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Umbrella term, in the context of the LGBT+ community, refers to a term or identity that encompasses several other identities. It usually refers to a group of sexualities or gender identities that have something in common. A person could identify as one of the specific identities under an umbrella term or with the umbrella term itself (though in some cases this is not possible).
Some umbrella terms themselves fall under umbrella terms. For example, xenogender is an umbrella term that falls under the umbrella term of non-binary.
Examples
Examples of common umbrella terms include:
- Transgender
- Non-Binary
- Genderqueer
- Gender non-conforming
- Queer
- Sapphic
- Gay
- LGBT+
- Multisexual
- Ace-spec
- Aro-spec
- Intersex
There are some additional umbrella terms under each umbrella term, so for example, Agender this is under the non-binary umbrella, however it also is used as an umbrella.