Discomfortwhen you seeTransgendermarked off onan intake form.Believedgenderassessmentsworked atensuringreadiness.Wishing aclient would'choose' agenderexpression.Thought thatall trans folxwanted totransitionphysically.Assumed atrans clientwould be moreemotionallytaxing.Believed that ifyou were trans,you hated thebody you wereborn into.Believed that ifa client usedgender-neutralpronouns, theywere nonbinary.Assumed aclient usedhe/himpronouns b/cpresentedmasculinely.Thought of aclient'sgenderidentity asstatic.Believed aclient wasidentifying asgenderexpansive to 'fitin.'AssumedTranswomenwouldpartner witha man.Thought 'it mustbe somethingelse' because theclient would haveknown earlier ifthey were trans.Believed agender-expansive clientwould rejecttraditional genderroles entirelyFeeling badlyfor someoneyou don'tperceive as"passing."Felt nervousabout askinga client abouttheir genderidentity.Thought allNonbinarypeople usethey/thempronouns.Believed'gender-neutral' meantandrogynousin appearance.Thought'gender-expansive'meant rejectingall traditionalgender norms.Felt reliefwhen a newclientidentified ascisgenderedBelief thatgenderaffirmingcare 'cures'transness.Fear that a clientwould regrettheir decisionregardinggender affirmingsurgery.Used genderedlanguageunintentionallyduring anintake.Thought anonbinary clientwould not wantto engage inHRT.Had the thoughtthat a clientusing non-binarypronouns wastrying to be'edgy.'Discomfortwhen you seeTransgendermarked off onan intake form.Believedgenderassessmentsworked atensuringreadiness.Wishing aclient would'choose' agenderexpression.Thought thatall trans folxwanted totransitionphysically.Assumed atrans clientwould be moreemotionallytaxing.Believed that ifyou were trans,you hated thebody you wereborn into.Believed that ifa client usedgender-neutralpronouns, theywere nonbinary.Assumed aclient usedhe/himpronouns b/cpresentedmasculinely.Thought of aclient'sgenderidentity asstatic.Believed aclient wasidentifying asgenderexpansive to 'fitin.'AssumedTranswomenwouldpartner witha man.Thought 'it mustbe somethingelse' because theclient would haveknown earlier ifthey were trans.Believed agender-expansive clientwould rejecttraditional genderroles entirelyFeeling badlyfor someoneyou don'tperceive as"passing."Felt nervousabout askinga client abouttheir genderidentity.Thought allNonbinarypeople usethey/thempronouns.Believed'gender-neutral' meantandrogynousin appearance.Thought'gender-expansive'meant rejectingall traditionalgender norms.Felt reliefwhen a newclientidentified ascisgenderedBelief thatgenderaffirmingcare 'cures'transness.Fear that a clientwould regrettheir decisionregardinggender affirmingsurgery.Used genderedlanguageunintentionallyduring anintake.Thought anonbinary clientwould not wantto engage inHRT.Had the thoughtthat a clientusing non-binarypronouns wastrying to be'edgy.'

Gender Bias Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Discomfort when you see Transgender marked off on an intake form.
  2. Believed gender assessments worked at ensuring readiness.
  3. Wishing a client would 'choose' a gender expression.
  4. Thought that all trans folx wanted to transition physically.
  5. Assumed a trans client would be more emotionally taxing.
  6. Believed that if you were trans, you hated the body you were born into.
  7. Believed that if a client used gender-neutral pronouns, they were nonbinary.
  8. Assumed a client used he/him pronouns b/c presented masculinely.
  9. Thought of a client's gender identity as static.
  10. Believed a client was identifying as gender expansive to 'fit in.'
  11. Assumed Transwomen would partner with a man.
  12. Thought 'it must be something else' because the client would have known earlier if they were trans.
  13. Believed a gender-expansive client would reject traditional gender roles entirely
  14. Feeling badly for someone you don't perceive as "passing."
  15. Felt nervous about asking a client about their gender identity.
  16. Thought all Nonbinary people use they/them pronouns.
  17. Believed 'gender-neutral' meant androgynous in appearance.
  18. Thought 'gender-expansive' meant rejecting all traditional gender norms.
  19. Felt relief when a new client identified as cisgendered
  20. Belief that gender affirming care 'cures' transness.
  21. Fear that a client would regret their decision regarding gender affirming surgery.
  22. Used gendered language unintentionally during an intake.
  23. Thought a nonbinary client would not want to engage in HRT.
  24. Had the thought that a client using non-binary pronouns was trying to be 'edgy.'