Name: ________________________ Agency: ___________________ Date: _____/_____/_____
Directions: Match the word to the definition by writing the number of the definition next to the word it defines.
Asexual
Bisexual
Gay
Gender
Gender expression
Gender identity
Gender non-conforming
Gender “norms”
Gender variant behavior
Heterosexual
1
2
3
4
5
6
acronym for a group of sexual minorities including lesbian, gay,
bisexual, transgender, questioning and intersex individuals
a socially constructed concept classifying behavior as either
“masculine” or “feminine,” unrelated to one’s external genitalia
a person whose gender identity differs from their birth sex
7
a condition in which a person is born with external genitalia,
internal reproductive organs, chromosome patterns, and/or an
endocrine system that does not fit typical definitions of male or
female
active process in which a person explores her or his own
sexual orientation and/or gender identity and questions the
cultural assumptions that they are heterosexual and/or gender
conforming
the expectations associated with “masculine” or “feminine”
conduct, based on how society commonly believes males and
females should behave
a person whose birth sex was male but who understands
herself to be, and desires to live her life as, a female
distinct from sexual orientation and refers to a person’s
internal, deeply felt sense of being male or female
8
9
10
11
commonly refers to women typically attracted to other women
romantic and/or physical attraction to members of the same or
different sex
a person who is romantically or sexually attracted to more than
one gender or sexual category
Homosexual
Intersex
LGBTQI
Lesbian
Questioning
Sex
Sexual identity
Sexual orientation
Transgender
Transgender boy
MATCH
WORD
Transgender girl
Score: __________
12
13
14
15
16
17
a person’s expression of their gender identity, including
appearance, dress, mannerisms, speech, and social interactions
sexual or romantic attraction to a sex differing from one’s own
18
one’s anatomical make-up, including external genitalia,
chromosomes, and reproductive system
19
gender characteristics and/or behaviors that do not conform to
those typically associated with a person’s biological sex
20
a person who is not romantically or sexually attracted to any
gender
21
sexual, emotional, and/or romantic attraction to persons of the
same sex
commonly refers to men typically attracted to other men
the sex that a person sees themselves as. This can include
refusing to label oneself with a sex
a person whose birth sex was female but who understands
himself to be, and desires to live his life as, a male
conduct that is not normatively associated with an individual’s
biological sex
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