual relationships involving three people.

Commonly used word when in a diverse relationship

• Polycule – A network of individuals connected through polyamorous relationships. It can be visualized as a web or structure showing how people are linked romantically or intimately.
• Metamour – A partner's partner in a polyamorous relationship, with whom one might not share a direct romantic or sexual connection.
• Triad – A romantic or sexual relationship involving three people, often considered a type of polyamorous relationship.
• Quad – A relationship involving four people, often connected romantically or sexually in various configurations.
• Solo Polyamory – A type of polyamory where an individual prioritizes their independence while engaging in multiple relationships.
• Compersion – The opposite of jealousy; feeling joy or happiness when a partner is experiencing pleasure or love with someone else.
• Hierarchical Polyamory – A polyamorous arrangement where relationships are ranked, often with a “primary” partner having priority.
• Non-Hierarchical Polyamory – A polyamorous approach where all relationships are considered equally important without ranking.
• Kitchen Table Polyamory – A style of polyamory where all partners and metamours feel comfortable and are willing to spend time together, like sitting around a kitchen table.
• Relationship Anarchy (RA) – A relationship philosophy that rejects societal norms about relationships and focuses on building connections based on individual needs and mutual agreements, without predefined labels or hierarchies.
• Queerplatonic Relationship (QPR) – A relationship that goes beyond friendship but isn’t necessarily romantic or sexual, emphasizing deep emotional intimacy.
• Open Relationship – A relationship where partners agree to engage in romantic or sexual connections with others while maintaining their primary relationship.
• Monogamish – A mostly monogamous relationship that allows for some degree of openness or exploration with others.
• Swinging – A form of consensual non-monogamy where individuals or couples engage in sexual activities with others, often in a recreational or social context.
• Throuple – A three-person relationship, often involving equal emotional or romantic connections between all members.
• Vee (or V Relationship) – A relationship where one person is romantically or sexually involved with two others who are not romantically involved with each other.
• Anchor Partner – A term used to describe a significant partner in someone's life, often in non-hierarchical polyamory.
• Parallel Polyamory – A polyamorous arrangement where partners maintain their relationships separately, with little or no interaction between metamours.

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