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LGBTQ&A

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Jo Langford, M.A.

Therapist, Sex Educator, Dad

beheroes.net

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Terminology

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LGBT

Q

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GLBT

Q

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GLBT

*

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GLBT

O

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GLBT

/SGL

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GLBT

I

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GLBT

I

A

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GLBT

I

A

A

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GLBTTT

I

A

A

T

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GLBTTT

GLBTTT

TIQQ2SA

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LGBT

Q

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LGBTQ

  • Pick a favorite

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LGBTQ

  • Pick a favorite
  • Strive to be as encompassing

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LGBTQ

  • Pick a favorite
  • Strive to be as encompassing
  • Don’t be afraid to ask

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Terminology

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Sex

  • Physical parts
  • Biological Status
  • Sex chromosomes/ Genitalia

[Male - Female]

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Gender

  • Social phenomenon
  • Societal expectations
  • Cultural inventions

[Masculine - Feminine]

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Transgender

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Transgender

Sexual Identity

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Transgender

Sexual Identity

Gender Identity

=

/

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Transgender

Sexual Identity

Gender Identity

=

/

Cisgender

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Transgender

Sexual Identity

Gender Identity

=

/

Cisgender

Sexual Identity

Gender Identity

=

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Transgender

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Transgender

  • Transexual

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Transgender

  • Transexual
  • Transvestites

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Transgender

  • Transexual
  • Transvestites
  • Drag Queens/ Kings

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Transgender

  • Transexual
  • Transvestites
  • Drag Queens/ Kings
  • Intersex

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Transgender

  • Transexual
  • Transvestites
  • Drag Queens/ Kings
  • Intersex
  • Genderqueer/fluid or Non-Binary (Envy)

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Transgender

  • Transexual
  • Transvestites
  • Drag Queens/ Kings
  • Intersex
  • Genderqueer/fluid or Non-Binary (Envy)
  • Androgynous

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Sexual Identity

The physical parts one is born with

(or acquire later through surgery)

male

female

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Sexual Identity

The physical parts one is born with

(or acquire later through surgery)

male

female

intersex

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Sexual Expression/ Orientation

What sex you choose to be sexual with

and its relationship to your own

gay

straight

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Sexual Expression/ Orientation

What sex you choose to be sexual with

and its relationship to your own

gay

straight

bisexual

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Gender Identity

or both or neither (trans/cis)

man

woman

Sense of oneself as man or woman

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Gender Identity

or both or neither (trans/cis)

man

woman

non-binary

Sense of oneself as man or woman

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Gender Expression

their relationship to sexual/ gender ID

One’s dress, demeanor & deeds

their interpretation by others

feminine

masculine

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Gender Expression

their relationship to sexual/ gender ID

One’s dress, demeanor & deeds

their interpretation by others

feminine

androgynous

masculine

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Sexual Identity

male

female

Sexual Orientation

Gender Identity

Gender Expression

gay

man

masculine

straight

woman

feminine

intersex

bisexual

genderqueer

androgynous

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Bottom line:

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Bottom line:

  • follow their lead

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Bottom line:

  • follow their lead
  • hold it lightly

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Bottom line:

  • follow their lead
  • hold it lightly
  • don’t be afraid

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Pronouns

“What pronouns do you use?”

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Resources

∙ PFLAG.org

∙ GLSEN

∙ SafeSchoolsCoalition.org

∙ StopBullying.gov

∙ TheTrevorProject.org

∙ Scarleteen.org

∙ Birds+Bees+Kids.com

∙ ItGetsBetter.org

∙ GLBTQ.com

∙ NTAC.org (NationalTransgenderAdvocacyCoalition)

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∙ Handbook of LGBT-Affirmative Couple and Family Therapy

∙ Gay Affirmative Therapy for the Straight Clinician by Joe Kort

∙ It Gets Better by Dan Savage

∙ Oddly Normal by John Schwartz

∙ Always My Child by Kevin Jennings

∙ A Guide to Gender by Sam Kellerman (Genderbread Person)

∙ The Pride Guide! by Jo Langford

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Resources

OurTrueColors.org

www.OurTrueColors.org/resources/straight-parents

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Jo Langford

jolangford/beheroes

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