Gender definitions

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Definition 1

A person who's gender identity that does not match the sex assigned to you at birth.

  • Transgender

Definition 2

A person who does not follow societal expectations about how they should act according to gender roles.

  • Gender non-conforming

Definition 3

People who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning (not yet sure of sexual attraction, gender or sexual orientation identity).

  • LGBTQ

Definition 4

A person who has undergone surgical or hormonal procedures to change their physical appearance to match their gender identity.

  • Transexual

Definition 5

The roles, behaviours and attitudes that society considers appropriate for men and women.

  • Gender

Definition 6

The biological aspect of gender. Sex ( male or female) is defined as a person’s genes, and their internal and external genitalia.

  • Sex

Definition 7

This is a person’s internal sense of being male or female or someone outside of that gender binary (either/or).

  • Gender identity

Definition 8

A person's enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction to another person (e.g straight, gay, bisexual, lesbian).

  • Sexual orientation
  • Transgender
  • Gender non-conforming
  • LGBTQ
  • Transexual
  • Gender
  • Sex
  • Gender identity
  • Sexual orientation

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Transgender - a person who's gender identity that does not match the sex assigned to you at birth.

Gender identity - this is a person’s internal sense of being male or female or someone outside of that gender binary (either/or).

LGBTQ - people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or questioning (not yet sure of sexual attraction, gender or sexual orientation identity).

Transexual - a person who has undergone surgical or hormonal procedures to change their physical appearance to match their gender identity.

Gender - the roles, behaviours and attitudes that society considers appropriate for men and women.

Sex - the biological aspect of gender. Sex (male or female) is defined as a person’s genes, and their internal and external genitalia.

Gender non-conforming - a person who does not follow societal expectations about how they should act according to gender roles.

Sexual orientation - a person's enduring physical, romantic, and/or emotional attraction to another person (e.g straight, gay, bisexual, lesbian).