Transgender Health -- Johnson

Question 1

Define Gender Identity.

Answer 1

Gender identity is internal sense of being male/female/not conforming to either.

Question 2

Define Sexual Orientation.

Answer 2

Sexual Orientation (Sexual Preference) is an individual’s attraction to the same and/or other sex.

Question 3

Define Transgender.

Answer 3

Transgender is self-identity and general sense of self does not conform to the physical gender.

Question 4

Define Transsexual.

Answer 4

Transsexual is a person who has undergone treatment to become recognizable as a gender different from birth or assigned gender.

Question 5

Define Gender Non-Conforming.

Answer 5

Gender non-conforming is not corresponding to usual male/female identity of that culture.

Question 6

Define Gender Dysphoria.

Answer 6

Gender dysphoria is when physical or assigned gender does not align with gender identity and causes distress.

Question 7

Define Gender Conforming or Cis Gender.

Answer 7

Gender conforming or cis gender is when the assigned gender and gender identity are the same.

Question 8

Define Assigned Gender.

Answer 8

Assigned gender is the natal gender based on physical characteristics.

Question 9

Define Transgender.

Answer 9

Transgender is a gender identity that is influenced by culture, race, class, etc. because norms differ in each group of society.

Question 10

Define Gender Non-Conforming.

Answer 10

Gender Non-Conforming in one setting may be conforming in another.