Gender Terminology Booklet

Sesotho sa Leboa Tshiven ḓ a

English

Definitions

Xitsonga rihanyo ra rimbewu

370 sexual health State of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being related to sexuality; it is not

tša maphelo go tša thobalano

mutakalo wa vhudzekani

merely the absence of disease, dysfunction, or infirmity.

tlhaolo ya bong vhu ṱ alusambeu vona gender identity

371 sexual identity How one thinks of oneself in terms of attraction to the

same sex or members of the other sex, based on one’s own experiences, thoughts, and reactions, rather than defining oneself based on the gender or sex of one’s sexual partner(s).

ṱ halulambeu vhu ḓ ivhisambeu

372 sexual orientation The sex of those to whom one is sexually and romantically attracted.

kgahlego go bong

vutsakelarimbe- wu

373 sexual rights

norms that emerge when existing human rights are applied to sexuality.

ditokelo tša bong pfhanelo dza mbeu

timfanelo ta swa masangu

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Gender Terminology Booklet