Relier Pairs Module 2 Learning Checkpoint: Gender Inclusive Language ReviewVersion en ligne A knowledge check of terms used in GLSEN's terms and concepts par Angela 1 Preferred Gender Pronouns (PGPs) 2 Sexual Orientation 3 Coming Out 4 Gender Expression 5 Identity 6 Gender Binary 7 Gender Identity 8 Gender The multiple ways (e.g., behaviors, dress) in which a person may choose to communicate gender to oneself and/or to others. How we see and describe ourselves—shaped by factors like race, gender, class, and orientation—is personal and self-defined. How an individual identifies in terms of their gender including “male,” “female,” “androgynous,” “transgender,” “genderqueer” and many others. A system that sees only male or female as valid genders, ignoring diverse experiences and harming those outside its narrow norms. Who someone is emotionally or physically attracted to, in relation to their own gender; labels and experiences vary widely. The pronouns someone wants used in place of their name; these may be gendered, gender-neutral, or none at all. Cultural roles and identities assigned as masculine or feminine based on anatomy; a social construct that can be redefined. The ongoing process of understanding and sharing one’s sexual orientation or gender with others. 1 Oppression 2 Classism 3 Heterosexism 4 Sexism 5 Abelism 6 Genderism 7 Racism A system of oppression that benefits white people at the expense of people of color. Bias-based systems that advantage some and harm others in many ways, limiting freedom and equality across multiple identities. A system that privileges cis people while harming trans and gender nonconforming people through bias, transphobia, and exclusion. A system of oppression that benefits people with high and middle socioeconomic status at the expense of people with lower socioeconomic status. A system that privileges straight people and harms lesbian, gay, and bi people through homophobia, biphobia, and discrimination. A system of oppression that benefits able-bodied people at the expense of people with disabilities. A system of oppression that benefits male-identified people at the expense of female-identified people 1 LGBT or LGBTQ 2 Reclaimed Words 3 Questioning 4 Person of Color 5 Gender Nonconforming or Gender Variant 6 Ally 7 Queer Someone from Black, Latino, Indigenous, Asian, Middle Eastern, or mixed backgrounds, often grouped outside the white majority. Someone from a dominant group who recognizes their privilege and actively supports efforts to end oppression. Some groups take back slurs, giving them new pride and meaning. Not all accept this, as some still find them hurtful. A broad term for sexual or gender identities outside societal norms; once a slur, now often used positively by many LGBT people. A person who is in the process of understanding and exploring what their sexual orientation and/or gender identity and gender expression might be. A term for people who are lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning, and others outside dominant sexual and gender norms. Someone whose gender or expression differs from their birth assignment; may or may not identify as transgender. 1 Pansexual 2 Gay 3 Fag/Faggot 4 Homosexual 5 Questioning 6 Transgender 7 Intersex 8 Dyke 9 Straight or Heterosexual 10 Cisgender 11 Asexual 12 Lesbian 13 Tranny 14 Bisexual 15 Genderqueer A slur targeting transgender people; some now use it as an affirming label, though it remains offensive to many. Someone who feels little or no sexual attraction but may have emotional or intellectual attraction; labels vary widely. A person who is emotionally and/or physically attracted to two genders. A slur for those seen as lesbians, often aimed at gender nonconforming women; some now use it as an affirming self-label. A person whose gender identity and expression are aligned with the gender they were assigned at birth. A person who is emotionally and/or physically attracted to some members of the same gender. Many people prefer the terms “lesbian” or “gay”, instead. A person who is emotionally and/or physically attracted to some members of another gender Someone whose gender or expression differs from their birth assignment; “transgender” often covers many related experiences. A person who is female-identified and who is emotionally and/or physically attracted to some other females. A person who is in the process of understanding and exploring what their sexual orientation and/or gender identity and gender expression might be. Someone emotionally or physically attracted to the same gender; often refers to men but isn’t an umbrella term for all LGBT people. A term for conditions where a person’s reproductive or sexual anatomy doesn’t fit typical medical definitions of male or female. A slur for those seen as gay men, often targeting gender nonconforming men; some now use it as an affirming self-label. A person who is emotionally and/or physically attracted to some people, regardless of their gender identity. Someone whose gender or expression differs from their birth assignment; genderqueer people may or may not identify as transgender.