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Module 4: Gender, Sexual Orientation, and Identity Flashcards

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define sex

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  • the biological distinction between male and female
  • what is between your legs
  • based on chromosomes (XX, XY, or other)
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define primary sex characteristics

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  • characteristics someone is born with
  • male: penis, scrotum, testicles
  • female: vulva, vagina, uterus, ovaries
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define secondary sex characteristics

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  • characteristics that develop after puberty
  • both sexes: hair growth in the pubic and axillary regions
  • male: deeper voice, facial hair, enlarged penis and testicles, more musculature
  • female: breasts, wider hips, elevated voice, darker hair due to estrogen
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define intersex

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  • not XX or XY chromosomes
  • DNA isn’t exclusively male or female
  • may not be able to visually identify sex at birth
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define gender

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  • the social and psychological characteristics associated with being female or male
  • what is between your ears
  • how you feel about yourself and how you identify
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define LGBTQIA+

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an acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning/queer, intersex, asexual/ally

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how many people are LGBTQIA+

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10%

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is being transgender an identity or sexual orientation

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identity

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how many people are intersex

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  • 1.5%
  • many may not know they are
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define gender identity

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the psychological state of viewing yourself as a girl or a boy and later as a woman or a man

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define cis-gender

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having the same gender identity as your sex

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how do people usually communicate their gender identity to others

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through their clothing or mannerisms

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define androgyny

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a gender identity that isn’t exclusively male or female

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define transgender

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an umbrella term for anyone whose biological sex is not aligned with the person’s sense of self or gender identity

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what percent of people are transgender (based on estimates)

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0.25-1%

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define transitioning

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the emotional and sometimes physical process of moving from an old identity to a new identity

17
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do you have to alter yourself physically to be transgender

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no

18
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what is typically one of the last things to change when someone is transitioning

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physical anatomy

19
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define gender confirmation surgery

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  • surgery for those transitioning
  • changing physical anatomy to match gender identity
20
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describe the difference between gender dysphoria and transgender

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  • gender dysphoria is classified as a mental illness in the DSM 5
  • the terms are generally interchangable
21
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why is the term gender dysphoria being in the DSM 5 both a good and bad thing

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  • good: gives people more access to health services with a clinical diagnosis
  • bad: increases stigma that there is something mentally wrong with people who are transgender
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define gender roles

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the behaviors men and women are expected to engage in

23
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what are gender roles for females

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  • being a mother
  • reserved
  • less confrontational
  • passive
  • caring
  • physically take up less space
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what are gender roles for males

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  • louder
  • assertive
  • do physical labor
  • less open/emotional
25
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what professions are generally gendered as male or female

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  • male: STEM, lawyers, professors
  • female: teachers, nurses
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what does it mean when we “other” people

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thinking people are weird or different because they don’t conform to gender roles

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define sexual orientation

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the classification of individuals based on their emotional and sexual attractions, relationships, self-identity, and lifestyle

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list different categories of attraction

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  • physical
  • emotional
  • romantic
  • sexual
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describe the kinsey scale

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a graph showing that there are variations between strictly heterosexual or homosexual

30
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define heterosexual

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attraction to the opposite sex

31
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define homosexual

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attraction to the same sex

32
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define bisexual

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  • attraction to both sexes
  • does have to be a 50/50 attraction to males and females
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define pansexual

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  • pan=all
  • attraction to all people without consideration of gender, sex, or sexual orientation
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define aromantic

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  • little or no desire or attraction to another person
  • never having or wanting a significant other
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define pronouns

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  • he, she, they
  • used as a placeholder for someone’s name
36
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what is a way that we portary out identities to others

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pronouns

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what should you do if you don’t know someone’s pronouns

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  • ask them
  • use gender neutral pronouns
  • introduce yourself to them with your pronouns (they may feel comfortable to tell you theirs)

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