Discrimination and Physical Activity related to LGBTQ2S+

These flashcards cover key vocabulary related to discrimination and physical activity, particularly in the context of LGBTQ2S+ issues.

Prejudice

An unjustified, preconceived negative attitude or belief about a person based solely on their membership in a social group.

Discrimination

Unfair, biased, negative actions or decisions that treat a person or group unequally based on their perceived or actual membership in a protected group.

Stereotypes

Oversimplified assumptions about the qualities and characteristics of people based solely on their membership in a group.

Sex

A set of biological variables associated with physiological and physical indicators like chromosomes and reproductive anatomy.

Gender

Norms associated with social expectations of femininity and masculinity based on one's biological sex.

Cisgender

A person whose self-identified gender matches the biological sex assigned at birth.

Transgender

A person whose self-identified gender does not match the biological sex assigned at birth.

Heteronormative

A societal view that assumes heterosexual relationships are the norm and privileges them over other sexual orientations.

Privilege

An unearned and mostly unacknowledged societal advantage held by a restricted group of people over others.

Homophobia

A generalized fear or intolerance of sexual orientation minorities based on prejudice.

Institutional discrimination

Bias or oppression structured within social institutions that systematically disadvantage certain groups.

Direct discrimination

When individuals are treated less favorably than others due to a protected personal attribute.

Indirect discrimination

Policies or practices that appear to treat everyone equally but disadvantage certain groups.

Social sanctions

Actions taken in response to behaviors deemed abnormal by society to enforce normative guidelines.

Gender identity

The innermost self-conception of one’s gender, as being a woman, man, or transgender.

Stereotype vs. Prejudice

Stereotypes are assumptions leading to beliefs (prejudice) about a group.

De jure discrimination

Discrimination mandated by law or policy.

De facto discrimination

Discrimination that occurs through customs or practices without legal basis.

Gender logic

Social rules that attempt to organize the relationships of women and men in society.

Two-spirit

A term used by some Indigenous peoples to describe individuals embodying both masculine and feminine spirits.

LGBTQ2S+

An acronym encompassing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Two-Spirited, and other sexual and gender identities.