LM 4.1: Sexual and Gender Minorities

Question 1

what are sexual and gender minorities?

Answer 1

includes, but not limited to, individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, asexual, transgender, Two-Spirit, queer, and/or intersex

individuals with same-sex or -gender attractions or behaviors and those with a difference in sex development are also included

Question 2

what is sex?

Answer 2

the anatomy of an individuals reproductive system and secondary sex characteristics

Question 3

what is gender identity?

Answer 3

the internal sense of being of an individual: man/ male vs. woman/female vs. both vs. neither, especially in relation to society or culture

gender characteristics examples:
1. women earn less money than men

2. more men than women smoke as women smoking is not appropriate
3. women do more housework than men

Question 4

what is sexual orientation?

Answer 4

terms to describe different sexual orientations are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and straight/heterosexual

sexual orientation has three main dimensions: sexual identity, sexual attraction, and sexual behavior

1. sexual identity refers to the way a person self-identifies with a given sexual orientation
2. sexual attraction refers to the individuals to whom a person is physically and/or emotionally attracted
3. sexual behavior refers to the gender(s) of the individuals with whom that person engages in sexual activity

Question 5

what is a transgender woman?

Answer 5

male to female

identity is woman but was assigned birth sex was male

Question 6

what is a transgender man?

Answer 6

female to male

identity is man but was assigned female birth sex

Question 7

what is trans masculine?

Answer 7

assigned female at birth but identity with masculinity > femininity

Question 8

what is trans feminine?

Answer 8

assigned male at birth, identity with felinity > masculinity

Question 9

what is gender variant?

Answer 9

the term ender variant is deliberately broad, encompassing such specific terms as transexual, butch and femme, queen, sissy, tomboy, travesti or hijra

Question 10

what is gender expansive?

Answer 10

when person’s identity or behavior is broader than the commonly held definitions of gender and gender expression in one or more aspects of their life

Question 11

what is gender fluid?

Answer 11

gender fluid is a nonbinary gender identity that’s not fixed and is capable of changing over time