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Gender identity. Gender identity is the personal sense of one's own gender. [1] Gender identity can correlate with a person's assigned sex or can differ from it. In most individuals, the various biological determinants of sex are congruent, and consistent with the individual's gender identity. [2] Gender expression typically reflects a person's ...
Gender includes the social, psychological, cultural and behavioral aspects of being a man, woman, or other gender identity. [1] [2] Depending on the context, this may include sex -based social structures (i.e. gender roles) and gender expression.
The Cass identity model is one of the fundamental theories of LGBT identity development, developed in 1979 by Vivienne Cass. [1] This model was one of the first to treat LGBT people as normal in a heterosexist society and in a climate of homophobia and biphobia instead of treating homosexuality and bisexuality themselves as a problem.
t. e. Gender expression, or gender presentation, is a person's behavior, mannerisms, and appearance that are socially associated with gender, namely femininity or masculinity. [1] Gender expression can also be defined as the external manifestation of one's gender identity through behavior, clothing, hairstyles, voice, or body characteristics.
Non-binary [a] and genderqueer are umbrella terms for gender identities that are not solely male or female (identities outside the gender binary ). [2] [3] Non-binary identities often fall under the transgender umbrella since non-binary people typically identify with a gender that is different from the sex assigned to them at birth, [3] though ...
Queer theory is a critical theory that examines and critiques society's definitions of gender and sexuality, with the goal of revealing the social and power structures at play in our everyday lives. ^ Chandler, Daniel; Munday, Rod (1 January 2011). "queer theory". A Dictionary of Media and Communication. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
t. e. Gender dysphoria ( GD) is the distress a person experiences due to a mismatch between their gender identity —their personal sense of their own gender —and their sex assigned at birth. [5] [6] The term replaced the previous diagnostic label of gender identity disorder ( GID) in 2013 with the release of the diagnostic manual DSM-5.
A gender role, also known as a sex role, [3] is a social role encompassing a range of behaviors and attitudes that are generally considered acceptable, appropriate, or desirable for a person based on that person's sex. [4] [5] [6] Sociologists tend to use the term "gender role" instead of "sex role", because the sociocultural understanding of ...