A social construct used to classify a person as a man, woman, or some other identity. Fundamentally different from the sex one is assigned at birth.

A person who is exploring their sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

Describes a person’s biological combination of hormones, organs, genitals, and chromosomes. Examples are Female, Intersex, and Male.

A person whose gender identity is aligned with the social expectations for the physical body they were born with (example: a male bodied person who feels and acts “like a man.”)

The way a person presents (shows) and communicates their gender identity through actions, dress, behaviors and speech. Examples are Feminine, Androgynous, and Masculine

A person whose gender identity is neither man nor woman but between or beyond traditional genders.

How a person, in their head, thinks about themselves. This is based on a society’s expectation about how people should look, think, and act as someone of a specific gender. Examples are Woman, Genderqueer, Transgender, and Man

A person whose gender identification and presentation shifts, whether within or outside of societal, gender-based expectations. Being fluid in motion between two or more genders

This describes a variety of conditions in which a person is born with reproductive or sexual anatomy, chromosomes, or hormones that don’t fit the typical definitions of male or female. About 1% of the world’s children are born with chromosomes, hormones, genitals and organs that aren’t exclusively male or female

A person whose gender identity is different from the gender they were assigned at birth. This is a gender identity

Typically a "non queer" person who supports and advocates for the "queer" community

About what percent of the population is estimated to be gay?

According to PFLAG, gay teens are 8.4 times more likely to have attempted ----- and 5.9 times more likely to experience --- .

LGBT youth who reported higher levels of family rejection during adolescence are three times more likely to use illegal drugs.

Half of gay males experience a negative parental reaction when they come out and in 26% of those cases the youth were -------.

Nearly ------ of students are physically assaulted because of their sexual orientation and over a tenth because of their gender expression

About two-thirds of ----- students reported having ever been sexually harassed (e.g., sexual remarks made, being touched inappropriately) in school in the past year

Gender can be determined by all of the following (check all that apply):

Linguistic tools that we use to refer to people. (i.e. they/them/theirs, she/her/hers, he/him/his). Using them properly as per each individual is about showing respect.

What are some suggestions for those who want to be an ally?