Sexual Identity
Gender
Definitions
Stereotypes
How to give & get support
100

Someone who likes people of the same gender as themselves

gay or queer

100
Who gets to decide what your gender or sexual identity is?

You or yourself

100

to purposefully threaten or hurt someone when they did nothing to you; usually one person uses power they believe they have over another person

to bully

100

What is a stereotype?

What is a description of a person based on an unfair idea about a group of people

100

Name one adult at school or at home you could talk to for support

What is the name of any adult at school or a trusted adult/friend

200

A girl who is attracted to other girls

What is lesbian or gay

200

A person’s outward gender presentation; personal style, clothes, jewelry, make up, body language, way of speaking

What is gender expression

200

The person or group another group aims at to bully

What is a target

200

Why are stereotypes harmful?

What is they keep people from being themselves, put pressure on us to be the way others expect us to be and can lead to discrimination and judgement

200

What can you do when a friend comes out to you?

Thank someone for trusting you and ask friendly questions such as: when did you know? How did you decide to tell me? How can I support?

300

Someone who is attracted to both binary genders

What is bisexual

300

Someone whose gender identity or expression shifts between boy/girl or along the gender spectrum

What is gender fluid

300

to help someone in a bad situation or support them

What is an ally

300

What is hard about being in the "stereotype boxes"?

Get teased, judged and bullied. Can't be yourself. Get excluded. Discrimination and self harm.

300

What does NW IL GSA stand for?

Northwest Illinois Gender Sexuality Alliance
400

Someone who is attracted to all genders

What is pansexual

400

What are some non binary and inclusive pronouns?

What is they, them, ze, zem, zir, hir, ey, eir, em,

400

to treat someone unfairly or unequally because of a group they belong to

What is to discriminate

400

How can we resist pressure to be inside the stereotype "boxes"?

What is What is be true to yourself, be confident, be an ally, ignore mean comments,

400

How would you like others at schoolor in the community to act towards you if your identity is "outside the box"

What is be supportive, be my friend, no mean words or teasing, get to know me

500

Someone who attracted to more than one gender but not all

What is polysexual

500

What is the definition of your internal sense of being female, male, neither of these, both, or another gender.

gender identity

500

tendency to favor or prefer one group over another, this can lead to discrimination

What is bias

500

Name one gender stereotype that you think is the most harmful

What is many possible answers

500

What is one national or local event that you could participate in to support the LGBTQ+ community?

What is day of silence, pride week, pride parade, coming out day