GLBT 101

Genderqueer refers to people who do not adhere to strictly male or female identities and roles. A genderqueer person often chooses to present as neither clearly male, nor clearly female, but rather as a gender-free individual.

Information for teens who are questioning their sexual orientation.

Most people agree that sexual orientation is not something you can choose or change.

It is definitely possible for teens to be gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. Some people are aware of a GLBT orientation from childhood. For others it is something that only emerges later in life.

Gender identity refers to whether we feel strongly that we are either male, female or transgender. Some people feel they do not conform to any gender identity.

Teens often wonder, "why are some people gay?" No one knows for sure, but evolutionary psychologists have just come up with a new theory that offers a possible explanation.

For most people, the word gay has come to mean a sexual orientation, but in some circles it still means happy.

In a society that likes to put everything into boxes, some people wonder if it is possible to live gender free.