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Gender and Identity

Identity is our sense of who we are as individuals and as members of social groups. Our identities are not simply our own creation. They grow in response to both internal and external factors. To some extent, each of us chooses an identity, but identities are also formed by forces beyond our control.
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Gender identity is how a person feels and who they know them self to be when it comes to their gender. There are more than two genders, even though in our society the genders that are most recognized are male and female (called the gender binary) and usually is based on someone’s anatomy (the genitals they were born with). This is gender assignment and it is based on an assumption that someone’s genitals match their gender.

​However, gender isn’t about someone’s anatomy, it is about who they know them self to be. There are many different gender identities, including male, female, transgender, gender neutral, non-binary, agender, pangender, genderqueer, two-spirit, third gender, and all, none or a combination of these.
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Resources

​Click on the links below to find resources that will help with these tasks.
  1. Is it just boy or just girl? Click Here
  2. Masculinity Click Here
  3. Transgender Rights Click Here
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