; and (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. (2) Gender identity The term gender identity means the gender-related identity, appearance, mannerisms, or other gender-related characteristics of an individual, regardless of the individual’s designated sex at birth. (3) LGBTQI The term LGBTQI means lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or intersex. (4) Member of a vulnerable group The term member of a vulnerable group means, with respect to an alien, that such alien— (A) is under 21 years of age or over 60 years of age; (B) is pregnant; (C) identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or intersex; (D) is a victim or witness of a crime; (E) has filed a nonfrivolous civil rights claim in Federal or State court; (F) has a serious mental or physical illness or disability; (G) has been determined by an asylum officer in an interview conducted under section 235(b)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(B) ) to have a credible fear of persecution; or (H) has been determined by an immigration judge or the Secretary of Homeland Security to be experiencing severe trauma or to be a survivor of torture or gender-based violence, based on information obtained during intake, from the alien’s attorney or legal service provider, or through credible self-reporting. (5) Sexual orientation The term sexual orientation means actual or perceived homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality.