"Gender identity is the personal sense of one's own gender."
The personal sense of one's own gender, including an awareness of being male or female.
Sex vs Gender: Understanding the difference between biological sex and gender identity.
Socialization Theory: How society and culture influence the development of gender identity.
Gender Dysphoria: The psychological distress that occurs when an individual's gender identity does not align with their assigned sex at birth.
Transgenderism: Understanding and accepting transgender individuals and their experiences.
Non-binary Identities: Understanding gender identities that exist outside of the traditional binary of male and female.
Gender Identity Development: How individuals develop their sense of gender identity over time.
Intersex Individuals: Understanding individuals born with physical characteristics that do not fit traditional male or female categories.
Transphobia: The prejudice and discrimination directed towards transgender individuals.
Gender-affirming Therapy: Counseling and medical treatments aimed at helping individuals embrace and express their gender identity.
Gender Expression: Understanding the ways in which individuals express their gender identity through behavior, dress, and other cultural markers.
Male: Identifying as male or being assigned male at birth.
Female: Identifying as female or being assigned female at birth.
Non-Binary: Identifying as neither male nor female or a combination of both.
Genderfluid: Identifying as having a gender that changes or fluctuates over time.
Agender: Identifying as having no gender or not identifying with any gender.
Two-Spirit: A Native American term for those who identify as having both male and female spirits within them.
Androgynous: Identifying as having a gender that is a mix of male and female or as having no gender.
Demigender: Identifying partially as a gender, but not entirely.
Genderqueer: A nonbinary gender identity that often includes aspects of both male and female genders or no gender at all.
Gender non-conforming: People who do not adhere to traditional binary gender norms, may not identify with a specific gender or choose to present themselves in ways not typically associated with their assigned gender at birth.
"Gender identity can correlate with a person's assigned sex or can differ from it."
"While a person may express behaviors, attitudes, and appearances consistent with a particular gender role, such expression may not necessarily reflect their gender identity."
"The term gender identity was coined by psychiatry professor Robert J. Stoller in 1964."
"The gender binary refers to a basic division between gender attributes assigned to males and females in most societies."
"Some of those people may call themselves transgender, gender non-binary, genderqueer, gender expansive, or something else."
"Some societies have third gender categories."
"Gender identity develops surprisingly rapidly in the early childhood years, and in the majority of instances appears to become at least partially irreversible by the age of 3 or 4."
"Considerable scientific evidence has emerged demonstrating a durable biological element underlying gender identity."
"There do not seem to be external forces that genuinely cause individuals to change gender identity."
"Essentialists argue that gender identity is determined at birth by biological and genetic factors."
"Social constructivists argue that gender identity and the way it is expressed are socially constructed, instead determined by cultural and social influences."
"The term gender identity was...popularized by the controversial psychologist John Money."
"The gender binary includes expectations of masculinity and femininity in all aspects of sex and gender: biological sex, gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation."
"In most individuals, the various biological determinants of sex are congruent, and consistent with the individual's gender identity."
"With exceptions, 'Gender identity develops surprisingly rapidly in the early childhood years.'"
"Individuals may make choices due to other factors in their lives, but there do not seem to be external forces that genuinely cause individuals to change gender identity."
"Gender identity and the way it is expressed are socially constructed, instead determined by cultural and social influences."
"Individuals may make choices due to other factors in their lives."
"Gender identity...appears to become at least partially irreversible by the age of 3 or 4."