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terms that refer to sexual orientation, or one’s characterization of emotional and/or sexual attraction to others
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and straight
refer to same-sex sexual behaviors, attraction, and/or identity
Homosexual
refers to one’s basic internal sense of gender, such as being a man or a woman
Gender identity
person whose sex assigned at birth was male but who identifies as a female
transgender woman (also known as “male-to-female” transgender person or “trans woman”)
distress from a marked and persistent incongruence between one’s assigned and experienced gender
gender dysphoria
Sex (sex assigned at birth, natal sex, biologic sex)
Sexual orientation
Gender identity
Gender expression
Sexual behavior
Transgender
Process of recognizing, accepting, and expressing one’s gender identity, which may include behavioral, social, legal changes, medical or surgical treatments
Gender affirmation /transition
T/F
MSM in mutually monogamous relationships might not require more frequent screening
true
T/F
Hepatitis B screening is recommended for all MSM
True
T/F
hepatitis C screening is recommended for HIV-positive MSM
True