MFA Thesis by Leigh Zieske

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Table of Contents 1

THE BEGINNING

IDENTITY

Background

Naming

Research

Logo

Resources

Final Logo

Connections

Standards

Audience Profiles Insights

DEVELOPMENT

DELIVERABLES

App Organization

The App

Iconography User Feedback

The Beginning

Identity

Development

Deliverables

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Background

Out of the Closets and into the Streets The LGBTQ, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer community is an underprivileged group. They are connected by a common set of challenges in accessing health services. Despite increasing social acceptance, there is a long history of anti-LGBTQ bias in healthcare. As recently as 1973, homosexuality was listed as a disorder in medical text, and transgender identity still is. Attitudes have improved, but there is still a long way to go. Right now, individuals in the LGBTQ community are significantly more likely to report unmet health needs due to inadequate healthcare providers. Reports of physical and verbal abuse, refusal to touch patients, and a general lack of knowledge have all been recorded. Healthcare providers could better serve their patients if they knew more about risks associated with the LGBTQ community.

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Research

Forget everything youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen on television and in the movies. While the LGBTQ acronym may just look like a string of letters, it represents a diverse community of vivacious individuals. These individuals live very different lives and encounter a variety of different challenges everyday. What binds them together as social and gender minorities are common experiences regarding discrimination. There is very little conclusive evidence about LGBTQ patients, as the first longitudinal study has recently begun under the care of the UC San Francisco Medical Center. Most of the known health risks affecting the community are founded on correlations and independent surveys. The following is a list of resources my data has been compiled from, including community advocacy groups, and books on the subject written for healthcare providers.

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Resources GLMA

GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality (previously known as the Gay & Lesbian Medical Association) is the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest and oldest association of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender healthcare professionals. GLMA was founded in 1981, as the American Association of Physicians for Human Rights, with the mission of ensuring equality in healthcare for LGBT individuals and healthcare professionals. Today, there is still considerable ignorance about LGBT health issues, with many assuming that LGBT health involves only HIV/AIDS. In fact, the full scope of the LGBT health agenda includes breast and cervical cancer, hepatitis, mental health, substance abuse, tobacco use, depression, access to care for transgender persons and other concerns.

LGBT Resource Center at UC Riverside

This terminology sheet was created by Eli R. Green and Eric N. Peterson at the LGBT Resource Center at UC Riverside 2003-2004, with additional input from wikipedia contributors and many kind people who helped use create and revise these definitions.

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GLAAD

PFLAG

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Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation rewrites the script for LGBT acceptance. As a dynamic media force, GLAAD tackles tough issues to shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. GLAAD protects all that has been accomplished and creates a world where everyone can live the life they love. The organization amplifies the voice of the LGBT community by empowering real people to share their stories, holding the media accountable for the words and images they present, and helping grassroots organizations communicate.

In 2014, the organization officially changed its name from “Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays” to, simply, PFLAG. The mission and vision of the organization were also updated to reflect PFLAG’s decades of inclusive work. PFLAG is the nation’s largest family and ally organization. Uniting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) with families, friends, and allies, PFLAG is committed to advancing equality and full societal affirmation of LGBTQ people through its threefold mission of support, education, and advocacy.

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A small, but dedicated group of teachers in Massachusetts came together in 1990 to improve an education system that frequently allowed its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students to be bullied, discriminated against and/or fall through the cracks. Almost 25 years later, that small group has grown into the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for all students. Today, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re known as GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network.

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Connections Gender

Ally

Institutional Oppression

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Simone de Beauvoir rejects the theory of biology-as-destiny in favor of the view that gender is social construct. She is famously quoted for the phrase, â&#x20AC;&#x153;one is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.â&#x20AC;?

An ally is a person who advocates and supports members of a community other than their own. LGBTQ allies are integral to community support and growth by promoting and demonstrating social acceptance.

Institutional oppression affects the LGBTQ community in a variety of arenas including marriage, tax law, hospital visitation, and sometimes even sodomy laws. Without fair treatment by the government, social equality will not exist.

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Passing

Risk Factors

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Outing is a hurtful tactic used by people in and out of the LGBTQ community. It is the act or practice of revealing the gender or sexuality of a person. This often results in mental and/or physical harm including bullying, displacement, and expulsion from school.

Passing refers to a personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to be regarded as to be either a biological man or a woman. This distinction can literally mean life or death in the trans community. In some cases, mental or physical harm occurs to the individual who failed to pass for their intended gender.

Specific risk factors affecting LGBTQ health are largely based on correlations rather than causation. Research in this field remains largely unfunded. Research grants could go a long way in closing this disparity of information and would help to better serve the community.

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Audience Profiles

By coming together, we make history. Identifying and understanding who youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re talking to is one of the most important initial steps in starting a conversation. Exploring the range of the potential audience that exists on each end of the spectrum leads to more rounded and informed conversations. By identifying these archetypes, we can use our resources appropriately to find citizens with the potential to achieve great things and affect great change. While this thesis project is mainly for doctors, especially primary care physicians, there are a host of other people in the medical community that could benefit from a clear and concise resource. Office and hospital personnel should be knowledgeable about all their patients to avoid disruption and humilitation. The following profiles represent a broad spectrum of people related to the topic. The final two community members represent the apathetic minority.

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Sandy Patel

Megan Johnson

Dennis Jones

TRAITS

Pharmacy technician

Hospital receptionist

Ob/gyn doctor

Happy hour regular

Avid Pinterest user

Stock trades for fun

Changed career track from medical school to pharmacology

Works for low cost healthcare

Bowling club member

IN MY CASE

Helping people has always been a passion of mine, but people skills are not my forte. Alcohol helps bring out my more chatty side and I make lots of friends that like to go dancing with me.

My boys get hurt a LOT. They have found new ways to break bones. Working at the hospital not only gets me free advice when they do something weird, but healthcare I can afford without having to make ramen for dinner every night.

If you’re not in it to win it, don’t play the game. I go all in at work and all in at life. There’s nothing you can’t achieve with hard work and a positivity.

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Jeffrey Harway

Miranda Steinberg

John Diaz

TRAITS

Hospice nurse

Hospital administrator

Medical assistant

Loves to travel

Two children in college

Born and raised in the Bay

In a polyamorous relationship

Drives a Prius

Involved in the local hip-hop and scene

IN MY CASE

I have the best job in the world. I get to show people love and get paid for it. There’s nothing more rewarding than putting a smile on a patient’s face.

As a former nurse, I know all about the drama that goes on in every department. I just push it aside to get through the day and home with my husband and our garden. I’m planting herbs.

I was having trouble finding a job so I could move out of my parents, but my Aunt hooked me up with this sweet gig at Kaiser. I have to wear a dumb outfit, but I saved enough to buy a sound mixer and a Playstation.

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Outliers

Eric Woo

Alicia Thomas

TRAITS

Hospital lawyer

Grad student

Self proclaimed foodie

Queer cis female

World of Warcraft junkie

Qualifies for dependent healthcare coverage

IN MY CASE

Lawyers are typically viewed as straight, boring people and I am no where close to boring. I voted for Obama for his first term, I eat ice cream out of the container, and I even go paintballing.

As a person with good healthcare coverage, I expect a high level of patient care. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to feel like I know more about my sexual health risks than my gynecologist.

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Insights

Information should not be hard to find. Through the course of my research some key insights came to light. These are the main problems that lead to the formation of my thesis, as well as what helped determine the content healthcare providers need to better serve LGBTQ patients. Early on I began to realize information on this topic was incredibly hard to find. These insights came from a wide variety of sources including organizations mission statements and recorded discrimination in society.

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Insights

BENCHMARKING

LGBTQ health information is hard to find

Existing organizations have expensive membership dues

There is a large focus on policy over education

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BENCHMARKING

PATIENTS

There is currently very low community involvement

Patients typically experience isolated problems

Patients donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know where to find LGBTQ health services

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PATIENTS

PROVIDERS

Patients don’t know how to find LGBTQ friendly providers in their

Confidentiality and outing are barriers to access

Providers don’t distinguish a difference in care between LGBTQ

health network

and heterosexual patients

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PROVIDERS

Providers read medical journals to stay current

Providers have very limited free time

Providers use smartphones, tablets, and laptops to research medical information

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PROVIDERS

Providers receive very little training on LGBTQ health risks

Stages of Competency: • Awareness

Providers don’t recognize their lack of knowledge about LGBTQ

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Sensitivity Competency

health factors

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Naming

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in a name? One big step towards making a project a real entity is coming up with a name. It was very important to me to involve the word queer. As a queer identified person, I am a part of the movement to reclaim the word. Many waves of feminism before me have reclaimed defamatory words in the past for a variety of reasons. Stereotypes and generalizations have marred so many labels, but the reclamation of the word queer presents the opportunity to create a new set of ideas.

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qH (Queer Health) qHC (Queer Health Care) qHAN (Queer Health Action Network) QHE (Queer Health Equality) QHN (Queer Health Network) QHAC (Queer Heatlh Action Coalition)

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Queer [noun]:

An umbrella term for sexual and gender minorities that are not heterosexual or cisgender. Originally meaning strange or peculiar, queer developed a usage as a pejorative term for homosexual in the late 19th century. Queer may be used by those who reject traditional gender identities as a broader, less conformist, and deliberately ambiguous alternative to LGBT.

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Care [noun]:

The provision of what is necessary for the health, welfare, maintenance, and protection of someone or something. The process of providing for the needs of someone or something: The quality of care at this hospital is very good.

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Logo

Accessibility is key. A very large portion of my time developing an identity was spent on the creation of a logo. This process was long and arduous, but the final result is clean, professional, and easily recognizable. I wanted the Q to be able to stand alone to be used for App icons and as stickers in hospitals and offices to visibly signif y that a provider is sensitive to the LGBTQ community and is making an effort to provide better services. Visibility of the logo is essential to its effectiveness. The more providers that promote the visual identity, the more community members will look for its presence in their providers office. Starting the conversation is a big step in providing culturally competent care and the logo can ignite a discussion. The following chronicles my journey of logo ideation and creation.

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2.1 Logo Sketches

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2.2 Logo Comps

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Standards

This is how we do it. A name that is easy to remember and a mark that can be seen across a room are crucial to the brandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s identity. Visibility is the top priority. While all print materials are available according to brand standards, accessibility is key. Materials will be available to download and readily in the hands of users. It is important to make this information as easy to access as possible.

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The full logo should be used in its two color form whenever possible. Color is linked to the identity and drives the visual system.

No content should ever come within 0.5 inches of the logo or the icon. If possible, 1 inch should be left to be distinguished from its surroundings.

When the full logo cannot be used, the Q mark can be used as an alternate. Its primary use is for the App badge. It can also be used as an icon on badges and healthcare offices.

SECONDARY MARKS

If the logo is to be represented on a full color background, white should be used as the first option. Black can be used when full color is not available.

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COLORS

QUEERCARE LAVENDAR

QUEERCARE BLUE

Connections between purple and ancient gay stories and traditions indicate that lavender has considerably more significance than the mixture of “female red” and “male blue” colors. Purple represents, brings about, and is present during radical transformation from one state of being to another.

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Blue has historically been associated with healthcare. While a royal blue is more traditionally used, the Queercare blue is a softer more welcoming shade.

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TYPOGRAPHY

Swiss 721 is be used for all Queercare materials. Any of the font specified on the left are appropriae for use. No italics should be used. Queercare is accessible to everyone and those with impaired vision should be able to read all presented materials to the best of their ability.

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LOGO DONT’S

1. DON’T squeeze the logo

4. DON’T use other colors

7. DON’T change opacity

2. DON’T compress the logo

5. DON’T use outlines

8. DON’T change proportions

3. DON’T shear the logo

6. DON’T add drop shadows

9. DON’T swich the colors

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App Organization

Science is organized knowledge. During the course of my research I found that doctors and other healthcare providers have begun to use smart phones and tablets to check medical records and look up medical definitions and journals between seeing patients. The medical industry, like the rest of the world is going digital. An iPad mini is the perfect size for providers who wear white coats. It fits easily into the front pockets and doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t encumber movement. Due to this information, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve optimized the App for an iPad mini horizontal orientation. The App has three points of entry: top health risks of each community, a glossary of terms, and best practices that give providers insights into patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s triggers. The app also serves to make available more comprehensive intake forms while providing a community for sharing ideas and experiences.

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3.1 App Sketches

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LGBT(y) HEALTH

Description Top 10 Health Risks Common Terms

HOME

LGBTQ 101

Terms to Avoid BEST PRACTICES

Defamatory Languauge Questions for Patients

Products ORDERS Forms MESSAGE BOARDS

TWITTER FEED

NOTES Profile PROFILE Personal Dictionary

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Attitudes/ Awareness

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Orders

Introduction

Top 10 Risk Factors

Common Terms

Best Practices Lesbian (WSW) Skills

Questions to Consider

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Forms

Lesbian Infographics

Forms

Forms Infographics

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Infographics Attitudes/ Awareness

Questions to Consider

Gay (MSM) Gay (MSM)

Orders

TQ 101

Orders

LGBTQ 101

Lesbian (WSW)

Orders

LGBTQ 101

LGBT + Youth

Common Terms

LGBTQ 101

Questions to Consider

Intro

Best Practices

Skills

Top 10 Risk Factors

LGBT+ Youth

Best Practices

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Intro

Orders

Forms Forms Infographics

Forms

Infographics

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3.4 Iconography Sketches

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Iconography Simplify communication using visual language.

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User Feedback

But does it work? A critical stage of App development is user testing and feedback. Throughout my Appâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s development I checked in with self-identified LGBTQ individuals, healthcare providers, as well as the general public. As one would expect, they all wanted to see the final product. Following is a compilation of some of those reactions and user feedback.

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I love the layout and it’s really easy to use. The information is presented in clear wording for anyone to understand and is set up intuitively. It would be wonderful for this type of awareness this program provides to be prevalent in the medical community and for patients and providers to feel comfortable and informed about LGBTQ health issues. A must-have resource tool for today’s diverse, health conscious world.

The intersection of LGBTQ and healthcare is a timely topic. This is fantastic and I hope every medical person gets this on their phones as soon as Leigh publishes it!

MARILYNN Loved the list of preferred terms. VERY helpful. Queercare stickers and forms are a great idea.

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Clean, concise and informative! As a medical professional, an easy interface is extremely important. We don’t have the luxury of time to navigate a confusing program. It is so important to have open and honest conversations with patients. Leigh’s program gives us an amazing resource to be informed and have an open dialogue. As they say, 80% of a diagnosis is in the history and physical exam and this program will make us better clinicians and guide us in approaching LGBTQ issues.

Ooo! This is excellent. I want the intake form!

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PAM WOW! I love this. It is very thoughtful and seems like an easy tool to use.

ROSE OH, I just learned what Stem was! I think I’m a Stem!

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The terms ‘submission/sadism’ and ‘masochism’ refer to deriving pleasure from inflicting or receiving

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pain, often in a sexual context. The terms ‘bondage’

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Bicurious A curiosity about having sexual relations with a same

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gender/sex person.

Cisgender

LESBIAN

Describes someone who feels comfortable with the

Coming Out

gender identity and gender expression expectations

May refer to the process by which one accepts TOP 10 HEALTH RISKS one’s own sexuality, gender identity, or status as an COMMON TERMS intersexed person. May also refer to the process by

assigned to them based on their physical sex.

which one shares one’s sexuality, gender identity, or intersexed status with others.

Down Low See ‘In the Closet.’ Also referred to as ‘D/L.’

Dyke Derogatory term referring to a masculine lesbian. Sometimes adopted affirmatively by lesbians (not necessarily masculine ones) to refer to themselves.

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RISKS

Term used to describe female-identified people attracted romantically, erotically, and/or emotionally to other female-identified people. The term lesbian is derived from the name of the Greek island of Lesbos. Individual female-identified people from diverse ethnic groups embrace the term ‘lesbian’ as an identity label.

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Androgyne Person appearing and/or identifying as neither man nor woman, presenting a gender either mixed or neutral.

BDSM (Bondage, Discipline/Domination, Submission/Sadism, & Masochism)

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LGBTQ Health

If learning is key, then knowledge is power. Each page in this section is defined by the groups: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans*, and youth. A definition of the group is first provided, followed by the top 10 health risks, and a list of commonly used terms and definitions curated for each.

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Term used to describe female-identified people attracted

romantically, erotically, and/or emotionally to other

female-identified people. The term lesbian is derived from

the name of the Greek island of Lesbos. Individual

female-identified people from diverse ethnic groups

embrace the term ‘lesbian’ as an identity label.

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HEALTH Lesbians RISKS LESBIAN

Term used to describe female-identified people attracted

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TERMS HEALTH Lesbians

Term used to describe female-identified people attracted romantically, erotically, and/or emotionally to other

Androgyne

female-identified people. The term lesbian is derived from

Person appearing and/or identifying as neither man

female-identified people from diverse ethnic groups

nor woman, presenting a gender either mixed or

embrace the term ‘lesbian’ as an identity label.

the name of the Greek island of Lesbos. Individual

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neutral.

Term used to describe female-identified people attracted romantically, erotically, and/or emotionally to other

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female-identified people. The term lesbian is derived from

Person appearing and/or identifying as neither man

female-identified people from diverse ethnic groups

nor woman, presenting a gender either mixed or

embrace the term ‘lesbian’ as an identity label.

the name of the Greek island of Lesbos. Individual

BDSM

(Bondage, Discipline/Domination, Submission/Sadism, & Masochism)

The terms ‘submission/sadism’ and ‘masochism’ refer to deriving pleasure from inflicting or receiving

pain, often in a sexual context. The terms ‘bondage’

and ‘domination’ refer to playing with various power

roles, in both sexual and social context.

TERMS HEALTH Lesbians

refer to deriving pleasure from inflicting or receiving

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A curiosity about having sexual relations with a same

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Coming Out

gender identity and gender expression expectations

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gender identity and gender expression expectations

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May refer to the process by which one accepts TOP 10 HEALTH RISKS one’s own sexuality, gender identity, or status as an COMMON TERMS intersexed person. May also refer to the process by

assigned to them based on their physical sex.

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which one shares one’s sexuality, gender identity, or intersexed status with others.

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which one shares one’s sexuality, gender identity, or intersexed status with others.

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See ‘In the Closet.’ Also referred to as ‘D/L.’

Androgyne

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Androgyne

See ‘In the Closet.’ Also referred to as ‘D/L.’

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Person appearing and/or identifying as neither man

Derogatory term referring to a masculine lesbian.

nor woman, presenting a gender either mixed or

BDSM Sometimes adopted affirmatively by lesbians (not

Person appearing and/or identifying as neither man nor woman, presenting a gender either mixed or

BDSM Sometimes adopted affirmatively by lesbians (not

neutral.

necessarily masculine ones) to refer to themselves.

neutral.

necessarily masculine ones) to refer to themselves.

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roles, in both sexual and social context.

Bicurious

A curiosity about having sexual relations with a same gender/sex person.

The terms ‘submission/sadism’ and ‘masochism’

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A person who identifies themselves as masculine,

HEALTH Gay RISKS TRANS*

‘Butch’ is sometimes used as a derogatory term for lesbians, but it can also be claimed as an affirmative

who are attracted to males in a romantic, erotic and/or

roles, in both sexual and social context.

Butch A person who identifies themselves as masculine, whether it be physically, mentally or emotionally. ‘Butch’ is sometimes used as a derogatory term for

to males/men and females/women. This attraction does not

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emotional sense. Not all men who engage in “homosexual behavior” identify as gay, and as such this label should

have to be equally split between genders and there may be a preference for one gender over others.

Describes someone who feels comfortable with the

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Down Low

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See ‘In the Closet.’ Also referred to as ‘D/L.’

1 See ‘In the Closet.’ Also referred to as ‘D/L.’

Dyke

Come Out to your Provider Derogatory term referring to a masculine lesbian.

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Come Out to your Provider Derogatory term referring to a masculine lesbian.

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and ‘domination’ refer to playing with various power

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1. Term used in some cultural settings to represent males

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refer to deriving pleasure from inflicting or receiving

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A curiosity about having sexual relations with a same

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Androgyne Person appearing and/or identifying as neither man nor woman, presenting a gender either mixed or neutral.

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Bigendered

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A person whose gender identity is a combination of male/man and female/woman.

Binding

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The process of flattening one’s breasts to have a more masculine or flat appearing chest.

Biphobia

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Bottom

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A person who is said to take a more submissive role during sexual interactions. Sometimes referred to as ‘pasivo’ in Latin American cultures. Also known as ‘Catcher.’ (See also ‘Top’.)

Bottom Surgery

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Surgery on the genitals designed to create a body in harmony with a person’s preferred gender expression.

Butch

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A person who identifies themselves as masculine, whether it be physically, mentally or emotionally. ‘Butch’ is sometimes used as a derogatory term for lesbians, but it can also be claimed as an affirmative identity label. Catcher – See ‘Bottom.’ This term may be101 considered offensive by some people. LGBTQ

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Ag / Aggressive

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Agendered Person is internally ungendered.

Ally

Someone who confronts heterosexism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, heterosexual and genderstraight privilege in themselves and others; a concern for the well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex people; and a belief that heterosexism, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia are social justice issues.

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Person appearing and/or identifying as neither man nor woman, presenting a gender either mixed or neutral.

Asexual

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Person who is not sexually attracted to anyone or does not have a sexual orientation.

BDSM

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(Bondage, Discipline/Domination, Submission/Sadism, and Masochism ) The terms ‘submission/sadism’ and ‘masochism’ refer to deriving pleasure from inflicting or receiving pain, often in a sexual context. The terms ‘bondage’ and ‘domination’ refer to playing with various power roles, in both sexual and social context. These practices are often misunderstood as abusive, but when practiced in a safe, sane, and consensual manner can be a part of healthy sex life. (Sometimes referred to as ‘leather.’)

Bear

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The most common definition of a ‘bear’ is a man who has facial/body hair, and a cuddly body. However, the word ‘bear’ means many things to different people, even within the bear movement. Many men who do not have one or all of these characteristics define themselves as bears, making the term a very loose one. ‘Bear’ is often defined as more of an attitude and a sense of comfort with natural masculinity and bodies.

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A generic term used to refer to a third gender person (woman-livingman). The term ‘berdache’ is generally rejected as inappropriate and offensive by Native Peoples because it is a term that was assigned by European settlers to differently gendered Native Peoples. Appropriate terms vary by tribe and include: ‘one-spirit’, ‘two-spirit’, and ‘wintke.’

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Bigendered

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Ag / Aggressive

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See ‘Stud.’

Agendered Person is internally ungendered.

Ally

Androgyne

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Person appearing and/or identifying as neither man nor woman, presenting a gender either mixed or neutral.

Asexual

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Person who is not sexually attracted to anyone or does not have a sexual orientation.

BDSM

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Bear

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Berdache

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Bicurious

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A curiosity about having sexual relations with a same gender/sex person.

Bigendered

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A person whose gender identity is a combination of male/man and female/woman.

Binding

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The process of flattening one’s breasts to have a more masculine or flat appearing chest.

Biphobia

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Top Surgery

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This term usually refers to surgery for the construction of a maletype chest, but may also refer to breast augmentation.

Trans*

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An abbreviation that is sometimes used to refer to a gender variant person. This use allows a person to state a gender variant identity without having to disclose hormonal or surgical status/intentions. This term is sometimes used to refer to the gender variant community as a whole.

Transactivism

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The political and social movement to create equality for gender variant persons.

Transgender

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An umbrella term for people whose gender identity and/or gender expression differs from what is typically associated with the sex they were assigned at birth. Not all transgender people can or will take hormones or surgical procedures. A transgender identity is not dependent upon medical procedures.

Trans* Community

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A loose category of people who transcend gender norms in a wide variety of ways. The central ethic of this community is unconditional acceptance of individual exercise of freedoms including gender and sexual identity and orientation.

Transhate

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The irrational hatred of those who are gender variant, usually expressed through violent and often deadly means.

Tranny Chaser

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A term primarily used to describe people who prefer or actively seek transpeople for sexual or romantic relations. While this term is claimed in an affirmative manner by some, it is largely regarded as derogatory.

Transition

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This term is primarily used to refer to the process a gender variant person undergoes when changing their bodily appearance either to be more congruent with the gender/sex they feel themselves to be and/or to be in harmony with their preferred gender expression.

Transman

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An identity label sometimes adopted by female-to-male transsexuals to signify that they are men while still affirming their history as females. Also referred to as ‘transguy(s).’

Transphobia

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The irrational fear of those who are gender variant and/or the inability to deal with gender ambiguity.

Transsexual

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An older term that originated in medical communities. Still preferred by some people who have permanently changed, or seek to change, their bodies through medical interventions. Transsexual is not an umbrella term. Many transgender people do not identify as transsexual and prefer the word transgender.

Transvestite

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Someone who dresses in clothing generally identified with the opposite gender/sex. While the terms ‘homosexual’ and ‘transvestite’ have been used synonymously, they are in fact signify two different groups. The majority of transvestites are heterosexual males who derive pleasure from dressing in “women’s clothing”. (The preferred term is ‘cross-dresser,’ but the term ‘transvestite’ is still used in a positive sense in England.)

Transwoman

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An identity label sometimes adopted by male-to-female transsexuals to signify that they are women while still affirming their history as males.

Two-Spirited

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Native persons who have attributes of both genders, have distinct gender and social roles in their tribes, and are often involved with mystical rituals (shamans). Their dress is usually mixture of male and female articles and they are seen as a separate or third gender. The term ‘two-spirit’ is usually considered to specific to the Zuni tribe. Similar identity labels vary by tribe and include ‘one-spirit’ and ‘wintke’.

Ze / Hir

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Alternate pronouns that are gender neutral and preferred by some gender variant persons.

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lic, and/or professional lives. The words “admitted”

Avowed Homosexual

or “avowed” suggest that being gay is somehow shameful or inherently secretive. You may also simply describe the person as being out, for example:

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“Ricky Martin is an out pop star from Puerto Rico.”

Openly Lesbian

Avoid the use of the word “homosexual” in any case.

Openly Gay Openly bisexual Out 6 Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer peo-

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ple are motivated by the same hopes, concerns and

Gay Agenda

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desires as other everyday Americans. They seek to

Homosexual Agenda

be able to earn a living, be safe in their communities, serve their country, and take care of the ones they love. Their commitment to equality is one they share

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with many allies and advocates who are not LGBTQ.

Accurate descriptions of the issues:

Notions of a so-called “homosexual agenda” are rhetorical inventions of anti-gay extremists seeking to

Inclusion in existing non-discrimination & hate crimes laws

create a climate of fear by portraying the pursuit of equal opportunity for LGBTQ people as sinister.

Ending the ban on transgender service members

7 Anti-gay extremists frequently characterize equal

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protection of the law for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans-

Special Rights

gender, and queer people as “special rights” to incite opposition to such things as relationship recognition and inclusive non-discrimination laws.

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Defamatory Language Questions for Patients

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TERMS TO AVOID DEFAMATORY L ANGUAGE QUESTIONS FOR PATIENTS

TERMS TO AVOID 1

Offensive

Please use gay or lesbian to describe people attracted to members of the same sex. Because of

Homosexual

the clinical history of the word “homosexual,” it is aggressively used by anti-gay extremists to suggest that gay people are somehow diseased or psycho-

Preferred

logically/emotionally disordered—notions discredited

Gay

by the American Psychological Association and

Gay Man or Lesbian

the American Psychiatric Association in the 1970s. Please avoid using “homosexual” except in direct quotes. Please also avoid using “homosexual” as a style variation simply to avoid repeated use of the word “gay.” The Associated Press, The New York Times and The Washington Post restrict use of the term “homosexual.”

Offensive

Identifying a same-sex couple as “a homosexual couple,” characterizing their relationship as “a homo-

Homosexual Relations

sexual relationship,” or identifying their intimacy as

Homosexual Relationship

“homosexual sex” is extremely offensive and should be avoided. These constructions are frequently used

Homosexual Couple

by anti-gay extremists to denigrate gay people, cou-

Homosexual Sex

ples and relationships. As a rule, try to avoid labeling an activity, emotion

Preferred

or relationship gay, lesbian, or bisexual unless you

Relationship

would call the same activity, emotion or relationship “straight” if engaged in by someone of another ori-

Couple

entation. In most cases, your readers, viewers or

Gay Couple

listeners will be able to discern people’s sexes and/ or orientations through the names of the parties

Sex

involved, your depictions of their relationships, and your use of pronouns.

Offensive Sexual Preference

The term “sexual preference” is typically used to suggest that being lesbian, gay or bisexual is a choice and therefore can and should be “cured.” Sexual orientation is the accurate description of an individual’s

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enduring physical, romantic and/or emotional attraction to members of the same and/or opposite sex

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Best Practices

You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t succeed if you never try. Many people, including healthcare providers, do not know how to better communicate with LGBTQ community members. This section disspells confusion to help providers speak to their patients unemcumbered by potentially triggering language. Included are terms to avoid, defamatory language, suggestions of terms, and better ways to approach patients. Questions for patients are also included.

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TERMS TO AVOID 1

Offensive

Please use gay or lesbian to describe people attracted to members of the same sex. Because of

Homosexual

the clinical history of the word “homosexual,” it is aggressively used by anti-gay extremists to suggest that gay people are somehow diseased or psycho-

Preferred

logically/emotionally disordered—notions discredited

Gay

by the American Psychological Association and

Gay Man or Lesbian

Offensive

Identifying a same-sex couple as “a homosexual couple,” characterizing their relationship as “a homo-

Homosexual Relations

sexual relationship,” or identifying their intimacy as

Homosexual Relationship

“homosexual sex” is extremely offensive and should be avoided. These constructions are frequently used

Homosexual Couple

by anti-gay extremists to denigrate gay people, cou-

Homosexual Sex

ples and relationships. As a rule, try to avoid labeling an activity, emotion

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or relationship gay, lesbian, or bisexual unless you

Relationship

would call the same activity, emotion or relationship “straight” if engaged in by someone of another ori-

Couple

entation. In most cases, your readers, viewers or

Gay Couple

listeners will be able to discern people’s sexes and/ or orientations through the names of the parties

Sex

involved, your depictions of their relationships, and your use of pronouns.

Offensive

The term “sexual preference” is typically used to suggest that being lesbian, gay or bisexual is a choice

Sexual Preference

and therefore can and should be “cured.” Sexual orientation is the accurate description of an individual’s enduring physical, romantic and/or emotional attrac-

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tion to members of the same and/or opposite sex

Sexual Orientation

and is inclusive of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, as

Orientation

well as straight men and women.

Offensive Gay Lifestyle Homosexual Lifestyle

There is no single lesbian, gay or bisexual lifestyle. Lesbians, gay men and bisexuals are diverse in the ways they lead their lives. The phrase “gay lifestyle” is used to denigrate lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals suggesting that their orientation is a choice and therefore can and should be “cured.”

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Fag

The criteria for using these derogatory terms should be the same as those applied to vulgar epithets

Faggot

used to target other groups: they should not be used

Dyke

except in a direct quote that reveals the bias of the person quoted. So that such words are not given

Homo

credibility in the media, it is preferred that reporters

Sodomite

say, “The person used a derogatory word for a les-

(similar epithets)

bian, gay, bisexual or transgender person.”

Deviant

The notion that being gay, lesbian or bisexual is a psychological disorder was discredited by the Amer-

Disordered

ican Psychological Association and the American

Dysfunctional

Psychiatric Association in the 1970s. Today, words

Diseased

such as “deviant,” “diseased” and “disordered” often

Perverted

mentally ill, or as a danger to society. Words such

are used to portray LGBT people as less than human,

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as these should be avoided in stories about the gay community. If they must be used, they should be

(similar descriptions)

quoted directly in a way that clearly reveals the bias of the person being quoted.

Associating LGBTQ people with Pedophilia Child Abuse Sexual Abuse Bestiality Bigamy Polygamy Adultery

Being gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender is neither synonymous with, nor indicative of, any tendency toward pedophilia, child abuse, sexual abuse, bestiality, bigamy, polygamy, adultery and/or incest. Such claims, innuendoes and associations often are used to insinuate that LGBT people pose a threat to society, to families, and to children in particular. Such assertions and insinuations are defamatory and should be avoided, except in direct quotes that clearly reveal the bias of the person quoted.

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charts … via @carolynkylstra @buzzfeed Someone who confronts heterosexism, homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, heterosexual and genderstraight privilege in themselves and others; a concern for the well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex people; and a belief that

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heterosexism, homophobia, biphobia and transphobia are social justice issues. One of the first steps to providing culturally competent care @LeighZSees · Marforms 5 is amending all patient-history and intake to assure There’s Controversy Overchoices That This that they are LGBTQ-inclusive. For example, forKiss Between Two 13-Year-Old Boys On ABC Family Asexual

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/05/fosters-gay-teen-kiss_n_6809388.html … via @ relationship status should go beyond the options of ‘single,’ Person who is not sexually attracted to anyone or does not have a sexual orientation. ‘married,’ ‘divorced,’ HuffPostGay or ‘widowed’ by including a ‘domes-

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tic partnership’ option. Also, whenever gender is listed as a characteristic, transgender (both male-to-female and

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female-to-male), and @LeighZSees other should be· included Feb 27 as an option. (Bondage, Discipline/Domination, Submission/Sadism, and Masochism ) This March, One Store is Changing Everything We Assume About Gender http://www. The terms ‘submission/sadism’ and ‘masochism’ refer to deriving pleasure from inflicting or receiving pain, often in a sexual groundswell.org/gender-fluidity/ … context. The terms ‘bondage’ and ‘domination’ refer to playing with various power roles, in both sexual and social context.

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These practices are often misunderstood @LeighZSees · Mayas6 abusive, but when practiced in a safe, sane, and consensual manner can be a part of healthy sex life. (Sometimes referred to as ‘leather.’) Rethinking Masculinity (as a Newly Masculine-Presenting Person) http://everydayfeminism. com/2014/09/rethinking-masculinity/ … via @evrydayfeminism @LeighZSees · Feb 24 Code Words For Lesbianism In Classic Films http://po.st/CgxEdI via @po_st

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Cisgender

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to work and students going to school, the people will converge on

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Ending the ban on transgender service members

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Abbreviation for female-to-male transgender or transsexual person.

Gender Binary

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?utm_term=.on88MrNX1 … via @lizzmeow @buzzfeed The idea that there are only two genders—male/female or man/woman and that a person must be strictly gendered as either/or. (See also ‘Identity Sphere.’)

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@LeighZSees · Mar 30

What masculine, It’s Like To Be Intersex A person’s sense of being feminine, orhttp://www.buzzfeed.com/lizzwarner/what-its-like-to-be-intersexother gendered. ?utm_term=.on88MrNX1 … via @lizzmeow @buzzfeed

Genderqueer

A gender variant person whose gender identity is neither male nor female, is between or beyond genders, or is some combinaJENNIFER CAUDLE, DO · Maragenda 24 tion of genders. Often@LeighZSees includes a political to challenge gender stereotypes and the gender binary system. Meet the Latina Owner of the First LGBTQ Gym in the U.S. http://fw.to/cqi43NF DAY TON, OH @DRCAUDLE

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com/2015/03/10/body-by-derby-photo-series_n_6833316.html … via @HuffPostWomen A person whose gender expression falls somewhere between a stud and a femme. (See also ‘Femme’ and ‘Stud’.)

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@LeighZSees · Mar 8 Alternate pronouns that are gender neutral and preferred by some gender variant persons. New Study Finds Gender Identity May Be Biological http://www.huffingtonpost. Pronounced /zee/ and /here/ they replace “he”/”she” and “his”/”hers” respectively. com/2015/03/07/lgbt-wellness-march-6_n_6819288.html … via @HuffPostGay

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