Week 3

Question 1

what does 2SLGBTQ+ stand for

Answer 1

Two spirit
Lesbian
Gay
Bisexual
Transgender
Queer/questioning

Question 2

how is gender socially constructed

Answer 2

• social interactions influence the roles, expectations, norms, and stereotypes of genders

Question 3

what is the hegemonic view of masculinity

Answer 3

• characterizes males as powerful, strong, aggressive

Question 4

define sex

Answer 4

• the classification of a person based on biological characteristics
  ex. chromosomes, hormones, external genitialia, reproductive organs

Question 5

what does intersex mean

Answer 5

• characteristics that are not clearly male or female

~1.7% of the global population

Question 6

what is gender indentity

Answer 6

• a person’s deeply-held innner feelings & individuals lived experience of what it means to be a woman, man, neither, etc.
• NOT the same as sex

Question 7

what influences the term gender

Answer 7

• families
• cultures
• society

Question 8

what does cisgender mean

Answer 8

• a person whose gender is the same as the sex they were assigned at birth

Question 9

define gender diverse

Answer 9

• identities that do not align w social norms of gender

Question 10

define transgender

Answer 10

• someone whose sex assigned at birth does not align w their gender identity

Question 11

define non binary

Answer 11

• someone whose gender idenity does not fit within the categories of man or woman
• can have a wide range of gender expressions

Question 12

define gender fluid

Answer 12

• someone who does identify as having a fixed gender

- may have multiple genders at once, no gender at all, move between a single gender identity, etc.

Question 13

define agender

Answer 13

• someone who has no gender idenity or a neutral gender identity

Question 14

what are 3 types of gender transitions

Answer 14

• social
• medical
• legal

Question 15

what is social gender transition

Answer 15

• changes in behavior, appearance, language, name/pronoun, packing,, tucking, etc.

Question 16

what is medical gender transition

Answer 16

includes

• surgeries
• hormone
• voice therapy
• counselling
• or other means to align w gender identity

Question 17

what is legal gender transition

Answer 17

• birth certificate
• passport
• citizenship card
• driver’s license
• health card
• financials

Question 18

what is gender expression

Answer 18

• the way a person presents & communicates gender within a social context
• may change over time
• is often culturally specific

Question 19

define asexual

Answer 19

• defined by a lack of sexual attraction

Question 20

define aromatic

Answer 20

• someone who generally does not experience romantic attraction

Question 21

define pansexual

Answer 21

• the attraction to people regardless of gender

Question 22

define bicurious

Answer 22

• someone who is questioning their sexual, romantic, and/or emotional attraction to more than one gender

Question 23

define 2S

Answer 23

• having masculine & feminine spirit

- those that walk a spiritual & traditional indigenous path

Question 24

what is cissexism/cisnormativity

Answer 24

• the assumption that everyone is (or should be) cisgender, bc it is superior

Question 25

define heterosexism/heteronormativity

Answer 25

• the assumption that everyone is (or should be) heterosexual bc it is superior

Question 26

what is intersectionality

Answer 26

• how different parts of a person’s identity or circumstances overlap, intersect, and combine to shape people’s life experiences, oppression, marginalization, discrimination, and power

Question 27

what is the hegemonic view of masculinity

Answer 27

• view of masculinity characterized as powerful, strong, aggressive, finite way of interaction mostly heterosexual in respect