What's the difference between gay, bisexual, and transgendered?

Question

Just curious..

also, isn't lesbian the same thing as gay but a girl? forgot to mention that..

Answer 1

Here is what I wrote about this subject on my website www.GayChristianSurvivors.com ...

HETEROSEXUAL ("straight"): a male or female who is mentally, emotionally, physically, genetically and sexually attracted, and feels internally connected, only to other human members of the opposite gender, and who can enter into a romantic and sexual relationship or union only with members of the opposite gender.

HOMOSEXUAL ("gay/lesbian"): a male or female who is mentally, emotionally, physically, genetically and sexually attracted, and feels internally connected, only to other human members of the same gender, and who can enter into a romantic and sexual relationship or union only with members of the same gender.

EX-GAY: There are two different types of ex-gays:

- a heterosexual who had previously left members of the opposite gender for members of the same gender, but has reverted to his or her natural heterosexual identity. This is not a true "ex-gay" because he/she was never gay to begin with.

- a homosexual who, through various brainwashing techniques, has been convinced that he or she is now a heterosexual, which usually ends disastrously, including suicide. This is not a true "ex-gay" person any more than a brown-eyed person with blue contact lenses is "ex-brown-eyed".

EX-EX-GAY: a homosexual who has recovered from subjection to brainwashing techniques that had convinced the person that he or she had become heterosexual.

BISEXUAL ("bi"): a male or female heterosexual or homosexual who dabbles in romantic/sexual relations with both genders in defiance of their natural identity, which is usually the effect of either promiscuity or self deception, which results in a psychological identity conflict.

BI CURIOUS: not to be confused with a true homosexual, heterosexual, or a bi-sexual, a Bi Curious person is one who feels multiple internal signals from both genders and is not sure to which sexual category he or she belongs, though generally such a person will lean toward homosexuality. There are countless psychological reasons for this condition, some benign and some serious.

TRANS SEXUAL: a heterosexual or homosexual male or female who has had, or wishes to have, genital reassignment through surgery to that of the opposite gender as a result of identity loss and a sense of low self-worth due to lack of gender edification. In ultra-rare cases, the cause is genetic malfunction in the womb, similar to that found with hermaphrodites who are born with both gender's genitals.

TRANSVESTITE: a heterosexual or homosexual male or female who finds pleasure in, or who prefers to wear, clothing and paraphernalia commonly associated with the opposite gender. The term "Drag Queen" generally refers to homosexual transvestites. The term "Female Impersonator" generally refers to anyone who dresses as the opposite gender for entertainment purposes, regardless of whether that person is a transvestite.

HOMOPHOBIA: a psychological disorder causing fear of same-gender intimacy, or of others of the same gender who are intimate, who hates and/or represses others who are not like them, either by threats, violence, or the passage of discriminatory laws.

PEDOPHILIA: a psychological disorder causing a heterosexual or homosexual to be sexually gratified with children.

BESTIALITY: a psychological disorder causing a heterosexual or homosexual to engage in sexual contact with species outside of the Image of God (mankind).

-Rev. Jim Cunningham
King James Bible Ministry

Answer 2

The word "gay & Lesbian" in particular refers back to the guy being the "gay", and the girls persons "Lesbian". adult men are greater oftentimes extensive-unfold as gay. Lesbian is what you will ordinarily call a woman drawn to the equivalent intercourse, yet females may well be referred to as gay, there's no longer a definitely substitute.

Answer 3

gay means a homosexual that self-identifies as a homosexual.

you can be a homosexual but not be gay, because you don't admit to it. gay implies self-admission.

bisexual means attracted to both males and females. bi means self indentifying as such.

transgendered is someone who does not have the same gender as the do sex. gender is how you percieve yourself mentally, and sex is what you physically have. some people dont identify as male or female in terms of gender, and call themselves genderqueer.

intersexed is someone who is physically is in some what both male and female due to a birth disorder of some kind.

pansexual is some who is attracted to all genders.

Answer 4

gay - men who are attracted to men

lesbian - women who are attracted to women

bisexual - people who are attracted to men and women

pansexual - people who are attracted to men, women, and transsexuals

transgendered - people who disagree with the societal man-makde norms (ie males are supposed to be masculine, females are supposed to be feminine)

transsexual - people who feel they were born in the wrong sex

all transsexuals are also transgendered, but not all transgendered are transsexuals..

transvestite - people who have no problem with their gender or sex, yet they become sexually arroused while cross dressing

wikipedia has some great reading on transsexualism..

check these pages out to learn more

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transgender
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transsexual

Answer 5

Gay Likes the same gender
Bi Likes both
Transgendered likes to be the opposite of what they were born, as far as sexual preference, you'd have to ask them.

Answer 6

well
Gay- You are a man who dates and/or has sex with other men.
Bi- You are a man or woman who will date either sex.
Trans.- you are born a man/ woman and you get surgery or pyhsical change t omake urself look like the oppisate sex.