Show Notes
Meet our Guest:
Showanda joined us in our second segment. She is an Acquisitions Librarian for Fayetteville Public Library.
Terms
In this episode we discussed terms for the LGBTQIA+ Community. Below you will find a quick overview of terminology, as we said in the episode terms are always changing and evolving so be sure to check out our resources page for some great information. Below is just a quick overview:
LGBTQIA-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,Transgender, Queer (Sometimes the Q can also mean questioning) Intersex and Asexual
LGBT and GLBT are also used
It’s important to remember that sexual orientation and gender identity are not the same.
Sexual Orientation describes one person’s enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction to another person.
Gender Identity is a person’s deeply personal perception of their own gender. For transgender people, it’s often the case that their gender identity doesn’t match the sex they were assigned at birth. Most people have either a male or female gender identity, but, for some, their gender identity does not fit neatly into one of those two boxes. They use the terms non-binary or genderqueer. Unlike gender expression, gender identity isn’t clearly visible to others.
Gender Expression is the external manifestations of gender, expressed through a person’s name, pronouns, clothing, haircut, behavior, voice and/or body characteristics. Typically, transgender people seek to align their gender expression with their gender identity, rather than the sex they were assigned at birth.
Intersex is an umbrella term describing people born with reproductive or sexual anatomy and/or a chromosome pattern that can’t be classified as typically male or female. Those variations are also sometimes referred to a Differences of Sex Development (DSD). While some people can have an intersex condition and also identify as transgender, the two are separate and should not be conflated.
For more information please visit: https://transstudent.org/about/definitions/
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