Human Sexuality Flashcards
_____ folks include conventionally gendered women and men
Cisgender
____ refers to individuals whose gender identity does not correspond to
their natal sex, and is most often a person’s sense of who they are
Transgender
_____: people who do not
identify within a male/female dichotomy
Non-binary (gender-fluid, genderqueer, or agender)
Studies indicate _____% of transgender patients report having experienced maltreatment by a medical `provider
70
_____ are the most likely health specialty
to care for transgender patients, however A 2016 survey found 80% of ____ had
NO training in working with or treating
transgender patients
Endocrinologists
The current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual defines transgender as ____
“Gender Dysphoria”
What was the previous DSM definition of gender dysphoria?
Moving away from the previous “Gender Identity Disorder” which inferred transgender individuals had a mental illness or disease
_____ : Not having a gender or identifying with a gender. They may describe themselves as being
gender neutral or genderless.
Agender
_____: A person who fluctuates between traditionally “male” and “female” gender-based behaviors and identities.
Bigender
_____: The external display of one’s gender, through a combination of how they dress, how they act and other factors, generally measured on scales of masculinity and femininity.
Gender Expression
_____: A mix of boy and girl. A person who is gender fluid may always feel like a mix of the two traditional genders, but may feel more man some days, and more woman other days
Gender Fluid
____: A gender identity label often used by people who do not identify with being a man or a woman, or as an umbrella term for many gender non-conforming or non-binary identities.
Genderqueer
_____: A person born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male. For example, a person might be born appearing to be female on the
outside but having mostly male-typical anatomy on the inside
Intersex
_____: Someone who either by nature or by choice does not conform to gender-based
expectations of society
Gender Variant
_____ it is often the greeting
option of choice for folks who do not identify as cisgender
Mx. Is a title (e.g. Mr., Ms., etc.) that is gender neutral. Pronounced miks, (similar to Ms)
_____: A term for a person who does not identify with either man or woman but identifies with another gender. This gender category is used by societies that recognize three or more genders, both
contemporary and historic, and is also a conceptual term meaning different things to different people
who use it
Third Gender
_____: A person who identifies as a gender other than that expected based on sex assigned at birth.
Transgender
______: Is an umbrella term traditionally used by some (not all) Indigenous or Native American
people to recognize individuals who possess qualities of both genders
Two-Spirit
_____ : Alternate pronouns that are gender neutral. Pronounced /zee/ and /here/ they replace “he” and “she” and “his” and “hers” respectively. Alternatively some people who are not comfortable/do not
embrace he/she use the plural pronoun “they/their” as a gender-neutral singular pronoun.
Ze / Hir
Working with LGBTQ Patients
- Get comfortable talking about sexual behaviors
- When the patient and/or provider is uncomfortable, important information
most likely will not be discussed - Focus on your patient’s behaviors, not so much their identity
- Remember, it is common for patients to neglect to mention behaviors even when
asked directly
