| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a condition listed in the DSM-5 in which people whose gender at birth is contrary to the one they identify with. This condition replaces "gender identity disorder" | gender dysphoria |
| a person’s deeply held internal perception of one's gender | gender identity |
| an ideology and a set of institutional practices that privilege straight people and heterosexuality over other sexual orientations | heterosexism |
| people born with sex characteristics (including genitals, gonads and chromosome patterns) that do not fit typical binary notions of male or female bodies. | intersex |
| an adjective that describes individuals who identify with the behaviors and characteristics that are other than their biological sex | transgender |
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