Health and Wellbeing
LGBTQIA+, Gender Diversity and Differences in Sexual Orientation
Get the words right when you talk about gender and sexuality with young people, by knowing what each letter of LGBTQIA+ stands for.
- 12 minutes
- 7 modules
- 0.5 CPD hours
- Certificate
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What you'll learn
- Explain what each letter in LGBTQIA+ stands for, and what the plus adds
- Tell gender identity and expression apart from sexual orientation
- Use cis, trans and non-binary accurately and respectfully
- Describe the difference between social and physical transition
- Understand why some people embrace the word queer and others avoid it
About this course
Worried you'll use the wrong word, or won't know what a pupil means when they tell you they're non-binary, asexual or questioning? Plenty of people feel the same, and the fear of getting it wrong can stop a useful conversation before it starts.
Taking the acronym one letter at a time, you'll see why gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation are separate things, what cis and trans mean, and how social and physical transition differ. You'll also understand why a word like queer is embraced by some people and still hurts others, and why the plus matters: people choose their own labels.
You'll come away able to follow what young people and colleagues are telling you, and to respond with respect instead of guesswork.
- For early career teachers, governors and 6 other roles. Post-16, primary, secondary and special.
7 modules
Open in order
- 2 min
The LGBTQIA+ Acronym.
- 3 min
L, G and B
- 3 min
T
- 3 min
Q
- 1 min
I and A
- 2 min
‘+’
- 1 min
Wrap up