Online Dating
Consent
Mental Health
LGBTQIA+
Rights
100

What are some things you can share with someone you are chatting with online?

interests, hobbies, things you like to do for fun, your career. Keep details minimal and remember that the person you are chatting with is a "stranger."

100

What does "no" mean?

No!

100

True or False: You need to have a partner to be happy.

False!

100

What does LGBTQIA mean?

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual

100

True or False: Your parents, guardians, or support providers might be able to limit your rights to date or be sexual. 

True: If someone on your planning team expresses concern in your ability to have knowledge/understanding, rationality, and voluntariness, they may refer you to clinical support.

200

What are some things you shouldn't share with someone you are chatting with online?

personal information

200

Is it always necessary to get consent?

Yes

200

True or False: If I am lonely, I must keep looking for the right match until I find them.

False: It is okay to take breaks, prioritize yourself, and re evaluate what you are looking for in a relationship. Intimacy isn't always physical and can be experienced through closeness with other important people in our lives, or doing the things we love.

200

he, she, they

what are pronouns?

200

True or False: I can only receive services based on the gender I was assigned at birth.

False: You have the right to receive services in a location that provides services with the gender that you identify.

300

Name a dating app you can use.

Tinder, Bumble, Hinge 

300

What is consent?

giving permission for something to happen or an agreement to do something. Consent can be given and taken away at any time by either party.

300

What do you do when someone blocks you or stops responding to you?

Recognize that this is probably a sign that they are not interested. Don't take this personally, people have many different reasons and motivations for doing this and most likely won't explain to you why. Do not continue to message them or try to find ways to contact them.

300

The part of a person’s identity that is about their sense of self as male or female, neither or both.

What is gender identity?

300
True or False: declining to participate in a clinical evaluation may result in a determination of "not capable to consent." 

True. If someone on your team questions your ability to consent, and you refuse clinical support or assessment it may result in being determined "non-consenting."

400

Name someone who can support you in using dating apps.

Direct support staff, trusted friends, care coordinator, counselor, trusted family.

400

What types of activity do you need consent for?

any physical contact beyond typical social boundaries including touching, kissing, hugging, etc.

400

Where can you meet people in person?

social groups, clubs, meetups, work/program

400

A resource you have to learn more information about being LGBTQIA+

What is PrideAbility,

websites (like Trevor Project, Human Rights Campaign)

social media sites

400

What are some ways to protect yourself from sexual abuse and coercion?

Education about how to identify sexual abuse and coercion, where and how to report abuse, how to navigate social relationships, how to recognize healthy relationships. Identifying environments that are safe.

500

Ending a personal relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communication.

what is ghosting?

500

What is one thing you can say or one action you can take if there is someone who is indicating they are interested in you and you do not feel the same way. 

"I'm not interested"

"no"

"I'd like to be friends"

walk away

log off

call for support

500

Name something you can do to feel good about yourself.

exercise

drink water

treat yourself


500

An adjective describing a person who does not identify exclusively as a man or a woman.

What is non-binary?

500

A person with a disability losing part of their SSI benefits if they become legally married.

What is the marriage penalty?