NRNP 6552 Part 1
Asexual - ANSperson who experiences little to no sexual attraction or desire for sexual
activity
Binary Gender - ANSperson who is attracted to people with both male and female gender
identities
Cisgender - ANSindividuals whose gender identity matches his or her natal sex
Gay - ANSperson with male gender identity attracted to others with male gender identity,
umbrella term for non-heterosexual people
Gender - ANSsocial construction assigning roles and attributes to a person based on their
natal sex
Gender Affirmation - ANSprocess that strives to better align gender expression, social
perception, or physical appearance with gender identity
gender expression - ANSoutward expression of gender or gender identiy
Gender identity - ANSInternal understanding of oneself in regard to gender
Gender Nonconforming - ANSperson who identifies as somewhere in between male and
female, both male and female, or having no gender
Intersex - ANSpeople whose chromosomes are neither XX or XY, whose genitals are
ambiguous or incongruent with chromosomal makeup
Lesbian - ANSpersonal with female gender identity who is primarily attracted to others with
female gender identity
Man - ANSa person who identifies as male, regardless of natal sex
Natal female - ANSassigned female at birth based on appearance of genitalia
Natal male - ANSassigned male at birth based on appearance of genitalia
Natal sex - ANSsex designation assigned at birth based on the appearance of genitalia
Nonbinary gender - ANSconcept of gender that recognizes gender as existing on a spectrum
rather than as a dichotomy
Pansexual - ANSperson who is attracted to people of all gender identities, not limited to
those with binary gender identities
Asexual - ANSperson who experiences little to no sexual attraction or desire for sexual
activity
Binary Gender - ANSperson who is attracted to people with both male and female gender
identities
Cisgender - ANSindividuals whose gender identity matches his or her natal sex
Gay - ANSperson with male gender identity attracted to others with male gender identity,
umbrella term for non-heterosexual people
Gender - ANSsocial construction assigning roles and attributes to a person based on their
natal sex
Gender Affirmation - ANSprocess that strives to better align gender expression, social
perception, or physical appearance with gender identity
gender expression - ANSoutward expression of gender or gender identiy
Gender identity - ANSInternal understanding of oneself in regard to gender
Gender Nonconforming - ANSperson who identifies as somewhere in between male and
female, both male and female, or having no gender
Intersex - ANSpeople whose chromosomes are neither XX or XY, whose genitals are
ambiguous or incongruent with chromosomal makeup
Lesbian - ANSpersonal with female gender identity who is primarily attracted to others with
female gender identity
Man - ANSa person who identifies as male, regardless of natal sex
Natal female - ANSassigned female at birth based on appearance of genitalia
Natal male - ANSassigned male at birth based on appearance of genitalia
Natal sex - ANSsex designation assigned at birth based on the appearance of genitalia
Nonbinary gender - ANSconcept of gender that recognizes gender as existing on a spectrum
rather than as a dichotomy
Pansexual - ANSperson who is attracted to people of all gender identities, not limited to
those with binary gender identities
