Transgender Flashcards
Assigned gender/sex at birth
sex assigned at birth; body parts, hormons and biology.
Gender identity
the understanding of one’s self (Female, male, transgender, gender-non conforming, genderqueer, non-binary, gender fluid, cisgender)
Gender expression
ways in which a person acts, presents self, and communicates gender within a given culture.
Gender diverse/ non-conforming non-binary/ gender-queer/ gender fluid.
A person who views their gender on a spectrum rather than fitting into society’s binary categories male/female.
Cisgender
a person whose gender identity aligns with the culture notions of gender and the sex they were assigned at birth.
Transgender
a person whose gender identity differs from their assigned gender/sex at birth and conventional notions of gender.
sexual orientation/identity
sexual concept of on feelings, attractions and desires.
LGBTQ
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning/Queer; Pansexual/Asexual
Sexual Behaviors
Young Men Who have Sex with Men (YMSM) Young Women who have sex with Women (YWSW)
Pansexual
sexual attraction to people of any sex or gender
Asexual
a person who dose not experience sexual attractions
Queer
An umbrella term that may include the entire LGBT community and also people who fit outside social norms of sexual identity and gender expression; emphasizes fluid and experience- based identities and attractions
Awareness of gender identity - between 1 to 2 years
conscious of physical differences between sexes
Awareness of gender identity - at 3 years old
can label themselves as a girl or a boy
Awareness of gender identity - by age of 4
Gender identity stable recognize gender constant
Trans Survival - Barriers to care
Improve quality of life by ?
Health care maintenance for FTMs
Health care maintenance for MTFs
What health care providers can do?
