An umbrella term is a word or a phrase that covers a broad range of related things instead of just one.[1] The terms covered by the umbrella are distinct but related. For instance, multisexual is an umbrella term for many identities that share the common trait of having attractions that are not limited to a single sex or gender, opposite to sexual orientations that are monosexual.[2][3] The "multisexual umbrella," "multi-attraction spectrum," "multisexual spectrum," or "m-spec" thus includes people who identify as multisexual, as well as those who instead or additionally identify as pansexual, polysexual, omnisexual, bisexual, or another identity involving attraction to more than one gender.[2] Other umbrella terms include non-binary[4] and transgender.[5]
Specific identities under an umbrella term, especially hyper-specific labels, may sometimes be referred to as microlabels.[6]
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- ↑ "The Bi Umbrella" on Bi.org. Published by The American Institute of Bisexuality. (Archived on 2024-04-10)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "What does 'm-spec' mean?" on The Bi Pan Library. Published 2021-10-17. (Archived on 2024-04-21)
- ↑ "Multisexual Youth Mental Health: Risk and Protective Factors for Bisexual, Pansexual, and Queer Youth Who are Attracted to More than One Gender" by The Trevor Project on The Trevor Project. Published 2021-04-23. (Archived on 2023-09-30)
- ↑ "Non-Binary" by The Trans Language Primer on The Trans Language Primer. (Archived on 2021-10-26)
- ↑ "Glossary of Terms - Transgender" by GLAAD on GLAAD Media Reference Guide - 10th Edition. (Archived on 2021-10-22)
- ↑ "Putting a name to the feeling: Microlabels in the LGBTQ2+ community" by Kirat Walia on Western Gazette. Published 2021-02-09. (Archived on 2024-02-24)