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MOGAI awareness!!!!!!being more supportive of queer students

MOGAI stands for Marginalised Orientations, Gender Alignments and Intersex!!

What is MOGAI?

Queer/Genderqueer:Now used as an umbrella term to refer to all non-cis genders and non-

heterosexual identities

Basic terms

Cisgender:Identifying as the gender you were assigned at birth

Basic terms

Gender Binarymale/female

Not all people who identify as a binary gender are cis!!Many transgender people will identify as a binary gender too

Non-binaryAnyone who identifies as a gender that is not binary male or

binary female

Homosexual

being attracted to the same gender as yourself

Other terms:gay (applies to all genders!!)

lesbian (applies to feminine genders only!!)

Homosexual

being attracted to the same gender as yourself

Common misconceptions:can only be binary gender

people who are homosexual are flamboyant

Appropriate behaviour!!

Do:be accepting

respect their identity and choicetreat them like a human being

when you meet someone who is homosexual


Don’t:make a big deal out of it

imply it’s abnormalimply it’s unnatural

imply they haven’t found the right person yetask about how they’d have children

when you meet someone who is homosexual

Bisexualbeing attracted to the same gender you identify

as and other genders

Common misconceptions:only attracted to binary males/females

only attracted to two gendersattraction a 50/50 split

Bisexualbeing attracted to the same gender you identify

as and other genders

Do not get this confused with:pansexualpolysexualpolyamory

Pansexualbeing attracted to the someone regardless of

gender

Common misconceptions:it’s a fancy word for bisexual

attracted to panscan’t be in a monogamous relationship

Pansexualbeing attracted to the someone regardless of

gender

Do not get this confused with:bisexual

polysexualpolyamory

Polysexualbeing attracted to two or more genders but not

all

Common misconceptions:it’s the same as bisexuality

can only be attracted to two genders

Polysexualbeing attracted to two or more genders but not

all

Do not get this confused with:bisexual

pansexualitypolyamory


Do:be accepting


when you meet someone who is attracted to more than one gender



imply it’s abnormalimply they’re greedy

imply they have to choose one gender to be attracted to

when you meet someone who is attracted to more than one gender

Asexual

never experiencing sexual attraction

Common misconceptions:can’t have sex

can’t feel romantic attractionhaven’t matured yet

Asexual

never experiencing sexual attraction

Do not get this confused with:abstinence/chastity

aromantic

Asexual spectrum

Includes:gray-asexualdemisexual

Do not assume:people only identify as one element of spectrumthere aren’t elements in between base spectrum

Aromantic

never experiencing romantic attraction

Common misconceptions:can’t feel sexual attractioncan’t be in a relationship

Aromantic

never experiencing romantic attraction

Don’t get this confused with:preferring to not be in a relationship

asexuality

Appropriate behaviour!!when you meet someone who is on the asexuality/aromantic

spectrum

Do:be accepting


Appropriate behaviour!!when you meet someone who is on the asexuality/aromantic

spectrum


imply it’s abnormal/unnaturalimply they haven’t found the right person yet

imply they should see a doctorask how they can be in a relationshipask about how they’d have children

Polyamory

having desire to be in multiple intimate/romantic relationships simultaneously with consent from

all involved

Common misconceptions:isn’t a real identity

can’t be in a monogamous relationshipis only sexual/destructive/unhealthy

is an excuse for not being able to ‘settle down’

Polyamory

having desire to be in multiple intimate/romantic relationships simultaneously with consent from

all involved

Do not get this confused with:casual relationships

infidelity (everyone is aware and involved!!)


when you meet someone who is polyamorous

Do:be accepting



when you meet someone who is polyamorous


imply it’s abnormal/unnaturalimply it’s infidelity

imply a true relationship is between two peopleask how they can be in love with more than one person

Transgender

identifying as a different gender to the one assigned at birth

Common misconceptions:a transgender person can’t be a binary gender

only applies to people who want to identify as a binary gender

affects sexual orientation

Transgender

identifying as a different gender to the one assigned at birth

Not to be confused with:expressing yourself through clothing

intersex

Agendernot attributing/associating yourself or your

physical attributes to any gender

Common misconceptions:can only be androgynous

will only accept gender neutral pronouns

Agendernot attributing/associating yourself or your

physical attributes to any gender

Do not get this confused with:gender neutral

genderfluidandrogynous

Agender spectrum

Includes:feminine-agenderneutral-agender

masculine-agenderothers too!

Do not assume:everyone identifies as all elements of spectruma person will only identify as one element of

spectrumthere aren’t elements in between base spectrum

Genderfluididentifying as different genders on the gender

spectrum at different times

Common misconceptions:can’t identify as binary gender

will identify as different gender on regular intervals

Genderfluididentifying as different genders on the gender


Do not get this confused with:agenderbigender

demiboy/demigirl

Bigenderidentifying as two distinct genders on the gender


Common misconceptions:can’t identify as binary gender

will identify as different gender on regular intervals

Bigenderidentifying as two distinct genders on the gender


Do not get this confused with:agender

genderfluiddemiboy/demigirl

Androgynous

not identifying with any gender

Common misconceptions:is a choice of appearance not an identity within itself

it’s a singular state/gender(can be a spectrum too!!)

Androgynous

not identifying with any gender

Do not get this confused with:gender neutral

agender

Other genders

Demigirlidentifying partially as female but not wholly

Demiboyidentifying partially as male but not wholly

Gender neutralbeing devoid of a gender

Other gender terms

dmab/amaddesigned/assigned male at birth

dfab/amaddesigned/assigned female at birth

Make sure to use these terms!!!


when you meet someone who isn’t cisgender

Do:be accepting

respect their identity and choicetreat them like a human beinguse correct pronouns/terms!!


when you meet someone who isn’t cisgender


imply it’s abnormalask about when they ‘were’ their assigned gender

tell them people will only see them as their assigned gender

imply there are only two genders

Appropriate behaviour pt. 2!!questions to avoid!!!!

Intersex

your biological sex being neither strictly male nor female

Common misconceptions:it’s a rare occurrence

it’s unnatural and needs to be fixed surgically

Intersex

your biological sex being neither strictly male nor female

Do not get this confused with:agender

genderfluiddemiboy/demigirl


when you meet someone who has an intersex condition

Do:be accepting

respect their identity and choicetreat them like a human beinguse correct pronouns/terms!!


when you meet someone who has an intersex condition


imply it’s abnormal/unnaturaluse the term ‘hermaphrodite’

imply they need to ‘fix’ their seximply they should see a doctor

PronounsAppearance ≠ gender

Use gender neutral terms until you know the appropriate pronouns to use

them/their etc

Pronouns

Make your awareness of pronouns clear when you first meet group of students

It can create a more comfortable and supportive space for everyone!

Make your environment as accepting as it can be!!!!

A Summary

There are more than two genders!Gender doesn’t dictate personal appearance!

Cisgender is not the norm!Binary gender is not the norm!

Gender should not be derogatory!Gender terms should not be derogatory!

Don’t listen to gender stereotypes!

Gender

A Summary

Sexuality doesn’t dictate personality!Heterosexual isn’t the norm!

Queer relationships are normal and healthy!Queer relationships aren’t really different to heterosexual relationships!

Sexuality shouldn’t be derogatory!Sexuality terms shouldn’t be derogatory!

Don’t listen to queer stereotypes!

Sexuality

Impact on Students

Better mental health!Better attendance!Better motivation!

Better attitude!Better focus!

Safer environment in college for everyone!

Questions!!

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