SEX - the biological distinction between females and males, GENDER - social, psychological, and/or emotional traits, often influenced by societal expectations, that classify an individual along a spectrum of man, woman, both, or neither., GENDER IDENTITY - each person's deeply held core sense of being a woman, man, some of both, or neither., GENDER EXPRESSION - the way a person expresses their gender, typically through their appearance, dress, & behavior, CISGENDER - term used when gender identity or expression matches sex assigned at birth, GENDER FLUID - describes a person who does not consistently identify with one fixed gender, and who may move between gender identities., INTERSECTIONALITY - a concept that the overlap of race, gender, sexuality, and class contributes to oppression and discrimination, NON-BINARY - individuals who do not identify as exclusively male or female, SEXUAL ORIENTATION - emotional, romantic, or sexual attraction to other people, TRANSGENDER (TRANS) - term used when gender identity or expression is different from sex assigned at birth, QUEER - umbrella term used to refer to lesbian, gay, bisexual, & transgender people, sometimes as an alternative to “LGBT.” Many in the LGBT community are reclaiming the term that was once used in a negative way., GENDER NON-CONFORMING - a person who doesn't adhere to societal pressures to conform to gender norms and roles, QUESTIONING - refers to people who are in the process of understanding and exploring their sexual orientation or gender identity, LESBIAN - a woman who is emotionally, physically and/or romantically attracted to some other women, GAY - A person who is emotionally, physically, and/or romantically attracted to some other people of the same gender. Can be used to refer to people of all genders, though it is used most commonly to refer to males,

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