Diversity of Sexual Orientation and Identity

Question 1

What year was homosexuality
(gross indecency and buggery)
taken out of the Criminal Code of Canada?

Answer 1

1969

Question 2

Describe the Kinsey Sexual Orientation Scale (1948)

Answer 2

Ranks behaviour and “psychologic reactions”:

0- Exclusively heterosexual with
no homosexual
1- Predominantly heterosexual,
only incidentally homosexual
2- Predominantly heterosexual,
but more than incidentally
homosexual
3- Equally heterosexual and
homosexual
4- Predominantly homosexual,
but more than incidentally
heterosexual
5- Predominantly homosexual,
only incidentally heterosexual
6- Exclusively homosexual

Question 3

Describe Storms Two-Dimensional Scheme (1980)

Answer 3

Positions sexual orientation on a quadrant with the dimensions of homoeroticism and heteroeroticism

Low hetero-high homo = Homosexual
High hetero-high homo= bisexual
Low hetero-low homo= asexual
High hetero-low homo= heterosexual

Question 4

Describe Klein’s Sexual Orientation Grid

Answer 4

Provides seven variables (Sexual Attraction, Sexual Behaviour, Sexual Fantasies, Emotional
Preference, Social Preference, Self-Identification, Hetero/Gay
Lifestyle) related to sexual orientation and asks people to assign each variable a number (1-7) associated with preferred sex and self-identification for the past, present, and ideal, respectively.

Question 5

What are the 5 qualities the “Gender Unicorn” model divides sexual orientation and gender identity into?

Answer 5

Gender identity
Gender expression
Sex assigned at birth
Physical attraction
Emotional attraction

Question 6

A term for individuals whose reproductive anatomy does not fit neatly into “female” or “male” boxes.

Answer 6

Intersex

Question 7

What are potential consequences of early sex-assignment surgery for intersex folks?

Answer 7

Physical and psychological trauma

Question 8

A term used for Indigenous people on Turtle Island who have been endowed with male and female spirits

Answer 8

Two-Spirit (2S)

Question 9

A more contemporary term for sexual and gender diverse Indigenous people

Answer 9

Indigiqueer

Answer 10

Minority stress process (distal)

Answer 11

Minority stress process (proximal)

Answer 12

Microaggression

Question 13

A deliberate, intentional, explicit form of microaggression featuring verbal/non-verbal attacks intended to harm.

Answer 13

Microassault

Question 14

Un/intentional verbal/behavioural microaggression that is often unknown to perpetrator (subtle, hidden insults)

Answer 14

Microinsult

Question 15

Un/intentional, verbal microaggresion that negates the thoughts, feelings,
experiences of a person

Answer 15

Microinvalidation

Question 16

Linguistic tools that can affirm or deny gender identity

Answer 16

Pronouns

Question 17

The name someone was given at birth with which they no longer identify as a transgender person

Answer 17

Deadname