-In the healthcare setting, whatever the patient identifies as is what they are.
-Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual refers to one's sexual orientation(i.e. Who they want to be intimate
with)
3. Definition of sex
Answer
Assigned at birth based on genitalia.
4. Gender identity
Answer
Based on an individual's concept of themself. For Transgender or Gender nonconforming
people, their gender does not line up with their sex.
5. Queer defintion
, Answer
Chosen by people to reflect a more fluid or inclusive definition of self. For example, someone
may identify as gender-queer.
6. Questioning
Answer
Usually means someone is still in the process of exploring their gender, sexuality, or both
7. Intersex
Answer
Refers to the up to 1.7% of the population born with ambiguous genitalia and/or chromosomes.
Sometimes sex is assigned at birth. It is becoming more common to wait to assign sex. Some
people are content never to choose.
8. Asexual orientation
Answer
Generally characterized by not feeling sexual attraction or a desire for partnered sexuality.
9. Misconceptions of LBGTQIA community
Answer
1. Being LBGTQIA is a choice.
2. Gay men are more likely than straight men to molest children.
3. Only Gay men get HIV/AIDS
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