The Assignment (2- to 3-page paper): Use the five family life-cycle stages listed in the Sexuality in Adulthood Across the Family Life Cycle chart to organize your thoughts for this assignment. For this paper: The family life-cycle stages you will consider for this assignment are: Single adulthood Committed, long-term relationships Becoming parents Divorce/relationship termination and remarriage/re-partnering Older adulthood Explain the difference between gender identity and sexual orientation, and why it is important professionally to understand this difference. Explain cultural influences on gender and sexuality. Consider both cisgender and transgender experiences. Explain specific challenges an individual who is transgender or gender non-binary may experience related to their sexuality. Explain how you would advocate within your professional role for gender variant clients. Support your Assignment with specific references to all resources used in its preparation. You are to provide a reference list for all resources, including those in the resources for this course.
