2S: Two Spirit. Indigenous term for gender and/or orientation that’s outside of Western definitions. For use by Indigenous people only. *Not all Indigenous queer people identify as Two-Spirit. By placing the 2S first in the acronym, the LCQC acknowledges and honors the Indigenous roots of the term, and to emphasize the importance of Indigenous perspectives and identities within the broader 2SLGBTQIA+ community. Placing "2S" first recognizes the historical and ongoing contributions of Indigenous people to discussions about gender and sexual diversity, and highlights the need for visibility and inclusion of Two-Spirit identities in these conversations.

L: Lesbian. Women who are attracted to other women.

G: Gay. Attraction to those of the same sex and/or gender.

B: Bisexual. Attraction to those of more than one sex and/or gender.

T: Transgender. An umbrella term for anyone whose sex assigned at birth and gender identity do not align in the expected way.

Q: Queer. An umbrella term used to describe sexual orientations and gender identities that are not exclusively heterosexual or cisgender.

I: Intesex. Biological. People born with a combination of characteristics associated with both male and female. 

A: Asexual. A term used to describe someone who does not experience sexual attraction toward individuals of any gender.

+: Plus. Recognizes that there are myriad ways to describe gender identities & sexual orientations

Pansexual: Pan. An attraction to people of any gender or to people regardless of their gender.

Gender:  Socially Constructed, but also innate. The attitudes, behaviors, norms and roles societies and cultures associate with sex assigned at birth (binary).

Nonbinary: NB. Gender Fluid. Someone whose experience of gender falls outside the gender binary.

Cisgender: Cis. When a person’s sex designated at birth and gender identity align with each other.