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N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 9 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y. N E T • 4 3 It can be challenging to stay current on definitions of sexual orien- tation and gender identifications. Here's a rundown of the terms you should understand. •Asexual A person who doesn't feel sexual attraction to others. • Bisexual A person who is sexually and/or romantically attracted to people of more than one gender. • Cisgender Someone who lives and identifies as the gender in line with the sex they were assigned at birth. "Trans" means "across" or "on the opposite side of," whereas "cis" means "on the same side of." • Gay A term used mostly for men who are sexually and/or romantically attracted to men and only men. • Gender The social meanings and expectations historically ascribed to sex assigned at birth. The term "gender binary" refers to a society that only recognizes men and women. • Gender Identity The gender with which an individual identifies. It may or may not align with society's assumptions. • Gender Expression How someone presents their gender to the world. Can involve clothes, jewelry, hair, etc., and also how someone moves, sits, acts, etc. • Heterosexual A term coined in 1892 to describe men who have relationships only with women and women who only have rela- tionships with men. • Intersex Person/Person with Intersex Condition An individual whose combination of chromosomes, hormones, internal sex organs and genitals differs from one of the 2 most common pat- Know These Common Identity Terms ACCURACY & RESPECT

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