Thanks to our former speaker for coming back for our intro lesson on LGTBQ+
Sex. Sexuality. Gender. Expression. Identity. What do you think of? How do these words intersect? What are the differences?
Gender Identity. Man and woman are at the end of the spectrum. What are in between?
Gender identity: in your own head and mentality, how you define your gender or lack thereof.
Gender expression: can be obvious or not obvious
Ends of this spectrum are feminine vs masculine (androgynous in the middle)
What constitutes gender expression? Ex. clothing, haircut, makeup (how someone "shows the gender identity")
"Gender is on the inside, gender expression is on the outside"
Sex is biological: Female vs male (Intersex in the middle). Intersex example: has biological parts of both sexes. Ex. Castor Semenya (South African runner)
Sexual identity/orientation. Sexual identity is "who you feel attracted to". Ends of the spectrum "heterosexual vs. homosexual"
Youtube clip that summarizes the talk from today: CLICK to watch
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