LGBTQ Experience Quiz: What Do You Know?

1. What of the following is generally an affirmative term to refer to the transgender

community?
a. gender-variant
b. trans
c. genderqueer
d. gender nonconforming
e. all of the above
2. Which of the following terms is often offensive to the community named:
a. homosexual
b. hermaphrodite
c. transvestite
d. trannie
e. all of the above
3. Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the word queer:
a. It was once a negative term, but is no longer
b. It remains a largely negative term
c. It is accepted by some LGBT people and allies but not by all
d. It is popular among LGBT people, but should never be used by non-LGBT people
4. A genderqueer individual is typically defined as:
a. a cisgender (non-transgender) person who supports the transgender community
b. a person of any gender who has a political agenda to challenge a gender binary
c. a gender-nonconforming person who identifies as genderless or multi-gendered
d. all of the above
5. Crossdressers are distinct from transsexual individuals in that crossdressers
a. tend to recognize their identities in adulthood
b. usually have no desire to change their anatomy
c. are in an early stage of transsexuality
d. are frequently diagnosed with a gender identity disorder
6. Studies of men who identify as crossdressers have found that
a. most crossdressing men are heterosexual
b. most crossdressing men are gay and bisexual
c. crossdressing men are about evenly divided between gay and heterosexual men
d. most crossdressing men are attracted to female clothing and not to other people
7. Individuals with intersex conditions
a. have male and female biological characteristics
b. include anyone whose gender identity and/or expression is sometimes or always
different from the gender assigned to them at birth
c. identify as a gender different from the one assigned to them at birth and often seek
to change their bodies to match how they feel
d. identify as neither male nor female, but as a third gender

8. Transsexual individuals
a. include anyone whose gender identity and/or expression is sometimes or always
different from the gender assigned to them at birth
b. identify as a gender different from the one assigned to them at birth and often seek
to change their bodies to match how they feel
c. are more commonly male-to-female than female-to-male transsexuals
d. identify as neither male nor female, but as a third gender
9. Gender identity refers to:
a. ones biological sex
b. the sense of ones gender
c. the set of expected behaviors for males and for females
d. how masculine a boy is or how feminine a girl is
10. Which statement best describes bisexual people?
a. Bisexual adolescents tend to become adults who identify as gay or lesbian
b. Bisexual people often benefit from therapy aimed at reducing sexual orientation
confusion
c. Bisexual people tend to be more promiscuous than heterosexual people
d. Many bisexual people have a lifelong attraction to people of more than one gender
11. How many states have passed civil rights protections for LGB people?
a. 5
b. 11
c. 21
d. 31
12. Is Massachusetts one of these states?

a. Yes

b. No

13. How many states have passed civil rights protections for transgender people?
a. 5
b. 17
c. 21
d. 28
14. Is Massachusetts one of these states?

a. Yes

b. No

15. How many states have hate crimes laws that include crimes based on sexual orientation
and gender identity?
a. 15
b. 22
c. 30
d. 45
16. Is Massachusetts one of these states?

a. Yes

b. No

Developed by Genny Beemyn, Ph.D.

The Stonewall Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
413-545-4824; stonewall@stuaf.umass.edu

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