ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Anything But Straight

So you know how when boys like girls and girls like boys? Well, sometimes it's not just like that. Some people might like boys AND girls, or just boys, or just girls. And some people might not feel like a boy or a girl at all - they might feel like something else, or like both at the same time.

Sometimes people also use words like gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, asexual, or queer to describe how they feel. It can be hard to understand why people might feel different from what we're used to, but it's important to remember that everyone is different and that's okay. Love is love and it's important for everyone to feel happy and accepted no matter who they love or how they identify.