APPENDIX B

Identity, Orientation and Behavior: A Glossary of Terms

Gender Identity: our perception of ourselves as male or female

Sexual Orientation: concerned with the object of our emotional and physical attractions

Sexual Identity: label for our orientation - heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual

Sexual Behavior: what we do with our sexuality

Transgendered: not an issue of orientation; rather, it is an issue of gender identity. Refers to a range of people who dress and/or live in a gender different than the one assigned at birth. Transgendered people can experience extreme discrimination in health care and criminal justice settings.