Table 1.

LBGT terminology^a

Term	Description
Sexual minority	Used to describe people whose sexual orientation is not heterosexual only
Gay/lesbian	People who are attracted to people of the same sex
Bisexual	People who are attracted to those of the same gender or to those of another gender
Heterosexual	People who are attracted to people of the opposite sex
Mostly heterosexual	An individual who identifies as straight/heterosexual, but may have sex with an individual of the same sex
Cisgender	People whose gender identity and gender expression align with their assigned sex at birth
Transgender	An umbrella term for people whose gender identity and/or gender expression differs from the sex they were assigned at birth
WSW	Women who have sex with women
WSMW	Women who have sex with men and women

^aAdapted from Fenway Health at: http://www.lgbthealtheducation.org/wp-content/uploads/Handout_7-C_Glossary_of_Gender_and_Trans-gender_Terms_fi.pdf.