Gender Identity Basics

Gender Identity

• Refers to a person's internal sense of being male, female, or something else
• Different from biological sex, which refers to physical characteristics
• Gender identity can be:
  • Cisgender: aligns with biological sex
  • Transgender: does not align with biological sex
  • Non-binary: does not identify as exclusively male or female
  • Genderqueer: identifies as a combination of male and female or as neither
  • Agender: identifies as having no gender

Sexual Orientation

• Refers to a person's emotional, romantic, or sexual attraction to others
• Types of sexual orientation:
  • Heterosexual: attraction to people of a different gender
  • Homosexual: attraction to people of the same gender
  • Bisexual: attraction to people of more than one gender
  • Pansexual: attraction to people regardless of gender
  • Asexual: lack of sexual attraction to others
  • Demisexual: attraction only in the context of a romantic relationship

LGBTQIA History

• 1969: Stonewall Riots: a series of spontaneous demonstrations by LGBTQ+ individuals in response to a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City, marking a turning point in the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement
• 1970s-1980s: Gay Liberation Movement: a period of activism and organizing for LGBTQ+ rights, including the formation of organizations like GLAAD and the Human Rights Campaign
• 1980s: AIDS Epidemic: a global health crisis that disproportionately affected the LGBTQ+ community, leading to increased activism and awareness
• 1990s-2000s: Marriage Equality: a movement to legalize same-sex marriage, culminating in the 2015 Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage in the United States
• 2010s: Increased Visibility and Acceptance: increased representation of LGBTQ+ individuals in media, politics, and society, leading to greater acceptance and understanding

Gender Identity

• Internal sense of being male, female, or something else, differing from biological sex
• Types of gender identity:
  • Cisgender: aligns with biological sex
  • Transgender: does not align with biological sex
  • Non-binary: does not identify as exclusively male or female
  • Genderqueer: identifies as a combination of male and female or as neither
  • Agender: identifies as having no gender

Sexual Orientation

• Emotional, romantic, or sexual attraction to others
• Types of sexual orientation:
  • Heterosexual: attraction to people of a different gender
  • Homosexual: attraction to people of the same gender
  • Bisexual: attraction to people of more than one gender
  • Pansexual: attraction to people regardless of gender
  • Asexual: lack of sexual attraction to others
  • Demisexual: attraction only in the context of a romantic relationship

LGBTQIA History

• 1969: Stonewall Riots: a series of demonstrations by LGBTQ+ individuals in response to a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, marking a turning point in the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement
• 1970s-1980s: Gay Liberation Movement: a period of activism and organizing for LGBTQ+ rights
• 1980s: AIDS Epidemic: a global health crisis that disproportionately affected the LGBTQ+ community
• 1990s-2000s: Marriage Equality: a movement to legalize same-sex marriage, culminating in the 2015 Supreme Court decision
• 2010s: Increased Visibility and Acceptance: increased representation of LGBTQ+ individuals in media, politics, and society, leading to greater acceptance and understanding

Explore the concept of gender identity, including its differences from biological sex and the various types of gender identities, such as cisgender, transgender, non-binary, genderqueer, and agender.