Gender and Sexuality Review
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Gender is...
based on characteristics that a CULTURE defines as masculine or feminine
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Who tells us about gender?
First our family, then our peers, social media and society.
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An example of Gender Identity
"Hello, My name is Sophi; I am non-binary. My preferred pronoun is 'they, theirs, them'."
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Sex is...
a BIOLOGICAL characteristics, determined by a person’s genes
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What is Sexuality?
human experiences that shape how we intimately relate to one another and ourselves.
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An example of a Gender Norm
"Boys are tough, stop crying!"
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Gender Expression is...
how we present our sense of self in the world and how people perceive our gender.