You may have heard the word ‘heterosexual’. It means a person who likes people of the other sex, in a sexual way. That means, men who love women, or women who love men, not just in the way friends love each other, but in a sexual way.
A ‘homosexual’ is a person who likes people the same sex as them, in a sexual way. That means, women who love women, or men who love men, in a sexual way. Another word for homosexual is ‘gay’, or when talking about women, 'lesbian'.
A ‘bisexual’ is a person who likes people of both sexes, in a sexual way. That means, men who love women or men, or women who love women or men, in a sexual way.
Many people do not easily fit one label or another. It is normal and human for feelings to change in a lifetime.
Sometimes it is hard for a person who is gay, lesbian or bisexual, because some people think they should not be gay, lesbian or bisexual, and that heterosexual is the only right way to be.
It is normal to be gay, lesbian, or bisexual, or heterosexual.
