Legend:
Purple = LGBTQ+/queer people (or with permission)
Green Light = go for it!
Yellow Light = permission required
Red Light = under zero circumstances (considered offensive if you continue to use the words for me)
Names:
Sky Nebula Pierce
PREFERRED: Nebula
Please ask for my legal name if necessary
Pronouns:
they/them/their/theirs/themself (permission required)
PREFERRED: no pronouns
Titles:
Labels:
Please note that these are MY definitions and they do not apply to everyone with these labels.
Transgender (trans)
Somebody whose gender identity doesn't match their assigned gender at birth.
Non-binary (n-b/enby)
An umbrella term for someone whose gender doesn't fit 100% into the categories "man" or "woman".
LGBTQIA+
An acronym which stands for lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, intersex, asexual, and more.
Different variations of this acronym have been accepted by our community, but it's important to keep the L at the front to acknowledge everything lesbians did for the community during the AIDS crisis.
Genderqueer (GQ)
A gender under the non-binary umbrella that sits outside the gender binary.
Spacegender
A type of xenogender, it is an umbrella term for genders that are influenced or related to different parts of space, or space itself. Click here for more info.
Queer
An umbrella term for LGBTQIA+ people.
Gay
An umbrella term for LGBTQIA+ people (formerly a slur).
Allosexual (allo)
Someone who experiences sexual attraction, the opposite of asexual (more info here).
Mspec (attracted to multiple genders)
Attraction to multiple genders, "multiple-spectrum" (more info here, hyperlink attached to flag).
Aromantic (aro)
Someone who doesn't experience romantic attraction (more info here).
Disabled
Physical, mental, and/or neurological impairment, typically long-term or permanent. (NOT "HANDY CAPABLE" OR "DIFFERENTLY ABLED" OR ANY SIMILAR VARIATIONS AS THEY ARE DEEMED ABLEIST)
Autistic
A condition that affects how a person thinks, feels, interacts with others, and experiences their environment (source).
Identity-first language preferred. Example: "I am autistic" rather than "I have autism".
More essential info here, hyperlink attached to flag.
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
A mental disorder known for emotion regulation issues, an overwhelming fear of real or imagined abandonment/rejection, and feelings of chronic emptiness, loneliness, and worthlessness.
Alien, extraterrestrial
More details here.
Witch
Someone who practices witchcraft and casts spells (more info here).
Plant-based/vegan
Someone who limits animal product consumption as much as possible (more info here).
Nouns:
Green light:
child
partner
parent
almost any gender neutral terms you can imagine
Yellow light:
mum/mom or mother (only in relation to owning animals. for example "cat mum").
man, son, bro, mate, dude, etc (can be used as long as it's not to refer to me personally. acceptable examples: "I hate this queue, man" or "dude, what was that?").
female (only to be used to be referred to my reproductive organs)
boy/boi
girl/queen/king, etc
Red light:
daughter
girlfriend
female (when referred to me personally)
woman
sister
mummy/mommy
lady
niece
aunt(y)
madam/ma'am
lass
man (when referring to me personally)
son
boyfriend
male
brother
dude
father, dad, etc
nephew
uncle
bloke
sir
lad
they-dy
gentle-them
NB (in place of enby/non binary, it actually stands for "non-black")
Gendered adjectives/compliments:
Green light:
cute
beautiful
androgynous
gorgeous
Yellow light (only use if you know what look I'm going for):
handsome
pretty
sexy
fabulous
feminine
masculine
Red light:
manly
girly
When in doubt or if you have any questions/suggestions, please feel free to contact me ^-^ (smiley face)