Becoming familiar with terms used by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and other sexual and gender minorities (LGBTQIA+) can help you provide patients with the highest quality care. In this glossary, you will find terms relevant to the health care and identities of LGBTQIA+ people.
A few things to keep in mind:
- Definitions vary across communities; not all of your patients will agree with all of these definitions, so defer to the terms your patients use to describe themselves
- There are many terms not included on this list; we tried to keep the list as concise and relevant to health care providers as possible;
- Terms and definitions change frequently; we will try to update this list to keep up with changing language. If you have a suggestion, please email us at [email protected]. Thank you!
