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What is Androgynous?
Having physical characteristics or nature of both maleness and femaleness; neither specifically feminine or masculine.
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What is Gender Identity?
How we identify ourselves in terms of gender.
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What is Gender Non-Conforming?
Gender behaviors, characteristics, or appearance that do not conform to traditional or societal gender expectations.
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What is Gay?
A sexual orientation and/or identity of a person who is sexually and emotionally attracted to some member of the same sex.
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What is Ally?
A person of any sexual orientation or gender identity who advocates for a marginalized group, such as LGBT youth.
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What is Questioning?
Someone who is unsure of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
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What is Gender Queer.
A person who expresses or identifies gender in a way that is not clearly male or female or includes characteristics of both traditional genders.
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What is Transgender?
An identity of a person whose gender identity is not aligned with their sex-assignment at birth and/or whose gender expression is non-conforming.
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What is Queer?
An umbrella term used to describe a sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression that does not conform to heteronormative society.
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What is Transphobia?
The irrational fear or aversion to transgender people or those who are perceived to break or blur societal norms regarding gender identity or gender expression.
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What is Gender Expression?
How a person presents appearance, behaviors and characteristics traditionally related to either masculinity, femininity, including dress, mannerisms, speech patters, and social interactions.
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What is Asexual?
Someone who does not experience a sexual attraction for another person or who does not engage in sexual activity with anyone.
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What is Intersex?
An individual who was born with genitalia and/or reproductive systems of both genders or that does not considered standard for either male or female.
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What is Lesbian?
A sexual orientation and/or identity of a person who is female-identified and who is sexually and emotionally attracted to other females.
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What is Pansexual?
A person who is attracted to a person absent of any gender characteristics.
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What is Sexual Orientation?
The inner feelings of who we are attracted or oriented to sexually and emotionally.
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What is Homophobia?
The irrational fear or aversion to homosexuality or lesbian, gay, or bisexual people.
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What is Cisgender?
Someone with a birth sex matching their gender identity.
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What is Heterosexism?
Applies to attitudes, bias, and discrimination in favor of heterosexual sexuality and relationships.
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What is Bisexual?
A sexual orientation and/or identity of a person who is sexually attracted to some males and some females.
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