Test 2 Flashcards
Is a complex and multifaceted aspect of human identity
Sexuality
Refers to an individuals enduring pattern of emotional and romantic or sexual attraction to other
Sexual orientation
Refers to an individuals deeply felt sense of their own gender
Gender identity
Refers to the way individuals present their gender identity to the world through their appearance
Gender expression
Encompasses the physical and biological attributes typically associated with male and female bodies
Sex characteristics
Types of sexual orientation
Homosexual
Bisexual
Heterosexual
Pansexual
Asexual
Refers to individual who are attracted to multiple genders but not necessarily all genders
Polysexual
An umbrella term that encompasses a wide range of non heterosexual and non cisgender indentities
Queer
Gender identity consistent is with the sex they were assigned at birth
Cisgender
Gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth
Transgender
People who do not identify with any gendrr
Agender
People who do not identify strictly as a boy or girl
Non - binary
Refers to the way individual outwardly express their gender identity to others
Gender expression
A concept that recognizes how multiple aspect of individual identity such as race, ethnicity
Intersectionality
Heterosexual
Attracted to opposite gender