According to Harvard College, Office of BGLTQ Student Life, “Language does not exist in a vacuum, but rather subject to the specific historical, cultural, and political context in which it develops.”  Let’s start by learning some important terms.

These slideshows are designed to introduce you to gender terms.  The Essential slideshow provides you with the most important terms to know, for those of you who would like to know more view the Essentials and Beyond version, it contains additional terms.  To advance to the next term hover over the image and click the arrow.

Essential Terms

Practice Using Pronouns

 

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