This module is part of a series developed by Harvard Medical School. To get started, click on Take this Course to enroll, then click on the name of the module under Course Content below to begin.
This module will provide you with basic concepts and terminology that you need to know to start or expand teaching sexual and gender minority health content in your course or clerkship. By the completion of this module, you will be able to:
- Define and describe the differences between: sex and gender; gender identity and gender expression; gender diversity and gender dysphoria; the three sexual orientation dimensions of identity, attraction, and behavior.
Lead author: Sabra Katz-Wise, PhD
Katz-Wise SL. “Sexual and Gender Minority Terms and Concepts” from the Harvard Medical School Sexual and Gender Minority Health Faculty Development Module Series. 2022.
