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An '''identity''' is how a person thinks of [[pronouns#they|themself]], and what words they use to label themself. This includes identities in and related to the | An '''identity''' is how a person thinks of [[pronouns#they|themself]], and what words they use to label themself. This includes identities in and related to the LGBTQIA+ community. Many identities in this community have their own [[flags|pride flags]], which use colour symbolism to tell about that identity. | ||
==Romantic/sexual identities== | ==Romantic/sexual identities== | ||
''See main article: [[romantic | ''See main article: [[romantic and sexual orientation]]'' | ||
Some romantic/sexual identities include | Some romantic and/or sexual identities include lesbian, gay, bisexual, and asexual. These are identities, but not gender identities, they are who you are attracted to. | ||
==Gender identities== | ==Gender identities== | ||
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''See main article: [[gender-variant identities worldwide]]'' | ''See main article: [[gender-variant identities worldwide]]'' | ||
Many [[ethnicity and culture|ethnic and cultural groups]] recognize gender identities outside of the Western female/male [[gender binary]], which anthropologists call "third gender". Some of these represent binary transgender identities, or [[cisgender]] lesbian/gay or [[gender non-conforming]] identities, but some are also transgender | Many [[ethnicity and culture|ethnic and cultural groups]] recognize gender identities outside of the Western female/male [[gender binary]], which anthropologists call "third gender". Some of these represent binary transgender identities, or [[cisgender]] lesbian/gay or [[gender non-conforming]] identities, but some are also transgender nonbinary gender identities. See [[gender-variant identities worldwide]] for a list, and more information about the problems involved in imposing outsiders' labels on these identities. | ||
==Other identities== | ==Other identities== | ||
This wiki also has articles on some identities that are not gender identities, such as [[otherkin]], or are not on the MOGII spectrum, such as [[cisgender | This wiki also has articles on some identities that are not gender identities, such as [[otherkin]], or are not on the MOGII spectrum, such as [[cisgender]]. There are some identities that indicate only that they are associated with LGBT without being any more specific, such as [[queer]], [[gender nonconforming]], [[questioning]], and [[nonbinary]]. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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[[Category:Identities]] | [[Category:Identities]] | ||