Today we will examine each area of gender and how perceptions of gender identity and expression may vary from culture to culture. As our culture has evolved so has the construct of gender allowing for a broader range of gender identities and expression.  Today, we’ll learn ways to support, embrace and respect these identities!

Gender is quite a broad term covering three primary areas: biological, or the idea individuals assigned male have an xy chromosome and individuals assigned female have an  xx, chromosome, sociological which are outward expressions of identity, roles, and societal expectations and psychological or how an individual perceives and expresses themselves that change over time.

Thank You to the artists at Epidemic Sound for their incredible music:
Nightcap
Ballpoint
Ooyy feat. HDBeenDope
Netzy
Lawd Ito feat. Tilden Parc

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Iantaffi, Alex, and Meg-John Barker. How to Understand Your Gender: A Practical Guide for Exploring who You are. Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2018.

Montanez, Amanda. “Beyond XX and XY.” Scientific American, no. September, 2017, pp. 50-52.

Olson, Kristina R. “When Sex and Gender Collide.” Scientific American, no. September, 2017, pp. 44-50.

“Seven Things About Trans People That You Didn't Know.” Human Rights Campaign, https://www.hrc.org/resources/seven-things-about-transgender-people-that-you-didnt-know. Accessed 19 February 2023.

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