Definitions
- Bisexual:
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Sexual attraction to two or more genders
- Cisgender:
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A cisgender person is a person whose gender identity and sex assigned at birth are in alignment
- Gay:
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A man or man-aligned person who is attracted only to men or men-aligned people
- Gender identity:
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A perception and presentation of one’s own gender
- Gender inclusion:
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Equity, fairness, and representation of all genders
- Gender nonconforming:
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A gender nonconforming person is a person whose gender identity and/or expression is not typical according to mainstream gender norms. A gender nonconforming person is not necessarily a transgender or gender variant person
- Gender variance:
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A synonym for gender nonconforming, a gender variant person is one whose gender identity or expression does not conform to traditional gender norms
- Gender:
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A social construct that assigns physical...
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Elias, N.M. (2019). Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ+) Workplace Policy. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2396-1
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