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Gender Jeopardy

Terminology

Question:

A person who was assigned the sex of female or intersex at birth, but identifies as a man.

Answer:

Trans man, or just man.

Question:

A person who was assigned the sex of male or intersex at birth, but identifies as a woman.

Answer:

Trans woman, or just woman.

Question:

A person who expresses hyper masculinity or femininity as performance art.

Answer:

Drag queen or king.

Question:

Name one umbrella term for people whose gender identity falls outside the gender binary.

Answer:

Trans, Gender Non-Conforming, Genderqueer, among many others.

Question:

A term for a person whose body falls outside the sex binary.

Answer:

Intersex

Sex, gender, orientation oh my!

Question:

A term that describes who a person is, related to gender.

Answer:

Gender Identity

Question:

A term that describes the way a person presents in terms of gender.

Answer:

Gender Expression.

Question:

A term that describes sexual, romantic or erotic attraction as it relates to gender or sex.

Answer:

Sexual Orientation

Question:

A term that describes the gender you are assigned at birth based on your body.

Answer:

Sex

Question:

Do any of the following dictate the outcome of another aspect of a person's identity: sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression? (i.e. Does a person's gender identity dictate their sexual orientation, gender expression, or physical sex, etc.)

Answer:

No. All four of these pieces of a person's identity operate completely independently of each other.

Questions | Good or not so good?

Question:

"Why don't you dress like a man/woman?"

Answer:

Not so good.

Question:

"Are you a boy or a girl?"

Answer:

Not so good.

Question:

"Are you going to have 'the surgery'?"

Answer:

Not so good.

Question:

"So, does this mean you're gay?"

Answer:

Not so good.

Question:

"Does your family know you are trans?"

Answer:

Depends on the situation, and motivation for asking.

"What pronouns do you use?"

Answer:

Great question! Ask often, and non-invasively.

Question:

"Would you like me to use these pronouns with you all the time?"

Answer:

Good question. Some folks may not be out to other people, and they may want you to use different pronouns around different folks.

Question:

"What's your real name?"

Answer:

Not so good.

Question:

"What sex were you assigned at birth?"

Answer:

Not so good.

Question:

"Is there anything I can do to help support you?"

Answer:

Good question. Maybe you can help connect them with a local support group, or direct them to the resources they need, or just sit with them.

Practical application

Question:

What is the difference between sexual orientation and gender identity?

Answer:

Sexual orientation is who you're attracted to. Gender identity is who you are.

Question:

How do you know what pronouns to use with a person?

Answer:

The only way to know is to ask.

Question:

How many genders are there?

Answer:

As many as there are people.

Question:

What's the difference between sex and gender?

Answer:

Sex describes someone's physicality, gender is who someone inherently is.

Question:

At what point is someone the gender they are transitioning into?

Answer:

As soon as they say they are, and for some folks even before that.

eQuizShow

Gender Jeopardy

Terminology

A person who was assigned the sex of female or intersex at birth, but identifies as a man.

Trans man, or just man.

A person who was assigned the sex of male or intersex at birth, but identifies as a woman.

Trans woman, or just woman.

A person who expresses hyper masculinity or femininity as performance art.

Drag queen or king.

Name one umbrella term for people whose gender identity falls outside the gender binary.

Trans, Gender Non-Conforming, Genderqueer, among many others.

A term for a person whose body falls outside the sex binary.

Intersex

Sex, gender, orientation oh my!

A term that describes who a person is, related to gender.

Gender Identity

A term that describes the way a person presents in terms of gender.

Gender Expression.

A term that describes sexual, romantic or erotic attraction as it relates to gender or sex.

Sexual Orientation

A term that describes the gender you are assigned at birth based on your body.

Sex

Do any of the following dictate the outcome of another aspect of a person's identity: sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression? (i.e. Does a person's gender identity dictate their sexual orientation, gender expression, or physical sex, etc.)

No. All four of these pieces of a person's identity operate completely independently of each other.

Questions | Good or not so good?

"Why don't you dress like a man/woman?"

Not so good.

"Are you a boy or a girl?"

Not so good.

"Are you going to have 'the surgery'?"

Not so good.

"So, does this mean you're gay?"

Not so good.

"Does your family know you are trans?"

Depends on the situation, and motivation for asking.

More questions!

"What pronouns do you use?"

Great question! Ask often, and non-invasively.

"Would you like me to use these pronouns with you all the time?"

Good question. Some folks may not be out to other people, and they may want you to use different pronouns around different folks.

"What's your real name?"

Not so good.

"What sex were you assigned at birth?"

Not so good.

"Is there anything I can do to help support you?"

Good question. Maybe you can help connect them with a local support group, or direct them to the resources they need, or just sit with them.

Practical application

What is the difference between sexual orientation and gender identity?

Sexual orientation is who you're attracted to. Gender identity is who you are.

How do you know what pronouns to use with a person?

The only way to know is to ask.

How many genders are there?

As many as there are people.

What's the difference between sex and gender?

Sex describes someone's physicality, gender is who someone inherently is.

At what point is someone the gender they are transitioning into?

As soon as they say they are, and for some folks even before that.