Explanations

Question 1

gender identify

Answer 1

a person’s internal, deeply held sense of being either male or female

Question 1

gender dysphoria

Answer 1

distress caused by a conflict between a person’s gender identity and their birth sex

Question 2

sexual orientation

Answer 2

a person’s physical and romantic attractions, usually referred to as being straight, gay, lesbian or bisexual

Question 3

cisgender

Answer 3

someone whose gender identity matches their birth sex

Question 4

transgender

Answer 4

someone whose gender identity differs from the sex marked on their original birth certificate

Question 5

trans man

Answer 5

someone whose birth sex was female and identifies as male

Question 6

trans woman

Answer 6

someone whose birth sex was male and identifies as female

Question 7

transsexual

Answer 7

a somewhat outdated term used by some transgender people to describe themselves. It typically implies that the person has undergone some kind of medical transition.

Question 8

crossdressing

Answer 8

when someone wears clothing traditionally worn by the other gender. People who identify like this usually don’t want to transition their body or live full-time as the other gender.

Question 9

drag

Answer 9

when someone dresses in the clothing of the other gender for performance

Question 10

transvestite

Answer 10

an outdated term that refers to people who cross-dress. It is now considered a demeaning term.

Question 11

SRS: sexual reassignment surgery

Answer 11

genital surgery that a transgender person may undergo

Question 12

transition

Answer 12

the term used to describe the process of changing from one gender tot the other. Taking steps such as changing your names and/or medical intervention.

Question 13

to picket

Answer 13

a person or group of people standing outside a place of work or other venue, protesting something

Question 14

to take exception of something

Answer 14

to object strongly, to be offended by

Question 15

hospitable

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friendly and welcoming strangers or guests

Question 16

to banter

Answer 16

to talk or exchange remarks in a good-humoured but teasing way

Question 17

a smackdown

Answer 17

a bitter confrontation

Question 18

diversity

Answer 18

notion that each individual is unique

Question 19

suffrage

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right to vote

Question 20

constitution

Answer 20

basic laws of a nation

Question 21

to ratify

Answer 21

to make something official

Question 22

civil war

Answer 22

war between the northern and the southern states of America about the abolishment of slavery (19th century)

Question 23

civil

Answer 23

relating to citizens, being polite to someone

Question 24

segregation

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a system that keeps different groups seperate from each other

Question 25

nuclear family

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perfect family: a father, a mother and their children all in one household

Question 26

inferior

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a person lower than others in rank or status

Question 27

sexual harassment

Answer 27

any unwelcome verbal or physical behavior in the workplace or in any social situation

Question 28

glass ceiling

Answer 28

minority groups are sometimes between prevent from promoted to high-level positions within an organisation

Question 29

objectification

Answer 29

the action of degrading someone to the status of an object

Question 30

civil rights movement

Answer 30

movement that wanted to establish equal rights for African Americans (1950-1960)

Question 31

Ku Klux Klan

Answer 31

hate group toward African Americans that promoted violence

Question 32

to frisk

Answer 32

to use your hands to search someone's body for hidden weapons, drugs or other items