Safe Space
A place where anyone can relax and be fully self-expressed, without fear of being made to feel uncomfortable, unwelcome or unsafe because biological sex, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or […]
Same Gender Loving
A term sometimes used by members of the African American / black community to express an alternative sexual orientation without relying on terms and symbols of European descent. Green, E. […]
Sex
Either of the two major forms of individuals that occur in many species and that are distinguished respectively as female or male especially on the basis of their reproductive organs […]
Sex Assignment
The initial categorization of an infant as male or female. American Psychological Association – Divisions 16 and 44. (2015). Key terms and concepts in understanding gender diversity and sexual orientation […]
Sexism
A system of beliefs or attitudes which relegates women to limited roles and/or options because of their sex. Santa Fe College Office of Diversity. Terms associated with diversity: sexism. Retrieved […]
Sexual Identity
How a person identifies physically: female, male, in between, beyond or neither. Green, E. R., & Peterson, E. N. [LGBT Resource Center at UC Riverside]. (2006). LGBTQI terminology (PDF). Retrieved […]
Sexual Identity
How a person identifies physically: female, male, in between, beyond or neither. Green, E. R., & Peterson, E. N. [LGBT Resource Center at UC Riverside]. (2006). LGBTQI terminology (PDF). Retrieved […]
Sexual Orientation
Refers to an individual’s enduring physical, romantic and/or emotional attraction to another person. American Psychological Association. (2011). Answers to your questions about transgender people, gender identity, and gender expression.Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/topics/lgbt/transgender.aspx.
Sexual Reassignment Surgery
A term used by some medical professionals to refer to a group of surgical options that alter a person’s sex. Also known as gender confirming surgery.
Sizeism
The mistreatment of or discrimination against people based upon their perceived (or self- perceived) body size or shape. Sizeism (n.d.). In Oxford Dictionaries Online, Retrieved April 6, 2016, from http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/sizeism. […]
