WGSS 1124 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Kinsey Scale, Polysexuality, Umbrella Term

• School: UConn
• Department: Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• Course: WGSS 1124
• Professor: Penny Brandt

Document Summary

Example: exclusively heterosexual, incidental heterosexual, equal amount of homo-hetero sexual behavior. Sexual orientations: queer, asexual, gay/lesbian, asexual, pansexual, bisexual, straight, can all be in fluidity with each other, are not strict guidelines. Umbrella terms: both asexual and bisexual are identities in their own right they are also umbrella terms, this means they cover a range of different identities too including: Demisexual: sexual attraction only once a strong emotional bond is formed. Homo/heteroflexible: usually attracted to one gender but occasionally not. Polysexual: attraction to many (but not all) genders. Gender terms: gender identity, gender expression and sex match up, umbrella terms to describe non-normative genders like agender/gender fluid etc. Identities not easily categorized as masculine or feminine, often a blend of the two. Gender neutral: umbrella term where sex, gender expression and gender identity to not match up. Transgender: gender identity changes or fluctuates. Gender fluid: gender outside the male/female binary. Transgender laws: legally changing your gender.