Difference between revisions of "Gender"
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Gender is a set of cultural signifiers which people identify with. It is a distinct concept from sex, which refers to biological characteristics, and gender presentation, which is how people choose to present themselves to the rest of the world. | Gender is a set of cultural signifiers which people identify with. It is a distinct concept from sex, which refers to biological characteristics, and gender presentation, which is how people choose to present themselves to the rest of the world. | ||
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Below is a list of gender orientations. | Below is a list of gender orientations. | ||
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*Androgynous | *Androgynous | ||
*Bigender | *Bigender | ||
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| + | *Culturally Exclusive Gender (Two-Spirit (Native American), hijjira (South Asian), kathoey (Thai), muxe (Mexican), or others) | ||
*Evolving | *Evolving | ||
*Female | *Female | ||
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*Pangender | *Pangender | ||
*Transgender (Trans) | *Transgender (Trans) | ||
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Revision as of 20:27, 10 March 2014
Gender is a set of cultural signifiers which people identify with. It is a distinct concept from sex, which refers to biological characteristics, and gender presentation, which is how people choose to present themselves to the rest of the world.
Below is a list of gender orientations.
- Agender
- Androgynous
- Bigender
- Cis
- Culturally Exclusive Gender (Two-Spirit (Native American), hijjira (South Asian), kathoey (Thai), muxe (Mexican), or others)
- Evolving
- Female
- Female to Male (FTM)
- Gender Fluid
- Gender Nonconforming
- Gender Questioning
- Gender Variant
- Genderqueer
- Intersex
- Male
- Male to Female (MTF)
- Neutrois
- Non-binary
- Other
- Pangender
- Transgender (Trans)