Respectful

Language

Sexual Orientation

How people identify sexually, based on the

sex of people to whom they are attracted
emotionally and physically

Sexual Identity

How people present their

sexual orientation to
themselves and to others

Heterosexual

A person who is attracted

to people of the opposite sex.

Homosexual:
A person who is attracted
emotionally and physically to
the same gender

Gay Male

A male who is attracted

to other males

Why is it that, as a culture, we are

more comfortable seeing two men
holding guns than holding hands?
Ernest Gaines

Lesbian
A female who
is attracted
emotionally
and sexually
to other
females

If male homosexuals
are called gay, then
female homosexuals
should be called
ecstatic!
Shelly Roberts

Bisexual

A person who is attracted

to both males and females

Pansexual

Refers to someone who is

attracted by all genders
and sexes

Asexual:
A person who has no sexual
attraction to anyone, or a low
or absent interest in sexual
activity

Kinsey Scale

Klein Sexual Orientation Grid

Variables:

A. Sexual Attraction
B. Sexual Behavior
C. Sexual Fantasies
D. Emotional Preference
E. Social Preference
F. Self-Identification
G. Hetero/Gay Lifestyle

Time frames: Past

Present

Ideal

Is it
a boy

Gender

Or a
girl?

Gender
Identity
A persons
deep sense of
being male,
female, neither
or both

Gender Role

Characteristics attached to cultural

notions of masculinity and femininity

Gender
dysphoria
A mental health
diagnosis for someone
who strongly feels they
are not the gender they
physically appear
to be

Transgender
A person whose gender
identity differs from
traditional gender roles

Transsexual
A person who has an
intuitive life-long
conviction that he or she
is of the opposite gender
to that assigned at birth

Male
to
Female

Female
to
Male

MTF
or
M2F

FTM
or
F2M
Transwoman

Transman

A person who dresses up in

clothing of the opposite sex,
usually for erotic enjoyment

Cross Dresser

Drag Queen or King

A person who dresses up in clothing
of the opposite sex for fun and
entertainment

Female
Impersonator

Two-Spirit
A person whose
nature is comprised
of both male and
female spirits. It
applies to First
Nations Peoples

Two-Spirit
women

assumed
the role
of warrior

While
Two-Spirit
men were
great
weavers

Two-Spirit men
were considered
The Centre of Life
as pictured here
between women
and men

Intersex
A person with mixed male
and female genetic and/or
physical sex characteristics

Intersex Infant

Queer

An umbrella
term
encompassing
a broad
range of
sexual and
gender
expressions

Genderqueer

A person who has a very fluid sense of

sexual orientation and gender identity

Coming Out

Disclosure of
ones sexual
orientation
or gender
identity to
self or
others

Homophobia

Fear and hatred of

same-sex attractions

What do these couples

all have in common?

Heterosexism
The assumption that
heterosexuality is the only
normal sexuality

Ally
A person who is not a member of a
specific group, but who supports that
group, challenges discrimination and
oppression of that group, and
explores his or her own biases

LGBTQ
LGBTQ
or
LGBT2TIQQAA?

This powerpoint presentation was

originally prepared by Karla Stewart
BScN RN
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
April, 2008