Sex, Gender, and Sexual Orientation
Sexual orientation
An inherent or immutable enduring emotional, romantic or sexual attraction to other people. Note: an individual’s sexual orientation is independent of their gender identity.
Gender identity
One's innermost concept of self as male, female, a blend of both or neither – how individuals perceive themselves and what they call themselves. One's gender identity can be the same or different from their sex assigned at birth.
Gender expression
External appearance of one's gender identity, usually expressed through behavior, clothing, body characteristics or voice, and which may or may not conform to socially defined behaviors and characteristics typically associated with being either masculine or feminine.
Sex assigned at birth
The sex, male, female or intersex, that a doctor or midwife uses to describe a child at birth based on their external anatomy.
--From the Human Rights Campaign
MSU Resources
Chosen Name Project
Gender Affirming Clothes Closet
Gender Neutral Restrooms
Information for LGBTQ+ Communities
LGBTQ+ Resource Directory
MSU Office of Student Engagement
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The Association for Women in Computing
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The F-Word: Feminist Discussion Group
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MSU Queer Straight Alliance (QSA)
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MSU Out in STEM (OSTEM)