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These are all the genders that I know of.

These are all the genders that I know of. | image tagged in tag,lgbt | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
1,687 views 20 upvotes Made by anonymous 4 years ago in LGBTQ
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3 ups, 4y,
1 reply
Most of those are sexual orientations and none of those are genders...
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1 up, 4y,
1 reply
What exactly is the difference between a sexual orientation and a gender then?
4 ups, 4y
Ok, basics time:

Your gender is who you are (male, female, bigender, agender,...). Genderfluid technically isn't a gender but the description of someone having more than one gender and might experience each of them more or less at different times. Transgender is also not a gender, it just describes that the gender you identify with is not the biological sex you were assigned at birth. This has nothing to do with who you feel attracted to.

Your sexual or romantic orientation is who you are attracted to (heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, asexual, pansexual,... - or all of those but with the ending "-romantic" for romantic orientations). This is not about yourself at all (although identifying as lesbian kinda implies that your gender is somewhere on the female end of the spectrum for example). You could argue that asexual is not actually a sexual orientation either but a description of the intensity of your attraction which is why some people on the asexual spectrum add another identifier to signify that they are attracted to some people but a lot less than most others.

If you also want an explanation for the difference between romantic and sexual attraction just tell me. 😉
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1 up, 4y,
1 reply
The B in LGBT proves that there are 2 genders.
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0 ups, 4y
no, bi means you like 2 or more genders, pan means you like personality and looks more than gender
1 up, 4y
Being asexual is not a gender, and neither are any of these. These are orientations
0 ups, 4y
Cool! I am an Ally and Questioning.
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0 ups, 4y
Happy to see ally has a spot, as one I am honored.
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0 ups, 4y
B
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0 ups, 4y
Yes
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