LGBTQ+ Terms
This group of people represent the "L" in LGBTQ.
What is the lesbian population?
This is who we should contact if we take a PREA crisis call during the day and it is not an emergency.
These are some of the main reasons that men are "not allowed" to show emotion.
What are societal/gender stereotypes?
This would be considered one of the most important things to do when you are working with someone and you are unsure what pronouns that person identifies with.
What is communicate? (just ask)
The abbreviation "FTM" can be used to communicate how someone identifies.
Transgender. "Female to Male"
This is something you should never do when you speak to an inmate who has called the crisis line.
This is how many men have been sexually assaulted or raped.
What is 1 in 6 men?
This is the belief that heterosexuality is superior to all other sexual orientations and discrimination against any other sexual orientation.
This term refers to someone who's gender expression or gender identity fluctuates over time.
What is gender-fluid?
This is what the acronym "PREA" stands for.
What is the Prison Rape Elimination Act.
This impact of sexual assault for men can be a result of gender stereotypes or societal myths because a man cannot talk about his feelings so he may deal with it himself.
What is alcohol and/or drug abuse? (or any other kind of addiction)
This is one of the most common barriers/fears to reporting sexual assault to police, medical staff, or advocacy organizations.
What is fear of being outed?
This is an indigenous term for someone that embodies both masculine and feminine spirits.
What is Two-Spirit?
The year that PREA was passed as a law.
What is the year 2003?
This is one of the most common phrases told to boys from a very early age that can be very harmful to a boys perception of emotions.
What is, "Be a man," or "Man up"?
This is how someone is an ally.
Who is someone of privilege seeks to support a marginalized individual or group?
This is how someone may identify if they have a sexual attraction with only someone they have an emotional bond with.
What is demi-sexual?
This is how many inmates are sexually assaulted/raped in a year.
What is 360,000 inmates?
This is how long it takes men, on average, to disclose that they were sexually assaulted or raped as a child.
What is 22 years?
Compared to 35% of straight women and 44% of lesbians, this is the percentage of bisexual women that experience rape, physical violence, or stalking by an intimate partner.
What is 61%?