People with alternative sexualities are demanding recognition! I\u2019m fairly straight but not stuffy, and some friends are letting me know that the lid is off regarding sexuality. For instance, I\u2019ve been told that, in general, "sex" refers to the biological (genetic, genital) differences between males and females, while "gender" refers to the role of a male or female in society (gender role), or an individual’s concept of themselves (gender identity). These are important distinctions. Is this still valid?<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the phrase to use is \u201ctransgender, not \u201ctranssexual,\u201d which is an outdated term. I don\u2019t know why it\u2019s outdated.<\/p>\n
Two spirit (2S) is a Native American expression for people who feel their bodies simultaneously manifests both a masculine and a feminine spirit. Here\u2019s another: \u201cIntersex\u201d is a term used for a variety of conditions in which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn’t seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male.<\/p>\n
\u201dQueer,\u201d is an encompassing term, usually self-declared, for people who express gender or sexuality differently from the mainstream population. Some GLBT people prefer to use Queer as an umbrella term, and self-identify this way.<\/p>\n
It is important that people who serve sexual and gender minorities, particularly those people\u2014 especially clinicians who may be called on to be helpful, clinicians who are heterosexual and cisgender (those who’s gender matches the sex given them at birth) have sensitivity to these differences and language-ing. But we must make it easy for them, which is why this is online.
Can \u201cGay\u201d be either sex? I confess to ignorance and want to be corrected! But I\u2019m wary of oversensitivity and reproach, Are there groups not mentioned? It\u2019s time for an article that can be reprinted and handed out; or a workshop. Continuing my education. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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