A LGBTQ+ person who openly identifies as LGBTQ+
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Antemortem
before death
Assigned sex at birth
The sex assigned to a child at birth, most often based on the child’s external anatomy.
Biological profile
consists of information including sex, age, ancestry, and stature; can be estimated from the skeleton
biological sex
a biological classification of an organism as male or female based on genotype, or genetic makeup; phenotype, or physical characteristics; and/or reproductive organs and their functions.
Chosen Family
The close friends in an LGBTQ+ persons life that fill the role of family members as a social and support system.
Cisgender
a person whose gender identity matches the sex they were assigned at birth
cognitive bias
a form of bias that occurs when a person’s subjective construction of reality causes faulty ways of thinking
Deadname
The name a Transgender or non-binary person used prior to transitioning
Forensic anthropology
application of knowledge of the human skeleton to medicolegal cases