SOCWORK 1A06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Canadian Human Rights Act, Queer Theory, Pansexuality
28 May 2016
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G gay: male-male, umbrella term for people who are attracted to the same sex. T transgender: umbrella term for someone whose gender identity does not meet society expectations for their sex characteristics. T transsexual: intense long-term experience of being opposite to their birth sex. 2s 2 spirited: used in aboriginal cultures having both male and female spirits. Q queer: umbrella term to defy gender restrictions; used to be derogatory but has been reclaimed. Q questioning: not sure if lgbtq and still figuring out how to identify self. P pansexual: romantic or sexual attraction to any sex. I intersex: biological sex characteristics don"t fit typical male or female ; usually assigned a gender at birth and surgery is performed. Gender identity: who you think you are. Gender expression: how you show who you are based on traditional gender roles how you act, dress, interact. Biological sex: based on hormones and organs you are born with.
