Question 2

Question 2 pertains to acknowledging the resident’s preferred gender identity. Gender identity is an individual’s personal perception of oneself as male, female, non-binary or fluid, indeterminate, intersex, or unspecified.

If a resident’s preferred gender doesn’t align with their biological sex, it’s crucial to honour their gender identity and use their preferred pronouns to avoid causing distress. Failure to do so may upset or distress the resident.

The following questions will allow us to understand the resident’s gender identity and appropriately address residents by their preferred pronouns.

2A: How do you identify your gender identity?

2B: Is your gender identity different from the sex you were assigned at birth? If yes, what sex were you assigned at birth?

2C: How important is it to you for us to acknowledge your gender identity?

2D: Would you like to add or tell me anything else about this before we move onto the next question?