Sexuality & gender

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What is sexuality?

How sexuality is a spectrum we're all part of.

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Coming out

Telling people about your sexuality.

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Lesbian

Lesbians are women who are sexually attracted to other women.

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Gay man

The term 'gay man' refers to a man who is sexually attracted to men.

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Heterosexual

Heterosexuals are people who are attracted to the opposite sex.

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Bisexual

Bisexuals are people who are sexually attracted to both sexes.

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Trans

The word ‘trans’ is often used as an umbrella term to describe people who feel their gender is, or has been, different from the one they were labelled with at birth.

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Discrimination

How the law protects you from abuse over your sexuality.

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Families

Support for families who find out a family member is LGBT.