Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Quiz

Sexual orientation is an inherent or immutable enduring emotional, romantic, or sexual attraction to other people.

Asexual refers to the sexual orientation of a person who generally does not experience attraction towards anyone.

Gay refers to a person (usually a man) attracted to people of the same gender, while lesbian is a woman attracted to people of the same gender.

<p>Bisexual is the sexual orientation of a person attracted to people of more than one gender.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Queer is a radical and transgressive umbrella term used for individuals whose sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression does not conform to cisgender-heterosexual norms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Omnisexual means attraction to people of all genders; pansexual means attraction regardless of gender; polysexual means attraction to people of many genders.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Monosexism is a system of discrimination that oppresses bisexual people, based on the belief that all people are, or should be, attracted to people of only one gender. An example of monosexism in society is the erasure of bisexuality and the assumption that individuals can only be attracted to one gender.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gender identity refers to a person's innermost concept of self as female, male, or another identity, which may or may not correspond with their sex assigned at birth. Gender expression, on the other hand, is the external appearance of a person's gender, usually expressed through behavior, clothing, haircut, or voice, which may or may not conform to socially defined norms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Transgender individuals are those whose gender identity does not align with their sex or gender assigned at birth. Transsexual individuals refer to transgender people who have undergone or are in the process of undergoing medical transitioning, such as gender-affirming surgery or hormone replacement therapy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Non-binary gender refers to a person whose gender does not fall within the traditional binary of female and male. Some identities under the non-binary umbrella include agender, bigender, genderfluid, and genderqueer.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Misgendering is an act where someone attributes to a person a gender that does not align with their gender identity, using the wrong name, pronouns, or titles. This can have harmful effects on individuals, causing distress and invalidating their identity.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gender dysphoria is a mental illness characterized by the distress a person may feel when their gender identity does not align with their sex or gender assigned at birth. Not all transgender people experience gender dysphoria, but it is commonly associated with the transgender community.</p> Signup and view all the answers