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Men who love men (MLM) is an umbrella term that encompasses any person who identifies as male and experiences romantic, emotional, or sexual attraction towards other people who are also male-identifying. This includes gay men, bisexual men, pansexual men, and any other male-identifying individuals whose attractions include men, regardless of how they personally label their orientation or whether they choose to use a label at all.

The term is intentionally broad and inclusive, acknowledging that attraction and identity exist on a spectrum and that not everyone who experiences same-sex attraction will identify with more specific terms such as "gay" or "queer." MLM as a descriptor is particularly valued by those who wish to centre the experience of attraction itself rather than adhering to a fixed identity label, and it affirms that trans men, non-binary individuals who identify as male, and all others under the male-identifying umbrella are fully included.