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What is the term used to describe someone who identifies with a gender that doesn't align with the sex they were assigned at birth?
What is the term used to describe someone who identifies with a gender that doesn't align with the sex they were assigned at birth?
Transgender
Which term refers to how a person expresses their gender outwardly through appearance and behavior?
Which term refers to how a person expresses their gender outwardly through appearance and behavior?
- Gender Fluid
- Gender Expression (correct)
- Gender Identity
- Transgender
The term 'androgyne' is exclusively used for individuals who identify as neither male nor female.
The term 'androgyne' is exclusively used for individuals who identify as neither male nor female.
False (B)
A person who fluctuates between traditionally 'male' and 'female' gender-based behaviors and identities is called ______.
A person who fluctuates between traditionally 'male' and 'female' gender-based behaviors and identities is called ______.
Match the following terms with their corresponding definitions:
Match the following terms with their corresponding definitions:
Which of the following is NOT a type of sexual orientation?
Which of the following is NOT a type of sexual orientation?
Asexual individuals experience sexual attraction to both males and females.
Asexual individuals experience sexual attraction to both males and females.
The term ______ refers to the practice of having intimate relationships with more than one partner with the consent of all involved.
The term ______ refers to the practice of having intimate relationships with more than one partner with the consent of all involved.
What is the difference between sex and gender?
What is the difference between sex and gender?
Match the following terms with their definitions:
Match the following terms with their definitions:
Which of the following terms describes an individual who does not identify with any specific gender?
Which of the following terms describes an individual who does not identify with any specific gender?
Fluid gender identity means that a person's gender is fixed and unchanging.
Fluid gender identity means that a person's gender is fixed and unchanging.
How does sexual orientation differ from gender identity?
How does sexual orientation differ from gender identity?
Flashcards
Sexuality
Sexuality
A person's capacity for sexual feelings and their attraction to a specific sex.
Bisexuality
Bisexuality
Attraction to individuals of either sex.
Asexuality
Asexuality
No attraction to either sex.
Homosexuality
Homosexuality
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Demisexuality
Demisexuality
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Polyamory
Polyamory
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Non-binary
Non-binary
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Agender
Agender
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Androgyne
Androgyne
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Cisgender
Cisgender
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Gender Fluid
Gender Fluid
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Transgender
Transgender
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Intersex
Intersex
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Study Notes
Sexuality
- Sexuality encompasses a person's capacity for sexual feelings and emotional/sexual attraction to a specific sex (male/female).
- Types of Sexuality:
- Androsexuality: Attraction to males, masculinity, or men.
- Asexuality: Lack of attraction to any sex.
- Bisexuality: Attraction to individuals of both sexes.
- Autosexuality: Preference for masturbation over sexual intercourse.
- Homosexuality: Attraction to individuals of the same sex.
- Placiosexuality: Enjoying sexual acts for others but not wanting reciprocation. People with this orientation may be sex neutral or repulsed by acts performed on them.
- Demisexuality: Sexual attraction only develops with close emotional connections.
- Lithosexuality: Attraction to another person but wishing it not to be reciprocated.
- Polyamory: Intimate relationships with multiple partners, consent amongst all involved.
- Heterosexuality: Attraction to the opposite sex.
Gender
- Gender refers to the social/cultural differences and roles associated with being male or female.
- Gender Identity: Internal sense of being male, female, something else.
- Gender Expression: External display of gender, including clothing, behavior, etc.
- Scale of masculinity and femininity
- Gender Fluidity: Gender identity can change over time, not fixed.
- Non-Binary: Gender identity existing outside the traditional male/female binary.
- Cisgender: Gender identity aligning with assigned sex at birth.
- Cross-dressers: Wear clothing of the opposite gender, part of their identity.
- Genderqueer: A gender identity that does not conform to traditional gender roles.
- Androgyny: Mixing of masculine and feminine gender expression or lacking any identification.
- Bigender: Fluctuation between male/female gendered behaviors.
- Agender: Not having a gender identification.
- Transgender: Gender identity differs from assigned sex at birth.
- Transsexual: Individuals who have (or want to) medically/legally change their sex.
- Intersex: Born with reproductive/sexual anatomy that doesn't fit typical definitions of male or female.
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