3. Gender identity:
who am i?
Gender identity is defined by how you
perceive yourself. Everyone has a unique and
personal gender identity that they express.
No one can tell you what your gender
identity is because how you feel determines
it. Never feel compelled to conform to other
people's ideas or to label yourself.
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4. Do you think you fit better into the societal
role of "woman" or "man", or does neither ring
particularly true to you?
Everyone’s journey with their gender
identity is different and unique; some people
know from a young age that their gender
identity feels different from the gender they
were assigned at birth, and some people
might take a while to figure out their gender
identity.
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5. Various definitions of Gender Identity have
ranged from recognition of one's biological sex to
an individual's sense of masculinity or femininity.
Fleishman's (1983) psychodynamic definition
provides an example of one end of this
continuum: "Gender identity refers to an
individual's belief that he or she is either male or
female".
Thus, although most definitions do fall
somewhere between these two, discussions of
gender identity may directly encompass
biological sex, conformity to social stereotypes,
sexual preference, political ideology, and activism
explicitly or implicitly.
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6. Cisgender- A person whose gender identity and
biological sex assigned at birth are the same. For
example, being assigned male at birth and
expressing their gender as male.
Transgender- A broad umbrella term for all those
who do not remain in the gender that was assumed
when they were born.
Gender is not limited to two. It's not binary. There are
many more genders than men and women. Gender
identity emphasizes the question "who am I?".
Gender identity are categorized according to;
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8. The LGBTQIA (Lesbian, Gay,
Bisexual, Transexual, Intersex,
Queer/Questioning and Ally)
belongs on this umbrella
lgbtqia
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9. Women who are primarily attracted romantically,
erotically, and/or emotionally to other women.
A lesbian is a woman who is physically and
romantically attracted to other women. Lesbianism is
a form of homosexuality. The first mention of
lesbianism in history is in the Code of Hammurabi, a
Babylonian code of laws from around 1700 B.C. that
allowed women to marry each other.
lesbians
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10. Experiencing attraction solely (or primarily) to
some members of the same gender. Can be used
to refer to men who are attracted to other men
and women who are attracted to women. An
umbrella term used to refer to the queer
community as a whole, or as an individual identity
label for anyone who is not straight.
gays
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11. Bisexuality is an attraction to more than one
gender. Those who identify as bisexual feel a sexual
and/or romantic attraction to people of a different
gender as well as their own. While this offers a basic
definition, bisexual people are a diverse group.
bisexuals
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12. Being a person whose gender identity is opposite the sex
the person had or was identified as having at birth. Note:
Transsexual people may or may not undergo surgery and
hormone therapy to obtain a physical appearance typical of
the gender they identify as.
A transsexual is a person who has decided that they
want to live as a person of the opposite sex, and so has
changed their name and appearance in order to do this.
Transsexuals sometimes have an operation to change their
sex.
transsexuals
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13. If you’re wondering what the actual definition of "queer" is,
Elise Schuster, MPH, co-founder and executive director of
OkaySo, says the simplest way to describe it is “not straight.”
For them, it's an identity and/or orientation that doesn’t align
with the heteronormative expectation that everyone’s
automatically heterosexual and heteroromantic.
"Questioning'' refer to people who are in the process of
exploring and discovering their sexual orientation and
gender identity
queer/ questioning
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14. People who are intersex have genitals, chromosomes or
reproductive organs that don't fit into a male/female sex
binary. Their genitals might not match their reproductive
organs, or they may have traits of both. Being intersex may
be evident at birth, in childhood, later in adulthood or
never.
intersex
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15. A (typically straight and/or cisgender)
person who supports and respects
members of LGBTQIA.
Similar to how an LGBTQIA person
“comes out of the closet,” an ally “comes
out” as an ally by publicly acknowledging
her/his support for LGBTQIA people and
issues. Chooses to align with LGBTQIA
individuals, and represents their needs —
especially when they are unable to do so
themselves.
ally
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16. Trans* is sometimes used as an umbrella term for
transsexual and transgender people, with the asterisk
serving as a wild card. There is no single, consistent
definition for any of these terms. Each community and
each individual may define them differently.
Trans is an identity that someone chooses for
themselves, not something that can be told or
determined in others. Some transgender people choose
to change their bodies (via hormones or surgical
procedures), while others do not. Disclosure of trans
identity can have a wide range of social consequences,
particularly in schools, and should always be the
individual's choice.
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17. Some people prefer the term "queer" to the other
terms. Queer for themselves as a political statement
against oppression, and/or because it is broader.
umbrella term. The term two-spirit is used by some
aboriginal and indigenous people. Questioning
people are those who are unsure about their sexual
orientation.
Gender identity refers to an individual's innermost
concept of self as male, female, a mixture of both, or
neither- how they perceive themselves and what they
call themselves. Gender identity can be the same as
or different from the gender assigned at birth.
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18. gender identity can be viewed
in through this spectrum:
CISGENDER
GENDER
QUEER
TRANSGENDER
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19. Gender expression, or gender presentation, is
a person's behavior, mannerisms, interests, and
appearance that are associated with gender,
specifically with the categories of femininity or
masculinity. This also includes gender roles.
These categories rely on stereotypes about
gender.
gender expression
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20. Gender expression is how a person publicly
presents their gender. This can include behavior
and outward appearance such as dress, hair,
make-up, body language and voice. A person's
chosen name and pronoun are also common
ways of expressing gender.
What is an example of
gender expression?
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21. GENDER EXPRESSION
Gender expression through behavior
and dress is an important part of your
self-identity and is crucial to your mental
health and wellbeing. For fear of negative
reactions, violence, or discrimination,
many transgender people conceal their
gender expression in public.
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22. GENDER EXPRESSION
While gender identity is internal, gender
expression is how a person publicly presents
their gender. Gender expressions can be
categorized as either feminine, masculine,
and androgynous or two-spirited.
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23. gender
expression
Masculine
a person who has
qualities and
characteristics which
are associated with
men.
Feminine
Femininity is a set
of characteristics,
behaviors, and
roles that are
commonly
associated with
women and girls.
Gender-neutral
Gender-neutral refers
to something that is
not associated with
either men or
women. It may refer
to various aspects
such as concepts or
language style.
Androgynous
Androgyny is the
presence of both
masculine and feminine
traits. Androgyny can
manifest as biological
sex, gender identity, or
gender expression.
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24. GENDER EXPRESSION
This can include behavior and outward
appearance such as how someone dresses,
wears their hair, if they use make-up, their
body language and their voice. A person's
chosen name and pronoun are also common
ways of expressing gender.
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25. Transgression of conventional, binary gender
can be a challenge to many social structures,
including the use of gender pronouns. (like
he/his, she/her, they/them).
These concepts sometimes intertwine
together however these concepts have
different meanings and interpretations.
Gender identity, gender expression,
biological sex, and sexual orientation are
independent of one another (they are not
connected). ZCYRILL
26. Gender expression can be illustrated on this spectrum:
Masculine Gender-neutral Feminine
Androgynous
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