chapter 5 orientation and gender identity
Studied by 0 people
Call with Kai
Knowt Play
Learn
Practice Test
Spaced Repetition
Match
Flashcards1/11
There's no tags or description
Looks like no tags are added yet.
Name | Mastery | Learn | Test | Matching | Spaced |
|---|
No study sessions yet.
12 Terms
asexual
a person who does not experience sexual attraction to any gender
bisexual
a person whose physical, emotional, and/or romantic attraction may be for the people of the same gender or difference gender
celibate
a person who abstains from sexual activity
coming out
a continual process of revealing one’s sexual orientation or gender identity to others
gay
a person whose physical, emotional, and/or romantic attraction is for people of the same sex
lesbian
a woman whose physical, emotional, and/or romantic attraction is for other women
LGBTQ
acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, and queer
non-binary
a person whose gender identity does not fit into the category of man or woman
pansexual
a person whose physical, emotional, and/or romantic attraction is for the people of the opposite sex
straight
a person whose physical, emotional, and/or romantic attraction is for the people of the opposite sex
transgender
a person whose gender identity differs from the sex assigned at birth due to anatomy with his or with her birth sex
transition
the process of changing genders; which can include legal procedures, medical measure, pronoun use