Terminologies Worksheet

A sexual orientation characterised by a persistent lack of sexual attraction to any person of whatever gender.
A person who is sexually and emotionally attracted to persons of the same, opposite or different sex
When someone’s gender identity matches social expectations for their sex assigned at birth.
A person whose primary emotional and sexual attraction is towards people of the same gender.
People whose understanding or expression of gender does not conform to social expectations based on their sex assigned at birth
An historical medical term, coined around 1869
A term that relates to a broad range of congenital physical traits or variations that lie between stereotypical ideals of male and female.
A woman whose primary emotional and sexual attraction is toward other women.
Someone with a gender identity other than male or female
The sexual, romantic or emotional attraction towards people regardless of their sex or gender identity
An umbrella term for a wide range of non-conforming gender identities and sexual orientations
A term often used in relation to young people whose sexual identity is not fixed, but who do experience sexual attraction towards people of their own sex.
People who have a gender identity or gender expression that differs from their assigned sex.
Indigenous transgender people, whose bodies were considered female at birth but "choose to live their lives as male, regardless of which stage/path medically they choose
Indigenous women who were classified male at birth but live their lives as women, including taking on traditional cultural female practices