Queer: an umbrella term that can refer to anyone who transgresses society’s view of gender, sexual orientation or sexuality. People of Color: used primarily in the United States to describe any person who is not white the term is meant to be inclusive among non-white groups, emphasizing common experiences of racism. Pansexual (also referred to as omnisexual or polysexual): referring to the potential for sexual attractions or romantic love toward people of all gender identities and biological sexes the concept of pansexuality deliberately rejects the gender binary. Multiethnic: a person who identifies as coming from two or more ethnicities a person whose biological parents are of two or more ethnicities. Multiracial: a person who identifies as coming from two or more races a person whose biological parents are of two or more different races. LGBTQIA: an inclusive term for those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual. Intersex: a general term used for a variety of conditions in which a person is born with reproductive organs, sexual anatomy or chromosomes that are not considered “standard” for either male or female. Homosexual: a person who is attracted to members of what they identify as their own sex or gender (the terms Gay and Lesbian are preferred). Heterosexual: a person attracted to members of another sex or gender. Gender Identity: refers to a person’s internal, deeply felt sense of being a man or woman, or something other or in between, which may or may not correspond with the sex assigned at birth because gender identity is internal and personally defined, it is not visible to others. Gender: social, cultural and psychological traits linked to males and females that define them as masculine or feminine. 
First Nations People: individuals who identify as those who were the first people to live on the Western Hemisphere continent people also identified as Native Americans.Ethnicity: the culture of people in a given geographic region, including their language, heritage, religion and customs.Cisgender: a description for a person whose gender identity, gender expression and sex assigned at birth align (e.g., man, masculine and male).Bisexual: a person who is attracted to people of their own gender as well as another gender.Bigender/Dual Gender: a person who possesses and expresses a distinctly masculine persona and a distinctly feminine persona and is comfortable in and enjoys presenting in both gender roles.Biracial: a person who identifies as coming from two races a person whose biological parents are of two different races.Asexual: someone who does not experience sexual attraction.Our identities are who we are as individuals, including our personal characteristics, history, personality, name and other characteristics that make us unique and different from other individuals.
Because of the way that language works, particularly around these concepts, it is important to note that many of these terms continue to evolve. This glossary is not meant to be exhaustive. In order to best facilitate dialogue, the Bias Report and Support team believes that it is important to share a common language of social justice terms.
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