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NUR 405 Caring for LGBTQIA
- LGBTQIA stands for...
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Lesbian Gay
Bisexual Transgender Queer/Questioning Intersex Asexual
- LGBTQIA Definitions- sexual orientation
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-In the healthcare setting, whatever the patient identifies as is what they are.
-Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual refers to one's sexual orientation(i.e. Who they want to be intimate with)
- Definition of sex
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Assigned at birth based on genitalia.
- Gender identity
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Based on an individual's concept of themself. For Transgender or Gender nonconforming people, their gender does not line up with their sex.
- Queer defintion 1 / 2
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Chosen by people to reflect a more fluid or inclusive definition of self. For example, someone may identify as gender-queer.
- Questioning
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Usually means someone is still in the process of exploring their gender, sexuality, or both
- Intersex
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Refers to the up to 1.7% of the population born with ambiguous genitalia and/or chromosomes.Sometimes sex is assigned at birth. It is becoming more common to wait to assign sex. Some people are content never to choose.
- Asexual orientation
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Generally characterized by not feeling sexual attraction or a desire for partnered sexuality.
- Misconceptions of LBGTQIA community
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- Being LBGTQIA is a choice.
- Gay men are more likely than straight men to molest children.
- Only Gay men get HIV/AIDS
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