The purpose of this field is to indicate the sexual orientation of the person.

Use caution in compiling this list, because perceptions of sexual orientation may vary.

This list has is used for field 916 Sexual Orientation in the Person format.

Example (1)

CODE
 TERM
 

01 Heterosexual male
02 Heterosexual female
03 Lesbian
04 Gay
05 Bisexual
06 Transgender
06 01 Transsexual

(1) From an unpublished list developed by the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women-Asia Pacific (CATW-AP) for documenting cases of violence against women